Predict Wiz Opening Day Roster 2010

[JRYCRL]

PG: Wall
SG: Arenas
SF: Thornton
PF: Blatche
C: McGee

2nd Team
PG: Heinrich
SG: Foye
SF: Young
PF: Singleton
C:

Final 3 spots:
Booker - PF
Randle - PG
Oberto - C

Honestly... I really have no clue but I want to hear from you full-time Wix efficionado's.

Personally, I'd like to be rid of Nick young and keep Mike Miller as he's a glue guy and very unselfish but still dangerous enough to score in teh 20's if he has to or is needed to. I'd also prefer to keep Josh Howard over Nick Young. No idea who the 2nd team center would be.

[WizStorm]

I think we've only hit the tip of the iceberg with the moves that will be made this year. Hell, we're not even into the next fiscal NBA season yet. I can see a lot of different possible FA acquisitions and trades that could happen after the 1st week in July.

One thing I believe is a certainty is that Randy Foye and Fabricio Oberto will not be part of the equation.

With just what we know so far, here would be a preliminary stab:
PG: John Wall
SG: Gilbert Arenas
SF: Childress or Howard
PF: Andray Blatche
C: JaVale McGee

Bench:
G: Kirk Hinrich
SG: Nick Young
F: Al Thornton
F: Trevor Booker
F/C: James Singleton
F/C: Kevin Seraphin
C: (Some veteran F/A acquisition)

Reserve:
PG: Jerome Randle
G/F: Quentin Ross
C: Hamady Ndiaye

Still so many questions. I can easily see Young and Thornton being dealt, even one possibly in a deal to get Childress. I could even see Thornton start year as SF, especially if Josh Howard is kept and resigned to a smaller multi-year deal. And then there is also the possibility that Emir Preldzic figures somewhere in the equation.

Then there is also the possibility that Hinrich or Gil (uggg!) are dealt. The possibilities are endless at this point with so much roster turnover expected league wide.

[Benjammin]

Yeah, I don't want to make a guess yet, but I want no part of Foye and Oberto. I hope if Ndiaye and Randle show something that they'll stick and that Seraphin comes over this year.

[NbdyBeatsTheWiz]

As long as Seraphin manages to come over, we find room for Randle, and Blatche is back to good health, let the pieces fall where they will and I'm happy.

SF is the real question mark. We'll have to see if we ink Childress or Howard.

[Hoopalotta]

I pray we ink Cartier Martin over either Childress or Howard. A headline of "Wizards sign Cartier to a one year contract at the veterans minimum, decide not to do anything stupid" would clear a lot of sweat off my brow.

[rockymac52]

Wizards won't go anywhere near Foye or Howard. I'm not sure what they think about Miller, but he won't be worth it to us unless it's for the MLE or less, and he honestly deserves more, but I'm not sure he'll get it in today's market. But at the same time, it sounds like Miller wants to be a winning team for once in his life, can't blame him. He's a great glue guy who is the type of player we need at a reasonable cost, but I think he'll end up elsewhere.

Foye and Howard, however, are not even options. Foye we obviously don't need because of our new logjam at guard. Not to mention he's not a great player, and while he can score and do some things for himself well, he's not much of a team player and isn't going to help us win games, just lose them. Howard's attitude problems are well documented and completely unnecessary on a team like ours. Not to mention his injury, and his likely contract size. Let him be somebody else's problem.

Wall
Arenas
Hinrich
Young
Ross
Thornton
Blatche
McGee
Booker
Singleton
Seraphin?

And as everyone else said, a veteran PF/C (hopefully C), for less than 2 million a year, on a 1-3 year deal. I have no idea who that is, but it will probably just be whichever guy gets no love from other teams and would rather play for a team where he'll actually get minutes than sit on the end of the bench for a playoff contender.

[Hoopalotta]

Wizards won't go anywhere near Foye or Howard. Foye and Howard, however, are not even options.

I have seen mention on Bullets forever where someone said that they heard Grunfeld interviewed on the radio and mention that a one year offer to Howard "is possible".

[MJG]

The only free agents of ours I'd expect to be resigned are Singleton and Martin. That would give us a base roster of Arenas, Blatche, Wall, Hinrich, Thornton, McGee, Ross, Young, Singleton, Martin, Seraphin, Booker, and Ndiaye. I'd say the last two spots will be filled by minimum contracts, one veteran big and on summer league guy. There may be a BOYD guy or two in there somewhere, in which case you can cut out one of the minimum guys or Martin.

