Andray Blatche has averaged 24.4 points and 9.5 rebounds in 16 games since the All-Star Break. He's making $3 million this season, and has two years left on a five-year, $15 million deal.

"I look at the situation as being underpaid,'' Blatche, 23, said in an interview with FanHouse. "I understand why I got the contract that I got and I make the best of it.''

As a restricted free agent, the Wizards had a lot of leverage in the discussions.

"I went for the long deal for security,'' Blatche said of later that summer signing the five-year contract for about half of what a player would get for a deal using the mid-level exception. "It was either that or a one-year deal for close to nothing. I was like, 'OK, I'll just take it.'''

RealGM Note: Blatche is 95th in our current player rankings for the 09-10 season, giving him a Reina Value of +131%. This means, Blatche is playing to a salary of $6.9M.