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Jan Vesely: I don’t get to shoot or finish as much as I would like, but in the NBA it’s much more complicated than in Europe. Most often here, swingmen have the ball. Nevertheless, I try to work on my shooting thoroughly after practice, and I feel progress [there]. However, in the meantime I’m more beneficial for the team on the defensive side of the court. Truth About It

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Jan Vesely: I have to admit that my attempt to get driver’s license didn’t end well because of my English, so I’m still without a car. For my resit I just have to prepare better. With my cell phone, unfortunately, I have a problem with international calling, so I can be in connection through phone only in the U.S. so far. But next week my family arrives to visit me, which is a chance to see each other again after a long time. I’d want to show them my basketball skills the best I can.” Truth About It

Washington Wizards, Jan Vesely 

It hasn't helped that first-round pick Jan Vesely has managed to score only four points on 2-for-8 shooting from the field with only one free throw attempt over three starts covering 57 minutes of floor time. It's too soon to draw sweeping conclusions about a 21-year-old who didn't play in college, but the development of Vesely and other recent first-round picks Chris Singleton, Nick Young and JaVale McGee bears watching as it could have a direct bearing on Grunfeld's future. CBSSports.com

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His influence on the game is not always evident through the box score, because activity and hustle aren’t always measured. But he makes his share of deflections, keeps balls alive, and rarely gives up on plays. Rashard Lewis calls him “kangaroo” because he’s always hopping around. “Jan is a kid, from a defensive standpoint, that gives us a presence,” Wittman said. “He’s a young kid that’s going to get bigger and stronger, but he knows situations, reads situations well. And I’ve been pleased. I thought he played well in our Charlotte game [on Wednesday]. I thought, leading up to the Charlotte game, he’s had some stints. So hopefully, he can continue that.” Washington Post

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Michael Lee: Rashard Lewis has started to call Jan Vesely a "kangaroo" because he bounces around all the time. Jan: "I don't know what's that" #wizards Twitter

Washington Wizards, Rashard Lewis, Jan Vesely 

What was the experience like, finally being able to make your NBA debut? Jan Vesely: “It was a good experience… what to say?” What about that missed free-throw? Can we just chalk it up to nerves? “I was a little bit nervous. I was thinking about what to expect, how to play, so… nerves.” On draft night, your girlfriend Eva said she was going to work with you on free-throws, be your coach. What would she say about that miss? “She will support me and everything, there’s nothing that she will make fun of me for. Sometimes it’s just one thing to miss free-throws, so….” {shrugs shoulders} Truth About It

Washington Wizards, Jan Vesely 

Overseas journalists were a little astonished at how you dress yourself, they didn’t like your white coat. Have you noticed that? “Something yeah, but I rather thought that I was the best dressed of them all, I don’t know (smiles). I simply had a white coat, but my teammates made fun of me, that I look like that police detective in Miami Vice [Sonny Crockett]. I don’t think that the coat was bad, it’s just white. By the way, there are strict rules for it, as soon as we are to appear somewhere in the public, we have to be well-dressed all the time.” Truth About It

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Craig Stouffer: Jan Vesely on whether #Wizards struggles have inspired him to get back: "I’m not sure that I am the guy that can make some miracles." Twitter

Washington Wizards, Jan Vesely 

Michael Lee: Great quote from #wizards rookie Jan Vesely: "It’s tough to sit on the bench & see the players, they are playing & they are playing bad." Twitter

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Jan Vesely, the Wizards’s top draft choice from June’s draft, is listed as day-to-day with a right hip injury and is unlikely to be available for the season opener on Monday against the New Jersey Nets. Coach Flip Saunders hoped to have Vesely on the active roster for opening night and gave his players the day off on Saturday to help them get prepared for the upcoming grind of the 66-game season. A day of rest did little to subside the pain in Vesely’s right hip and he sat out Sunday’s two-hour practice at Verizon Center. Washington Post

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Mike Prada: Jan Vesely's trying new things with his shooting form. I counted five air balls. All part of what happens when u rebuild a shot Twitter

Washington Wizards, Jan Vesely 

Mike Prada: Andray Blatche called Shelvin Mack "Shelby" and said he couldn't pronounce Jan Vesely's name. #shelby Twitter

Washington Wizards, Andray Blatche, Jan Vesely, Shelvin Mack 

Craig Stouffer: We have confirmation from #Wizards spokesman: the rookies (Vesely, Singleton, and Mack) are signed. Twitter

Washington Wizards, Jan Vesely 

Vesely was home in the Czech Republic waiting for the NBA to settle its collective bargaining agreement before he was granted permission to receive a work visa. But according to a sources with knowledge of the situation, the State Department plans to work under the assumption that the new NBA deal will be ratified and his contract with the Wizards is valid to allow him to come to Washington. Vesely is expected to arrive on Wednesday, while his paperwork is completed, but a league source said he is “good to go.” Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Jan Vesely, Czech Republic 

Vesely has already negotiated a tentative buyout agreement with Partizan. The Wizards can contribute up to $500,000 toward a buyout of an international contract, but that check can’t be written until the lockout ends. Vesely should be eligible to sign a two-year deal worth almost $5.5 million, with the Wizards holding the options for his third and fourth years. Raskovic said Vesely could get a visitor visa – which would allow him to come to Washington sooner – but he would eventually have to return to the Czech Republic for a work visa. Vesely doesn’t want to risk missing any games or practice time away from the team. Washington Post

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Jan Vesely will remain in the Czech Republic for another week, possibly until at least the day before Wizards training camp is set to begin, while he waits for the NBA lockout to get lifted in order to acquire a work visa. Owners and players may have reached a tentative settlement on their antitrust lawsuit that will allow training camps to begin on Dec. 9. But Alexander Raskovic, one of Vesely’s representatives, wrote in an e-mail on Tuesday that his client needs several documents — including a copy of the new agreement and his contract with the Wizards — before the United States Embassy in Prague will grant him permission to work in America. Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Jan Vesely, Czech Republic 

You already have specific offers? Jan Vesely: I can’t say I have specific offers, but I’m sure it’s in Europe, I don’t want to go to China. Going back to Partizan Belgrade would be the easiest way to go. I’m still their player, I wouldn’t have to deal with the formalities – moreover I heard that the whole Serbian nation wants me to come back. So we’ll see. Truth About It

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You said from the beginning that you would wait on the end of the lockout in USA. When did you change your mind? Jan Vesely: Initially there was a thought that the NBA would start at the end November or the beginning of December – and nothing happened, no deal. Even with a deal, it will take a month before we can start playing games. It looks bad, we’ll have to find something. Maybe I did a mistake not finding something sooner. Truth About It

Washington Wizards, Lockout, Serbia, Jan Vesely, Partizan Belgrade 

Does your side make mistakes too? Jan Vesely: The biggest NBA stars came to the negotiations at the end of it. I think that was probably a mistake. They should have taken a stand for every player at the beginning of negotiations. Truth About It

Washington Wizards, Lockout, Jan Vesely 

How much of negotiations are you following? Jan Vesely: I’m such phlegmatic, I don’t care about it too much. But it’s starting to piss me of a bit. Everybody was optimistic, like saying tomorrow they’ll get a deal done… I think that it is not so much about money, but rather about power. Basically owners want to restrict player movement, they want more power. It is worth losing the whole season? Jan Vesely: I still believe they’ll get a deal done somehow. In America everyone says that the players should take the deal. One hand they are right, everyone would be glad with the start of the NBA. But it’s not about this season. What the players make at the start of this disadvantageous CBA, they will lose that in the next 10 years. It’s about the future. Truth About It

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