Etan Thomas will start for the Wizards this season.  All the Wizards want from their centers is good rebounding & defense.  Those qualities were Thomas’ strength in college at Syracuse.  Thomas has averaged 6.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game over his career.  Thomas could easily double those averages with the added playing time he’s going to get this season.

Brendan Haywood will be the back-up.  Haywood has a similar skill-set that Thomas has.  Haywood has averaged 7.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game over his NBA career.

Calvin Booth won’t get much playing time, but he’s a good defender.  Booth has averaged 3.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots per game over his career.