Today's links. A note: I'm taking a couple days off before the season begins, so content from me might be a bit light.

• If you buy one book this season, make it Pro Basketball Prospectus. The 2011-12 version is now out, and I can tell you Kevin Pelton, Bradford Doolittle worked incredibly hard to make this happen. If you're tight with money, you can preview a bunch of chapters, including the Wizards' blurb featuring yours truly. [PBP]
• John Wall delivered a pretty striking quote about how the Wizards don't know their roles yet. Seems like something that needs to be figured out ASAP. [Michael Lee, Washington Post | Craig Stouffer, Washington Examiner]
• Complete -- and I mean complete -- rundown of the Wizards' second preseason game. [Truth About It]
• Jan Vesely is still being bothered by a hip injury. [Wizards Insider | Cheers And Jeers]
• Flip Saunders chats with Chris Miller about things. I'm honestly not sure how to describe this better. [CSN Washington]
• An entire blog post on whether it's too hard to see the Wizards' uniform number on their road jerseys. My answer: I guess, but whatever. [DC Sports Bog]
• Trevor Booker talks about actually playing in an actual game again. [Wizards Insider]
• JaVale McGee shows off his potty mouth. [SB Nation D.C.]
• Andrew Sharp picks the Wizards to finish ninth in the East. [SB Nation]
• Ron Thompson on what constitutes a successful Wizards season. [CSN Washington]
• Lobtropolis seems fun. [SB Nation]
• DeShawn Stevenson is going to the Nyets. [Star-Ledger]
• My NBA Watchability Rankings are hitting the mothership any minute now. Spoiler alert: Wizards are at No. 17.