Dirtbag59
12-18-2010, 06:01 AM
Ted Leonsis continues to deny any trade rumors involving Gilbert Arenas, but they continue to surface, real or imagined. The Wizards need to do whatever they can to become a better basketball team, if trading Arenas is going to enhance the process so be it.
However, any trade should be designed with the hopes of making the team more competitive, and not just ridding themselves of the Arenas contract.
Wizards Insider - Report: Wizards in serious discussions to trade Gilbert Arenas to Orlando (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/wizardsinsider/2010/12/report-wizards-in-serious-disc.html)
Whats the deal with that? Do they really want to make a trade or are they holding onto Arenas thinking they can buyout his contract when the next CBA is put into effect?
Longtimefan
12-18-2010, 03:30 PM
Whats the deal with that? Do they really want to make a trade or are they holding onto Arenas thinking they can buyout his contract when the next CBA is put into effect?
Gilbert Arenas Trade: Magic Acquire Arenas From Wizards For Rashard Lewis, According To Report - SB Nation DC (http://dc.sbnation.com/washington-wizards/2010/12/18/1884046/gilbert-arenas-trade-magic-wizards-rashard-lewis)
SmootSmack
12-18-2010, 04:32 PM
I don't know about this. What do we need Lewis and his massive 3 year deal for?
Longtimefan
12-18-2010, 05:05 PM
I don't know about this. What do we need Lewis and his massive 3 year deal for?
Perhaps the Wizards view this as the opportunity to finally unload Arenas and his massive contract. I view it as a cost saving move. Lewis is set to earn approx. 43 million over the next two seasons after this one, his final year is not fully guaranteed.
Lewis however, is not having one of his better seasons averaging 12 ppg, but the numbers matched [contract wise] enough for them to get a deal done. Personally, I would like to have seen Gilbert stay, unfortunately it wasn't my call.
Longtimefan
12-18-2010, 05:20 PM
From the Wizards official website.
WIZARDS: Wizards Acquire Rashard Lewis From Magic (http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/lewis_121810.html)
Dirtbag59
12-18-2010, 05:21 PM
I don't know about this. What do we need Lewis and his massive 3 year deal for?
I think Lewis only has two years left on the deal. And the reason they would take the trade is because instead of getting a big contract off the books in 2014 we would get them off the books in 2012. Of course with the new CBA looming they might be able to buy it out a la the NHL.
Longtimefan
12-18-2010, 05:38 PM
Trying to post Ernie's press conference. Can't get the link to work properly.
ArtMonkDrillz
12-18-2010, 06:19 PM
LOL, just went to the Wizards' website to see if there was an official story there and this was the first page I got:
http://www.nba.com/wizards/media/Heat-splash.jpg
SmootSmack
12-18-2010, 10:03 PM
I think the Wizards invented new ways to lose tonight
Dirtbag59
12-18-2010, 10:08 PM
I think the Wizards invented new ways to lose tonight
I've been hoping that the Wizards loose a lot this year so they can get another lottery pick and continue to build the team with top 10 picks (Nick Young is actually looking like he should have been picked higher, but one of the few games I wanted to see them win was against the Heat. That was it. If we went 1-81 I wanted that one win to be against the Heat.
On a side note cudos to Hollinger. I usually try and ignore him due to his overemphasis on weird numbers and statistics but it seems like the guy was right when he said back in 07 that Nick Young was going to be one of the better players in his draft class.