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Wizards pre-draft workouts: Santa Clara’s Kevin Foster, Loyola’s Erik Etherly get a look

Brandon Parker — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:31:10 GMT

Ever since the eighth grade, Kevin Foster has gone up against NBA talent, developing his skills against the likes of J.R. Smith and Mike James during workouts with former Maryland star and NBA coach John Lucas. Thanks to Lucas’s tough-love … Continue reading →

Wizards’ Bradley Beal expected to get clearance by early next month, summer league in doubt

Michael Lee — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:07:07 GMT

Bradley Beal is still more than a week away from his 20th birthday, but there is another significant date that the Wizards’ shooting guard is possibly monitoring with even greater anticipation: The day when he will finally be cleared to … Continue reading →

Nuggets hire former Wizards executive Tim Connelly

Michael Lee — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:38:27 GMT

The Denver Nuggets have hired former Wizards executive Tim Connelly as the team’s new executive vice president of basketball operations, three league sources have confirmed. Connelly has spent the past three seasons as assistant general manager of the New Orleans … Continue reading →

Former Wizard Rashard Lewis hoping to finally win title in Miami

Michael Lee — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:54:57 GMT

In the four years since he made his last trip to the NBA Finals, Rashard Lewis had to deal with a stunning trade from Orlando to Washington, accept that his knees and age would prohibit him from being a regular … Continue reading →

Indiana’s Victor Oladipo declines invitation to work out at Verizon Center

Michael Lee — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:35:46 GMT

If the Wizards want to see Indiana junior swingman and former DeMatha standout Victor Oladipo, they will have to come to him and not the other way around. According to multiple league sources with knowledge of the situation, Oladipo has … Continue reading →

Nerlens Noel not looking to be a Wizard, but ‘anything can happen’

wpadmin — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:49 GMT

By Mark Giannotto If everything goes according to plan for Nerlens Noel, he won’t end up in Washington when the 2013 NBA draft takes place later this month. Considered the favorite to be the No. 1 pick by the Cleveland … Continue reading →

Wizards pre-draft workouts: Georgetown’s Otto Porter Jr. returns to his old stomping grounds

Brandon Parker — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:16:06 GMT

Idling in the bowels of Verizon Center on Friday, Otto Porter Jr. looked ready to take his career in a new direction. Perhaps literally so. Hanging from his slender 6-foot-8 frame was a blue and white Washington Wizards practice jersey, … Continue reading →

NBA Finals: Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh don’t leave LeBron James “on an island”

Michael Lee — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:08:42 GMT

It was their time to repay the favor, to remind LeBron James that his “Cleveland days” are behind him, that he isn’t in the NBA Finals with a supporting cast of Boobie Gibson and Anderson Varejao, and that – for … Continue reading →

NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs guard Gary Neal: “Positive thinking moves mountains”

Michael Lee — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:34:48 GMT

During a timeout in the second quarter of San Antonio’s 113-77 win over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich shouted to his players in the team huddle, “Feel confident, let `em fly, … Continue reading →

Wizards talk with Anthony Bennett ahead of NBA draft

Brandon Parker — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:50:38 GMT

Following a dinner Wednesday night with members of the Washington Wizards organization, Anthony Bennett made his way back to a downtown hotel. After taking a few steps up the building stairs, the forward out of UNLV heard someone call his … Continue reading →

Wizards’ John Wall, Bradley Beal invited to Team USA minicamp

Michael Lee — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:14:59 GMT

Bradley Beal and John Wall are already accustomed to wearing red, white and blue, but they are now in position to prove that they deserve to wear those colors to represent their country. USA Basketball announced on Wednesday that the … Continue reading →

Wizards pre-draft workouts: Mason Plumlee takes a turn

Gene Wang — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:34:17 GMT

The Washington Wizards resumed pre-draft evaluations of college prospects Wednesday morning at Verizon Center, working out six players, including former Duke center Mason Plumlee. The 6-foot-11 second-team all-American was third in the ACC in points (17.1) and second in rebounds … Continue reading →

Danny Green, Gary Neal shoot San Antonio to Game 3 win

Michael Lee — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:52:24 GMT

When he looks around and sees a trio of future Hall of Famers born on foreign soil, a rangy small forward whose father was murdered five years ago, and a collection of players that have been cut, dumped and discarded … Continue reading →

