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Guard Wilks Joins Depleted Roster
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
After looking at several free agent point guards, the Wizards decided on journeyman Mike Wilks. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound Wilks, who is in his sixth season and joining his eighth team, is expected to be available for tomorrow's game against Chicago.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Wilks, who appeared in eight games with Denver this season, will help fill the void created by injuries to guards Gilbert Arenas (left knee) and Antonio Daniels (right knee). Arenas is expected to miss at least two more months, and Daniels is out two to four weeks.
The addition of Wilks couldn't come at a better time for a team that dressed nine healthy players for Saturday's win over Sacramento. Yesterday, with Caron Butler and Antawn Jamsion absent because of illness and Andray Blatche excused, the Wizards practiced with six players.
Butler, Jamison and Blatche are expected to practice today and will be available for the team's first meeting with the Bulls. Wilks signed a non-guaranteed contract, meaning he could be released anytime before Jan. 10 and his contract won't count against the luxury tax threshold ($67.86 million). Teams that go over must pay a dollar-for-dollar tax following the season. . . .
Rookie center-forward Oleksiy Pecherov, who has been out since late October with a hairline fracture in his right ankle, removed his protective walking boot yesterday and rode a stationary bike during practice. Afterward, Pecherov went through some light shooting drills; he is two to three weeks away from being cleared to practice.
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