<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Washington Wizards have reached a point in the preseason when veterans with guaranteed contracts are primarily concerned with getting through the final three games without injury. For NBA hopefuls such as Donell Taylor, Roger Mason Jr., Mike Hall and James Lang, however, the final three tuneups will feel more like the playoffs. Those four players appear to be scrapping it out for one or perhaps two spots on the Wizards' regular season roster. Teams must set a roster with no more than 15 players by Oct. 30. That gives Taylor, Mason, Hall and Lang three games to prove they are worthy of making the trip to Cleveland for the Nov. 1 regular season opener. Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan clearly relishes the competition and says the team will likely go right up to the deadline before making any final decisions. Jordan even continues to push second-year forward Andray Blatche, who holds one of the team's 12 guaranteed contracts. "There are a few guys in there fighting, not just the new guys," Jordan said. "Donell and Andray are still fighting for roster spots as far as I'm concerned. It's a matter of three more games and we might just keep everybody until the last day, until it's time to make a cut. It's going to the 11th hour and everybody is involved."</div> Link
