There were a lot of suitors for Alan Anderson — a solid NBA bench two-guard who can come in and knock down some threes plus play solid defense. For teams trying to round out their bench at an affordable price, the 32-year-old NBA veteran was an attractive target.
The Washington Wizards won the bidding. Maybe by overpaying a little, but they won the bidding.
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports broke the news.
Free agent Alan Anderson has agreed to a one-year, $4M deal with Washington, league source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2015
J. Michael of CSNWashington.com confirmed the news.
Can comfirm Wizards have signed Alan Anderson to 1 yr deal. Fits this pattern I wrote about Sun. #AllaboutLeBron #WizardsTalk @CSNWizards
— J. Michael (@ThisIsJMichael) July 7, 2015
The Wizards were willing to pay a little more to keep this a one-year deal — they want all their cap space available to go after Kevin Durant next summer.
The Wizards signed Gary Neal and traded for Jared Dudley this summer, giving them a lot of players on the wings behind Bradley Beal and Otto Porter. Dudley and Porter could see a lot of time at the stretch four spot if the Wizards go small more (as they should).