VIDEO: WIZARDS MAGAZINE WITH MR. FIFTY
Ed Note: Kids - I’m officially about to get on the jet plane, but I do know when I’ll be back again (early August). In the meantime, everyone’s favorite Wizards blog is in good hands with Will Fan (FantasticWiz), our trusty and extremely talented assistant editor (he’s the one that creates a good portion of all the graphics you see on our website). Be good and try not to give him too much of a headache. 
Posted: July 18th, 2007 under Wizards.
Comments
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 18, 2007 at 8:29 AM
In other words, we’re trading Eric for Will. Do we get a draft pick or something?
Welcome, Will
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 18, 2007 at 8:30 AM
nice to see him back i hope after this EG can pull off some magic!!
Comment from wizkid034
Time July 18, 2007 at 8:52 AM
Welcome Will!
Thanks for babysitting Eric’s crew while he is gone.
Comment from wizkid034
Time July 18, 2007 at 8:56 AM
In terms of the video, I got the feeling that we just made a HUGE move. I cannot say where that comes from, but I feel that signing DeShawn will turn out to be bigger than we even think, in the end. Maybe it is because the likelihood of keeping Jamison after we max out Gil next year is slim to none. Gil, Caron and DeShawn might end up being the Big 3. If we can keep Jamison, we have the Big 4.
I hope we can get something worked out with Andray, and iron out the JCN-Etan-Brendan scenario. All I have to say is…
IN ERNIE I TRUST!
Comment from AUNDRA
Time July 18, 2007 at 8:58 AM
2-DESHAWN 6 DANIELS 0 AGENT ZERO ARE BACK TO RIDE US RIGHT TO NEW ORLEANS FOR THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP 2008. IT ONLY TOOK 4 YEARS TO GET IT RIGHT
AND ONLY 30 YEARS TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE ELITE STAGE WHERE WE BELONG.I AM PACKING MY BAGS NOW SO I CAN SEE IT ALL!!!!
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 18, 2007 at 9:02 AM
well our team as it is of now we could have made it to the finals if healthy
we would have beat Cleveland, we would hae had a tough time with the Nets, then we could have beat the Pistons, we have a good squad….i know we would have most likely gotten swept by the Spurs…because of our Big Men problem and bench scoring…now this year we ugrade on Defense (D-Mac) and ugrade to a better Bench (Nick Young, D-Mac, Pech) and hats not including JCN which we may not sign….but we really upgraded this year…maybe if we can get Camby or Aldridge we are headed start towards the NBA Finals (everyone is healthy)
does anyone think we can trade JCN rights + Brendan Haywood a Draft Pick (either 1st or 2nd) for Emeka Okafor he’s is a good 15 ppg - 12 rpg guy thats all we really need and he brings in some defense to the low post (good for 2-3 bpg) he is also very young
This would be a good trade..but i am afraid if we trade JCN to the same Divsion he will come back to haunt us 
Comment from FantasticWiz
Time July 18, 2007 at 9:33 AM
Thank you all for your warm welcome and continuous support. I will try my best to stay with you guys!
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 18, 2007 at 11:07 AM
skins — I keep telling you the same thing; you can’t trade spare parts for a Mercedes. Guys will take someone you don’t want for someone they don’t want. To get someone you really want, you have to give up someone really good.
None of the guys we’d like to have — Gasol, Okafor, Aldridge, Camby — are on the market.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 18, 2007 at 11:11 AM
but TM do you think we have a Finals caliber team although we would get swept…i mean we were doing good last year….until everyone got injured…and i did mention points of imporvemeant
Comment from Wiz034
Time July 18, 2007 at 11:28 AM
I do think we have a Final’s caliber team. I believe the Cavs would not have beaten us in the first round. They barely beat us without Gil and Caron..there is no way they would have done it if everyone would have been healthy. Anywho they prove my point by being swept by the SPURS. Our two top players out, they got lucky!!!!
