Martell Webster News

Nobody made out better in the May 21 NBA Draft Lottery than the Washington Wizards.

Beal wasn't satisfied that the Wizards had already made the biggest and most improbable leap at Tuesday's NBA draft lottery , from the eighth spot into a top three pick.

The Wizards moved up five slots in the draft lottery and are slated to pick third now.

Beal placed third in the Rookie of the Year race behind Lillard and Anthony Davis with 14 second-place votes and a majority 51 third-place votes.

June 28, 2012; Newark, NJ, USA; A general view of the stage before the 2012 NBA Draft at the Prudential Center.

Jan 30, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Washington Wizards forward Martell Webster during the third quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.

February 22, 2013; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards small forward Trevor Ariza dunks the ball as Denver Nuggets shooting guard Andre Iguodala looks on in the second quarter at Verizon Center.

After several months since he was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for scraps, Jordan Crawford still remains bitter about his time with the Washington Wizards.

We now know that Jason Collins is gay. He told us that yesterday, in an eloquent, thoughtful essay for SI .

A recent Grantland piece leads to a number of questions about the importance of Martell Webster and the need for role-playing wings that can shoot and defend.

Kidd received 91 first-place votes from league players and 2,474 total points Tuesday to claim the Joe Dumars Trophy in his first season in New York.

Would C.J. Watson make a good cost-effective addition to the Wizards' backcourt? We examine the Brooklyn Nets guard's game.

Through an article he wrote for Sports Illustrated Monday, Collins became the first male athlete in the history of American sports to come out of the closet while still playing in that particular league: I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport.

We continue our look back at the 2012-13 season with our latest installment of player evaluations.

Here's an overview of the Washington Wizards' salary-cap situation this summer. How can they improve? What limitations will they have? The Washington Wizards enter an interesting summer where further upgrades are likely needed to rise to the next level, but the means to make them are not quite so clear.

Feb 25, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Earl Clark warms up before the first half against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center.

Martell Webster emerged as the Wizards' starting small forward in 2012-13. We remember his season in our player evaluation series.