Expert predictions: Washington Wizards

Originally Published: October 22, 2010

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Predicted Finish For Washington Wizards: 2010-11

ANALYST	COMMENT	PREDICTIONS
	J.A. Adande, ESPN.com \| Adande's picks I'm bullish on the Bullets, er Wizards. Speed (John Wall) and size (JaVale McGee), and perhaps a taste of winning will be enough to keep the heads of guys like Gilbert Arenas and Andray Blatche in the game.	Southeast: 4 East: 9
	Chris Broussard, ESPN Mag \| Broussard's picks If Gilbert Arenas didn't have three years, $60 million (after this season!) left on his deal, I'd say the Wiz should deactivate him and send him on another vacation. But John Wall's brilliance (not to mention their other young talent) notwithstanding, this club won't reach its full potential until Agent Zero's gone.	Southeast: 4 East: 10
	Chad Ford, ESPN.com \| Ford's picks With John Wall in the fold, a contrite albeit unpredictable Gilbert Arenas back, veteran Kirk Hinrich anchoring the bench and the emerging play of big men Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee, the Wiz will be better than people think. They may not be ready for the playoffs, but the Wiz finally have a future.	Southeast 4 East: 9
	Zach Harper, Daily Dime Live \| Harper's picks The Wizards' season is not about seeing how John Wall fits into the NBA. It's about seeing which of his teammates fit with him. Washington will be holding tryouts all season for the future of the franchise. It's up to the young guys to prove themselves as worthy teammates.	Southeast: 5 East: 10
	John Hollinger, ESPN.com \| Hollinger's picks The excitement over the dawn of the John Wall era is tempered by the fact that neither the Gilbert Arenas nor Ernie Grunfeld eras have ended. This roster probably has the league's lowest basketball IQ, and, no, acquiring Yi Jianlian and Al Thornton didn't help.	Southeast: 4 East: 11
	Tim Legler, ESPN \| Legler's picks John Wall is the best thing to ever happen to Gilbert Arenas. Now Arenas can go be what he really is, which is an off-the-ball scorer. Now he doesn't have to worry about getting others involved because you have someone else to do that. You have a real point guard on the roster.	Southeast: 5 East: 10
	Chris Sheridan, ESPN.com \| Sheridan's picks Ladies and gents, your sleeper team. And I'll say that even before finding out what they'll get for Gilbert Arenas (Elton Brand?). David Thorpe has been raving about Yi Jianlian after working him out earlier this summer, and he looked much more confident in Turkey than he did last season in NJ.	Southeast: 3 East: 7
	Marc Stein, ESPN.com \| Stein's picks Too soon to throw the P-word (playoffs) around after everything that happened to the Wiz last season? Given the disconcerting preseason we've seen from Gilbert Arenas, probably. But the seventh and eighth slots in the East are wide open. Dare I say that's a race that a John Wall-led team can win.	Southeast: 4 East: 8
	Michael Wallace, ESPN.com \| Wallace's picks John Wall and the young Wizards will be fun to watch -- even if they won't win enough games this season to be a threat. Washington might need an executive order from President Obama to line up a taker for Gilbert Arenas, who could seriously stunt this team's growth.	Southeast: 5 East: 12
	Brian Windhorst, ESPN.com \| Windhorst's picks Wizards GM Ernie Grunfeld did a great job giving this franchise hope with his moves over the last eight months. Yes, No.1 pick John Wall makes them intriguing but the steals of Kirk Hinrich and Yi Jianlian are what return them to respectability. Plus, Gilbert Arenas is still pretty good.	Southeast: 4 East: 7
AVERAGE RANKING Southeast: 4.2 \| Standings East: 9.3 \| Standings