2008 free agency Stories - Canis Hoopus
Pollin': Detroit goes Brown
Flickr/Cave Canem So it appears that Washington's prodigal son has found himself a new home in Detroit. At first, I have to admit that I was really surprised that Kwame could still net a 2 year/$8 million deal on the open market, but there aren't a lot of young centers left on the market, so I...
Roster crunching
Assuming the Jazz don't match the Wizards' contract offer, Dee Brown becomes the 14th person on the Wizards' roster with at least a partially guaranteed contract. Why is that significant? Remember this: I don't see the Wizards carrying more than 14 players into the regular...
A sad, but necessary farewell
As many of you know, I interned last summer at Comcast SportsNet. My main job was to be their Blog Show intern, but I had the same experience other interns did, in that I logged tape, helped to cut highlight packages and did some field work. During my time there, I met exactly one Wizard. It...
What Do You Mean We Couldn't Get Elton Brand??
With most of the big FA's on the verge of deals, the spotlight is now on teams like the Hornets and lesser free agents. The salary cap, announced yesterday, has been set at $58.68 million, the luxury threshold at $71.15 million, and the midlevel exception at $5.585 million. Pradamaster did a great...
So whadda we have to spend?
As mentioned in this FanPost, the salary cap and luxury tax figures became official last night. For our purposes, the only number that matters is the luxury tax. It will be at 71.15 million next year. To review: In theory, the luxury tax does not serve as a hard cap. Teams are allowed to pass...
111 million reasons to take a risk
It's been nearly three days since Gilbert Arenas re-signed, and I realize we haven't had much discussion about it, save from the initial FanShot. That's mostly my fault; I've had trouble getting to the computer during the Holiday weekend. So, here goes. It's clear that every side got what they...
Surprise, surprise: Professor Hollinger doesn't like what we're doing
Sir Hollinger, you know I like you as an analyst, but I need to take issue to this: In three seasons with the trio of Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler, the Wizards have won 43, 41 and 42 games and haven't made it past the first round of the playoffs. The three players are 26, 28 and 32,...
Being "players" in free agency: Day 3 of the Gilbert Arenas watch
We're still six days away from July 9, when the salary cap and luxury tax figures officially come out. That means we're still six days away from Gilbert Arenas presumably signing the dotted line to make him a Wizard next year. There's only one problem, and it's one Ivan Carter astutely pointed...
"The ball is in his court now:" Day 2 of the Gilbert Arenas watch
More and more, it's looking like there's no way Gilbert Arenas is taking that Golden State offer. Ivan's story today says "it did not appear yesterday that Arenas was seriously contemplating the offer," and he also quotes an anonymous source who said "he's going to be here." ESPN says it's a...
How things change: Day 1 of the Gilbert Arenas watch
UPDATE, 9:04 p.m.: Mike Jones provides some great insights in his latest blog post. It turns out Gilbert's trip to China is actually the first leg of his journey. In the second leg, he's going to Berlin and Barcelona to promote the Wizards' preseason October Europe tour. Why would he do that if...
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