Comment from Wiz034
Time July 18, 2007 at 11:33 AM
Hey wiz-skins,
I just picked up o n the word ’swept”..swept by whom? The Spurs? I don’t think we have been swept…LeBum was the only player that showed up to play…I don’t think we would have had that problem…I doubt if we have won, but don’t think we would have been swept…
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time July 18, 2007 at 12:47 PM
Will i hope you are up on your game we need a good blogger with nimble fingers and can come into a game and hit enter from way down town lol
but after all the lame jokes welcome Will
Comment from wizkid034
Time July 18, 2007 at 2:23 PM
The way the Eastern Conference performed last year, we definitely would have been a Finals team without the injuries. The Cavs might have swept us, but each game, save for one, was very, very close. With Gil and Caron, you have to add at least 30 points to the playoff average…maybe 40…or 80, if Gil went LA on their bums!!!
Comment from GrifonRacing
Time July 18, 2007 at 2:46 PM
Welcome Will. Eric will have to give you a little extra when he gets back for having to deal with “this” crowd. lol.
How about JCN and Mr. Thomas for Darko?
I like that EG has kept the core players together. I hope that trend continues until next year when AJ can rework his contract to end his career here.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 18, 2007 at 3:09 PM
It’s a great question “would we have gone to the finals.” The only problem is you can’t answer yes or no about something that didn’t happen!
The fact that the games with Cleveland were reasonably competitive doesn’t mean much. Teams play well enough to win. But, lets suppose we had beaten Cleveland, that doesn’t mean we would have beaten Detroit — even though Cleveland did!
On the other hand, if we’d made it to the Finals against SA, I think we would have won *at least* one home game, maybe two. So, as you can see, I’m not listening to my own logic from the first paragraph above!
Comment from ricklevinenyc
Time July 18, 2007 at 4:24 PM
single and ready to mingle. i like that deshawn. i’ll introduce you to some ladies when you are in town to dismantle the knicks
Comment from wizfan and the kid
Time July 18, 2007 at 4:28 PM
Hello everyone! We’ve been reading for a while, but not posting, trying to understand all that is happening. Here are our two cents (or is it 4?) about the resigning:
We hope it doesn’t cost us signing JCN.
While we like Deshawn, mostly for his defense, and love the prospect of Blatche becoming Garnet-like, JCN is actually a proven commodity. There is also the fact that he is trying to make a point of being legit enough to be in the NBA-elite. He has something to prove. He also has range and can score. Put some miles on our rookie, Mr. Young, and we think JCN might become expendable down the road, but Nick needs to get some time to make this happen.
As the Kid points out, we have actually seen JCN make some tough shots in some pretty big games. Can we honestly say that about Deshawn or Nick? No.
Maybe working with Gil and Caron and Antwan will make Deshawn a lot better this year and if so, that is great news for the Wiz. We just hope it does not cost us a chance to see JCN prove himself.
Finally, we think all of this is small potatoes. The answer to all of this stuff is not going to make us a great team. Answering the center issue will. The Kid loves Eton as a person. He is her favorite player, but here is what we both know: Brendan wants to play 30 minutes a night.
So, here is our suggestion to EJ:
Let Brendan play 30 minutes and start docking him minutes based on boards and points in the paint. He has to pull down double digit boards and limit points in the paint when he is there, otherwise he loses minutes the next game. Maybe then he will fight off Antwan for rebounds and stop worrying about fouling out and be aggressive. Tell him that if his offensive numbers are bigger than rebounds, he still loses minutes. If Brendan plays like a monster each night we basically win the East next year (barring injuries to 2 All Stars). No kidding here. You look at the stats and rebounding did us in over and over. Give Brendan some sort of incentive plan and put it all on his shoulders.
Comment from kritical1
Time July 18, 2007 at 6:53 PM
Glad to see the wizards giving a player that played pretty well.. defencively he a great 1 on 1 defender. I wonder if the wizards are going to go after some other players still?.. maybe get in the yi sweepstakes thats soon to start? or maybe accomidate poul gasol by letting him play with navarro here?