[montestewart]

I pray we ink Cartier Martin over either Childress or Howard. A headline of "Wizards sign Cartier to a one year contract at the veterans minimum, decide not to do anything stupid" would clear a lot of sweat off my brow.

Don't mind Howard (if healthy) on a small one-year deal or similar solution, but agree with the sentiment.

[Dat2U]

PF Andray Blatche / Trevor Booker / Minimum vet FA
SF Josh Childress / Al Thornton
CE Javale McGee / Kevin Seraphin / Hamady N'Diaye / Minimum vet FA
SG Vince Carter / Nick Young / Quinton Ross
PG John Wall / Kirk Hinrich / Jerome Randle

[no D in Hibachi]

PF Andray Blatche / Trevor Booker / Minimum vet FA
SF Josh Childress / Al Thornton
CE Javale McGee / Kevin Seraphin / Hamady N'Diaye / Minimum vet FA
SG Vince Carter / Nick Young / Quinton Ross
PG John Wall / Kirk Hinrich / Jerome Randle

Are you comfortable going into a season with McGee and Seraphin as the center rotation?

[penbeast0]

Are you seriously expecting to compete this year? It isn't about comfort level, it's about developing talent. If we sign solid vets like Mike Miller or a big who can start we'd be a better team . . . this year . . . but they probably aren't enough to push us up to a playoff spot and if we aren't a playoff team we are better off having a worse record and playing our young players.

[nate33]

Wizards won't go anywhere near Foye or Howard. Foye and Howard, however, are not even options.

I have seen mention on Bullets forever where someone said that they heard Grunfeld interviewed on the radio and mention that a one year offer to Howard "is possible".

I'd be happy with Howard on a one-year deal. He is a pretty good fit as a jack of all trades guy at SF; and with a one-year contract, I figure he'll be on his best behavior. I don't want him for anything longer than that.

[dobrojim]

I don't agree with those who seem to believe that we have no
chance at being a playoff team next year. I continue to be
irrationally exuberent.

[DaRealHibachi]

I don't agree with those who seem to believe that we have no
chance at being a playoff team next year. I continue to be
irrationally exuberent.

Same here....

Rose, Noah & Deng made it to the playoffs...
Jennings, Bogut & Salmons made it...

Why can't Arenas, Wall & Dray...???

EDIT: Yeah, forgot to add SL;

Wall/Hinrich
Arenas/Young
Thornton/Howard
Blatche/Booker
McGee/Seraphin/

[willbcocks]

I pray we ink Cartier Martin over either Childress or Howard. A headline of "Wizards sign Cartier to a one year contract at the veterans minimum, decide not to do anything stupid" would clear a lot of sweat off my brow.

Yup, I've been saying for a while that the bigest fear with EG wasn't the draft but free agency. Especially now that we have Heinrich signed, we can not afford to give up our cap room, which will be critical for netting future picks. No big signings!

[Hoopalotta]

I agree with others that Howard on a one year deal is a far cry from a big problem. I'd still rather just go with Cartier though. Low maintenance and hungry.

Howard is a better player, sure, but I do have some concerns about the rep from Dallas.

A big +1 to Will B's concerns too. I suppose if they really do plan to move Gil for something like expirings they could sign someone, but it doesn't sound like Josh Childress is the guy (though it could be said that he sounds like an absolutely horrible fit for Flips offense, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's a wild rumor started by Josh's agent).

[closg00]

I pray we ink Cartier Martin over either Childress or Howard. A headline of "Wizards sign Cartier to a one year contract at the veterans minimum, decide not to do anything stupid" would clear a lot of sweat off my brow.

Yup, I've been saying for a while that the bigest fear with EG wasn't the draft but free agency. Especially now that we have Heinrich signed, we can not afford to give up our cap room, which will be critical for netting future picks. No big signings!

Put too-many "vets" on this team and Flip won't be able to help himself but to try and win games now while leaving the most inexperienced players on the bench.

[JRYCRL]

PF Andray Blatche / Trevor Booker / Minimum vet FA
SF Josh Childress / Al Thornton
CE Javale McGee / Kevin Seraphin / Hamady N'Diaye / Minimum vet FA
SG Vince Carter / Nick Young / Quinton Ross
PG John Wall / Kirk Hinrich / Jerome Randle

Was Foye that bad? I like him. I certainly like him more than Ross. That's a player I see absolutely no purpose for on this team. Any undrafted F.A. guard is a better option though I don't know his contract situation.

[AnotherFinn]

Q.Ross had player option, he did make smart move (for him) and did take that 1.1M for sitting on 14th spot on the roster (15th is empty for trade day deal).