Now that the 2013 NBA Draft is over, it's time for the Washington Wizards to focus on the free agency period.
The Wizards don't have much cap space to work with unless they want to enter the luxury tax area, but they do have some flexibility with the mid-level exception. But after the team's three most recent signings, that money is slowly dwindling.
After securing Otto Porter with the third pick in the draft, and picking up a backup shooting guard in the second round by trading for Glen Rice Jr., the Wizards were left to mainly fill in backup roles with free agency.
But, they went one step further and picked up a potential small forward to play alongside Porter when they brought back Martell Webster with a four-year contract. Washington did take steps to strengthen their bench by signing backup point guard Eric Maynor and it elected to bring back bench player Garrett Temple.
Now there isn't much money left for the Wizards to make major moves in free agency, and it looks like their roster is essentially locked in for the 2013-14 season. So did the moves that Washington was able to make move the te ...
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