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Washington Wizards: 2016 Offseason Grades

By Gerald Bourguet

May 15, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) and guard Bradley Beal (3) react against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half in game six of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
May 15, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) and guard Bradley Beal (3) react against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half in game six of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 23, 2016; Washington, DC, USA;Washington Wizards forward Marcus Thornton (15) shoots the ball over Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Scott (32) during the second half at Verizon Center. The Hawks won 122-101. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

Odds And Ends

The biggest move Washington made to round out the rest of the roster was re-signing Marcus Thornton to a one-year, $1.3 million deal. Known for his instant (albeit inefficient) scoring off the bench, Thornton averaged 9.7 points in 18.2 minutes per game for the Wizards and Houston Rockets.

Though he only shot 39.9 percent from the field overall, Thornton provides Washington with an alternative in case of injury or Trey Burke failing to fit in. More than likely though, he’ll only be used for his annual short stretch of games where he heats up off the bench before fading back into obscurity.

Washington also signed Danuel House and Sheldon McClellan to partially guaranteed, two-year deals.

House is a 6’7″ shooting guard from Texas A&M who went undrafted in this year’s draft, but he earned a deal after playing for Washington’s NBA Summer League team. He averaged 11.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game while shooting 40 percent from long range.

McClellan also played for the Wizards’ Summer League squad, but only averaged 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. A 6’6″ guard from Miami, McClellan also went undrafted this year.

Jarell Eddie, a 6’7″ wing who went undrafted in 2014 and has spent the last two seasons playing in the D-League and for the Wizards, agreed with the team to push back the guarantee date of his deal to just before the start of the 2016-17 season, meaning he’ll have to work his way onto the roster in training camp.

In NBA Summer League, Eddie did all that he could on that front, averaging 15.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Finally, there’s Daniel Ochefu, a 6’11” power forward from Villanova. Ochefu went undrafted in this year’s draft despite his contributions to a national championship team, and his NBA Summer League performance for the Wizards’ squad (1.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 14.2 MPG) did little to convince anyone he’s a legitimate NBA prospect.

Still, it was enough to earn him a three-year, partially guaranteed deal. Unfortunately, only Eddie feels like a player with legitimate upside in this category.

Grade: C-

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