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 18, 2007 at 9:21 PM
he canwe trade JCN and Haywood for Emeka after all Charlottes GM (Jordan) loves UNC guys (Haywood) and after all who drafted JCN?? once again Jordan…i think he maybe still interested in this guy and in Haywood b/c he is a UNC guy…maybe add or draft picks do that and trust me guys we are going to the Finals
Comment from neal
Time July 18, 2007 at 9:35 PM
I think Jamison will be back. But he’ll have to take a pay cut of at least 50%. Who’s going to pay him more than that? Virtually no one has the salary cap, much less the desire, to pay more than $8M. I love the guy but he’s 31 yrs old, is a defensive liability, and his offense has been reduced almost completely to jump shots.
Comment from kg
Time July 18, 2007 at 9:37 PM
I also want Emeka but the thing is we have to look from the Bobcats POV. They have Adam Morrison, J Rich, Gerald Wallace. All of them can get 20pts a night. Raymond Felton is not explosive scorer but he did average 7 Ast last year. He could get up to double figure this year. So, the only piece they are missing is center. Why would they give us Okafor who can rebound better than our centers for a foreign guy who is a offensive-minded player? I don’t think it could happen unless their GMs are crazy.
Comment from stevevu
Time July 19, 2007 at 6:03 AM
you have to remember that charlotte is run by jordan now so anything is possible.
Comment from stevevu
Time July 19, 2007 at 6:08 AM
skins - jordan doesnt love unc players so much that he wants only them on his team. he picked branden wright because he was the best player available (not because hes from inc) but he traded him away so obviously he doesnt have to have only unc people. also jordan wasnt running the when they picked felton and may so he just inherited them. so you cant say that he wants haywood because he is a unc guy.
Comment from whoaitstu
Time July 19, 2007 at 6:21 AM
I’m reading all these things about what would have been and what could have been .. well sorry to say folks but here’s my take .. if gilbert and caron didnt get hurt .. it definetly wouldnt have been a sweep on the Cavs part .. it would have been an exciting 7 game series in my opinion .. but think again .. when the wizards had all 3 healthy the year before .. they lost in a 6 game series .. so to say that we would have handled them with those three is wrong .. yea they were a year wiser and the chemistry was all there .. but Cleveland staright up had more size .. and they were the league leaders in 2nd chance points and offensive rebounds .. and to the ppl that ar DREAMING about these trades .. you gotta think of the CAP .. its gotta make sense on both sides financially .. some of these guys being named .. Okafor .. Gasol .. Darko .. its gotta make sense longterm .. Ernie Grunfeld is buiilding this team to contend for years to come .. i personally dont think the Wizards will make it past the 1st round next year .. im a big wizards fan .. but a realist .. i dont like giving my hopes up .. and the situation about Jamison .. i love Antawn but he cant play a lick of D .. he played amazing during the playoffs .. it looked like the Antawn in Goldenstate when he was scoring 24 a game and grabbing 10 rebounds a game .. he was simply unstoppable .. but the Wizards .. if they have a chance to grab a big man at power forward he can control the paint on offense and defense .. they should jump at it .. yea they would lose 20 points and 10 rebounds a game .. but they would also give up less points .. and thats the key to winning a championship .. and i would also have to agree with what KG said earlier .. we woldnt have a chance at Okafor .. hes their franchise player .. i thought thatgetting Gerald Wallace would have been a good signing for the Wizards instead of keeping Stevenson .. but chemistry is definetly mor eimportant .. anyways .. thats my 2 cents
Comment from whoaitstu
Time July 19, 2007 at 6:25 AM
steveu .. i think what skins was saying .. when he was the VP of operations with the Wizards .. the Wizards were loaded with ACC players on the team .. but yea i would have to agree with you on that one .. and btw .. the Bobcats are looking pretty SCARY now .. Jason Richardson .. Felton .. Sean May .. Okafor .. Gerald Wallace .. Wally Herrmann .. Matt Carroll .. so much talent
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 8:10 AM
Stevevu- but he picked JCN when he was here he had to have some interest in him
Comment from stevevu
Time July 19, 2007 at 8:18 AM
they already have matt carrol which does the same thing as jcn, shoot. so they wouldnt make this trade for a guy they dont need and an average center for a very good big.
