Wizards land Marcin Gortat in trade sending Emeka Okafor, pick to Suns

It should be noted though that Marshall entered the league in just about the worst possible situation. While on draft night it looked like he’d get to be Steve Nash’s apprentice on a team with playoff aspirations, he instead found himself buried on the worst team in the Western Conference. Marshall’s best skill is managing a team and, with the Suns, he didn’t exactly have a lot of good scoring options alongside him. Still, Marshall averaged 12 assists per game in three appearances as a starter.

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The Wizards announced that Okafor will be out “indefinitely” due to a herniated disc in his neck, diminishing the team’s frontcourt depth and putting pressure on their young players to perform.

UPDATE: The Wizards are not expected to keep Lee, Brown or Marshall once the transaction is complete, according to TNT’s David Aldridge and Michael Lee of the Washington Post.