The Washington Wizards have agreed to sign Rasual Butler to a non-guaranteed contract, per Shams Charania of RealGM. Butler, 35, spent last season with the Indiana Pacers.
While there are plenty of players signing non-guaranteed deals this time of year, the vast majority of them won't last past training camp. Butler could be a different story, though. He wasn't expected to make the Pacers last year after being out of the league in 2012-2013, but impressed the organization and earned the final roster spot. This is a similar situation, with the Wizards having one spot up for grabs.
Washington could elect not to carry 15 players at the start of the season, but the team needs an additional body on the perimeter. Ideally that player will be able to knock down 3-pointers, since swingman Martell Webster is expected to miss significant time as he recovers from back surgery. Butler's competition will be younger wing players Xavier Silas and Damion James, who also have nonguaranteed deals.
Butler averaged just 2.7 points in 7.6 minutes in 50 games last season for Indiana, shooting 42 percent on 3-pointers.
