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The Washington Wizards continue to monitor the free agent market, hoping at some point to land an affordable backup big man.

We're drawing close to the one-week mark in the NBA's free agency period and so far, Detroit and Toronto made the initial big splashes.

Does Randy Foye's acquisition mean the end of Nick Young? Browse more photos>> In continuing to work on my Randy Foye post , the major conclusion I'm starting to find is that Foye's presence seems to indicate the Wizards don't really have Nick Young in their long-term plans.

Enjoy! -Jake] I will now, in honor of some recent Wizards teams, pay extensive lip service to perimeter defense, but will go into it without really fully committing myself and without a coherent, effective plan.

Wednesday signals the beginning of the NBA's free agency period, and although teams are free to begin courting and negotiating with players, don't expect the Washington Wizards to spring into action.

That's NBA Commissioner David Stern with the announcement. After being projected to be selected anywhere from 11th to 24th, Hansbrough was picked 13th by the Indiana Pacers.

Seeing how the trade is, oh, three minutes old and not yet consummated, let's take stock of what Ernie 'Small Ball' Grunfeld hath wrought anyway:

Washington's pro basketball team gets two scoring swingmen who like to have the ball in their hands, and gives up a onetime starting center, a banging veteran forward, a young 7-footer and the fifth pick in tomorrow's NBA draft.

Hey, at least Brendan Haywood will never have to worry about his minutes in the pivot being cut again.

In an apparent ongoing attempt to run, gun and mirror the pre-Shaq Suns, Grunfeld, the Wizards' president, dealt away that depressing No. 5 selection and three contracts to Minnesota for Mike Miller, Mr. Outside, and Randy Foye, Another Mr. Outside, last night.

The Washington Wizards entered the NBA lottery in May hoping to get the No. 2 pick of the draft so they could select Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio.

The Washington Wizards spent NBA draft night celebrating two players they acquired instead of the one they might have selected.

Quick post-op from my end on the big Wolves/Wizards trade. These are two rosters going in opposite directions, much like the Spurs and Bucks who made a deal earlier Tuesday.

No more Etan-vs.Brendan. The series ends at three. But they had dueling local media experiences over the past 24 hours, and one of them landed a few final shots, just for nostalgia purposes.

The New York Knicks are currently discussing a blockbuster draft trade with the Washington Wizards.

Injuries to star guard Gilbert Arenas and center Brendan Haywood crippled the Washington Wizards last season as the team tied a franchise record for fewest wins in an 82-game season with 19.

See, Nick. I don't have anything against players from USC. The unofficial Wizards Insider poll may have been all about Stephen Curry, but the latest ESPN The Magazine -- the Revenge of the Jocks III issue -- asks an NBA player from each team with a first round draft pick to choose the player they'd like their general manager to select.

When Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin chose to not have Michael Jordan return to the front office in 2003, here is what Richard Hamilton said: "He's still considered the greatest player to ever play the game of basketball.

The Mavs have been linked to the Wizards and their number 5 pick in the draft for sometime now, with Jordan Hill's name making the rounds.A Most indications point to Hill being a solid basketball player, but he's hardly bound for stardom; Hill's strengths are matched by sizeable limitations, indicators that Hill may be a contributor on the next ...

Does this player interest you? Browse more photos>> I'm going to make this quick, since I'm still working on Part 2 of this post , but with the Dallas Mavericks emerging as a possible trade-up partner , I figured I'd take a minute to pose this discussion topic to the community.

What's the trade value of the guy to the right? Browse more photos>> Before everyone goes crazy here, I realize that there's very little chance Antawn Jamison actually gets traded.

STATS Per-game: 11.8 minutes, 3.1 points, 2.5 rebound Per-36 minutes : 9.4 points, 7.8 rebounds Percentages : 48.5 FG%, 69.6 FT%, 52.5% TS% Advanced : 10.1 PER, 12.7 REB%, 19.1 TO%, 14 UsgR, 99 ORtg, 111 DRtg, 0.1 WSAA .

Brendan Haywood has become a blog monster as of late, and his most recent entry is one of his more intriguing works of Web prose... by Jarrett Carter 11 reads Sports Brendan Haywood has become a blog monster as of late, and his most recent entry is one of his more intriguing works of Web prose.