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Vegas is Not Aaron White’s Kind of Town
►Adam Rubin | Jul 16, 2016
The consensus among Washington Wizard’s observers at summer league is that Aaron White is not ready to make the leap from Europe to the NBA. He is often tentative, passing up...
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Summer League Day 5 — Crazy Kelly, Clutch Eddie, Trevor Booker, and a Bullets Cameo
►Adam Rubin | Jul 13, 2016
Washington’s summer league game against Brooklyn was a reunion of sorts for the 2013-14 Wizards: John Wall, Bradley Beal, Garrett Temple, and Trevor Booker were all sitting courtside. There were even...
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REAX: Wizards Summer League Game 3 — Eddie Stole The Ball! Eddie Stole The Ball!
►Rashad Mobley | Jul 13, 2016
Kelly Oubre hit a 3-pointer to give the Wizards their first lead since the first quarter. But the 74-73 lead didn’t last long: the Wizards again trailed 18 seconds later when Brooklyn...
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From Wizard to King: Garrett Temple Talks Free Agency and His Former Team
►Adam Rubin | Jul 12, 2016
Former Washington Wizard and all-around good guy Garrett Temple stopped by Washington’s third summer league game, versus Brooklyn, to check out ex-teammates Kelly Oubre, Jr. and Jarell Eddie—and catch up with...
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Dispatch From Vegas: Jared Dudley Offers Post-Mortem on Underwhelming Season
►Adam Rubin | Jul 11, 2016
Jared Dudley only spent one season with the Washington Wizards but he quickly established himself as the most open, accessible and analytical interview on the team. Dudley, who is now a...
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John Wall Talks Shop at Summer League
►Adam McGinnis | Jul 11, 2016
During the third quarter of Washington’s summer league loss to Atlanta, John Wall was interviewed by the NBA TV crew covering the game. The All-Star guard was analytical, funny, and candid on...
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Summer League Day 3 — In Which the Wiz Kids Get Lost in Transition (Defense)
►Adam Rubin | Jul 11, 2016
The Washington Wizards played the first game of Day 3 against the Atlanta Hawks in the Cox Pavilion, the smaller gym at UNLV. The crowds were noticeably smaller than the previous...
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REAX: Wizards Summer League Game 2 — Death by 3-Pointer
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 10, 2016
The Wizards were dropped by Atlanta, 88-80, on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas. The Hawks jumped out to a 29-18 lead after the first quarter, and it looked like the game...
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Live from Las Vegas: NBA Summer League Day 2
►Adam Rubin | Jul 10, 2016
The 2016 Las Vegas Summer League was in full swing on Saturday with its first full slate of games. There was a great game, some great performances, and this guy… That...
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Wave Papi into the Summer: Kelly Oubre Jr. Opens in Vegas
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 10, 2016
If you’re familiar with his persona, you know Kelly Oubre is a confident kiddo. Moving around several times when young, he was forced to hit the reset button on environment, friends,...
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REAX: Wizards Summer League Game 1 — Kelly Oubre Rides the Vegas Wave
►Conor Dirks | Jul 9, 2016
After a few humble, scoreless minutes, the Wizards arrived at their Las Vegas Summer League debut. And less than an hour of game time later, they took their final swing in this summer...
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Cheat Sheet: Wizards to Watch at 2016 NBA Summer League
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 9, 2016
The 2016 edition of Wizards summer leaguers make their debut at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:3o p.m. PT) today in Las Vegas versus the Utah Jazz. They will play again on Sunday...
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Live from Las Vegas: It’s NBA Summer League Day 1
►Adam Rubin | Jul 9, 2016
Fans lining up for tickets to see Thon Maker's #NBASummer debut in 10 minutes. pic.twitter.com/q7SdE97Pty — Ledell's Place (@LedellsPlace) July 8, 2016 David Spade tells a story about auditioning for Saturday...
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Sizzlin’ and Fizzlin’ at SummerFest: Markieff Morris and the Wizards
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 8, 2016
The Washington Wizards held a SummerFest event for fans at their home arena this past Wednesday night. It appeared to be well-organized, was Polynesian-themed, and generally included your standard school carnival-like...
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The Plan, That Man, and The Post — Do You Believe in Wizards?
►John Converse Townsend | Jul 7, 2016
If you’re reading this, you’re familiar with The Plan for the professional basketball team in D.C. The Plan’s number one goal was made clear, published, by Wizards owner Ted Leonsis in...
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Dispatches from Poland — Marcin Gortat’s 2016 Basketball Camp
►Bartosz Bielecki | Jul 6, 2016
Hard to believe that it’s already been nine years, around when Marcin Gortat entered the NBA, since he and his people started organizing a series of camps for kids in Poland....
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Ranking Ernie Grunfeld’s Free Agent Signings in Washington
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 6, 2016
This summer’s free agency extravaganza has been uncharted territory for one Ernest “Ernie” Grunfeld. He’s never really been into signing free agents away from other teams, mostly because—for years—Washington just hasn’t...
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Wizards Looking to Recover with Frenzy of Moves
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 5, 2016
Recovery. The Washington Wizards jumped into that pool feet first to cool down from the 2016 NBA free agent fire. But...
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Team Talk With Garrett Temple: Q&A from Gortat’s Camp in Poland
►Bartosz Bielecki | Jul 2, 2016
Bartosz Bielecki, TAI’s Polish correspondent, recently covered Marcin Gortat’s annual summer basketball camps in Poland. He caught up with swingman Garrett Temple in Kraków, at the final camp in this year’s...
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Mad Max: Wizards Move $128 Million for Bradley Beal
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 1, 2016
In the midst of a crazed NBA free agency 2016, where it took less than 20 minutes after midnight for a nationally reputable reporter to retweet a fake account claiming a...
