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Friday's Wizards News: Sheldon Reeves McClellan is now Sheldon Mac

Bojan Bogdanovic is thrilled to join Wizards, and may see minutes alongside starters: Bojan Bogdanovic sat in the corner of the Washington Wizards‘ practice facility, surveying the landscape of his new home. John Wall had summoned someone to turn up the music, and as the beat bounced off the walls, and players laughed and launched jumpers, Bogdanovic quickly realized that he wasn’t in Brooklyn anymore. -- The Washington Post

Wizards rookie legally changes his name: A Washington Wizards rookie returned from the all-star break as a new man. Or at least, a man with a new name. Sheldon Mac, formerly known as Sheldon Reeves McClellan, legally changed his name in his home town of Houston, Texas. The move became official earlier this week. -- The Washington Post

How Wizards plan to develop another young player in Chris McCullough: The phone kept ringing, and even when Chris McCullough's agent told him that he had been traded to the Wizards the 6-10 big man didn't believe it. "It definitely caught me off-guard. It was unexpected," said McCullough. -- CSN Mid-Atlantic

Bogdanovic was 'cheering' for trade to join Wizards: Bojan Bogdanovic couldn't control the joy he felt inside the moment he got word that the Wizards were trying to acquire him in a deal to save him from the nine-win Brooklyn Nets. -- CSN Mid-Atlantic

Trade deadline hints at future plans: The calls about Otto Porter came early and often during the trade deadline that passed earlier today, but they went unanswered by Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld. He plans on keeping the soon-to-be restricted free agent now that he has blossomed into an elite shooter who is a perfect fit for one the NBA’s best starting fives. -- CSN Mid-Atlantic

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