Tony Massenburg, now 40, is trying to make the Washington Wizards' roster, trying to latch on with what would be his NBA-record 13th club. The forward will be with Washington on Tuesday for its exhibition opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Only one other player in his 40s is on a preseason roster, according to the Elias Sports Bureau: Houston's 41-year-old Dikembe Mutombo.

"I would not have been happy never being heard from again,'' Massenburg said in an interview during training camp at Virginia Commonwealth. "I'm out here because I want to finish what I started. I'm out here because I love the game. And I'm out here because I think that I have something to offer.''