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If you're looking for a sign that the Wizards can be really special, just take a look at how Washington was able to build an 18 point lead early in 2nd quarter.

The Wizards announced Friday they have picked up their options for next season on Nick Young and JaVale McGee .

It's true that a large reason last night's game against the Miami Heat was so frustrating was the outcome.

LeBron James scored 27 points, Shaquille O'Neal added a season-high 21 while wearing out Washington's big men and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their third straight, beating the Wizards 102-90 on Tuesday night.

Let's get a couple of things straight about last night: That was the Andray Blatche that we've been waiting for all of these years.

Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, including a halfcourt buzzer-beater at the end of the first quarter, Andray Blatche scored a career-high 30, and the Washington Wizards overcame the absence of both of their regular starting forwards Saturday night in a 123-104 win over the New Jersey Nets.

For about four minutes Friday night, it appeared the wizardry Flip Saunders and Co.

28, 2009, in Washington. Browse more photos>> The Wizards just sent a press release out announcing that they have picked up the 2010/11 options on Nick Young and JaVale McGee .

Gilbert Arenas dazzled in his team's season-opening 102-91 win over the Mavericks in Dallas.

The Wizards concluded their final practice before the regular season debut in Dallas on Tuesday and Coach Flip Saunders announced that the team would enter the year with 15 players, meaning that longshot big man Paul Davis was able to hold on.

Josh Smith won't hide his ambitions this year. Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com Hawks guard Jeff Teague blocks a pass by Wizards guard Mike James during final period.

The only positives that can be taken from this game? Nobody else got hurt and the preseason is finally, mercifully, over.

When the Washington Wizards were in training camp in the first week of October, new coach Flip Saunders praised his players' intensity and effectiveness and said they were making it hard for him to settle on his eight- to nine-man rotation.

We spotted star players from the Washington Wizards yesterday at Morton's Steakhouse, where they had traded in their jerseys and sneakers for white chef aprons.

Wasn't that one fun? That had to be one of the most ridiculously hilarious endings that I've seen in some time, as the Wizards beat Eddie Jordan and his 76ers in his new digs.

Basically, with one second left, Mike James launched a desperation three over Jason Smith and Willie Green that missed badly, except the referees called a foul on Green, giving James three free throws.

There's no narrative to a game that doesn't count. Hence, bullets... Mike Woodson on the fight for the 13th and final roster spot: "It could be a big guy.

The Washington Wizards would be wise to put last season behind them as the team suffered through one of the worst seasons ever in their storied history.

Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison will miss the remainder of the preseason due to a right shoulder injury.

Record: 19-63, 5th Southeast Division, 15th seed Easter Conference. These are worth repeating, 19-63 overall, last in the Southeast Division, LAST in the Eastern conference.