Comment from neal
Time July 19, 2007 at 8:54 AM
whoaitstu, I agree with everything you said, although I think we’ll get past the first round this year, barring injuries. If EG can get us a center, so much the better. But he must think Haywood & Jordan can live together or he wouldn’t be shopping Thomas. Maybe the only way we can get the center that can get us to the finals is draft a couple and get lucky with one.
Or maybe Haywood will finally be all he can be.
Wizfan and the Kid, I don’t think the fines you’re talking about would fly under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, but what if we paid small bonuses for good performances? Unfortunately we don’t at present have the salary cap room for doing it, but it’s an interesting idea. Didn’t Jordan have a board last year on which he recorded “hustle points”? I like that, too.
Comment from Wizards_Fan_85
Time July 19, 2007 at 9:24 AM
Somebody at terptown.com said that we would be able to retain Blatche b/c of the Early Bird Exception. The only part I don’t understand is that would the Wiz still go over the luxury tax with this.
Early Bird exception
This is the lesser form of the Larry Bird Exception. Free agents who qualify for this exception are called “early qualifying veteran free agents,” and qualify after playing two seasons without being waived or changing teams as a free agent. Using this exception, a team can re-sign its own free agent for either 175% of his salary the previous season, or the NBA’s average salary, whichever is greater. Early Bird contracts must be for at least two seasons, but can last no longer than five seasons.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 10:05 AM
this isnt looking any good for us it looks like JCN and Pat Riley are going to have dinner…..i would hate to trade JCN to our division rivals…he will end up killing us
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 10:24 AM
hey will any updates
I need to know what is going on with this Miami Navarro trade? Are you hearing anything on where Franchise is going to end up? Has Memphis tried to offer a trade? and Whats the word on Blatche, does Outlaw signing with Portland (3yrs 12 mil) help set the market? I mean Outlaw is 22, played a lot more, and average nearly 10 ppg, and is 6-10. Blatche cant ask for more than that can he?
Comment from wizkid034
Time July 19, 2007 at 10:33 AM
Word I here has it that the deal between the Heat and the Wiz would be as follows:
Heat get:
Juan Carlos Navarro
Etan Thomas
Wizards get:
Udonis Haslem
Future First Round Pick
I like the possibilities on the surface, but am concerned going deeper. Haslem would immediately help our front court defense and rebounding. However, trading JCN within the division is a bit problematic. Also, Haslem would most certainly demand somewhat significant minutes (15-20/game). With Antawn in the fold already, that cuts down on the minutes for D-Song and Pesh. However, going forward beyond this year, we could have some wiggle room if we cannot re-sign Jamison. I have always liked Haslem’s game. He is a good complementry player who plays defense, rebounds and has a nice mid-range and back-to-the-basket game…very solid overall player!
The key will be what happens with Francis. He is supposedly between the Clips and the Heat. If he chooses the Clips, the Heat will want to get the JCN deal done. If not, we might be keeping JCN for a while.
Comment from Wiz034
Time July 19, 2007 at 10:37 AM
Pat Riley can fly wherever he wants, wine, and dined. But at the end of the day, Washington still owns the rights to JCN. I just don’t see EG shipping him anywhere in the Eastern conference. Not very smart. I give him more credit than that…
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 10:37 AM
i would hate it to trade JCN to our DIVISION RIVALS we dont need any body on there squad and as of last year we could ave easily made it to the Eastern Confrence Finals….CLeveland Barely Beat Us with 2 players injured if we trade its for a Top 10 protected pick so we can be in the runnning for Brook Lopez or Roy Hibbert…hey this may sound like a dream but there are dumb GM’s around this league (Memphis) or if not a pcik it is for a good up and coming center (LaMarcus Aldridge, Emeka Okafor….etc.) this is the final piece we need…we already improved our bench and defense (D-Mac) all we need is a center..they say JCN is better than Bellineli and Bellinelli played great in the Summer League can you imagine what JCN could do…on draftexpress.com it said if JCN were coming out tothe draft now he would be a Top 5 pick…we need to get value out of this guy he is a good player…if not pay the Luxary Tax only for one year and see how JCN plays if he is regarded as that monster he should easily be able to beat out DeShawn Stevenson for the starting SG spot
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 10:40 AM
well WizKid034,
after reading your comment we could use Udonis Haslem he is a good defender and a good rebounder but i just dont like the fact that JCN will come back and haunt us
and Wiz034,
thats true i hope we sont deal him to the Eastern Confrence if we could use him to get Camby that would work out great for us
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 19, 2007 at 1:10 PM
Haslem? Excellent player — but just how many 4s can we accumulate?
