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And the Wizards Select Foye, Miller ... And $2.5 Mil

 
As I walked out of Verizon Center late last night, I asked a security guard what he thought about the Wizards' draft. "We didn't get nothing," he told me with a shrug. Well, the Wizards didn't get a draft pick after sending the No. 5 pick to Minnesota the day before and the 32nd pick to Houston on Thursday. But the Wizards came away with a little more than Randy Foye and Mike Miller. Get up, man. We've got a lot to do in one year. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/US Presswire) Selling second-round pick Jermaine Taylor to Houston added another $2.5 million to Abe Pollin's pockets, according to someone with knowledge of the transaction. The move increases the possibility of the Wizards adding a veteran big man through free agency if they desire. I got wind of the Wizards' draft board, and the top four players broke down like this: (link)

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