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Arenas, Paul stay put
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog —
... Arenas sort of pulled a Tim Duncan, accepting $111 million over six years, down from the $127 million max deal the Wizards reportedly offered him. It's a nice gesture, but with Jamison and Butler on the books as well, it's not like they are going to have much cap space any how. The Wiz better cross their fingers that Andray Blatche and JaVale McGee pan out (not a risk I'd want to be anywhere close to). Otherwise, Dwight Howard will just continue to tear them apart in the paint for the next decade. I'll tell you one thing about the Wiz, they are going to need to luck into a ...
Arenas re-signs with the Wizards - declines extra $16MM
Washington Wizards —
... , Gilbert Arenas has agreed to a 6-year $111 million contract extension. In a surprising turn of events, Arenas took less money than the Wizards offered him in order to keep the team from being bogged down financially in the future. Now that’s something you don’t see in professional sports very often. This news makes me proud to be a fan of the Wizards and really gives me a new found respect for Arenas. ...
Gil's Mil Ill Will
Brew Hoop —
... was a funny one when I heard that one. I know Yi is happy though.
This stings even more considering the context of the story: Arenas wildly praises about half (exaggeration added for emphasis) the cities on the planet before the Milwaukee diss. Gil gets a pass on this one because like Jason Terry and Damon Stoudamire, he's an Arizona guard I've always enjoyed watching. Not sure if the rest of Bucks Nation will agree when the Wiz visit the BC.
And in the $111 million range, there might be some lakefront property attractive even to Gilbert. ...
The Unofficial Gilbert Arenas Preview For 2008-09
Gilbertology —
... Obviously, the biggest move of the off-season was re-signing with the Wizards for $111 million over six years, which should keep him in the District for just about the rest of his playing career. Many have raised doubts over whether or not it was the best move on the part of the Wizards to sign a player who has had injury issues over the last few years to such a large contract, but Gilbert’s career has always been about proving the doubters wrong, expect more of the same this season. ...
