Trevor Ariza Rumors & News

Our 2012-13 player evaluations continue. This time, we profile Trevor Ariza. Basic stats: 9.8 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game, 14.0 PER, 53.8 true shooting percentage. Contract status: Ariza has one year and $7.8 million left on his deal with no stated intention of exercising his early termination option. Preseason expections: There wasn't a ton of optimism where Ariza was concerned at the beginning of the season. After a great playoff run as a role player with the Lakers, Ariza signed a long-term deal and looked to become more than just a three and d type. Ariza lacked the hand...

Nene is done for the season #WizardsTalk #nba — J. Michael(@JMichaelCSN) April 14, 2013 Wittman was surprised when I asked him about #nene. He hadnt been told yet #WizardsTalk #NBA — J. Michael(@JMichaelCSN) April 14, 2013 Webster and Ariza also done for the season #WizardsTalk #nba — J. Michael(@JMichaelCSN) April 14, 2013 Welp. It appears as though the Wizards are playing the rest of the season conservatively. Webster, Ariza, and Nene will miss the remaining two games of the year, and they'll join Bradley Beal on the sideline. With those four guys out, it looks like the s...

There's nothing like a game against the Miami Heat's junior varsity team to remind you just how shallow this Wizards team is. John Wall has become brilliant, Bradley Beal is going to be a good one and the four veterans (Emeka Okafor, Martell Webster, Nene and Trevor Ariza) are competent. Beyond that? It gets ugly. Nowhere was this more apparent than in a demoralizing 103-98 loss to a Heat team resting LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem. The Wizards never seized control of the game with their depleted starting unit, then saw their bench of failing recent draft picks...

Boston Celtics' Courtney Lee (11) is stripped of the ball by Washington Wizards' Trevor Ariza during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) high-fives teammate Trevor Ariza (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Saturday, April 6, 2013, in Washington. The Wizards won 104-85. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

It's not exactly a surprise, but Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza have both confirmed that they'll play out the final year of their contracts rather than exercising early-termination clauses to become free agents. Michael Lee spoke to both of them and got these quotes: "I don't know many people who are going to leave money on the table and I'm not one of the people to do that, so most likely," said Ariza. [...] Okafor has appeared in all but two games this season and is averaging 9.9 points and a team-best nine rebounds. He said he was "fully confident" that he would be back in a Wizar...

When the Wizards swapped Rashard Lewis and the 43rd pick in the 2012 draft for Trevor Ariza and Emeka Okafor, the rosiest consensus tended towards 'General Manager Ernie Grunfeld has spent the Wizards carefully cultivated cap powder on players that, at best, will make this a .500 ball club.' When John Wall returned from injury and the team's record showed improvement over a small sample size, owner Ted Leonsis laid down the gauntlet for the last place Wiz: .500 or bust. That's a hell of a shot across the bow to a salaried employee. The team is surging, aiming at 9th place and with the ...

Washington Wizards' Trevor Ariza, right, makes a move to the basket around Orlando Magic's Doron Lamb during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, March 29, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)