Washington Wizards http://www.wizardslocker.com Daily Blog for Washington Wizards Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:58:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 en Milwaukee Bucks 100, Washington Wizards 87 http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/03/04/milwaukee-bucks-100-washington-wizards-87/ http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/03/04/milwaukee-bucks-100-washington-wizards-87/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:58:54 +0000 alleyoop http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/03/04/milwaukee-bucks-100-washington-wizards-87/ The Wizards dug a big hole last night as they were down 77-60 after the first three quarters. Andray Blatche led the way for the Wizards once again last night with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Randy Foye was solid last night also with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. JaVale McGee was solid around the basket in this game for the Wizards as he finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. The Wizards are now 21-37 on the year.

]]> http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/03/04/milwaukee-bucks-100-washington-wizards-87/feed/ The Washington Wizards release Mike James http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/03/02/the-washington-wizards-release-mike-james/ http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/03/02/the-washington-wizards-release-mike-james/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:19 +0000 alleyoop http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/03/02/the-washington-wizards-release-mike-james/ The Wizards have bought out Mike James and released him. James played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Wizards this season and he averaged 11.5 minutes, 4.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. James played in 57 games (50 starts) in his two years with the Wizards and he averaged 28.4 minutes, 9.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. The Wizards did James a favor as he will try to hook on with a playoff team.

]]> http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/03/02/the-washington-wizards-release-mike-james/feed/ The Washington Wizards sign Shaun Livingston http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/26/the-washington-wizards-sign-shaun-livingston/ http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/26/the-washington-wizards-sign-shaun-livingston/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:28:10 +0000 alleyoop http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/26/the-washington-wizards-sign-shaun-livingston/ The Wizards have signed 24-year old point guard Shaun Livingston to a 10-day contract. Livingston played in 10 games (0 starts) earlier this season for the Thunder and he averaged 13.0 minutes, 1.0 point, 2.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He has now played in 167 games (61 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 25.8 minutes, 6.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. If he is healthy Livingston could help the Wizards.

]]> http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/26/the-washington-wizards-sign-shaun-livingston/feed/ The Washington Wizards buy out Zydrunas Ilgauskas http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/25/the-washington-wizards-buy-out-zydrunas-ilgauskas/ http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/25/the-washington-wizards-buy-out-zydrunas-ilgauskas/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:43:49 +0000 alleyoop http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/25/the-washington-wizards-buy-out-zydrunas-ilgauskas/ The Wizards have bought out center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. This saves the Wizards money will allowing Ilgauskas to sign with a contender. It’s most likely that he will wait 30 days and re-sign with the Cavaliers. But that is not a slam dunk as teams like the Hawks, Mavericks, Jazz and Nuggets will be able to sign him starting on Thursday.

]]> http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/25/the-washington-wizards-buy-out-zydrunas-ilgauskas/feed/ The Washington Wizards lose Josh Howard for the year http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-washington-wizards-lose-josh-howard-for-the-year/ http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-washington-wizards-lose-josh-howard-for-the-year/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:58:47 +0000 alleyoop http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-washington-wizards-lose-josh-howard-for-the-year/ The Wizards have lost SG/SF Josh Howard for the remainder of the season as he tore his ACL in the win over the Bulls last night. Howard played in 4 games (3 starts) for the Wizards this season and he averaged 22.8 minutes, 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Overall this season, Howard played in 35 games (12 starts) for the Wizards and Mavericks and he averaged 26.2 minutes, 12.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. This is a big loss for the Wizards going forward.

]]> http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-washington-wizards-lose-josh-howard-for-the-year/feed/ JaVale McGee is stepping up for the Washington Wizards http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/javale-mcgee-is-stepping-up-for-the-washington-wizards/ http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/javale-mcgee-is-stepping-up-for-the-washington-wizards/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:56:41 +0000 alleyoop http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/javale-mcgee-is-stepping-up-for-the-washington-wizards/ 22-year old JaVale McGee has been moved into the starting lineup at center for the Wizards and he is playing solid basketball. In his last four games McGee is averaging 22.5 minutes, 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 2.3 blocked shots per game. McGee has now played in 32 games (4 starts) for the Wizards this season and he is averaging 9.9 minutes, 3.1 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.1 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game. The Wizards need him to keep up the good work.

