Gilbert Seriously Thought About Becoming a Warrior Again
SLAM Online —
by Marcel Mutoni
The Washington Wizards threw a lot of money at Gilbert Arenas this past summer. $111 million to be exact. This being Gilbert, though, the deal did not get finalized without a little bit of drama.
According to Agent Zero, had the Wiz offered him a little bit less, he might have returned to the team that originally drafted him.
From the San Fran Chronicle:
Arenas, who says he talked with Warriors team president Robert Rowell about the possible deal, hasn’t played since re-signing with the Wizards for six years at $111 million this past summer after undergoing another operation on his left ...
Gilbert Was Closer to Going Back to Golden State Than You Might Have Thought
Gilbertology —
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Gilbert staying on the Wizards wasn’t always a sure thing.
Injured Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas said Tuesday that a second tour of duty with the Warriors was more than likely to happen had his own team low-balled him during free agency this past summer.
“I was close to going back,” Arenas said. “If (the Wizards) would have flinched any, I would have gone back to Golden State. … My injury, they felt like they didn’t have to throw any ...
Arenas was ready to return to Warriors
Bullets Forever —
Arenas was ready to return to Warriors
"I was close to going back. If (the Wizards) would have flinched any, I would have gone back to Golden State."
-San Francisco Chronicle via Slam
Gilbert Arenas Almost Returned to the Warriors
FanHouse —
... ($111 million) from the Wizards to give them more flexibility, but had the Wizards tried to make that decision for him, he might have bolted for his former team. From Janny Hu of the San Francisco Chronicle: ...
The Warriors Could’ve Made Another Signing Mistake
RealClearSports - Blog —
... At 5-9 the Warriors aren’t exactly tearing it up in the West and having their best player injured doesn’t help but it could have been much worse for the Warriors. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Gilbert Arenas who started his career in Golden State was close to signing with the Warriors this summer: ...
