The Future Is Here: Washington Wizards

[Superman12]

Some big mid-season trades for the Washington Wizards unloaded them some cap space and gave them a whole new outlook to the team. The big contract of Rashard Lewis and their guard Nick Young in exchange for the Jazz's Andrei Kirilenko, or 'AK47' and Earl Watson. Earl was then used as trade bait to acquire the 76ers' Spencer Hawes and Louis Williams, in exchange for Yi Jianlain and a 2nd round pick. Two days before the trade deadline, unhappy trio Maurice Evans, Trevor Booker and Williams, also with a '12 2nd round pick, were exchanged to the Pacers for Josh McRoberts and TJ Ford.

With Javale McGee, free agent signing Kelena Azubuike and their Rookie sensation John Wall, the future looks bright in DC.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS Depth Chart -
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	John Wall (82)	T.J. Ford (62)	Mustafa Shakur (63)
SG	Kelenna Azubuike (71)	Jordan Crawford (66)
SF	Andrei Kirilenko (75)	Josh Howard (71)	Mike Harris (64)
PF	Andray Blatche (73)	Josh McRoberts (66)	Kevin Seraphin (54)
C	Javale McGee (73)	Spencer Hawes (66)	Hamady N'Diaye (57)

NBA Standings - Updated: Feb 18, 2011
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	40	17	--
Dallas Mavericks	36	20	3.5
San Antonio Spurs	35	21	4.5
Golden State Warriors	31	24	8.0
Denver Nuggets	31	26	9.0
Oklahoma City Thunder	29	25	9.5
Portland Trail Blazers	30	26	9.5
Utah Jazz	30	27	10.0
Phoenix Suns	28	26	10.5
Houston Rockets	29	28	11,0
Memphis Grizzlies	28	29	12.0
Los Angeles Clippers	27	29	12.5
Minnesota Timberwolves	26	30	13.5
Sacramento Kings	22	31	16.0
New Orleans Hornets	22	36	18,5
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Miami Heat	45	11	--
Chicago Bulls	40	14	4.0
Orlando Magic	40	18	6.0
Boston Celtics	36	18	8.0
Atlanta Hawks	32	24	13.0
New York Knicks	28	27	16.5
Milwaukee Bucks	25	31	20.0
Indiana Pacers	23	31	21.0
Charlotte Bobcats	22	34	23.0
Philadelphia 76ers	21	35	24.0
Washington Wizards	20	34	24.0
New Jersey Nets	21	36	24.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	17	39	28.0
Detroit Pistons	15	42	30.5
Toronto Raptors	8	48	37.0

[Superman12]

Blatche & McGee Dominate On Boards In Wizards Win
Indiana Pacers (23-31) @ Washington Wizards (20-34)

Starting Lineups
Darren Collison G John Wall
Dahntay Jones G Kelenna Azubuike
Danny Granger F Josh Howard
Tyler Hansbrough F Andray Blatche
Roy Hibbert C Javale McGee

- 90 @ 106 -


Picture: Danny Granger joint-top scored for the Pacers in a loss away from Indiana.


Washington Wizards Top Performers
John Wall- 19 Pts, 10 Ast, 3 Rebs
Andray Blatche- 19 Pts, 15 Rebs, 4 Stls, 3 Ast, 2 Blks
Javale McGee- 16 Pts, 10 Rebs
Kelenna Azubuike- 12 Pts, 4 Ast, 3 Rebs


Indiana Pacers Top Performers
Darren Collison- 17 Pts, 7 Ast, 5 Rebs
Danny Granger- 17 Pts, 4 Rebs, 2 Ast
Tyler Hansbrough- 14 Pts, 11 Rebs
Brandon Rush- 12 Pts, 2 Ast
Roy Hibbert- 12 Pts, 8 Rebs, 2 Ast

Player of the Game


Andray Blatche
Washington Wizards - F

[bichettehappens]

Interesting moves to start out with. Nice win though to open up the season

[RMJH4]

Nice clean lay out. where did you get the team bars?