Wiz offer Arenas the max but he may take less

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Signing Antawn Jamison: Speculation Behind Purported Numbers
Published 7/1/2008 by Truth About It (noreply@blogger.com) at Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog
... Maybe not, but the sharks are no doubt in the water. Stay tuned to see how Grunfeld shuffles the deck and if Agent Crazy Pants sticks around. ...

Trade the Entire Team for Gil?
Published 7/1/2008 by Ziller at Sactown Royalty
... As quoted by ZenBaller in the FanPosts, the Washington Post's Ivan Carter: Also, I heard from a very reliable source that the Sacramento Kings contacted Arenas and said they are willing to do "whatever it takes" to land his services even if they have to "trade their entire team." Guess the Maloof brothers want to matter again. On a standard six-year maximum contract acquired via sign-and-trade, Gil's 2008-09 salary would be $17.1 million. Brad Miller and John Salmons gets it done from a contractual standpoint. It's unclear ...

How things change: Day 1 of the Gilbert Arenas watch
Published 7/1/2008 by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever
... 12:08 p.m.: Mike Jones says Gil is "close" to accepting a max contract offer, then says two paragraphs later that Gil will likely sign for less than the max to free up cap flexibility.  I'm confused. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yesterday, I wrote a ton about how the Wizards needed to wait on Gilbert Arenas, because the market wasn't there.  My, how I was mistaken. Seriously, screw Baron Davis.  If Davis does what he said he was going to ...

$100 Million Man
Published 7/1/2008 by Dime Magazine at Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers
... . “So I think everything will get worked out with Gilbert.” Insiders believe that Arenas is leaning towards staying in DC. He went to the Verizon Center late last night for a workout and a meeting with Ernie Grunfeld . But other team owners are trying to pry him away from the nation’s capital. The Maloof brothers in Sacramento are doing everything they can to get his services. From Ivan Carter’s Washington Post blog … “I heard from a very reliable source that the Sacramento Kings contacted Arenas and said they are willing to do “whatever it takes” to land his services even ...

Gilbert Arenas Is Apparently Popular; Gets Max Offers From Warriors and Wizards
Published 7/1/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
Gilbert Arenas is quite arguably the top free agent option heading into the 2008-09 season. It has been assumed that once Antawn Jamison inked a new deal -- and Gil said as much himself -- that Arenas would sign on as well. But things got a little more complicated Monday night/Tuesday morning as Baron Davis opted out, and the Warriors, in response, allegedly offered Agent Zero a max deal. Then, according to my sources, the Warriors quickly burned the phones and offered former Warrior Gilbert Arenas a ...

What Gilbert the Warrior Would Look Like
Published 7/1/2008 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
The choice is yours, Gil. Don’t let that happen to you again. Warriors … Reportedly Offer Max Deal to Arenas [The Sporting Blog] Gilbert’s Getting All of It [Ball Don’t Lie]

ESPN: 'Baron Davis agrees to sign with the Clippers'. Detroit Pistons could benefit.
Published 7/2/2008 by Dave Dial at Detroit Pistons Full-Court Press - MLive.com
... ESPN.com that Davis, 29, will receive a five-year deal worth an estimated $65 million. Both Elton Brand and Corey Maggette also opted out of their contracts with the Clippers. It's expected, in order to sign Baron Davis, the Clippers will renounce the rights to Maggette and re-sign Elton Brand to a large contract. Which leaves Maggette without a team and Golden State without it's star point guard. The Warriors are trying to rectify their loss of Davis by going hard at Gilbert Arenas. July 1, Washington Post: [A]ccording to my sources, the Warriors quickly burned the phones and ...

LINKBAWL: 7/1/08
Published 7/2/2008 by kellex (noreply@blogger.com) at le basketbawl: The NBA Basketball Blog
... Someone explain to me why a guy that has 2 knee surgeries in just a few months, plays 13 games in a year, and is not missed by his team is worth over $100 million? ...

The OFFICIAL BF Washington Wizards Season Preview
Published 24 days ago by Pradamaster at Bullets Forever
... .  It's not a slam dunk, mind you, and the shine rubs off a little if Wizards management was committed to giving him the max even before Golden State's 5 year, 100-million-dollar-offer, but the current state of the roster isn't conducive to a major makeover, with no expiring contracts until 2010 and prime or post-prime guys like Antonio Daniels, Brendan Haywood, Darius Songaila, DeShawn Stevenson and Etan Thomas in the rotation.  Once Jamison was re-signed, Arenas probably had to be as well.  All bets are off, of course, if Arenas cannot recover from yet another ...