Ledell's Place

Writer for ESPN TrueHoop Network's Washington Wizards blog @ The #FreeSato Movement

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Rodgers --> Russell Wilson --> Wentz

is the new

KD --> Horford --> Mahinmi/Nicholson/Smith

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Beal would be much better as an off-ball 3rd option on the Sixers than he is as a ball dominant lead guard on the Wizards.

Work a sign and trade for Maxey and it's a win-win.

[Kurt Helin @basketballtalk]

Andrew Bogut: Rumor is Bradley Beal will join James Harden and Joel Embiid on 76ers https://t.co/IkABINjqsm

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#FreeSato 2.0.

Scott Brooks must be rolling over in his grave.

[Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn]

ESPN Sources: The San Antonio Spurs and point guard Tomas Satoransky have agreed to a contract buyout, clearing the way for him to sign a free agent deal with the Washington Wizards.

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Tommy should send a gift basket to LeBron.

[Ben Standig @BenStandig]

Maybe it's not time to build a Tommy Sheppard statue but it's time for a promotion and extension.

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So...did Tommy Sheppard spend 15 years arguing with Ernie Grunfeld, only to be overruled every time

or

did he sit there silently thinking "man, I can't believe we keep wasting Wall and Beal's prime and Ted won't do anything"?

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Bertans should give his agent a $15M tip.

[Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie]

Kevin Huerter has agreed to a four-year, $65 million contract extension with the Hawks 🤑

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Craziest thing he's said all week.

[Chase Hughes @chasedcsports]

Bradley Beal has stated making All-Defense as a goal after Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. highlighted his untapped potential on that end of the floor. https://t.co/AVemek4lF1

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Dinwiddie must really want to play in DC. He's speaking Ted's language.

Ted: Shut up, Spencer, you had me at 'potential to become a playoff team.'

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Spencer Dinwiddie reportedly believes a Big 3 of Beal, Hachimura and Dinwiddie has potential to become a playoff team, per @MikeAScotto

"Dinwiddie also is confident he can help recruit players to Washington."

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Imagine being an NBA team with a coaching vacancy, seeing these available names and deciding "nah, I'd rather stick with Scott Brooks for 6-10 years."

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Sources: Among Portland Trail Blazers top head coaching candidates: Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups, Spurs assistant Becky Hammon, Univ. of South Carolina/USA women's coach Dawn Staley, Nets assistant Mike D’Antoni and Spurs executive Brent Barry.

https://t.co/BSXe6jt45J

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Is Scott Brooks the new Ernie Grunfeld?

(Ted keeps him around as long as the team meets the minimal goal of making the playoffs.)

Tommy says this is "not a run-it-back team."

But Ted is a run-it-back owner.

The decision on Brooks will reveal who is running the show.

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I can think of 78 people who might find that interesting.

[Ben Standig @BenStandig]

Let's note Evans is coming to the Wizards from the Raptors. Some of you might find that interesting.

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That prediction has been correct for every Wizards playoff trip in the last 40 years.

[Troy Machir @TroyMachir]

Shout out to that time the Wizards told NBC Sports Washington we couldn’t publish playoff predictions because all of us had the Wizards losing in the 1st or 2nd round and the team thought that was too negative. The Wizards didn’t even make the playoffs that season.

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Sweep and Brooks gone?

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Mediocrity isn't that bad. After 30 or 40 years you get used to it.

Before you know it, you'll be celebrating a late season push for the 8 seed just as much as you did the Cup.

[Japers' Rink @JapersRink]

If the Caps don’t stop deluding themselves (and/or us) soon, they’re headed for something worse than being bad: being mediocre. https://t.co/sCQYsDApCz

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If Embiid and Simmons never check back in, Wizards in 4.

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The marquee is ready for tonight.

[Ben Standig @BenStandig]

We need a 30 for 30 in real time.

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I'm sorry, but I don't understand how Kwame Brown is not the topic of every conversation happening right now.

I'm afraid to say anything more.

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It is the ultimate one-and-done for the Wizards on Thursday:

Win and they are in.

Lose and Brooks is out.