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 1:20 PM
Trade:
Miami Gets:
-JCN
-Etan Thomas
-Darius Songaila
Washington Gets:
-Haslem
-1st Round Pick
-Doleac
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 1:21 PM
or
Trade:
Miami Gets:
-JCN
-Etan Thomas
-Darius Songaila
Washington Gets:
-Haslem
-Alonzo Morning
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 1:23 PM
and if they really want JCN this one:
Trade:
Miami Gets:
-JCN
-Etan Thomas
-Antoinio Daniels
Washington Gets:
-Haslem
-Alonzo Morning
-1st Round Pick
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 1:24 PM
at ESPN.com in the NBA section there is a rumor that says WIZ and Heat Talking Trade but it is only for insiders can anyone tell me what the article says???
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 1:29 PM
Haslem is 6-8 and to small to play Center but he is a 10 -8 guy but overall why do we need another 4 who wont be starting and gets the same number as rebounds as Antwan??
we need a CENTER no PF guys but he does bring some interior defense if we can get a bargain for him im all for it!!!
Comment from stevevu
Time July 19, 2007 at 1:37 PM
it just says that they are consindering trading future draft picks for navarro. It all depends on whether they sign francis though. If they get francis they wont trade for navarro. i’m not sure which one of the guys the prefer though.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 1:46 PM
o thank stevevu,
does anyone here think we can pull off a trade for Chris Wolcox he is a 12-9 guy thats what we need
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 1:48 PM
check this out stevevu…tell me whats happening what do they say bout the Wiz ….imporved or not??..please
Comment from stevevu
Time July 19, 2007 at 1:53 PM
he said they improved. better bench. not too high on young though or even navarro for that matter saying that he is only a no. 3 guard. here is exactly what he said.
(added Nick Young, Oleksiy Pecherov; likely to add Juan Carlos Navarro)
Can it be? Do the Wizards finally have a bench? Adding three young players to the mix (their last two first-round picks plus whomever they trade for Navarro) certainly makes last season’s feeble second unit seem much more imposing for this go-round.
As those who read my draft preview know, I’m hugely skeptical of Young. But if all he has to do is improve upon Roger Mason Jr.’s play last season, I’m guessing he can handle that. Similarly, Pecherov is something of a mystery meat, but he can’t be any worse than Jarvis Hayes was last season. And Navarro will be a solid No. 3 guard wherever he ends up, though right now the Wizards seem intent on a trade.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 2:03 PM
Trade:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=1027~1731~183~851&teams=27~27~25~25
Seattle Gets:
-Antoinio Daniels
-Etan Thomas
-1st or 2nd Round 08′ Draftt Pick
Washington Gets:
-Chris Wilcox
-Earl Watson
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 2:23 PM
i wish there was a way to get Nick Collison from the Sonics but no reasonable trade works out he is a 10ppg-9rpg guy also a perfect fit
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 2:27 PM
or we could do
Trade:
Seattle Gets:
-JCN
-Etan Thomas
-2nd Round 08′ Draft Pick
Washington Gets:
-Chris Wilcox
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 2:28 PM
Great news for the Wiz, the Franchise is going to Houston, meaning the Heat still need a guard, and will be willing to trade, hopefully start a bidding war with Memphis
LETS GO ERNIE, make another Caron for kwame trade
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 2:29 PM
but if we can get Chris Wilcox I would take it over any other deal unless we get a Top 10 Protected Pick
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 3:32 PM
does anyone think these trade would work??
