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June 28th, 2008 2008 NBA Draft Grades: Washington Wizards


By: Dustin Chapman

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  • Selected JaVale McGee 18th overall.
  • Selected Bill Walker 47th overall and traded his rights to Boston for cash considerations.

Feelings are mixed amongst Wizards fans regarding Washington’s draft. Some feel that McGee was a nice long-term pick who could turn into a real player, while the rest shrug at the thought of bringing in a big time project like him. In addition to that, nobody is happy with the Wizards throwing Bill Walker away the way they did.

McGee’s got some upside, so this draft wasn’t horrible for the Wizards. It wasn’t anything special, either.

Grade: C

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June 11th, 2008 Arenas Opts Out


The Sports Network reports:

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas reportedly has decided to opt out of the final year of his contract Monday, according to a story in the Washington Post.

The move makes Arenas an unrestricted free agent. He was scheduled to earn $12.8 million next season.

Teams are eligible to negotiate with free agents beginning on July 1.

Arenas has also previously stated that he would be willing to take a slight pay cut to accommodate Wizards free agent forward Antawn Jamison. It’ll be interesting to see whether or not he backs up those statements, rather than taking the “I’m gonna get mine” route.

Stay tuned, Wizards fans. You’re in for an eventful summer.

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