The Washington Wizards have acquired two new players over the past few days. First, they agreed to a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks for Jared Dudley, who’ll replace Paul Pierce. Today they signed free agent guard Gary Neal.

With that said, the Wizards only have a couple of roster spots left and they could potentially re-sign a few of their own free agents.

Drew Gooden, Will Bynum, Kevin Seraphin and Rasual Butler are all unrestricted free agents who played for the Wizards this past season. If the Wizards don’t sign David West, who they’ve been linked to, then Gooden has a good chance of returning.

Bynum, Butler and Seraphin, however, are going to play for different teams next season.

Butler and Bynum are 14th and 15th men at this point in their respective careers.

Seraphin, though, is viewed as one of the better post-players in the league, even though his time in Washington didn’t end the way he’d liked it to.

After the Wizards traded JaVale McGee to Denver, Seraphin was given the opportunity to play and shocked everyone with his performances.

His ability to score inside and out made him a go-to threat for Washington. Unfortunately, defenses caught on to his tendencies and his issues resurfaced. Randy Wittman yanked him out of the lineup, often not giving him a chance to play through his troubles, and Seraphin’s confidence plummeted as a result.

Last year, Seraphin was Washington’s primary backup center. The team will look to play smaller next season, so his playing time would get cut even more if he decided to return.

Big men typically get paid a lot of money, especially those with Seraphin’s skill-set. The French big man hasn’t received much interest around the league, though. Teams have cleared room to sign the likes of LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Monroe and even Robin Lopez.

Now that most of the coveted bigs are off the market, Seraphin’s name will begin to pop up in the rumor mill.

The Los Angeles Clippers lost DeAndre Jordan to the Dallas Mavericks today, leaving them without a starting center. Pierce is a Clipper. See where I’m heading here?

According to J.Michael of CSN Washington, the Wizards would be open to a sign-and-trade involving Kevin Seraphin:

Seraphin, a person with knowledge of the situation told CSNwashington.com, is expected to seek sign-and-trade offers so he can find a more suitable landing spot. The Los Angeles Clippers, for instance, just lost DeAndre Jordan, don’t have a quality starting center and no salary cap space.

Going from Jordan to Seraphin would obviously be a tremendous downgrade for the Clippers, but at this point, they might not have many more options.

Seraphin will seek a starting spot, and while many questioned if that spot existed for him, the Clippers seem to be an ideal situation for him. Doc Rivers could still opt to start Blake Griffin at that position once the season begins, but Seraphin has the size to mesh well in their system.

Unlike Jordan, Seraphin is capable of scoring in the post. He possesses one of the best hook shots in the NBA and he has terrific touch around the basket. His defense has also improved.

He’s proven that he’s capable of being a productive big man, but he needs to play where he’s allowed to learn from his mistakes. I truly thought Seraphin would eventually take over as Washington’s starting forward in place of Nene. His mistakes often got him in Wittman’s doghouse and Washington’s development failed once again.

Some people are ready to give up on Seraphin, but I’m not one of those people. He’s certainly one of the most frustrating players in the NBA, but there aren’t a lot of players that have his combination of touch, quickness and explosiveness. He has all the tools to become a very solid player, so perhaps he’ll get the chance to do so under Doc Rivers and former Wizards assistant Sam Cassell.

If the Clippers do end up signing Seraphin, the Wizards will likely get another trade exception back. This could potentially help both sides. The Clippers would get a much needed big while the Wizards will have another option to add a player; they recently acquired Jared Dudley with a trade exception received in the Andre Miller trade.

Snakey needs a chance. His name will come up in the rumor mill soon. Maybe we’ll see him rock the Clippers jersey next season.