Trade:
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=1027~1731~183~851&teams=27~27~25~25
Seattle Gets:
-Antoinio Daniels
-Etan Thomas
-1st or 2nd Round 08′ Draftt Pick
Washington Gets:
-Chris Wilcox
-Earl Watson
or we could do
Trade:
Seattle Gets:
-JCN
-Etan Thomas
-2nd Round 08′ Draft Pick
Washington Gets:
-Chris Wilcox
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 3:33 PM
or do you think we should get Nick Collison instead??
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 3:39 PM
hes a F/C 6-10 258 lbs, he’s also a double-double guy i wouldnt mind him he is also good
Haywood
JCN
for
Nick Collison
and swap 2nd rounders
Comment from Wiz034
Time July 19, 2007 at 3:44 PM
wiz-skins07
I just read, Francis is going to sign with Houston. I still don’t like the idea of trading in the Eastern Conference. I do like Camby’s game. I hope EG looks at him…
I also read on RealGM that the Wiz is looking to dump salary and shop JCN..They’re looking at moving, haywood, daniels, and JCN..or etan, daniels, and JCN..that’s too bad, I really like daniels play on the floor…
I hope there’s a way we can keep him but I doubt it…
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 3:51 PM
after i read a comment from someone on either here or washington post blog…i really agreed…they said that trading Navarro to the Heat wouldnt be a problem considering 7 of there players are 30 or older and 5 are 33 or older…they are about to hit the rebuilding stage with Shaq, Zo, Antoine Walker, J-Will, Payton basically there whole starting line-up except Wade and Haslem
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 3:53 PM
but Wiz034,
what do you think about the idea about getting Nick Collison or Chris Wilcox
i would be willing to give up more for them cosidering Camby is 30 and the are about 25 or 26 although Camby avg.’s are more attractive
Comment from Wiz034
Time July 19, 2007 at 5:29 PM
that’s what I’m saying, Camby’s averages are really great, and really deserves a look.His physique remind me of Dalebert. Good in the low post, hits the boards, and gets the blocks. His game more than make up for his physique. I have to look up his salary to see if it would even work for us..
I also like Wilcox’s game. His averages isn’t too shabby either. Not sure about Collison…
Comment from ChenierFan
Time July 19, 2007 at 5:30 PM
If the Wiz are going to do a trade with Seattle, one scenario that might be feasible is: Hawood or Thomas and Daniels or JCN for center Robert Swift and a draft pick. Swift is a center who came into the NBA right out of high school. he’s a 7 footer and supposed to be a steadily progressing player.The problem is that Seattle thinks of him the way the Wiz think about Blatche, so he may be tough to get. But Seattle does need a lot of guard help after losing Ray Allen to Boston. I think EG had been after Swift before. Or they could go after the starting center Petro.
The point is that is will be hard to get excited about the team unless the center situation changes.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 5:42 PM
yes all they have at the point is Luke Ridnour and Earl Watson and i have no idea who they have at the SG position they could us both AD and JCN
maybe we can pull of a deal for Wilcox…
Wiz034,
Nick Collisons numbers:
10ppg 9rpg 1bpg and 1apg
he is a center/forward 6-10 258pds
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 5:46 PM
and a while ago like 2 hours ago a thought cam to my mind…i think that we shouldnt trade our 2nd Round Picks…it seems like EG always pulls off magic with them (Micheal Redd, D-Mac) i just wonder what Vladmir Radmenko would be like…his 2nd Round Picks seem to be better than the 1st Rounders…not to put Nick Young down b/c Nick is a beast as well
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 5:58 PM
Nick Collison:
Born: Oct 26, 1980
Height: 6-10 / 2,08
Weight: 255 lbs. / 115,7 kg.
