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  • Mavericks Trade Dejuan Blair To Wizards

    DeJuan Blair heading to Washington Wizards in sign-and-trade with Dallas Mavericks - ESPN

    Blair is a good player. Makes the Wizards deeper with Gortat, Hilario, and Humphries.

    The Washington Wizards will acquire veteran forward DeJuan Blair in a sign-and-trade deal with the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, according to sources close to the process.

    A trade call with the league is scheduled for later Wednesday, sources said, with Dallas not looking for anything back beyond the nominal draft considerations required to make such a deal official.

    Blair posted a tweet referencing his new NBA home Wednesday afternoon.

    ESPN.com reported Sunday that the Wizards and Mavericks were in advanced talks on a sign-and-trade deal that would land Blair alongside Paul Pierce and Kris Humphries as new additions to Washington's up-and-coming roster.

    The Mavericks, sources say, promised Blair that they would try to sign-and-trade him to a new team to help him as much they could financially as a reward for contributions the bruising forward made last season, notably during Dallas' seven-game battle with the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in the opening round.

    Working on a minimum contract, Blair played with an intensity and tenacity that the Mavs sorely needed in their frontcourt. Due to Samuel Dalembert's inconsistency and Brandan Wright's matchup-based playing time, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle often went to Blair, 25, as the primary center off the bench.

    In the San Antonio series, Blair's physical nature changed the dynamic of a first-round battle between old Texas rivals that proved to be the Spurs' toughest test on their championship run.

    Blair was ejected late in a pivotal Game 4 against the Spurs when he kicked center Tiago Splitter in the head during a loose-ball foul. Blair later said it was an accident. Although the ensuing one-game suspension hurt the Mavs, Blair's efforts helped them push the Spurs -- who drafted Blair No. 37 overall in 2009 -- to a Game 7, which San Antonio won in a rout.

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    Steal for Wizards for $2 million per.

    DeJuan Blair has agreed upon a three-year, $6 million deal with the Washington Wizards.

    The third season on Blair's deal will be a team option.

    Blair spent last season with the Dallas Mavericks.

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