For Wizards, Decisions Loom; Team Has Seven Days to Determine Status of Free Agent Strickland From: The Washington Post | Date: January 7, 1999| Author: | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

After six months of waiting, yesterday's end to the NBA lockout gives the Washington Wizards a seven-day window to re-sign top free agent Rod Strickland or, gambling on their ability to sign a younger star after this shortened season, decide to let him go.

Within a week-long signing period that will begin after the agreement is finalized, the Wizards might offer as much as $11 million a year for four or five years to retain Strickland, according to a source close to the Wizards. The point guard, who will turn 33 Feb. 11, arguably is the team's most important player and its undisputed on-court ...