Washington Wizards Sign Hamady Ndiaye
by Mike Prada on Dec 11, 2011 12:21 PM EST
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PrintThe Washington Wizards have re-signed Hamady Ndiaye, the team announced in a press release. The move is not a surprise at all, considering that Ndiaye's camp has been talking since June about how the team liked him. It was really only a matter of working out terms that made sense. I'm not sure what those specific terms are right now.
The Wizards' training camp roster is now at 17 players. Before you fret about the Wizards having too many players and not enough roster spots, keep in mind that those 17 players includes Mardy Collins, Aaron Pettway and Mike Wilks. Also, it's hard to imagine the contracts for Larry Owens and Ndiaye are fully guaranteed, though that's just a guess on my part.
Full press release below the jump.
The Washington Wizards announced today that they have re-signed center Hamady Ndiaye.
"Hamady gained valuable experience when he received more playing time at the end of last season and worked hard this summer to continue to improve," said Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld. "His tremendous attitude and work ethic make him a valuable piece of the team's chemistry."
Ndiaye returns to the Wizards after appearing in 16 games for the team last season. The 7-0 native of Senegal was originally selected by Minnesota with the 56th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft before his rights were traded along with the rights to Trevor Booker in exchange for the rights to Lazar Hayward and Nemanja Bjelica on Draft Night and was the Big East Defensive Player of the Year at Rutgers in 2010.
The training camp roster now stands at 17 players.
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Excellent
Great height, great athlete, even better work ethic. Fully worth keeping around for another year at least.
by BballBrit on Dec 11, 2011 12:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Hope he likes Iowa
It can’t hurt signing him and I like H but let’s be real. He isn’t going to help this year. And there will not be a lot of growth potential with the big club as there will not be a lot of practice time given the condensed season. Therefore I hope he works hard with the Energy and comes back next year with some more experience.
You're right
He definitely needs to play if he wants to improve. It’ll be interesting to see what Shelvin Mack will do in training camp, but I can see both these guys being assigned to the D-League and spending most of the season there.
Which is fine.
Plus, with this condensed schedule its always good to have a 7’0 athlete with a D12 body on the roster.
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by Dutch Hoopfan on Dec 11, 2011 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Compressed season
Will be both good and bad for development of young players…
Bad – Fewer practices. Obviously, practice time is very important for developing players
Good – Compressed schedule, with back-to-backs, and playing 5 games a week will necessitate going deeper into the bench. Flip may play a MUCH deeper bench on the second or third nights… Going 8 or 9 deep during a “regular” NBA season might work, but this year I wouldn’t be surprised to see Flip go 12 – 13 deep.
Good/Bad – Injuries. Compressed schedule with more games in fewer days – with fewer days off in between will almost certainly mean more injuries – and fewer days for recovery…. Necessitating the need for a deep team….
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Good
Hang on to him. Even if he turns into nothing more than trade bait, he’s worth it.
That picture
Should be hung on a huge banner outside the Verizon Center. The perfect symbol for the Wizards new identity as a young scrappy team with strong character. And a cost-effective way to bring about world peace.
by Emmet O'Neal on Dec 11, 2011 3:51 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
And a cost-effective way to bring about world peace.
You mean the guy from the Lakers is going to join us too?
by hotplate on Dec 11, 2011 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Awesome
H is great. As x- factors go, he’s the most "x"ey. I bave a feeling that Hamady is going to surprise a lot of people.
Welcome back, H
I wonder how many minutes he’ll get this year. If Kevin spends most of his time at PF, Flip could easily slide N’diaye in for 4-6 minutes a game.
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With 6 games in 8 nights or so, there are going to be games he'll play
And I would really like to see what he can do if he gets out there.
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by Dutch Hoopfan on Dec 11, 2011 6:54 PM EST up reply actions
Absolutely
And you’re definitely right that for long stretches he’s going to get some burn. I just hope that he won’t be getting DNP-CD’s when the team’s well rested. It’d be fantastic if we find we got value out of the throwaway pick in the Booker trade.
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I really enjoy having this guy on the team
And I just hope he can justify us keeping him around. I know it’s silly, but sometimes I just like having a few really good guys around so I can say “Dag, I’m proud I’m a fan of this team.” That’s not to say the other guys on the team aren’t good guys – in fact, I’m loving the group we’ve put together from that perspective – but H always seems to have a smile on his face and is trying to find the positives. It’s always good to have happy people around, especially when things get hard. Good luck Hamady.
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by Dutch Hoopfan on Dec 13, 2011 5:31 AM EST up reply actions
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