The Washington Wizards signed John Wall to a lengthy and lucrative contract extension this offseason and now that the team has their point guard locked up for the future, they are trying to give him some talent for the present, as they signed free agent forward Al Harrington to a contract.
According to ESPN.com, the Wizards signed Harrington to a deal this week after he had interest from a couple other teams at least and he comes to Washington after being released by the Orlando Magic this offseason. Harrington dropped 14.2 points per game two years ago and now he will have the chance to play alongside Wall and Emerka Okafor.
From the report: "Just watching the way they finished the year when they were healthy, I just feel like this is a great opportunity where I could come in, help and try to push them over the top," Harrington said. "The talent that's on the roster with the guys that got a little bit of experience, with the young guys, I think it's a good mix. Adding me to it, I can definitely help these guys....
"I'm going to try go get in here early, try to get with the guys and have like a mini-camp amongst the players where we can all get in here, start working out, start working to that goal of being a playoff team this year," said Harrington, who relied on advice from Trevor Ariza, Wall and Nene before signing with Washington.
