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.

Gilbert Arenas will miss at least the first month of the 2008-09 NBA season due to knee surgery. This will hurt the Wizards big time as they can’t replace what Agent Zero can do on the basketball court. At least the Wizards have a solid point guard to step in (Antonio Daniels) to hold the fort down until Arenas is ready to return.