Wizards Get Foye And Miller For 5th Pick

[casey]

Because they refer to you as a sage?

[shrink]

If this was the bottom line, OK, but ...

Bonus Wolves nugget: Kahn's willingness to take on Darius Songaila, who is scheduled to earn $4.5 million next season, looks like the clincher that persuaded Washington to take Minnesota's offer over New York's for the Wizards' lottery pick: Randy Foye and Mike Miller in exchange for No. 5, Etan Thomas, Oleksiy Pecherov and Songaila. Shedding Songaila wasn't an option in a deal with the Knicks built around Wizards ex Larry Hughes

MIN should have made them a big TPE rather than take Songalia, and it would work better for both teams. MIN preserves its 2010 space, and WAS gets its money up front, and can make other changes over the course of the season.

[B Calrissian]

From the wiretap:

“Mike is one of the NBA's elite three-point shooters who can really stretch the defense and provide an all-around game, and Randy has shown the ability to create scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates while providing excellent perimeter defense. Their skills complement our core very well and they will provide a boost as we re-establish ourselves as a contender in the Eastern Conference."

He is setting Foye up to be a disappointment.

[Vega06]

I think Foye will shine in Was. under Flip and Cassell

[Foye]

That is probably the best deal the wizards could get...

Think we are overpaying for #5 a bit. I'm 100% sure Foye develops into Billups now