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Washington Wizards
(18-32, 6th in Atlantic, 15 games out)
DRAFT PICKS: (No. 7, No. 35)
| T E A M S T R E N G T H S |
Youth
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| W E A K N E S S E S |
Team & Front office turmoil
No post offense/no post defense
Three-point shooting
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| C H A N G E S |
Will Mitch Richmond leave as a free agent?
New coach?
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| N E E D S |
Re-sign Richmond
Slasher
Center
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| N O T E S: |
Who will be head coach? Rumors of Isiah Thomas taking over have died
Mitch Richmond for Chris Webber deal was a failure...Richmond averaged career-lows in points (19.7) and shooting (.412)
Ranked in the bottom ten of the league in opponents' ppg (93.4 - 20th), fgs (.446 - 20th) and 3-pt fgs (.352 - 22nd)
Stickland led the league in assists last season (10.5) and ranked second this season (9.9)
Wizards ranked second-to-last in blocks (3.86), only Chicago had fewer
Have made the playoffs only once in the last 10 years...have not won a playoff series since 1982
Despite playing in the MCI Center (less than two years old), the Wizards managed only two sellouts... the Mystics (WNBA) sold out its opening game this season
Were 13-17 and in playoff contention on March 31...would go 5-15 the rest of the way
Randell Jackson won the opening night's starting SF assignment...it didn't last long, he finished the year averaging 4.2 ppg and shot 42.6%
Despite missing 14 games with with a sprained left ankle, Juwan Howard still managed to average 18.9 ppg and 8.1 rpg
Will have a first-round draft pick for the first time since '95 (Rasheed Wallace)
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| F I R S T R O U N D P I C K S I N T H E 9 0 ' S |
1990 - None
1991 - LaBradford Smith, G (19)
1992 - Tom Gugliotta, F (6)
1993 - Calbert Cheaney, G (6)
1994 - Juwan Howard, F (5)
1995 - Rasheed Wallace, F (4)
1996 - None
1997 - None
1998 - None
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| P L A Y E R S B Y P O S I T I O N |
Small Forwards
Calbert Cheaney
Randell Jackson
Tracy Murray |
Power Forwards
Juwan Howard
Otis Thorpe
Ben Wallace |
Centers
Terry Davis
Lorenzo Williams
Jahidi White
John Coker |
Point Guards
Rod Stickland
Chris Whitney
Jeff McInnis |
Shooting Guards
Mitch Richmond
Tim Legler |
| F R E E A G E N T S |
1999
Cheaney
McInnis
Richmond
Jackson
Thorpe
Williams (ETO) |
2000
T. Davis
White
Legler
Whitney
Wallace |
2001 |
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Information courtesy of Turner Sports
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