The Washington Wizards have waived guards Shannon Brown, Malcolm Lee and Kendall Marshall. The trio was acquired from Phoenix, along with center Marcin Gortat, in exchange for center Emeka Okafor and a 2014 protected first round draft pick.

Brown has averaged 8.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 374 career games.

Lee has averaged 4.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 35 career games with Minnesota before being traded to Phoenix last summer.

Marshall averaged 3.0 points and 3.0 assists during his rookie season with Phoenix last year.

The Wizards roster now stands at 15.

The Washington Wizards have decided to decline the fourth-year options of Jan Vesely and Chris Singleton.

Vesely and Singleton were first round picks by Ernie Grunfeld and the Wizards in the 2011 NBA Draft.

With the moves, the Wizards will have more than $15 million in salary cap room to potentially sign a maximum-salaried free agent.

The Washington Wizards acquired Kendall Marshall, Shannon Brown and Malcolm Lee on Friday in a deal for Marcin Gortat.

The Wizards will waive those three players as they have a roster crunch.

The Washington Wizards have acquired Marcin Gortat in a deal with the Phoenix Suns for Emeka Okafor.

The deal also includes Shannon Brown, Kendall Marshall and Malcolm Lee to the Wizards, while the Suns also acquire and a top-12 protected 2014 first round pick along with Okafor.

The Wizards will waive Brown, Marshall and Lee.

Okafor is currently out indefinitely with a neck injury.

John Wall is disappointed with how he performed in the preseason following his $80 million, maximum extension.

Wall played particularly bad on Wednesday with more turnovers (four) than points (three), shooting 1-for-7 in 26 minutes.

“I didn’t play too good this whole preseason, to me, to be honest,” Wall said.

Wall shot 35.4 percent from the floor during the preseason and 11.8 percent on three-point attempts.

“Not taking good shots and turning the ball over a little too much,” Wall said. “Getting frustrated in those situations.”

The Washington Wizards have waived forwards Josh Childress and Pops Mensah-Bonsu and guard Xavier Silas.

Childress appeared in four preseason games averaging 2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in eight minutes per contest.

Mensah-Bonsu appeared in four preseason games averaging 0.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in five minutes per contest.

Silas appeared in three preseason games averaging 4.0 points in three minutes per contest.

Randy Wittman spent the first week of the Washington Wizards' training camp almost exclusively on defense and their offense is clearly lagging behind at this point in the preseason.

The Wizards want to be an uptempo team with John Wall's penetration creating open perimeter looks for their shooters.

The Wizards are shooting just 27.8 percent from three and are averaging 21.6 turnovers per game.

“We’ve got to get better there,” Wittman said of the Wizards’ offensive output. “I knew it would kind of be that way. Always is, if you’re concentrating as I said we were going to do from a defensive standpoint, laying our foundation. Again, you’re concerned. We’re going to have nights where we’re not shooting the ball well. I guarantee you, but our defense has got to win those games for us.”

“I mean it’s preseason right now and those are the things you work on and get your kinks out,” said Wall. “I think we’re doing a great job, just have to be more consistent as a team.”

The Washington Wizards are banking on the versatility of Garrett Temple again this season.

Temple is unlikely to make 36 starts like he did last season, but Randy Wittman praised the 6-foot-6 swingman.

“He’s like a great utility player in baseball,” Wittman said of Temple. “I want guys who are very versatile in what they do. It gives you different options in the course of the game, gives you different options when you have injuries.”

The Wizards will have a healthy John Wall to start the season.

“Honestly, I think it’s going to be ever-changing,” Temple said of his role this season. “I’m going to be that guy to be counted on, that can defend and run the team if need be, play [shooting guard] if need be. Be a guy that will be professional at all times.”

Nene has returned to the Washington Wizards, but he is unlikely to play against the New York Knicks on Thursday.

Nene had been in Brazil visiting his father, who is battling a serious illness.

“It was good to have him back,” Wizards forward Martell Webster said of Nene. “You could definitely see he had some pain in his eyes. You know him having to be down there with his family and his father going through what he has to go through. It’s good to have him back and we welcome him with open arms. Let him know we’re here for him. But it’s always good to have one of your family members back.”

The Washington Wizards have waived center D’Or Fischer.

Fischer appeared in one game for the Wizards this preseason logging three minutes of action vs. Miami on 10/15. Undrafted in 2005, Fischer signed with the Wizards as a free agent on 9/28/13.