washingtontimes.com - 7/4/2008
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Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has informed Wizards team president Ernie Grunfeld he will agree to a six-year deal worth $111 million, in his words, giving back roughly $16 million of the max, $127 million deal the team offered him Tuesday morning. "This is in line with what I've been saying the whole time," Arenas said Thursday evening in a telephone conversation from China. "You see players ...
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Breaking news: We landed on the moon! Also, Gil agreed to a six-year, $111 million deal with the Wiz, which is about $16 million less than they offered him. The thinking here, I guess, is that this affords the Wiz a bit more flexibility to sign marginal players like Roger Mason Jr. To quote the man of the hour:
“This way, I’m still getting paid a lot of money and we can make the moves we need to make. I want to win a championship here in D.C. I want to have a parade that goes right past the White House. Me and Barack Obama. How cool would that be?”
Holy moly, ...
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Reports: Arenas Agrees to $111 Million Deal with Wizards
nba.com 7/4/2008 — Gilbert Arenas is accepting less money from the Washington Wizards, invoking an attitude far, far removed from the world of his working-class fans. "What can I do for my family with $127 million that I can't do with $111 million?'' he told The Washington Post.