Wizards assistant coach Jerry Sichting leaving to join Jeff Hornacek’s staff in Phoenix

Michael Lee — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:40:33 GMT

The exodus to Arizona continues. Wizards assistant coach Jerry Sichting is leaving the organization to join new coach Jeff Hornacek’s staff with the Phoenix Suns, multiple people with knowledge of the situation have confirmed. Sichting spent one season in Washington, … Continue reading →

Wizards to host Nerlens Noel on Saturday

Michael Lee — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:08:21 GMT

Kentucky freshman center Nerlens Noel, the projected favorite to go No. 1 in the NBA draft, will meet with the Wizards on Saturday, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The Wizards have the third selection in the … Continue reading →

NBA Finals: Mario Chalmers carries Heat until LeBron James closes

Michael Lee — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:40:01 GMT

Before he pulled off his demoralizing block on Tiago Splitter, angry two-handed chest thump and bombastic two-handed dunk in the fourth quarter of the Miami Heat’s 103-84 victory, LeBron James had to first be lifted up by his teammates – … Continue reading →

Anthony Bennett to visit Wizards on Wednesday

Matt Brooks — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:11:11 GMT

The Wizards will finally begin to meet candidates for the third overall selection on Wednesday, when UNLV freshman forward Anthony Bennett will visit with the team for the first time at Verizon Center. Bennett was unable to meet with the … Continue reading →

Wizards pre-draft workouts: Mike Muscala enthusiastic about D.C.

Gene Wang — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:39:45 GMT

During four seasons at Bucknell, center Mike Muscala visited Washington and its neighboring cities many times. Among the highlights were games against American at Bender Arena, including a last-second basket to beat the Eagles this past season, and multiple trips … Continue reading →

NBA Finals: Miami Heat falters in fourth quarter of Game 1 loss

Michael Lee — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:29:27 GMT

The extended television timeouts had proven to be too brief, failing to provide the kind of rest that LeBron James needed in an intense game against a prideful, battle-tested team. James could feel himself wearing down after chasing around Kawhi … Continue reading →

Wizards pre-draft workouts: Khalif Wyatt seeks to impress

Gene Wang — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:22:31 GMT

Khalif Wyatt curled around a screen, caught a pass and swished a shot from beyond the three-point line during Thursday’s pre-draft workout with the Washington Wizards at Verizon Center. It’s a drill the 6-foot-4 guard has performed too many times … Continue reading →

Wizards pre-draft workouts: Forwards James Southerland, Deshaun Thomas get a look

Gene Wang — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:07:55 GMT

Moving into Day 4 of pre-draft workouts, the Washington Wizards continued to evaluate prospects who figure to be available in the second round of the June 27 NBA draft, including forwards James Southerland (Syracuse) and Deshaun Thomas (Ohio State). During … Continue reading →

NBA Finals: LeBron James seeks to get even with San Antonio Spurs

Michael Lee — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:08:26 GMT

LeBron James readily admits that San Antonio had the superior team when he and the Cleveland Cavaliers faced the Spurs in the 2007 NBA Finals. James was still a young, could-do-wrong phenom back then, beloved in his home state and … Continue reading →

Washington Wizards to host Otto Porter Jr. in pre-draft workout on June 14

Michael Lee — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:36:16 GMT

The Washington Wizards plan to work out Georgetown sophomore Otto Porter Jr. on June 14 at Verizon Center, agent David Falk confirmed Thursday. Falk said that the specifics of the workout are still being hashed out but added that Porter … Continue reading →

Watford becoming acquainted with D.C. area

Gene Wang — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:00:02 GMT

Christian Watford was not invited to the NBA combine last month in Chicago, but the 6-foot-9 forward who started four seasons at Indiana has been trying to convince general managers around the league he’s still worth considering in the June … Continue reading →

Wizards pre-draft workouts: Peyton Siva gets a long look

Gene Wang — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:34:50 GMT

The Washington Wizards moved into their third day of pre-draft workouts on Wednesday by auditioning several players who could fit into the team’s plans in the second round of the June 27 NBA draft, most notably former Louisville point guard … Continue reading →