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Wizards Assess Progress, Seek More
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Grunfeld has added a key piece to the roster each summer and will no doubt look to make more improvements this offseason. In 2003, Grunfeld signed Arenas to a six-year, $64 million contract, and after a 25-win season in 2003-2004, Grunfeld acquired Jamison from Dallas for Jerry Stackhouse, Christian Laettner and the No. 5 pick in the 2004 draft.
Last summer, Grunfeld acquired Butler and Chucky Atkins for Kwame Brown. Things didn't work out with Atkins, who played poorly early in the season and negotiated a buyout in January, but Butler had the best statistical season of his career.
The team's most glaring need is for an inside player who can provide a scoring option from the low post while rebounding and clogging the lane defensively.
Milwaukee could be looking to trade center Jamaal Magloire, Denver may be interested in trading power forward Kenyon Martin and a thin free agent market will include players such as Detroit center Ben Wallace and Atlanta forward Al Harrington.
Some of the current Wizards expressed a desire to maintain as much continuity as possible heading into next season.
"I like what we have," Jamison said. "We have the pieces to get it done. We need to improve defensively. We don't have to be in the top five defensively. If we just hold teams in the mid 90s, the way we can score the ball, we can be around 55 wins.
"Talent-wise, we can compete and we showed that against some of the better teams. The more we play together, the more consistent we will be as a team."
Wizards Notes: The Wizards hold the 18th overall pick (first round) and the 48th overall pick (second round) in the June 28 draft. The team did not have a first-round pick last year and took Blatche in the second round with the 49th overall pick.
