WASHINGTON – After beating up on each other for days, the 76ers were anxious to face the Washington Wizards and test themselves against another NBA opponent. They are still waiting for that test.

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Washington Wizards coach Flip Saunders didn’t mince words when it came to the 103-78 drubbing at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers during his team’s preseason home opener at Verizon Center on Friday night. “I was disappointed with our main guys.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Swingman Maurice Evans, a union vice president during the NBA lockout, has re-signed with the Washington Wizards. The Wizards announced the one-year contract with Evans during halftime of their exhibition opener against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. Evans averaged 9.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 26 games with Washington after arriving from the Atlanta Hawks in a trade in February.

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Posted by Inside Hoops Dec 16 The Washington Wizards announced today that they have re-signed guard/forward Maurice Evans. “Mo was a very good midseason addition to the team last season and we are excited to have him back with us,” said Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld.

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Aside from a desire to form super-teams and chase rings, a constant theme in each case was that the Wizards were not only spectators, but Washington wasn’t even on the superstars’ GPS systems as a possible landing spot. In a half-hour news conference on Thursday, Leonsis again stressed his plan to build a championship-caliber team by drafting and developing young talent but also added that he expects the Wizards to eventually attract all-star talent to pair with John Wall

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Saunders also referenced Jordan Crawford, a second-year guard who averaged nearly 12 points per game with Washington last season, and Andray Blatche, the enigmatic forward with a game that at times can be as frustrating as it is promising.

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Washington Wizards majority owner Ted Leonsis addressed the media on Thursday afternoon, covering many topics during his roughly half-hour news conference, including elevated expectations for this season, the process of constructing a winner and peering ahead rather than dwelling on past missteps. Leonsis began by talking about a documentary he watched recently on the founder of Ferrari and specifically how he became the first racecar owner and driver to scrap the rearview mirror. “When they asked him why, he said, ‘I don’t want anyone looking back.

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2011 was a disappointing year across the board for Washington D.C. sports. The Capitals flamed out early in the playoffs, the Nationals finished another sub .500 NL East basement year, and the Redskins appeared to be years away from contending.

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“A little bit, I think,” Vesely said when asked if the adjustment has been tough.

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“A little bit, I think,” Vesely said when asked if the adjustment has been tough.

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Former Washington Wizards draft bust Kwame Brown signed with the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, his fifth team in seven seasons since leaving Washington. In discussing the signing with Yahoo! Sports, Mark Bartelstein, Brown’s agent, tried to paint Brown’s as a story of redemption, invoking his disastrous four seasons with Washington–which used the No

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By Michael Katz – Wizards Editor The Wizards entered training camp without an official slogan for the 2011 season, but with a new sense of purpose. Will it translate to the season? Follow , and Like SB Nation DC on Facebook.

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No longer a rookie so unfamiliar with the NBA game that he sometimes didn’t know what he was saying last season, the 21-year-old Wall is unfazed about still being the youngest player on team with seven players aged 23 or younger.

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Read More: Tyson Chandler (C – DAL), Ronny Turiaf (C – NYK), Giorgos Printezis (F – TOR), Ahmad Nivins (PF – DAL), Andy Rautins (G – NYK), Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks Tyson Chandler is the newest member of the New York Knicks. By the time the sign-and-trade deal reported earlier Saturday involving the Dallas Mavericks became official, it was expanded to include the Washington Wizards, who received Ronny Turiaf, a 2013 second-round pick and cash considerations from New York along with a 2012 second-round pick from Dallas.

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Advertisement WASHINGTON — Free-agent guard Roger Mason has signed a one-year contract with the Washington Wizards, returning to a team he played for from 2006-08. Before having their first practice of training camp Friday, the Wizards also signed their three draft picks: Jan Vesely, Chris Singleton and Shelvin Mack. Mason has averaged 6.9 points and 1.8 rebounds in 372 games over seven NBA seasons with five clubs since being drafted in the second round in 2002.

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“We just don’t have everybody in yet and everything else. Anticipating to see what’s going to happen with some of our guys we still have out there,” Saunders said

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“We just don’t have everybody in yet and everything else. Anticipating to see what’s going to happen with some of our guys we still have out there,” Saunders said. “Work in progress.” The Wizards were still under construction — with a collection of young and inexperienced talent and an incomplete roster minus leading scorer Nick Young, who is still home in Los Angeles waiting for a contract — as they practiced for the first time on Friday night at Verizon Center

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