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The Rip City Project found this 7/1/2008 on sports.espn.go.com [flag]
WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday morning, Abe Pollin placed a call to free agent Gilbert Arenas , who was at a layover in Toronto on the way to China for a promotional trip on behalf of a shoe company. In the afternoon, the 84-year-old Washington Wizards owner arrived via cart and was helped into a cushioned chair for a news conference for the newly re-signed Antawn Jamison . Although the body ... [link]

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A Buffet of Nice Things
Published 7/1/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Coup) at The Rip City Project
... Wizards fans better hope Arenas doesn't see an offer anywhere close to $125 million, that is, unless they enjoy dating girls named Mandy Mediocrity. ...

‘Agent Zero’ to bring five of his best clones into contract
Published 7/2/2008 by B-Roy at The Sports Culture
... That’s what six figures looks like. Although Arenas has also said “he doesn’t want to hamstring the team’s ability to sign other players.” A new report from ESPN.com says the Wizards and Warriors — now with cap room from a free Baron Davis — have offered max contracts, $120 million, to Arenas. ...

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
... [A]ccording to my sources, the Warriors quickly burned the phones and offered former Warrior Gilbert Arenas a maximum-level contract, one that would pay him more than $100 million over five years. My source told me that Gilbert received a flurry of phone calls from the Warriors in the first 30 minutes of free agency. The Wizards were also on the phone with Arenas, with owner Abe Pollin even making a call . Everything being even, the Wizards can offer Arenas more because they have Bird Rights, and they have. After Gilbert drove to the Verizon Center for a late night workout ...

NBA Weekly
Published 7/3/2008 by Antone (noreply@blogger.com) at Hip 2 Da Game
... Gilbert Arenas: The Washington Wizards were able to re-sign forward Antawn Jamison and are now talking to Gilbert Arenas about a possible max-deal that would be for $125 million over 6 years. Here is what ...

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Signing Antawn Jamison: Speculation Behind Purported Numbers

truthaboutit posted 7/1/2008 from www.truthaboutit.net

Antawn Jamison is evidently back with the Washington Wizards with a 4-year, $50 million contract in tow. Good, he deserves it. But will the Wizards have enough money left over to give Gilbert Arenas what he wants? Probably so. Any left for Roger Mason, or a quality free agent? We will see.
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Well, that got out of hand

ballerblogger.com found this 7/1/2008 on www.bulletsforever.com

Juicy, juicy blog post from Ivan Carter about the Antawn Jamison negotiations.  The important part is that the final figure should be 4 years and 48 million, which is closer to Marc Stein's report than Mike Jones' .  I'm waiting to ...
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Antawn Jamison re-signs, 4 years, $50 mill

And One posted 7/1/2008 from slamonline.com

When the Wizards were on their way out of the playoffs last season, it seemed like a turning point for their organization to many. Do they blow it up and start over, or bring back their talent at high prices? High prices ! “It just came down to the fact that I felt comfortable here and Mr. Pollin expressed that he was going to re-sign me and we were able to ...
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Gilbert's getting all of it

Mr. Irrelevant found this 7/1/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Any hope that the Washington Wizards would hold back a little in their pursuit to bid against themselves in re-signing Gilbert Arenas was squelched on Tuesday.  Partially because the team stopped bidding against itself, as Golden State made a ...
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Politics, Breaking News, US and World News - "Pollin to Arenas: 'You're my guy'" by Outlet

Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts found this 7/1/2008 on washingtontimes.com

This just in from an in-transit Mike Jones: According to Mike's sources, Gilbert Arenas talked to Wizards owner Abe Pollin on the phone during Arenas' layover in Toronto (on the way to China). Pollin's line to Arenas: "You're my guy, and I won't let ...
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