The Washington Wizards have acquired 29-year old G/F Mike Miller and 25-year old guard Randy Foye from the Timberwolves for the 5th pick in the NBA Draft tomorrow night along with 23-year old center Oleksiy Pecherov, 31-year old C/F Etan Thomas and 31-year old power forward Darius Songaila. Foye was the key to the trade for the Wizards as he can play either guard slot. Foye played in 70 games (61 starts) last season for the Timberwolves and he averaged 35.6 minutes, 16.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Foye has now played three seasons in the NBA and he has appeared in 191 games (104 starts) in which he has averaged 29.5 minutes, 13.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. Mike Miller can handle either shooting guard or small forward. He played in 73 games (47 starts) for the T-Wolves last season and he averaged 32.3 minutes, 9.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. Miller has now played in 638 games (478 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 32.3 minutes, 13.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Miller is deadly from three point range where he has connected on 40.1% of his attempts in his NBA career.

The only player in this trade that the Wizards could possibly miss is Darius Songaila who has given them solid minutes and effort off the bench. Songaila played in 77 games (29 starts) last season for the Wizards and he averaged 19.8 minutes, 7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Etan Thomas played in 26 games (7 starts) for the Wizards last season and he averaged 3.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Oleksiy Pecherov might be young at 23 years old but the Wizards don’t think he has much of a upside. Pecherov played in 32 games (0 starts) last season and he averaged 8.7 minutes, 3.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. Unless the first round pick the Wizards gave up in this trade turns out to be the next D-Wade or LeBron they really stiffed the T-Wolves.

Rookie center JaVale McGee is off to a good start for the Washington Wizards who really need him right now. McGee has played in 11 games for the Wizards so far this season and he is averaging 20.0 minutes, 9.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 1.0 block per game. The Wizards should continue to have a lot of minutes for McGee as long as he keeps playing well.

The Wizards have signed 28-year old forward Linton Johnson to possibly help out off of the bench if he makes the team. Johnson played in 8 games (0 starts) for the Raptors and Suns last season and he averaged 7.9 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He has now played in 141 games (27 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 14.6 minutes, 4.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.

The Wizards have signed 28-year old G/F DerMarr Johnson to help out off of the bench this season. He played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Spurs last season and he averaged 5.6 minutes, 3.4 points, 0.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Johnson does have a lot of NBA experience however so he should do a good job off the bench for the Wizards. Johnson has now played in 344 games (136 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 17.2 minutes, 6.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. This was a decent signing this late before the season started for the Wizards.

The Wizards have signed guard Juan Dixon to a 1-year contract. Dixon will likely provide instant offense off the bench for the Wizards this season. He played in 53 games (0 starts) for the Pistons and Raptors last season and he averaged 12.6 minutes, 5.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Dixon also shot well from three point range last season as he hit 41.7% from that spot on the floor. Dixon has now played in 386 games (71 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 19.9 minutes, 8.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. This was a good signing for the Wizards.