Arenas Says He Will Opt Out of Deal in '08

• heitner

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  Arenas Has No Agent But Wants More Zeros

  Posted 6/10/2007 [reply] [flag]

• jonesonthenba

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  He's not going anywhere. It's just a good business move to opt out and get more money while you can...

  Posted 6/10/2007 [reply] [flag]

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Arenas to be a Free Agent Next Season
Published 6/10/2007 by gilbertology at Gilbertology
... As reported on the Washington Post and

Strange Timing: Arenas says he'll opt out in 08
Published 6/10/2007 by Pradamaster <info@bulletsforever.com> at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... on hold.  According to both the Post and the

Gilbert, Come to the Clippers in ‘08
Published 6/10/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... , I was directed to Sunday’s Washington Post where Wizards PG, and all-around badass, Gilbert Arenas, said that he would opt out of his contract in ‘08. This is major news. Gil signed a six-year deal in 2003 for $65 million, and if he does have the opportunity to opt out, then why shouldn’t he? Here’s how the future prospects break down:

Tears in Washington: Arenas to Test Free Agent Market in 2008
Published 6/10/2007 by The Big Lead at FanHouse
... Major downer this morning in the Nation's Capital: Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas, who captivated the city (and the NBA) on and off the court last season, told the Washington Post that he's going to opt out of his contract after next season and test the free agent market. His reasoning is very Godfather-esque - it's not personal, it's business. "To me, it's just a smarter business decision to play next season, opt out and then be able to sign a long-term deal that is going to keep me in one place," said Arenas, who is recovering from left knee surgery and expects to be at full speed in time for training camp in October. "I'm not looking at anything else. It's just business. If something happens where they don't want me or they're going in a different direction, I can look elsewhere. But my intentions are not to leave." Now here's the real question: so is Gilbert Arenas the new Kob

Link of the Day - Arenas Leaving Wizards after next season
Published 6/10/2007 by Adam at Fan-tastic?
... has a link to a Washington Post article with the following quote:

Advanced Gilbertology: What's Eating Gilbert Arenas?
Published 6/10/2007 at Deadspin
... That's why, as an Arenas AND Wizards fan, it freaks me out so much that Arenas is opting out of his Wizards deal after the 2008 season to re-jigger his long-term financial security. I appreciate that, but it makes me nervous.

Gilbert Arenas plans to opt out of contract in '08. We'll have to call him Free Agent Zero next summer
Published 6/10/2007 at FanIQ Blog
... Hibachi plans to opt out of his current deal next summer and become a free agent. Expect all 30 teams to opt in.

Arenas : I’m Opting Out
Published 6/10/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Perhaps making us rethinking the old adage about only a fool having himself for a client, Wizards SG Gilbert Arenas made like Trouble Funk and dropped the following bomb last night, as recounted by the Post’s Ivan Carter.

High Five
Published 6/10/2007 by PANGER at Foul Balls
... A quick tour around the interweb while debating whether Tony lives or dies Gilbert Arenas sees a new city in his future. [ Washington

Weekend of Gilbert
Published 6/11/2007 by Dan Steinberg at D.C. Sports Bog
... and the WaPo , he says he will opt out after next year so he can test the free-agent waters. Why wouldn't he? His quote to the Times is the best: "I'm not opting out to leave. I'm opting out to sign." I have no idea what that means. Truthfully, this wasn't super surprising. Months ago, he told Mike Wise that if he was going to sign an extension,

No reason for concern...or is there?
Published 6/11/2007 by Pradamaster <info@bulletsforever.com> at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... Here's what he tells Ivan Carter of the Post:

One last look at 2007
Published 1/2/2008 by Pradamaster <info@bulletsforever.com> at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... ends with a 97-90 loss to the Cavaliers, the Wizards' fourth straight in the series.  Wizards fans immediately dream of next year with a healthy Butler and Arenas.  How crazy were we... May: 8: A report in the Washington Times indicates that Brendan Haywood demanded to be traded.  He later denies the report, and as we all know and appreciate, he's still here. June: 10: Despite his injury, Gilbert confirms his intention to opt-out of his contract at the end of this season.  I ...

The Gilbert Arenas offseason primer
Published 6/11/2008 by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... We knew a year ago that Gilbert Arenas was going to opt out of his contract this offseason, but now that he officially submitted the paperwork, it's a good time to go over the possibilities for his summer as a free agent.  Things got infinently more complicated this year because of the injury, whereas before he likely would have signed a maximum contract with the Wizards right away.  Now, a maximum contract is certainly not a given, and to make matters more interesting, Arenas has said he'd take less money if it meant ...