Juan Dixon signs with Wiz

Juan Dixon is back in D.C. where his NBA career started.

Juan played for the Wizards starting in 2002 and ended in 2005. He averaged 8.2 points and 1.6 assists during those three seasons. He's played for the Trail Blazers, Raptors, and Pistons since then.

I'm excited about this signing for many reasons. First off, Dixon is a home town hero. He led the Maryland Terps to a National Championship his senior year during college and was drafted as a Wizard with the 17th overall pick. Second, he's a dynamic scorer. He can shoot from all spots on the floor, drive with finesse, and make free throws. And last, he's quick on his feet so he's able to disrupt the passing lanes and stop quick guards.

The contract details weren't released but I'm sure Ernie Grunfeld got him for a good cost. I know he's happy to be back in D.C. so I expect him to make the team and get good playing time at the guard positions.

Welcome back, Juan!

Arenas' return date

In his most recent blog, Gilbert Arenas declared that his return to the backetball court will most likely be between late December and early January. 

"I know time frames are dicey, but they said anywhere from mid December to January 1, I'll be back by then at 100 percent," he explained. "I should be, if everything goes well. So that's the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza present I'm hoping for."

The decision to get the third knee surgery was a tough one, according to Arenas. "I sat out a whole month without doing anything. No nothing. No rehab, no jogging, no nothing. I took the time because whatever the pain was that felt like a pinch or a bruised bone, we felt that over time, with me not doing anything the pinch would go away. . . . It wasn't pain to where I couldn't play, but it was pain to the point where I couldn't get through rehab the way I wanted to and before I stepped on the floor I didn't want anything holding me back."

It sounds like Arenas is extremely focused on rehabilitating his knee the right way this time. The only way this tedious schedule could backfire on him is if the team is doing well without him before he comes back and when he does, he messes with the chemistry. 

Let's all just hope he's the same Arenas that took us into the playoffs every year, torched teams for 30+ a game, and made the rest of the team look good.

Let's just hope.

Arenas: Surgery to reduce swelling of knee

Washington's franchise guard, Gilbert Arenas, has reportedly undergone another surgery on his left knee to remove swelling that has built up over the summer.

After a season spent mostly on the bench in street clothes, Arenas had a second surgery on his left knee and was dedicated to rehabilitating it slowly and making sure it was 100% come next year.

Swelling of the knee is commonplace after surgeries on athletes because a lot of pressure is put on the knee during the process of rehabilitation. 

The timetable in which Arenas will be playing again is unknown, but it is supposed to quicken the rehabilitation process. The team is extremely anxious to start getting him back into the swing of things and hopefully he comes back healthy and can contribute as well, or even more, as he did the few seasons before he has his surgery. 

The Wizards start their training camp on September 27 on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Beginning

I've decided that it would be better if I focused on only one NBA team (my home team, the Washington Wizards) and not the whole NBA because it will allow me to go more in-depth rather than having numerous postings about the entire NBA. If there is a subject or rant about other teams or players that I want to talk about then I might cover that also.

I plan on updating this as much as I can so that if there are any die-hard Wizards fans or just plain curious ones, they can find my blog to be revealing, interesting, and fun to read.

So if you are keeping dibs on my blog, I appreciate it and I hope you enjoy it.