Washington Wizards

point guard Gilbert Arenas, arriving at training camp 22 pounds lighter than he was at the end of last season. There was small forward Caron Butler, who dropped 11 pounds. Shooting guard DeShawn Stevenson slimmed...

SI's picks for league honors include some notable repeats but also anticipate that one team will stage a major turnaround

Nearly every selection in this year's lottery will be a gamble, adding to the pressure on financially challenged teams to make their picks pay off

Their teams are awash in scandal and excess, but D.C. fans have reason to believe

Hoping to give their clubs a jolt, the Sixers and the Wizards turned to men with no recent coaching pedigree