26-year old SG Nick Young could have whined about being the sixth man for the Wizards, but instead he has seemed to embrace his new role. Young has played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 24.5 minutes, 18.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He is shooting 57.1% from the floor and he is 3 for 6 (50%) on three pointers so far this year. If Young keeps playing like he is right now and Jordan Crawford continues to struggle, they could swap roles in the near future.

24-year old power forward Andray Blatche stepped up his game on the court last year for the Wizards. Blatche played in 64 games (63 starts) for the Wizards last year and he averaged 33.9 minutes, 16.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He has now played in 383 games (163 starts) in his first six years with the Wizards and he is averaging 22.6 minutes, 10.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Blatche showed a ton of potential last year and the Wizards hope he keeps up the good work. But, he’s going to have to learn to act like an adult both on and off the court to realize what kind of player he can really be.

25-year old shooting guard Nick Young finally got extended minutes last year from the Wizards and he looked pretty good. Young played in 64 games (40 starts) for the Wizards last year and he averaged 31.8 minutes, 17.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He has now played in 295 games (70 starts) in his first four years with the Wizards and he averaged 21.9 minutes, 10.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. The thing that really drives me nuts about Young is that he only seems to care about scoring as he doesn’t like to rebound, pass or play defense.

24-year old power forward Andray Blatche is making up for lost time in April. He has played in 2 games so far this month and he is averaging 37.5 minutes, 30.5 points, 18.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocked shot per game. Blatche has now played in 58 games (57 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 34.1 minutes, 16.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. No one questions Blatche’s talent on the basketball court, but he needs to start acting his age if he’s going to realize his full potential which is immense.

Due to injuries, the Wizards have been pretty much forced into giving Yi Jianlian more P.T. and he’s been taking advantage of it. In his last six games, Yi is averaging 34.8 minutes, 10.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.7 blocked shots per game. Yi has now played in 52 games (8 starts) for the Wizards this year and he is averaging 17.0 minutes, 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. The Wizards are happy to finally see signs of life from Yi who has been playing like he was in a coma earlier this year.