Yet another WaPo chat question answered
I dominate Washington Post chats. Really I do. Got another question answered today:
1900 L St: Do you see the Wizards making any trades before the deadline? I'm not talking about insane "Garnett for Haywood, Jamison and Blatche" deals but more along the lines of something that would shore up our bench. I like Daniels (even if he is in a down year) but Hayes just isn't cutting it. So any potential deals or does Ernie/Eddie view Songaila's return as sort of a mid-season trade? Thanks for your time guys and you do great work.
Ivan Carter: The more I think about where the Wizards are, the more I see Ernie standing pat – unless some deal fell into his lap that would simply be good to good to pass up. Songaila is why. He's getting closer and closer to a return to practice. Yesterday, he ran through plays with Eddie Jordan, Mike O'Koren, Phil Hubbard and Harvey Grant acting as teammates and word is that he could be practicing at full speed within the next two weeks. If that's the case, it's possible to see him getting game action some time in February. That would give him at least two full months to find his legs, blend in with his new teammates and get ready to help in the playoffs. It also shores up Eddie's rotation, giving him a crucial PF/C option of the bench, a guy who can play the pick-and-roll game and stick that 15 to 18 foot jumper that is always there for Wiz big men.
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