Well , that was one wild season...and offseason.All the usual media faces were there at the Wizards' conference. The oppressive gloom of last season has faded, but it still wasn't exactly the fun atmosphere of years past. Sitting behind the podium were Xist, Danny Granger, Kirk Hinrich, and Troy Murphy, who was grinning his usual dopey smile.
So first off, last season was our first without Rashard, and as warned, it was a rough one. All throughout the year things were up-and-down. Despite facing some accusations of tanking, we attempted to compete as always, and our fans were treated to some breakout performances from players like Carl Landry and Jarrett Jack. And despite the controversy surrounding Granger, or perhaps because of it, he remained a Wizard throughout the season. 
And just to clear things up, there aren't any hard feelings between me and the organization. Xist has been upfront with me from the start about the trade talks. I'm happy to be here. Thanks, Danny. Going into the draft, we were overjoyed to land Darren Collison, a player we'd scouted all throughout last season. He was slated to be another key piece for our future. Then came RFA, and though both Granger and Jack were offered contracts by the Hawks and Hornets, respectively, both were matched and thus returned to DC. Conspicuously absent from our RFA re-signings was Gerald Green...more on that later. On the first day of free agency, we were surprised for two reasons: One, Ricky Davis and Corey Maggette signed with us for the minimum. We honestly had no idea that our talks had such an effect on both guys, and were extremely pleased to have them on board. Two, Gerald Green decided to sign with the Grizzlies. Gerald was very vocal in his dislike for being benched in favor of Ray Allen, and I have to think that played a factor in his decision to leave. As Green was the centerpiece of the younger generation of Wizards, suddenly we found ourselves a team leaning more towards winning now rather than later. And that's where Kirk comes in.
So you guys all know that it was at about this time when news of the Chandler trade broke, and the Kings officially announced their plans to rebuild. Jarrett called me up and said "I think you'd be good down with us in DC, what do you think?" I said, sure, it's as good a place as any, not really thinking much of it. So next thing I know, NOLA tells me that I'm 95% heading to DC, and once Tracy was sent to New Jersey, I figured that was it, I'm next. The Kings have always been a team we've tried to keep in touch with, and when news broke that they were looking to rebuild, we decide to ask about it. We knew that any offer would have to include Collison as well as our 2012 1st. However, we also knew that any offer would also have to include Ray Allen, which would give us just enough cap room to sign someone else in the remainder of free agency. We went back and forth on it before finally pulling the trigger, and thus Kirk Hinrich became a Wizard. We also used the cap room to bring back a familiar face in Troy Murphy to help shore up our lacking frontcourt.
DC's like a second home to me, and when they reached out to me to come back, I just couldn't say no. And so here we are, at the start of another season, hoping to do something that'll bring the fun back a bit. Any questions?
