19-year old shooting guard Bradley Beal turned in a very solid rookie year for the Wizards in 2012-13.  He played in 56 games (46 starts) for the Wizards last year and he averaged 31.2 minutes, 13.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.  He had 13 games in which he scored at least 20 points and he also had 3 games with 10 or more rebounds in his rookie year, which is impressive.  In the 32 games (29 starts) in which Beal played at least 30 minutes, he averaged 37.0 minutes, 18.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game.  The Wizards have to be very, very excited about the pairing of John Wall and Bradley Beal in their backcourt, as they both have HUGE upsides.

19-year old shooting guard Bradley Beal is really heating up for the Wizards.  He played in 8 games (5 starts) in February and he averaged 34.8 minutes, 17.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game.  He shot 48.1% from the floor, 42.4% from three point range and 82.8% from the free throw line in February….which was impressive.  Beal has now played in 49 games (44 starts) so far this year and he is averaging 31.7 minutes, 13.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  His overall shooting percentages are now on the way up as he is shooting 40.5% from the floor, 36.8% from three point range and 79.5% from the free throw line this year.  The Wizards need Beal to keep up the good work.

19-year old rookie shooting guard Bradley Beal will be heading to the Rising Stars Game.  He has played in 41 games (39 starts) so far this year for the Wizards and he is averaging 31.0 minutes, 13.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.  Beal is only shooting 38.9% from the floor, 35.7% from three point range and 78.6% from the free throw line so far this year.  The Wizards hope that this honor will spark Beal to shoot better in the second half of the 2012-13 season.

19-year old rookie Bradley Beal and 24-year old Jordan Crawford are giving the Wizards solid production at shooting guard. Beal has played in 38 games (36 starts) for the Wizards so far this yer and he is averaging 31.4 minutes, 13.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.0 steal per game. But, he is only shooting 39% from the floor, 36% from three point range and 78.8% from the free throw line so far this year, and those percentages need to get better in the near future. Crawford has played in 35 games (12 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 28.6 minutes, 14.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. The Wizards hope the Beal and Crawford keep up the good work moving forward.

19-year old rookie shooting guard Bradley Beal is off to a slow start this year, but he has been a little better so far in December. Beal has played in 10 games (all starts) for the Wizards so far this month and he is averaging 32.7 minutes, 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He has now played in 24 games (22 starts) overall this year and he is averaging 29.8 minutes, 12.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. But, he is only shooting 35.5% from the floor, 28.4% from the three point line and 84.7% from the free throw line so far this year. The Wizards are likely going to keep starting Beal, as they have nothing to gain by benching him right now.

The Wizards threw 19-year old rookie shooting guard Bradley Beal right to the wolves and he doesn’t appear ready for it. He has played in 11 games (9 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 28.2 minutes, 11.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. But, Beal is only shooting 32.8% from the floor and 33.3% from the three point line so far this year and that is unacceptable. He has shot 91.2% from the free throw line, which is impressive. Beal is going to have to start playing better or he’s going to lose a lot of P.T to Jordan Crawford.

The Wizards got a good look at their trio of rookies in 2011-12, especially late in the year. 22-year old forward Chris Singleton got the most P.T. this year for the Wizards. He played in 66 games (51 starts) for the Wizards last year and he averaged 21.7 minutes, 4.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Singleton only shot 37.2% from the floor, 34.6% from three point range and 68.2% from the free throw line last year, so he will need to improve his shot selection next year. 22-year old power forward Jan Vesely got to play more in the second half last year and he looked pretty solid. Vesely played in 57 games (20 starts) for the Wizards last year and he averaged 18.9 minutes, 4.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He has a nice upside. 23-year old guard Shelvin Mack played in 64 games (0 starts) for the Wizards last year and he averaged 12.2 minutes, 3.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

The Wizards started Chris Singleton and Jan Vesely at forward last night as they are starting to get a good look at their rookies, and that is smart. 22-year old forward Chris Singleton has played in 52 games (37 starts) so far this year for the Wizards and he is averaging 22.0 minutes, 4.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He is only shooting 36.9% from the floor, which is pretty awful, but the Wizards are hoping he improves his shot selection with experience. 22-year old power forward Jan Vesely has played in 43 games (6 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 16.1 minutes, 3.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. 23-year old shooting guard Shelvin Mack has played in 50 games (0 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 11.5 minutes, 3.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He is only shooting 38.4% from the floor so far this year though and that will need to improve before the Wizards can start giving him more P.T. 25-year old shooting guard Edwin Ubiles has played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 13.0 minutes, 3.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. But, Ubiles is only shooting 27.8% from the floor so far this season.

With this season pretty much lost, the Wizards have no excuse not to start giving their rookies more P.T. the rest of the season. 22-year old SG/PG Shelvin Mack is blocked pretty good on the depth chart with John Wall, Nick Young and Jordan Crawford all ahead of him. Mack has played in 33 games (0 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 10.5 minutes, 3.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. 22-year old small forward Chris Singleton is having a rough time so far this year. He has played in 35 games (20 starts) for the Wizards so far this season and he is averaging 19.9 minutes, 4.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He is only shooting 36.7% from the floor so far this year and that’s pretty awful for a player his size. Still, the Wizards should continue to give him more P.T. to see what he can do with it. 21-year old power forward Jan Vesely has played in 28 games (5 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 14.9 minutes, 2.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He has a huge upside so the Wizards should just turn him loose soon. The Wizards have nothing to lose in giving Mack, Singleton and Vesely more P.T. the rest of the year.

The Washington Wizards have playing time to offer their rookies, but they have not done much to earn it. 22-year old forward Chris Singleton has gotten the most work out of the Wizards’ rookies so far this year. He has played in 27 games (12 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 18.9 minutes, 3.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. But, he is only shooting 39.3% from the floor and that just isn’t going to cut if from a forward. 21-year old Jan Vesely has not backed up his talk on draft day. He has played in 20 games (5 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 14.7 minutes, 2.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. 22-year old guard Shelvin Mack has played in 25 games (0 starts) for the Wizards so far this year and he is averaging 11.1 minutes, 3.4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. The Wizards have the minutes to give Singleton, Vesely and Mack…..but they need to step up and earn them.