Antonio Daniels News

Bringing back Antonio Daniels was an option for the Wizards to get through their ongoing injury crisis, but Earl Boykins was always Washington's front-runner to pick up some of the guard minutes vacated by injuries to Randy Foye , Mike James and Javaris Crittenton and with Gilbert Arenas playing through calf soreness this week.

The prognosis on Randy Foye 's injury hasn't come back yet, but Mike Jones is reporting that Ernie Grunfeld is about to make a move to get another point guard on the roster.

It's no secret that there's something wrong with Caron Butler's game. In three games thus far this season , Butler is averaging just 14 points a contest and is posting a dreadful 47.3% true shooting percentage.

Remember when LeBron James said there was no rivalry between the Wizards and the Cavaliers, because the Wiz haven't yet won? DeShawn Stevenson was asked about that comment Monday afternoon, on the eve of the rivalry's first 2009-10 incarnation.

'He's the Golden Child, he's gonna say that,' Stevenson said. 'He has a lot of stuff to lose. I don't. I don't care.'

Later, Stevenson was asked about ex-teammate Antonio Daniels possibly signing with the Rust Belt infidels.

'I have nothing against [Daniels] as a person,' Stevenson said. 'It's just that jersey and that person that's over there.'

Depressed about the Redskins? Well for contrast, read Michael Lee's story from this morning's newspaper, in which he writes about the Wizards' boundless optimism as they prepare for tonight's season opener at Dallas.

28, 2009, in Washington. Browse more photos>> The Wizards just sent a press release out announcing that they have picked up the 2010/11 options on Nick Young and JaVale McGee .

Unlike NFL teams, which monitor the waiver wire for potential pickups before the start of the regular season, NBA teams tend to wait weeks before choosing to bring on someone else's reject.

According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer , the Cavaliers are close to signing free agent guard Antonio Daniels.

The officials approved the deal that was reached earlier this week in a vote last night.

Antawn Jamison's ailing shoulder will keep him off the court well into the regular season.

Antawn Jamison's ailing shoulder will keep him off the court well into the regular season.

The fate of the Washington Wizards rests on the health of oft-injured All-Star point guard Gilbert Arenas.

The Minnesota Timberwolves say they have given veteran guard Antonio Daniels permission to seek a trade.

New Washington Wizards coach Flip Saunders knows what he's getting into with Gilbert Arenas.

As discussed some last week , PGs have generally seen a boost to their assist numbers and a slight drop in their turnovers compared to their career figures when playing for Flip.

Javaris Crittenton player evaluation Javaris Crittenton is Ernie Grunfeld's latest prospect crush.

Get rid of Rubio's photo on your Wolves homepage! Haven't you heard, he's not playing in the NBA for 2 years! Antonio Daniels Doug Pensinger, Getty Images Link: Antonio Daniels career stats More from Timberwolves The Timberwolves acquired guard Antonio Daniels and a 2014 second-round draft pick from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for guard ...

I will welcome AD, but I have to move on without my big bruza. So, was the Mike Miller and Randy Foye trade really all about the Minnesota Timberwolves getting Oleksiy Pecherov? Pecherov is now the only player remaining from the original trade Minnesota made with Washington two days prior to the NBA draft.

The New Orleans Hornets Wednesday agreed to trade reserve point guard Antonio Daniels and a 2014 draft selection to Minnesota in exchange for forward Darius Songaila and guard Bobby Brown.

The eminent return of Gilbert Arenas after two injury plagued seasons, has Wizards fans understandably excited about the up coming season.