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2014 NBA Summer League Round-Up: Non-Wizards Edition

►Adam Rubin | Jul 23, 2014

The...
Superofficial Subjective Gut Feelings about Kevin Durant’s Hypothetical Wizards Future

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 21, 2014

The furor behind a fever pitch for Kevin Durant coming to play professional basketball in Washington, D.C., in 2016 is reaching a crescendo of discomfort. This is the same Durant that...
Jan Vesely Packs His Bags for Europe, Perhaps For Good

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 20, 2014

If he had to do it all over again, Jan Vesely certainly wouldn’t jump up and kiss his girlfriend, Eva, after being drafted sixth overall in 2011. He might avoid the green room altogether....
Paul Pierce Carries the Clutch, With an Assist from Jason Kidd

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 17, 2014

Paul Pierce used up 44 percent of Brooklyn’s minutes at the 4 spot last season and 39 percent of the team’s minutes at the 3 wing. The Nets were a net...
Happy Hookahs, #ArizaBruh: On the Departure of Trevor Ariza, Ex-Wizard

►Rashad Mobley | Jul 14, 2014

Wizards fans barely had time to digest the departure of Trevor Ariza before the surprise of the Paul Pierce news came. TAI’s Rashad Mobley (@Rashad20) and Conor Dirks (@ConorDDirks) are here...
Washington Wizards Sign Paul Pierce, Trevor Booker Likely Back (UPDATED)

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 13, 2014

Trevor Ariza is gone, and there’s barely been time to digest and consider the implications. The Wizards summer leaguers didn’t hear the news until after they played their first game (it broke...
Where in the Free Agency is Trevor Ariza?

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 11, 2014

LeBron James is a Cleveland Cavalier. Chris Bosh will likely be a Houston Rocket. Carmelo Anthony is probably a New York Knick; Chicago is still a long shot. Where does...
Ted’s Take and Re-Take on Trevor Ariza’s Importance to the Wizards

►Conor Dirks | Jul 10, 2014

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Are extra z’s necessary? Wizards owner Ted Leonsis is the sole author of an appropriately named blog, Ted’s Take. This blog houses takes on a variety of subjects,...
With or Without You: Trevor Ariza and Wizards Plan B

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 7, 2014

The Washington Wizards aren’t the only team that refuses to be completely handcuffed from making moves pending the respective decisions of LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. The mounting list of agreements between...
Return of the Marc: Gortat Back with Wizards for 5-Years, $60 Million (News Courtesy of John Wall)

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 1, 2014

It started with a tweet from Marcin Gortat himself, a triple smile at 7:07 pm. Something had to be up. John Wall knew it, and he officially broke the news...
The Wizards Band is Getting Back Together (Well, most of them.)

►Kyle Weidie | Jul 1, 2014

The Washington Wizards band is getting back together. Except for Chris Singleton, one would guess. Then again, 2011’s 18th overall pick has been in Poland helping work Marcin Gortat’s camp and, whether...
Satoransky’s Uncertainty Just Part of Wizards Search for Wall’s Backup

►Kyle Weidie | Jun 17, 2014

For the past two seasons the Washington Wizards have tried to field an adequate backup to John Wall. Both times they’ve come up short and have paid the price when Wall’s...
Satoransky Interview Translation on Free Agency, the Wizards, and Summer League

►Lukas Kuba | Jun 17, 2014

Ed. Note: Below, TAI’s Lukas Kuba (@Luke_Mellow) transcribes a June 9 Tomas Satoransky interview with Czech BasketMag where he discusses his future and the Washington Wizards. Click to read further about...
Do Not Go Quietly: A Wizard is a Wizard or is It?

►Conor Dirks | May 15, 2014

The Wizards are still alive, per ESPN Truehoop. Four-and-a-half feet under, perhaps. But drawing breath. We could do this dual alive/dead metaphor thing all day, but you get it, and thankfully...
Busting for the Future: 2014 NBA Playoffs Just Step 1 for John Wall and Bradley Beal

►Kyle Weidie | May 13, 2014

It’s long been part of the common sense: playoffs or bust in 2013-14 for the Washington Wizards grew from an urgency to get John Wall and Bradley Beal postseason experience ASAP....
Open Shots, Rolling the Dice, and D.C. Quarterbacks: Pixels at the Tip

►Conor Dirks | May 11, 2014

It’s a new day. With a win tonight, the Wizards can even the series at 2-2 and make this series a best of three going forward. By this point, most everyone...
The Wizards Said WHAT? Ball Pressure, Pace, Wall’s Js, and Playing Desperate (VIDEO)

►Kyle Weidie | May 9, 2014

Ball pressure, pace, John Wall’s jumpers, and playing desperate—those were the predominant themes from Washington Wizards practice on Thursday. Andre Miller, Marcin Gortat, John Wall, and Randy Wittman all spoke to...
ShareBullets & Pixel Rolls: Air Wittman, Bao Bao, and the World of Wizards

►Adam McGinnis | May 7, 2014

ShareBullets: Links, pixels, bullet points, other stuff … shared. The Playoff Pixels are popping on these Washington Wizards, so...
What Are the Wizards of Odds? The TAI Staff and Las Vegas Predicts Round 2

►Kyle Weidie | May 5, 2014

Randy Wittman on the good ole days: “We did everything together… It’s a different… There was no social media or Nintendo or whatever games that they play… Asteroids or whatever. So...
Tomas Satoransky: Still On the Washington Wizards’ Czech List

►Lukas Kuba | May 2, 2014

[Ed. Note: Jan Vesely is a semi-distant memory in Denver, but the Washington Wizards still hold the rights to another prospect from Czech Republic, Tomas Satoransky. As Satoransky's season in the...