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First Cup: Monday
Published 30 days ago at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... whether Young, Blatche and McGuire can be anywhere near as productive as the Wizards' current high-scoring trio of Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison, but they did have an opportunity to show what they can do this week. The results were mixed. The Wizards finished with a 2-3 record following Sunday's 88-69 loss to the Phoenix Suns, but the team's youngsters clocked plenty of playing time and gained valuable experience that should carry over to training camp in October." ...

Thursday Notes: Bogut's deal, Redd in Vegas, Alexander reviewed
Published 27 days ago by Frank Madden at Brew Hoop: Front Page Posts
We've got more details on Andrew Bogut's contract, which will start at $10 million in 09/10 and escalate by $1 million each of the next four seasons.  Perhaps more importantly, the $12.5 million of incentives in Bogut's deal won't be reached easily.  Charles Gardner talks to Scott Skiles about summer league, his new rookies, and the Bucks' latest signings. "Joe showed the great athleticism we knew he had, and the ability to make shots," Skiles said of the Bucks' first-round pick in the June draft, the eighth overall ...