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Washington's Blake to Miss 10-12 Weeks

Sep 23, 2004 10:43 PM EST

Steve Blake of the Washington Wizards will miss 10-12 weeks after injuring his ankle in a pickup game.

Blake underwent surgery Wednesday to remove a chipped bone from his right ankle, and will be out the first 13 games of the regular season.

"It is an uncommon injury, but we expect Steve to make a full recovery," president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld said.

As a rookie last season, Blake played in 75 games, started 14 and averaged 5.9 points and 2.8 assists. He was a second-round draft pick after leaving Maryland as the school's all-time leader in assists.

Via Yahoo!

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Dixon to Learn his Wizard Fate Soon

Sep 21, 2004 9:57 AM EST

Juan Dixon, who led Maryland to a National Championship and was drafted in the first round by the local Washington Wizards, is unsure if he'll remain the local boy beyond this season.

The 6-foot-3 shooting guard was left unprotected in the expansion draft for the Charlotte Bobcats. The team was allowed to protect eight players, and point guard Steve Blake, a former Terrapins teammate, was one player the Wizards protected.

If the club does not commit to Dixon for a fourth season, at $2.1 million, he will become an unrestricted free agent after this season.

The Wizards face the same decision with Jared Jeffries, but the team is expected to waste little time locking up the 6-11 forward for a fourth season, just as it did before last season with centers Kwame Brown and Brendan Haywood.

Via The Washington Times

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Miami Comes to Terms with Laettner

Sep 14, 2004 5:56 AM EST

The Miami Herald reported that the Heat have reached an agreement in principle with free-agent power forward Christian Laettner, completing an active offseason for the former Duke product.

Laettner was released by the Golden State Warriors soon after coming to Oakland in the Erick Dampier sign and trade deal. Before that he was traded by to the Mavericks by the Wizards, as part of the Jerry Stackhouse/Antwawn Jamison trade.

The Heat expect Laettner to fill out their frontcourt with his crafty veteran play.

Via Arizona Republic

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Wizards Sep 2004 Archive

  • Wizards promote veteran scout to front office post

    Tommie De Riemaecker of RealGM.com | Sep 9, 2004

    The Washington Wizards elevated scout Tom Connelly to assistant director of player personnel today, Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld announced.

  • Wizards hoping new training staff keeps team healthy

    Tommie De Riemaecker of RealGM.com | Sep 8, 2004

    The Washington Wizards hired Chicago Bulls assistant athletic trainer Eric Waters as their new head athletic trainer, Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld announced Tuesday.