The Wizards announced their summer league roster, and it's a veritable Bog gold mine. And bear in mind that I'll be in Vegas for probably three days, with hopes of eating Russian food with OPEC and Harvey Grant. Here's the roster

Shagari Alleyne
Brian Chase
Mike Hall
Jared Homan
Lee Humphrey
Dominic McGuire
Aaron Miles
Oleksiy Pecherov
Kevinn Pinkney
J.R. Pinnock
Leon Rodgers
Kyle Visser
Jameel Watkins
Nick Young
Derrick Zimmerman

Notables:

* Two George Washington Colonials from the 2005 team I covered that should have been in the Sweet 16 if the schedule had been merely "mildly wretched" instead of "putridly terrible." With me, Ivan Carter, Mike Hall and J.R. Pinnock, all we need is Karl Hobbs and SID Brad Bower and Vegas will feel just like the Smith Center. As long as the Wizards are playing the 2005 Terps or any MEAC school, they should absolutely roll.

* More local college players, like Brian Chase (Va. Tech) and Jameel Watkins (Georgetown).

* Lee Humphrey, who slayed George Mason in the 2005 Final Four.

* Kyle Visser, who lived much of the summer in Rosslyn and is a funny dude.

* Another Zimmerman. From Ryan Zimmerman to Jordan Zimmermann, D.C. has the pro Zims on absolute lockdown. And I'm pretty sure that none of them are Jewish. Remarkable.

By Dan Steinberg  |  July 3, 2007; 5:05 PM ET
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