Ranking the 7 worst Wizards starters of the Gilbert Arenas era

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No. 5 Juan Dixon

A DMV area native gets drafted by his hometown team the same year he carries the University of Maryland to their first NCAA championship and wins the Most Outstanding Player award at the Final Four.

Sounds like a dream, right? For Juan Dixon, it was the reality in 2002.

However, that dream didn’t last much longer. After being the 16th overall pick in the draft, Dixon was never able to translate his collegiate success to the NBA. In two separate stints with Washington between 2002 and 2010, Dixon played in 226 games for the Wizards. He averaged 7.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 17.7 minutes per game while shooting 39.6% from the field, and 31.2% from three.

His age wasn’t a real factor either, as he was one of the oldest and most experienced rookies at the time at age 24. Despite being a dominant shooter and a scorer in college, his shot never fell in the NBA. It’s really hard to stick in the NBA as an undersized 6’2 guard who can’t make shots.

It wasn’t any different for Dixon. He was out of the NBA at age 30 and continued his career overseas. He could have been a dynamic backcourt duo with Gilbert Arenas but instead, he got himself on this list with other inefficient Wizards scorers.

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