]]> http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/javale-mcgee-is-stepping-up-for-the-washington-wizards/feed/ Andray Blatche is stepping up big time for the Washington Wizards http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/andray-blatche-is-stepping-up-big-time-for-the-washington-wizards/ http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/andray-blatche-is-stepping-up-big-time-for-the-washington-wizards/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:53:53 +0000 alleyoop http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/andray-blatche-is-stepping-up-big-time-for-the-washington-wizards/ 23-year old power forward Andray Blatche has moved into the starting lineup because of the trades the Wizards recently made and he is taking advantage of it big time. In his last four games, Blatche is averaging 34.5 minutes, 25.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocked shots per contest. Overall this season Blatche has played in 53 games (8 starts) in which he is averaging 22.8 minutes, 10.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Blatche is already making everyone forget about Antwan Jamison and it will be interesting to see if he can maintain his current play the rest of the year.

]]> http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/andray-blatche-is-stepping-up-big-time-for-the-washington-wizards/feed/ The new guys are playing well for the Washington Wizards so far http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-new-guys-are-playing-well-for-the-washington-wizards-so-far/ http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-new-guys-are-playing-well-for-the-washington-wizards-so-far/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:50:26 +0000 alleyoop http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-new-guys-are-playing-well-for-the-washington-wizards-so-far/ The early returns are good for the players the Wizards acquired in the last couple of weeks in trades involving Caron Butler, Antwan Jamison and Brendan Haywood. Al Thornton is playing the best basketball of the new guys so far. He has played in 3 games (0 starts) for the Wizards so far and he is averaging 30.3 minutes, 16.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.7 blocked shots per game. Thornton is shooting 52.6% from the floor so far this season for the Wizards. Josh Howard has also played really well for the Wizards as he has played in 4 games (3 starts) in which he is averaging 22.8 minutes, 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. James Singleton is providing some muscle off the bench for the Wizards so far. He has played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Wizards so far and he is averaging 22.3 minutes, 7.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 1.3 blocked shots per game. Quinton Ross had also pitched in off the bench for the Wizards playing in 4 games (0 starts) in which he is averaging 11.0 minutes, 4.0 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game on 58.3% shooting from the floor. Emir Preldric is still in Europe and Zydrunas Ilgauskas is in Cleveland awaiting a buyout from the Wizards.

]]> http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-new-guys-are-playing-well-for-the-washington-wizards-so-far/feed/ The Washington Wizards trade Dominic McGuire to the Kings http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/18/the-washington-wizards-trade-dominic-mcguire-to-the-kings/ http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/18/the-washington-wizards-trade-dominic-mcguire-to-the-kings/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:23:02 +0000 alleyoop http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/18/the-washington-wizards-trade-dominic-mcguire-to-the-kings/ The Wizards have traded 24-year old small forward Dominic McGuire to the Kings for a future 2nd round pick. McGuire played in 41 games (0 starts) for the Wizards this season and he averaged 5.9 minutes, 0.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. In his three years with the Wizards, McGuire played in 190 games (58 starts) in which he averaged 15.8 minutes, 2.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. This is not much of a loss for the rebuilding Wizards.

]]> http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/18/the-washington-wizards-trade-dominic-mcguire-to-the-kings/feed/ The Washington Wizards also got Emir Preldzic from the Cavs http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/18/the-washington-wizards-also-got-emir-preldzic-from-the-cavs/ http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/18/the-washington-wizards-also-got-emir-preldzic-from-the-cavs/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:45:42 +0000 alleyoop http://www.wizardslocker.com/2010/02/18/the-washington-wizards-also-got-emir-preldzic-from-the-cavs/ The Wizards also got the draft rights to small forward Emir Preldrzic from the Cavs in the Antwan Jamison trade. Here is what was said about him when the Cavs acquired his rights from the Suns on Draft Night:

The Cavs bought Emir Preldzic from the Suns on draft night. The 21-year old small forward is a typical soft European player. He played in 156 games in five seasons in Europe and he averaged 8.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Don’t expect him to make much of a impact for a long time….if at all.

So don’t get too excited about Preldzic as he is still playing overseas.

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