Showing posts with label Jan Veselý. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jan Veselý. Show all posts

Saturday, October 20, 2012

NBA News 2012: Wizards Exercise Options on Young Core

English: Ernest "Ernie" Grunfeld, th...
English: Ernest "Ernie" Grunfeld, the General Manager of the Washington Wizards (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has exercised the fourth-year contract options on John Wall, Trevor Booker, Kevin Seraphin and Jordan Crawford while picking up the third-year contract options on Jan Vesely and Chris Singleton. Wall, Booker, Seraphin, Crawford, Vesely and Singleton are now signed through the 2013-14 season. Per team policy, terms of the contracts were not released.

“We have been able to bring in and develop this core group of talented, mature young players over the last several years, and we’re pleased to have them all signed through next season,” said Grunfeld. “Combining them with the veterans we’ve added gives us a solid foundation that can be competitive now while allowing us to continue to build towards future success.”

Wall was selected first overall by Washington in the 2010 NBA Draft. Last season, the 6-4 guard appeared in all 66 games and averaged 16.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 36.2 minutes per contest. He became the sixth fastest player in NBA history (124 games) to reach the 2,000 points/1,000 assists plateau. In 135 career games, including 130 starts, Wall has averaged 16.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 37.0 minutes per contest.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/wizards-exercise-options-on-young-core/


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Friday, June 24, 2011

NBA News 2011: Kyrie Irving among few impact rookies

ANAHEIM, CA - MARCH 24:  Kyle Singler #12 and ...Image by Getty Images via @daylife
Over the past few seasons, rookies have had a varied impact upon the fantasy hoops landscape. Two years ago, Stephen Curry and Tyreke Evans were studs, and nine rookies cracked the top 150 on the Player Rater. Last year, Blake Griffin, John Wall and Landry Fields were the only three to do so. But what will the prognosis be for this year's class, widely panned as one of the weakest groups of all time? Well, beyond Kyrie Irving, who will see run in Cleveland and have a chance to put up numbers, few rookies will be on the fantasy radar come draft day. Before seeing how their minutes shake out and skill sets translate, it's difficult to rationalize the gamble of spending a valuable draft pick on an unknown fantasy commodity. This year, it'll be more about knowing which players to keep a close eye upon as the season unravels, and which have the upside to be modest fantasy contributors if opportunity shines upon them.

Impact Players

  • Kyrie Irving, PG, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Derrick Williams, PF, Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Kemba Walker, PG, Charlotte Bobcats
  • Jimmer Fredette, PG/SG, Sacramento Kings
  • Klay Thompson, SG, Golden State Warriors


Long-Term Upside

  • Jan Vesely, SF, Washington Wizards
  • Bismack Biyombo, PF, Charlotte Bobcats
  • Brandon Knight. PG, Detroit Pistons
  • Kawhi Leonard, SF, San Antonio Spurs


Sleepers



http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/basketball/fba/story?page=11draftrookies


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