Wizards trade Antawn Jamison to Cavs
 

[URL="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4922833"]Cleveland Cavaliers get Washington Wizards' Antawn Jamison in 3-team deal - ESPN[/URL]

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Glad to see Antawn will get to play for a contender instead of being stuck in rebuilding limbo here in D.C. Real good guy and I'll remember his time in DC fondly for many years.

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At least we got a 1st round pick out of it. I also like Al Thornton.

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Sigh. The demolition is complete. Butler and Jamison are out, Al Thornton, Josh Howard and co. are in. At least we finally got rid of Stevenson though, I'm kinda glad he's gone. And I'd be happier about Cleveland's first round pick if there wasn't like a 98% chance it'll be in the last five of the first round.

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any chance this is the first stop for Jamison? maybe heading to Phoenix?

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[quote=dmek25;664326]any chance this is the first stop for Jamison? maybe heading to Phoenix?[/quote]

Nah, this was Cleveland's second choice and it's definitely the better one. Amar'e wouldn't have fit very well there.

This Wizards team looks a little crazy because you now have Thornton, McGee and Blatche. They're all similar players and none of them are particularly good NBA players, but they have "upside" and a good deal of athleticism. I don't see this working out very well for the Wiz.

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Only 6 players under contract next year, potentially lots of room to maneuver in free agency. Definitely more of a financial trade, than a basketball one

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Has this ever happened before in the history of the NBA? Halfway through the season the Wizards have purged their roster of the entire starting five that started the season.

I'm happy for Jamison, Butler and Haywood, they have gone to teams that at least are in position to compete for a championship. That was not going to happen for them here. It's going to be interesting to see this team take shape for the future.

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Are they trying to position themselves for a run at the King?

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[quote=FRPLG;664366]Are they trying to position themselves for a run at the King?[/quote]


I was just thinking that. I think the King wants to be in the big apple.

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[quote=mredskins;664367]I was just thinking that. I think the King wants to be in the big apple.[/quote]But DC is close to the Bay so Lebron could FINALLY perfect his crab dribble.

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I think Bosh and Joe Johnson are the most likely free agent targets for the Wizards.

I don't think they're done trading today though.

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Arenas is still under contract right for the next few years right? Maybe I'm wrong but they can't void his contract right?

At least they should have a couple first rounders w/ one very high pick. It's going to be awhile.

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[quote=FRPLG;664366]Are they trying to position themselves for a run at the King?[/quote]

I don't think King James would be interested in coming here. It's going to be a while before any of the top-tier FA's are going to have an interest in coming to the Wizards.

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My Celtics are looking old. I have pretty much convinced myself this is the King's year. I rather see him win it then Kobe again, I hate Kobe.

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Wilbon had an interesting piece in today's WaPo. But there's no way in hell that LeBron comes to D.C. If he goes anywhere, it's the Big Apple.

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[quote=mredskins;664385]My Celtics are looking old. I have pretty much convinced myself this is the King's year. I rather see him win it then Kobe again, I hate Kobe.[/quote]

Kobe has rings, King James is in the hunt. Many project the finals will come down to Kobe vs. King, if that be the case, I'll be rooting for the King despite all his other..............

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good for antwan.

question - how does this Z buy out work? do the wiz have to now negotiate with the guy to come to a reasonable buyout of him owed 11+ mil?

so teh wiz have to give substantial money to Z just for him to not be on the team. and Z will be able to re-sign with another team in 30 days?

jeez, nba trading rules are F'ed up. so many trades now include crappy teams sending their good players to contending teams for nothing more than empty contracts.

glad im not a big nba fan.

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Dominic Maguire traded to Kings for a 2nd rounder

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[quote=SmootSmack;664576]Dominic Maguire traded to Kings for a 2nd rounder[/quote]

If Tapp was still the coach he'd be starting, what a turnaround!!

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[quote=SmootSmack;664378]I think Bosh and Joe Johnson are the most likely free agent targets for the Wizards.

I don't think they're done trading today though.[/quote]
I think two of Bosh/Wade/Johnson will end up in Chicago next year. They've done a massive dump and half their team is now expiring contracts.

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These new Wizards are doing a masterful job of bringing the energy lacking in the last group. They've won their last three games at the Verizon Center and had the Raptors on the ropes in Toronto.

Andray Blatche has taken over the scoring now in the absence of Jamison & Butler. Maybe his gripe about minutes and shots had some validity as his production demonstrates he may not have been getting enough of either. You have to be impressed with a group thrown together in the middle of the season that has been able to perform the way they have the last four games.

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[quote=Longtimefan;665270]These new Wizards are doing a masterful job of bringing the energy lacking in the last group. They've won their last three games at the Verizon Center and had the Raptors on the ropes in Toronto.

Andray Blatche has taken over the scoring now in the absence of Jamison & Butler. Maybe his gripe about minutes and shots had some validity as his production demonstrates he may not have been getting enough of either. You have to be impressed with a group thrown together in the middle of the season that has been able to perform the way they have the last four games.[/quote]

I was at the game last night. Your observation about energy is so true. They are definitely playing with some fire.

So was I the only one unable to access this site for the past 3 days?

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And there goes Josh Howard for the rest of the season: [url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/wizardsinsider/2010/02/howard-done-for-season.html?wprss=wizardsinsider]Wizards Insider - Josh Howard is done for the season [Updated][/url]

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[quote=GMScud;665286]I was at the game last night. Your observation about energy is so true. They are definitely playing with some fire.

So was I the only one unable to access this site for the past 3 days?[/quote]

Fantastic, I watched the last four games on Comcast and was definitely impressed with the effort. I haven't been to a game since Cleveland played here. I'm going to take in a couple more before the season ends.

Man I was miserable while the site was down. You don't realize how much you miss something until it's gone.

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[quote=Longtimefan;665319]Fantastic, I watched the last four games on Comcast and was definitely impressed with the effort. I haven't been to a game since Cleveland played here. I'm going to take in a couple more before the season ends.

Man I was miserable while the site was down. You don't realize how much you miss something until it's gone.[/quote]

Yeah I had SICK seats last night. I was about 5 rows up from the floor just opposite the Bulls bench. I've never sat that close at an NBA game before. It's a totally different experience. You can hear them talking to each other and the refs, and you really see how big and athletic these guys are. Derrick Rose is awesome. And I'm not gonna lie, Jevale McGee is a specimen.

Oh, and Miss Maryland was there as well. I guess the Miss America contest is soon or something. She was sitting just down the aisle from me. Anyway, they interviewed her and put her up on the jumbotron. Smokin'.
Good times.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;665318]And there goes Josh Howard for the rest of the season: [URL="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/wizardsinsider/2010/02/howard-done-for-season.html?wprss=wizardsinsider"]Wizards Insider - Josh Howard is done for the season [Updated][/URL][/quote]

I swear that team is cursed. Unbelievable. At least they can get a good look at Al Thornton now.

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[quote=Redskins_P;665375]I swear that team is cursed. Unbelievable. At least they can get a good look at Al Thornton now.[/quote]

If there was ever such thing as a curse, the Wizards are the captain of it. Saunders has said Thornton will now start so he'll get more of an opportunity to showcase his talents. His role had been reduced in LA so now he'' get his minutes.

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was a shame to see Howard go down