ALUMNI UPDATE: The two-year offer sheet that ex-Jazz point guard Dee Brown signed earlier this month with Washington is believed to be only partially guaranteed, but Brown — who toiled last season in Turkey — apparently made a favorable impression while playing recently for the Wizards at the NBA Summer in Las Vegas.

"He pushed the ball, he was disruptive and he gave us a veteran presence out there," Wizards summer coach Wes Unseld Jr. told the Washington Post. "He's played in the NBA so he knows how to direct guys to spots and get them set before getting the offense going. I think he'll fit in with us."

Brown is expected to be Washington's No. 3 point behind Gilbert Arenas and Antonio Daniels.

"I'm very blessed and lucky to get an opportunity to play with such a great organization," Brown blogged on his personal Web site. "I say blessed because of the obvious ... I'm back in the NBA, and doing what I love for a living."

MISC.: Ex-Jazz forward Roger Powell Jr. finished Revue averaging 6.3 points in three games for San Antonio. Powell, a teammate with Brown and Williams at the University of Illinois, spent last season in Italy. ... Williams and Jazz All-Star power forward Carlos Boozer play for Team USA tonight in an exhibition against Canada at Las Vegas, one in a series of warm-ups games in advance of next month's Olympic Games in Beijing, China. ... University of Utah product Britton Johnsen (severely bruised left thigh) missed his third straight Revue game Thursday, sitting out the Jazz's win over Atlanta.

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