Ryan Anderson: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on Free-Agent PF

June 27th, 2016 by Matt Fitzgerald Leave a reply »
The Washington Wizards are reportedly zeroing in on veteran power forward Ryan Anderson as a top free-agent target.

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Anderson a Stretch 4 Who'd Fit with Wizards Monday, June 27 J. Michael of CSNMidAtlantic.com reported Monday that the Wizards are coveting Anderson after Kevin Durant excluded Washington from his list of desired open-market destinations.   

Anderson played for the New Orleans Pelicans over the past four seasons and averaged 17 points per contest on 36.6 percent shooting from three-point range in 2015-16.

Given that Durant was born in Washington, D.C., and his former Oklahoma City Thunder coach, Scott Brooks, is now leading the Wizards, the team made sense on paper as a landing spot for the four-time league scoring champion.

Unfortunately for Washington, Durant won't be having a homecoming for the prime of his career.

Michael also reported that one NBA general manager said Anderson's market value may be around $17 million, which is a steep price but at least isn't the max contract Durant would've commanded.

Anderson is a prototypic ...

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