http://www.wizardstalk.com Washington Wizards NBA Blog with Wizards news, commentary and general opinion on the Washington Wizards Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:12:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Any attempt by the Wizards to terminate the Arenas contract would run smack into those prescribed punishment guidelines, provisions that seem to have been negotiated in anticipation of the Arenas incident. It would be highly unlikely that the NBA's arbitrator, Calvin Sharpe, would ignore a firearms clause that is the ... http://www.wizardstalk.com/Washington-Wizards/arenas-unlikely-to-lose-his-contract/ The Wizards are playing well dispute injuries to Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler. Andray Blatche has filled in Jamison and is playing the best basketball of his career 21ppg 6.3rpg. Gilbert Arenas is back to his all star form and new additions Randy Foye and Mike Miller are playing ... http://www.wizardstalk.com/Washington-Wizards/goodbad/ The Wizards have more injury concerns entering this season then any other team. Gilbert Arenas has only played in 15 games the past 2 seasons, Caron Butler has missed 58 games the past 3 seasons, Brendan Haywood only played in six games last season. Flip Saunders has taken teams to ... http://www.wizardstalk.com/Washington-Wizards/washington-wizards-season-preview/ Heading into the draft lottery, Caron Butler of the Wizards said that the only player in the draft that they want on their roster is Blake Griffin and rightfully so. Who wouldn't want a chance at drafting Griffin? However, when the lottery came about, Washington ended up landing the 5th ... http://www.wizardstalk.com/Washington-Wizards/wizards-acquire-foye-miller/ The Wizards came out of the Tuesday's draft lottery with the fifth overall pick and one would assume that they have to be targeting a big man. Jordan Hill of Arizona could definitely be a nice addition to the Wizards, but it would not be overly shocking if they decided ... http://www.wizardstalk.com/Washington-Wizards/wizards-land-5th-pick/ By: Dustin Chapman Transactions 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 ... http://www.wizardstalk.com/Washington-Wizards/2008-nba-draft-grades-washington-wizards/ 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 ... http://www.wizardstalk.com/Washington-Wizards/arenas-opts-out/ According to the Washington Post, Washington's 2006 second round pick (48th overall) Vladimir Veremeenko may come over from Russia to join the Wizards' 2008 summer league roster. Yesterday, I spoke with Marc Cornstein, the agent who represents Vladimir Veremeenko, and it appears that there is a decent chance that Veremeenko could ... http://www.wizardstalk.com/Washington-Wizards/veremeenko-on-the-way/ I'm sure most of you know by now, the beef between LeBron James and DeShawn Stevenson that formed before the playoffs. In case you didn't know, or just don't remember, let me refresh your memory: "He's overrated," he told reporter Mike Lee. "And you can say I said that." Of course the big ... http://www.wizardstalk.com/Washington-Wizards/deshawn-stevenson-respect/ As many Wizards fans know, Gilbert Arenas goes down to Berry Farms once a summer to compete in the Goodman's League. Arenas is often praised for going to a supposedly dangerous part of DC and playing for the fans. It's always nice to see him interact with average people which ... http://www.wizardstalk.com/Washington-Wizards/update-on-gilbert-arenas/