Wizards To Sign a Guard

[RipCity32]

Washington Times -
The Washington Wizards will fill a roster spot with a point guard to replace injured Antonio Daniels in the next few days.

"We will look around and there are a few players we are interested in," president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld said yesterday. "Tonight we'll handle it the way we are, and over the next two or three days we'll see if there is somebody out there that we think can help us."

Daniels, who had replaced injured All-Star Gilbert Arenas (knee surgery) in the starting lineup, sprained his right medial collateral ligament in the second quarter of the Wizards' win over the Miami Heat on Thursday.

Grunfeld said that the Wizards are not looking to trade for a player. The team likely will sign a player but not give him a guaranteed contract.

According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Grunfeld and the Wizards are looking at about four or five players.

The group includes Mike Wilks, recently released by the Denver Nuggets , and Eddie Gill, recently released by the New Jersey Nets . The others are Brian Chase, Keith McLeod and veteran Randy Livingston.

Shoot, a couple of guys who no one has heard about might get a second chance.

 

[dez]

Give my man Omar Cook a chance....

 

[DJT]

No Earl Boykins???? Oh well I think they should sign McLeod. What happened to Saurunas??

 

[Mexi]

I'd go with Mike Wilks...

 

[Pugz]

No Earl Boykins???? Oh well I think they should sign McLeod. What happened to Saurunas??

Earl would want more than the Min.
And Saurunas is like overseas.

 

[DJT]

Earl would want more than the Min.
And Saurunas is like overseas.

Yea thats what I thought.

 

[MapleLeaf]

.mexicool was correct, they signed Mike Wilks

From realgm.com

The Washington Wizards will fill the roster spot of injured Antonio Daniels with Mike Wilks, whom Denver released last month, according to a league source.

The Nuggets cut the five-year veteran after eight games during which he averaged 3.0 points and 0.8 assists.

Wilks will not receive a guaranteed contract because the Wizards (13-10) don't want to surpass the luxury tax trigger of $67.86 million, the point at the end of the season when teams over the trigger must pay a dollar-for-dollar extra tax. His future with the team upon Daniels' return is uncertain.

 

[Mexi]

I pwn.
Mike Wilks can be a decent PG. And he was the best of the others listed in the original article...