Juan

Dixon

Dixon saw extended playing time because Gilbert Arenas, who scored 17, was still suffering some effects of the flu.

His fantasy value is nearly gone with Larry Hughes back.

Obviously Dixon makes an excellent pickup for Larry Hughes owners, even though the Wizards obviously miss Hughes tremendously. They’ve been blown out by an average of 22.5 points in their two games without him thus far.

We’d say Dixon was day-to-day, but even with him the Wizards only had eight healthy bodies last night.

Charlotte passed on Dixon in the expansion draft. Coach Eddie Jordan said, “That’s his life. What position is he? He’s too small for a two-guard, he doesn’t have the instincts to play point, but he’s doing both roles terrific. He’s very valuable to us right now.” Dixon is averaging 21.5 points through two games, but isn’t considered a fantasy commodity.

Don’t rush to pick up Dixon. He only received big minutes tonight because of the Wizards’ suspensions.

Dixon may attempt to play in the D-League, but a return to the NBA seems like a longshot. The 34-year-old last appeared in the NBA during the 2008-09 season, averaging 5.2 points per game for the Wizards.

The Wizards preferred flexibility to keeping Dixon at $1.73 million for 2005-06.

Dixon is expected back early next month.

He has been very quiet lately, but provided a nice spark off the bench tonight, especially when Gilbert Arenas was ejected in the third quarter.