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Wizards Finalize 2006 Vegas Summer League Roster
First round pick Pecherov, current Wizards Blatche, Ramos, Taylor among participants
Updated July 6, 2006
Wizards Head Coach Eddie Jordan and the team are set to leave for Las Vegas
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Washington Wizards President of Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld announced today Washington’s 2006 Toshiba Vegas Summer League roster which will participate in the Toshiba Vegas Summer League at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas from July 6-14.
Washington will begin summer league play tomorrow, July 6th, versus the Toronto Raptors at 10:00 pm ET.
When asked recently about the team's goals this summer, Wizards Head Coach Eddie Jordan responded “Player development. Our second goal is to play the right way, to play hard and to try to win some games. Our third goal is to find someone that can help us at veteran camp or in the future.” More Wizards Quotes...
Washington’s Toshiba Vegas Summer League team includes Wizards forward Andray Blatche, center Peter John Ramos, guard Donell Taylor and 2006 first-round draft selection Oleksiy Pecherov.
The Wizards will also participate in the Long Beach Summer League from July 14-18. A complete roster for the Long Beach Summer League will be announced at a later date.
| # | NAME | HT | POS | DOB | FROM | LAST TEAM |
| 8 | Rashad Anderson | 6-5 | G | 11/9/83 | UConn | UConn |
| 32 | Andray Blatche | 6-11 | F | 8/22/86 | South Kent Prep (CT) | Wizards |
| 54 | Chris Burgess | 6-11 | F | 4/23/79 | Utah | Puerto Rico (Caguas Team) |
| 20 | Antoine Jordan | 6-4 | G | 3/10/83 | Siena | Siena |
| 35 | Roger Mason Jr. | 6-5 | G | 9/10/80 | Virginia | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 42 | Cornelius McFadgon | 6-5 | G | 5/6/82 | Tennessee | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 14 | Oleksiy Pecherov | 7-0 | F | 4/30/85 | Ukraine | Paris Racing |
| 34 | Peter John Ramos | 7-3 | C | 5/23/85 | Puerto Rico | Wizards |
| 53 | Jon Rogers | 6-9 | F-C | 8/30/84 | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. |
| 21 | Donell Taylor | 6-5 | G | 7/26/82 | UAB | Wizards |
| 60 | Julian Terrell | 6-9 | F | 4/16/84 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt |
| 16 | Jermaine Walker | 6-7 | F | 4/5/77 | Miami | Sioux Falls (CBA) |
TV COVERAGE:
NBA TV will air three of the Wizards games from the Vegas Summer League on a tape-delay basis. The following games are scheduled to be televised:
| WIZARDS vs.... | GAME DATE | AIR DATE & TIME | REPLAY |
| Trail Blazers | July 10 | July 14, 5:30 pm | July 15, 12 noon |
| Hornets | July 11 | July 17, 7:00 pm | July 18, 1:00 am & 12 noon |
| Knicks | July 13 | July 19, 9:00 pm | July 20, 3:00 am; July 22 4:00 pm |