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Wizards Exercise Options On Pecherov, Young
Per team policy, terms of the contract were not released. “Nick and ‘Pech’ both showed a great deal of potential as rookies and we’re counting on them to continue to progress and contribute,” said Grunfeld. “We like the fact that we have a group of promising young players behind our established veterans, and we’re excited to retain Nick and ‘Pech’ for their third seasons.” Under the terms of the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement, the first two years of a first round draft pick’s contract are guaranteed while the third and fourth year of the contract are the team’s option. Pecherov was selected with the 18th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, while Young was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Pecherov averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 35 games as a rookie with the Wizards last season. He was selected by the Wizards in the 2006 Draft (the franchise’s first-ever international first round pick), but played the 2006-07 season overseas before joining the team for the 2007-08 season. Young averaged 7.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 75 games as rookie with the Wizards last season. His best game came on March 30 at the L.A. Lakers when he scored 27 points in 31 minutes. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Wizards' Stevenson On Europe: 'I Didn't Like It'Wizards' guard DeShawn Stevenson, having returned from Barcelona and Berlin a few days ago with the team, says that he didn't enjoy the overseas preseason trip. "I didn't like it, no. I couldn't eat my food. It was tiring. It was boring," Stevenson said. He claimed that all he ate was "bread, water, and Gatorade." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Wizards Waive DerMarr Johnson, Linton JohnsonWashington Wizards' President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has waived forwards DerMarr Johnson and Linton Johnson. DerMarr Johnson appeared in five preseason games for Washington and averaged 8.8 points in 19.6 minutes per game. Linton Johnson appeared in four preseason games as a Wizard and averaged 1.3 points in 12.8 minutes per game. Both players originally signed with Washington on September 22, 2008. The Wizards' roster now stands at 15. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Wizards Oct 2008 Archive
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Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has exercised the third-year option on both center/forward Oleksiy Pecherov and guard Nick Young.