The Washington Wizards cut ties with the enigmatic and frustrating Andray Blatche three weeks ago, designating him as the team's amnesty player under the NBA's new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Now a free agent, it appears despite his spotty past, big time NBA teams are interested in perhaps the flashes of promise Blatche showed at times in his career in Washington. Via Mark Stein of ESPN:
Free-agent rumble that just dribbled across the pond: Heat & Spurs among teams to express exploratory interest in free agent Andray Blatche
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) August 4, 2012
Blatche, the 49th pick in the 2005 NBA draft, averaged 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds a game in 409 contests with the Wizards.
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