9:18 AM EST…Dave Johnson checking in….Nets pulled a stunner yesterday against the Celtics but the Wizards need to be ready every night anyway. It was frustrating losing to Knicks but not how  the Wizards played. The effort that has been the hallmark of this team since the All-Star break was on display again.  The Wizards [...]

8:30 AM EST…..Dave Johnson checking in….it is the Knicks tonight and another night for the Wizards–old and new–to show their stuff. Andray Blatche has been the team’s leading scorer four of the last five games, but now has to adjust to getting double-teamed. Instead of trying to make the hero shot when he is double-teamed, [...]

Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has waived center Zydrunas Ilgauskas after coming to a mutual agreement on a contract buyout. “We agreed to terms with Zydrunas on a contract buyout, giving us further financial flexibility and allowing our young big men to continue to develop over the remainder of the [...]

6:22 AM EST…Dave Johnson checking in….Put five guys on the floor and play hard. That’s what the Wizards have been doing and will have to continue to do in the wake of the loss of Josh Howard to a torn ACL in his left knee. Yes it is discouraging. Howard approached the trade to the Wizards [...]