The Wizards have signed 31-year old SG/SF Roger Mason to a 1-year deal. Mason played in 26 games (0 starts) for the Knicks last year and he averaged 12.3 minutes, 2.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He has now played in 372 games (88 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 18.7 minutes, 6.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. The Wizards hope that Mason will provide leadership to the young Wizards, while also giving them some quality minutes off the bench.

The Wizards took 21-year old, 6′3″, 215 pound guard Shelvin Mack out of Butler with the 34th overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft. Mack played in 38 games for Butler last year and he averaged 32.1 minutes, 16.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Mack played in 108 games in his three years in college and he averaged 31.2 minutes, 14.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. This was another solid pick for the Wizards as Mack can play either guard slot.

The Wizards took 21-year old, 6′9″, 220 pound forward Chris Singleton with the 18th overall pick in the NBA Draft last night. Singleton played in 28 games for Florida State last year and he averaged 29.1 minutes, 13.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocked shots per game. Singleton played in 95 games in his three years in college and he averaged 29.1 minutes, 10.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.4 blocked shots per game. Singleton is a outstanding defensive player and he plays with a high motor. This was another very solid pick for the Wizards.

The Wizards picked 21-year old, 6′11″, 239 pound power forward Jan Vesely out of the Czech Republic with the 6th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft. Vesely played in 52 games with three teams in Europe last year and he averaged 23.9 minutes, 10.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He played in 221 games in four years in Europe and he averaged 19.2 minutes, 7.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 0.8 steals per game. Vesely called Blake Griffin the American version of himself last night. It will be interesting to see if he can live up to what he said. The Wizards are very excited about him.

The Washington Wizards have signed 28-year old small forward Larry Owens to help fill in the rest of the season. Owens played in 7 games (0 starts) earlier this season for the Spurs and he averaged 4.4 minutes, 1.3 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. Owens played in his first game for the Wizards last night and he worked 17 minutes in which he had 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Look for him to get decent minutes the rest of the year off the bench so the Wizards can see what he can and can’t do.