Washington Wizards News

Veteran columnist Randy Hill is a frequent contributor to FOXSports.com. The Detroit Pistons have reached the home stretch of their free-agent shopping spree, cutting by about 25 percent the NBA's list of potential serious spenders.

New Sixers coach Eddie Jordan is bringing Mike O'Koren with him. The team announced O'Koren's hiring as associate head coach Wednesday.

Wednesday signals the beginning of the NBA's free agency period, and although teams are free to begin courting and negotiating with players, don't expect the Washington Wizards to spring into action.

The Philadelphia 76ers announced today that Head Coach Eddie Jordan has named Mike O'Koren as Associate Head Coach and will retain Jim Lynam and Aaron McKie as assistant coaches for the upcoming season.

Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 ; 07:03 PM Post Comment Updated Tuesday, June 30, 2009 ; 07:34 PM Watch Story Video According to the Washington Wizards and his agent, Alex Ruoff has not signed a pro contract.

Leading up to Thursday's draft, a series of trades shifted players all over the NBA .

The Washington Wizards didn't really need a draft, so they're essentially not going to have one.

When asked early this week which opposing teams were poised to best improve themselves in Thursday's NBA Draft, Washington Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld had a simple answer.

Right after the Richard Jefferson deal, another big one is coming up. The Washington Wizards are close to a deal that would send the No... by Shady Botros 62 reads Right after the Richard Jefferson deal, another big one is coming up.

While he did not go to high school here, Flint can still claim JaVale McGee of the Washington Wizards as another player in its rich basketball history.

Mike Miller and Randy Foye, the newest members of the Washington Wizards, made their debut yesterday in the bowels of Verizon Center, squeezed between the excitement of two blockbuster trades in the Eastern Conference made earlier in the day and under the shadow of the NBA draft. Their arrival may have gone unnoticed outside the District, but the Wizards hope that Miller and Foye will help make the team a topic of discussion in April, May and possibly June.

The Wizards traded out of the first round, sending the No. 5 overall pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves, as part of a package that yielded two veteran players -- Miller in his prime, and Foye on the rise -- that can help a team built to win now.

HereI thought Kevin McHale no longer was with the Timberwolves. Or perhaps David Kahn was channeling McHale's ghost.

Injuries to star guard Gilbert Arenas and center Brendan Haywood crippled the Washington Wizards last season as the team tied a franchise record for fewest wins in an 82-game season with 19.

The New York Knicks are currently discussing a blockbuster draft trade with the Washington Wizards.

Blake Griffin #23 of the Oklahoma Sooners reacts in the first half while taking on the Syracuse Orange during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regionals at the FedExForum on March 27, 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Yahoo! Sports is reporting the Wizards and Timberwolves have agreed in principle to a deal that would send Minnesota guards Randy Foye and Mike Miller to Washington for the No.

In an NBA Draft that - like many before it - features one perceived franchise savior and only a handful of elite prospects followed by many question marks, the forecast for Thursday is anything but predictable, and many trades are expected.

Philadelphia 76ers forward Donyell Marshall has all the attributes of a future NBA or college coach.

If you are any other NBA General Manager outside of Los Angeles Clippers GM, Mike Dunleavy Sr., than this year's NBA Draft is the kind that conjures nightmares.

No brainer: Many draft prognosticators have this pick as James Harden from Arizona State.