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Grading the Wizards' draft
Grading the Wizards' draft
The Washington Wizards traded their fifth pick and their 32nd pick, made a pre-draft move to get two guards for one active forward, but did not pick up a championship caliber big to anchor the bench. Free agency starts July 1st, and the NBA's Summer League begins July 10th. What's the next move?
Wizards agree to trade No. 5 pick to Timberwolves
Wizards agree to trade No. 5 pick to Timberwolves
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — The Wizards and Timberwolves have agreed in principle to a trade involving Washington's No. 5 pick in... the draft, a league source told SI.com on Tuesday. (more) Wizards agree to trade No. 5 pick to Timberwolves
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Wizards wait to buy
Wizards wait to buy
washingtontimes.com — Mike Jones ( Contact ) Originally published 04:45 a.m., July 1, 2009, updated 08:11 a.m., July 1,... 2009 Wednesday signals the beginning of the NBA's free agency period, and although teams are free to begin courting and negotiating with players, don't ... (more) Wizards wait to buy
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... George Panagakos of the Washington Examiner: "While Washington's choice with #32 isn't exactly clear-cut (my Championship ring for a Blair?), one interesting thing about trades is who will end up sacrificing what jersey number. Well, now we know who won the battle of #33. Mike Miller, formerly #33 for the Minnesota Timberwolves, is now #6, due to Haywood already having #33. Randy Foye, formerly #4 for the T'wolves, is now #15 due to Jamison already rocking #4. Meanwhile, over in Atlanta, rook Jeff Teague has acquired another Wizards number, #0. Teague plans to ...

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