Daily Archives: February 16, 2008
Framework of a Franchise- Washington Wizards
Next up: Washington Wizards

Where they are now: The Wizards are a middle of the road team in the inferior conference. What makes them so interesting is that they have a significant amount of talent, but they have serious problems with meshing. The surest thing they have is Caron Butler, who is a SF with All-Star talent and the right mentality. Of course, Gilbert Arenas is Gilbert Arenas, but being a Free Agent and his unpredictable nature (coupled with the question of whether he makes his teammates better) makes him a different animal. Probably the coolest thing about the Wizards is their young talent: Andray Blatche and Nick Young are both legit young players and Dominic McGuire could be a role player of value in the long term. Their biggest problem is that their other talent is that they’re significantly older than that core. Luckily, Antawn Jamison is a free agent and still holds value to the right team (or the Wizards for a few years). Unfortunately, Brendan Haywood and Etan Thomas are close to the fringes of relevance and are still under contract for two more years. Continue reading
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