by Ben Millikan on April 2, 2012
Washington Wizards rookie Chris Singleton was not one of the three anonymous winners who will share the $656 million prize of the Mega-Million lottery. But it isn’t for a lack of trying.
Two days before the winners were announced, Singleton forked over $10,000 on Mega-Millions tickets.
“I’m about to drop 10000 on the lottery and cross my fingers,” Singleton tweeted last week.
He says he bought the tickets at various locations because no individual outlet would have been able to print that many at once. He contends that he in fact purchased as many tickets that 10 grand would buy, adding that it was “either that or blowing it in the clubs.”
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by Patton on March 29, 2012
This age old argument that the best college team would beat the worst pro team is getting a little bit annoying. Let’s be real for a moment. There is no way in the world that any college team is going to beat their professional counterpart when pride is on the line. I’m sure there are some nice kids on the Kentucky team, but, the Wizards have grown men on the squad. Guys with kids. Guys with wives and families and responsibilities. Do we really think for a second that a grown man is going to let some 19 year old kid get in his way when pride is on the line?
by Ben Millikan on January 25, 2012
Russell Westbrook received a new five-year, $78 million contract less than a week ago. Kevin Love was just given a four-year deal worth in excess of $60 million.
While it’s up for debate if those two players are really worth that kind of cash, there is no disputing the fact that there are quite a few NBAers who are being ridiculously overpaid for bringing very little to the court.
Here are just some that will make some owners, and fans, cringe.
New Orleans Hornets C Chris Kaman: $12,200,000
by Ben Millikan on January 24, 2012
Flip Saunders’ suffering is over.
The Washington Wizards have fired the head coach after an NBA-worst 2-15 start.
Even though the Wizards lost their first eight games of the season, Wizards’ management apparently had hoped to avoid firing Saunders, though, the writing was already on the wall. The Wizards were destroyed 103-83 by the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, a game in which they trailed 62-32 at halftime after the 76ers shot 65 percent. With the game being Washington‘s third loss in a row, every one in the organization, including Flip himself, had to know that a change was coming.
by Ben Millikan on January 12, 2012
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Nobody could have predicted the breakout season that Minnesota Timberbwolves rookie Ricky Rubio would be having for 2011-12. At the same time, you would have lost a lot of money if you thought Washington Wizards second-year franchise point guard John Wall would be going through the kind of sophomore slump that he is currently mired in at the moment.
Both players are 21. Both are quick, pass-first players who possess incredible dribbling skills. So how is it that Wall, who has one full year of NBA experience under his belt, seems to be going in the opposite direction of Rubio.
by Ben Millikan on January 6, 2012
They might look good in those new throwback unis, but that’s about the only positive to draw thus far from the Washington Wizards’ atrocious start to the 2011-12 season.
Heading into the lockout-shorted season, everyone knew that the Wizards were a young team (average age is 25) that was merely trying to find an identity and build for the future. Along with sophomore superstar John Wall, JaVale McGee and Chris Singleton are nice building blocks defensively, and both Jordan Crawford and Nick Young could become elite scorers down the road. But with the way the 0-6 Wizards look right now (the only team in the NBA still looking for their first “W” on the season), they could be in for a long season.
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by Ben Millikan on September 6, 2011
As has been the trend all offseason long, NBAers don’t seem to care one bit that there season may be in jeopardy.
In fact, despite the NBA canceling its annual summer league in Las Vegas due to the lockout, that isn’t stopping players from possibly getting together for a fall league in Sin City.
Among the 40 or so players currently committed to playing are Knicks guard Chauncey Billups, Knicks forward Shawne Williams and New York rookie guard Iman Shumpert. Other big names include Washington Wizards guard John Wall, Memphis forward Zach Randolph, Bucks guard Stephen Jackson and Nuggets forward Al Harrington.
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by Ben Millikan on May 10, 2011
If you are playing any sort of professional sport in our nation’s capital, it just makes sense that your team colors should include red, white and blue.
The Washington Wizards have realized this, as the team unveiled its new red, white and blue color scheme and uniforms Tuesday night. The new jerseys are actually a revisit to the past when the fanchise was known as the Washington Bullets.
by Ben Millikan on March 3, 2011
Mike Bibby is taking his talents to South Beath, too.
Bibby agreed to forfeit the $6.2 million he was owed by the Washington Wizards for next season so that he could become a free agent and sign a league minimum contract with the Heat. Since we currently live in a time when worlds like “million,” and “billion,” and “trillion” are interchanged so frequently, this is what $6.2 mill looks like in numeric form: $6,200,000. I don’t care how bad you want to win a championship, they aren’t too many people on the planet—let alone the NBA—who are willing to walk away from that kind of cash.
