Even the Washington Post twisted things, claiming "Aldridge says that many around the league believe Pierce will opt out of his deal with the Wizards to return home to Los Angeles to finish his career with the Clippers."

I've read through Aldridge's article several times, and can't see a single time where Aldridge mentions that anyone but himself has a strong opinion on Pierce's future at this point.

Maybe read it one more time. The part where Aldridge says exactly what you're calling a twisting of his words might be helpful.

Also. Dude. Cut the shit. A week ago you posted about how the Wiz need Paul Pierce back. You followed that up with why they'll be okay if he leaves. Which is it? You had absolutely no problem running with the Aldridge rumor then. Now you're turning around and calling out other outlets for doing the exact same thing you did?

When you submitted that article to this sub, one of the comments pointed out that that Pierce leaving wouldn't actually open up cap space. You didn't correct the article or even acknowledge the point. You just deleted the Reddit submission. That's bush league. Don't hide from your mistakes.

You've admitted you only started really watching the Wizards in the middle of this year's first round.. Meanwhile, you're steadily churning out articles about the team that contradict each other and frankly aren't very well informed. You spam this sub with them without really interacting with the community here.

If you really are an aspiring journalist and want to be taken seriously and don't want to just be a machine that farts out content for clicks every now and again, take a step back and actually study your subject matter before typing away.

CBAFaq will educate you on the salary cap. On Spotrac you can study the Wizards' financial situation. Popcorn Machine will let you catch up on the Wizards' rotations and the flow of previous games. Basketball Reference has a slew of stats. And of course game footage is available everywhere to re-watch.

Do your homework, man. Come up with a viewpoint that's informed and changes less frequently than once a week. Your future portfolio will be a lot better off for it.