Wizards coach Flip Saunders believes that the team has closed the door on the season-long suspensions of Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton.

"Just because there's closure I don't think things change in 24 hours but I think over the long run you try to get some normalcy," Saunders said Friday night.

"Someone asked about distractions," the coach continued. "That distraction is over but we seem to dominate with trade rumors and everything else so those are distractions from a player's standpoint that you have to deal with."

A majority of Washington's players have been mentioned in trade rumors due to both the Arenas saga and their 15-30 record.

"We have to understand no matter where you're at and where the record is, you're still professionals and we are entertainers when we step on the floor there are some 8 or 9 years old on the rail and this might be the only NBA game they watch, so you have an obligation as a performer to go out and play at a high level to have an impact on those individuals," Saunders said.