Free agent markets are often shaped from the top down; the big fish gets landed then all the little fish fall follow suit. Deron Williams is this year's white whale and it's anyone's guess who's going to play Captain Ahab between Mikhail Prokhorov, Mark Cuban and Jerry Buss; they all look a little crazy.

Salary cap penalties are coming and despite the deepest draft in years, teams may be scrambling to avoid guaranteed salary. The field of the lower to mid-first round is wide open, which should be just the way Wizards General Manager Ernie Grunfeld likes it.

Welp, the draft order is set and the clamor amongst fans for the Wizards to acquire more first round picks has begun. As usual, the price looks to be steep and that's supposing Ted & Co. are looking to buy, part one of two.

If all the Washington Wizards have to trade is Rashard Lewis, 'the plan is to be GOOD' and 'we are done acquiring draft picks...the trade options shall not overwhlem anyone with abundance. Still, it's worth a quick look to see which teams could grease a trade that improves the roster for Lewis and second round draft pick or two.

Rashard Lewis' expiring $22 million deal holds a lot of cap relief and is the Wizards' most attractive trade chip, in theory. In practice and in the brave new world of amenstied players, using such a trade chip is probably more complicated than you might first think.

The rebuild in Washington was losing steam and free agency loomed for UFA Nick Young and RFA JaVale McGee; uncertain contributors set to command significant contracts. Losing the game, Ernie Grunfeld changed the rules.

As part of our day-long quest to bombard you with even more analysis of the trade that sent Nene to the Washington Wizards, JaVale McGee to the Denver Nuggets and Nick Young to the Los Angeles...

I'm sorry, I'm going to need to take a minute to process this one. The Washington Wizards have acquired Nene, Brian Cook, a first-round pick and a second-round pick in a three-team deal with the D...

The Wizards are reportedly interested in Bucks center Andrew Bogut.

It likes like another snack or famine trade deadline for the Wizards. Ernie Grunfeld is holding the line, for now.

Andray Blatche is the player the Wizards have actively shopped which makes it a good bet that if a deal before the deadline goes down, he'll be involved. Prospects are bleak but there's one idea that comes to mind and it's right up Ernie Grunfeld's alley.

The trade deadline is approaching and absolutely nothing is imminent. However, if something was going to have to happen for JaVale McGee, here a few scenarios the Wizards would have to consider.

With the Trade Deadline approaching on the 15th it's time for the NBA's own March Madness; time to prime! Part One of a look at Washington Wizards C Javale McGee's prospects on the trading block.

Dwight Howard is a name to conjure with, but for a rebuilding franchise in flux like the Wizards, attempting to strike before the time is right may do more harm than good.

Kirk Hinrich was traded from the Wizards to the Hawks today. Was it a good move? Here's one perspective that it wasn't.

Does the Carmelo Anthony trade herald a lack of parity in the NBA? Lightning in a bottle or bust.