The Wizards will take no more than 14 players with them to Las Vegas for summer league after releasing four players on Sunday night. After the first two days of mini-camp, the Wizards decided to cut former Wizard James Lang, Notre Dame swingman and son of former assistant Randy Ayers, Ryan Ayers, Villanova's Dwayne Anderson and St. Mary's forward Diamon Simpson. The Wizards might settle for just 12 players, since I heard that two more players could get cut after practice on Monday.
Lang spoke at length yesterday about his desire to remain the NBA after the Wizards cut him in March 2007. Now he will have to take another route back to the big leagues.
Nick Young recovered from his illness to participate in both practices today. The practice sessions were off limits to the media. After practice on Monday, the Wizards will head off to Las Vegas, where they will open against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. They will face Maryland native Ty Lawson and the Nuggets on Wednesday, former Wizard Oleksiy Pecherov and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, No. 1 overall pick Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday and the New York Knicks on Sunday.
The remaining roster includes four Wizards veterans in Young, Dominic McGuire, JaVale McGee and Javaris Crittenton, Gonzaga big man Josh Heytvelt, Georgia Tech center Alade Aminu, Rhode Island guard Jimmy Barron, Coppin State guard Tywain McKee, Boston College guard Tyrese Rice, Florida State guard Jason Rich, West Virginia guard Alex Ruoff, San Diego State forward Kyle Spain and South Carolina forward Brandon Wallace.
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