<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Washington Wizards hold the 16th and 47th picks in the June 28 NBA draft and also have the option of signing recent draft picks who have been playing in Europe, including last year's first-round choice, forward Oleksiy Pecherov. Pecherov, who is playing for BC Kiev of the Ukrainian League this season, was taken with the 18th pick last June and played with the Wizards' summer league team last July. Believing Pecherov, 21, would benefit from more experience, the Wizards elected to have him play another season in Europe rather than adding him to the 15-man roster for the recently completed season.</div> Link