College : Kansas
Years Pro: 3
2006-07 Statistics
MPG 29
PPG 10
RPG 9
APG 1
BPG 1
EFF + 14.22
Career Highs:
29 Points
21 Rebounds (wow)
Ranks #18 in the NBA in Rebounds Per Game
Ranks #27 in the NBA in Field-Goal Percentage
Ranks #26 in the NBA in Rebounds Per 48 Minutes
Ranks #46 in the NBA in Blocks Per 48 Minutes
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 7:43 PM
Wizards Get:
-Chris Wilcox
-Damien Wilkins
Seattle Gets:
-Etan Thomas
-Darius Songaila
-JCN
-First Round Pick or Second Round Pick
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 7:44 PM
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=1731~2506~1784~851&teams=27~27~25~25
those are the results to the last mention trades
Comment from wizardsallday
Time July 19, 2007 at 7:59 PM
Since France sign with Houston we can try to trade etan and jcn to the heat for Haslem and a future first round pick. The draft pick may not be so good a Haslem may want 15-20 min but that get us another rebounder. Plus i think blache can play a little 5 since he 6′10 that if we match or sign him.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 19, 2007 at 8:42 PM
What makes you think so highly of Chris Wilcox? I definitely don’t share your high opinion.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 9:16 PM
TM what i see in him is 12 ppg 10 rpg…..what did Arenas say he wanted…”a scrappy center…a guy who be a 10-10 guy”
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 9:19 PM
well his stats say 14-9 guy on ESPN…but thats all we need…i know he isnt bad defensively
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 9:59 PM
TM these are his exact words (from his blog)
Wizards’ Draft Needs
“I want an aggressive scorer. We don’t have a scorer coming off the bench. We don’t have somebody who is aggressive whose mindset is shoot-first coming off. We need somebody coming off there so when we put me, Caron and Antawn on the sidelines, we have somebody who can still light it up. My first year it was Juan Dixon. He came off and he just sparked us. So I think that’s what we need. We need a flat-out shooter and we need a scorer and we need a scrappy five – just a scrappy big man, just somebody who can just come in and just lay fouls down coming off the bench. If we get that, then we’ll be fine.”
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 19, 2007 at 10:13 PM
I think of Wilcox as a 4 more than a 5, and his reputation is for uneven effort. Moreover, Seattle already has 3 centers; I don’t think they’d want a 4th one.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 19, 2007 at 10:19 PM
well i also think Etans Natural position is at the 4 …but if we cant get Chris Wilcox we can try and get Nick Collison
Comment from stevevu
Time July 20, 2007 at 7:30 AM
that scrappy 5 could possibly be pech if he continues to add weight. during the summer league he never let anybody get easy baskets, even though they were allowed 10 fouls.I was a little dissapointed with his rebounding, considering hoe ej praised him for always fighting for for the rebound especially offensively, but it got a little better.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 20, 2007 at 9:04 AM
well yea O-Pech ALWAYS hustles but seems to not get the reboundds…but atleast the effort is there ahmm…ahmm(Haywood) if he keeps hustleing he will end up the ball his hard work will pay off..but i would rather give a shot at Andray Blatche…
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 20, 2007 at 9:29 AM
hey Will do you have any updates on Andray Blatche or any recent trade discussions or trade offers that EG has recieved??? Whats The Latest???
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 20, 2007 at 8:41 PM
but now that Seattle just got Kurt Thomas do you think we can make a move for Chris Wilcox…
Maybe Trade Haywood + 1st Rounder + AD
for
Chris Wilcox + Earl Watson
and if they want a 2nd Rounder them give it to them….10-10 (Really 12-10) Centers are hard to come by…try to get them while you have a chance
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 20, 2007 at 8:42 PM
why hasnt anyone posted on here for like 10 hours…whats the problem guys…yea i know we NEED UPDATES
Comment from neal
Time July 20, 2007 at 11:23 PM
Every day that goes by with no news re. Blatche is good news. Maybe it’s possible we could keep him for only the bi-annual exception ($1.8M). Not many teams have money to sign a FA.
But every day that goes by w/o a deal to move one of our centers and/or get another center worries me.
I guess the lack of updates reflects the lack of news. I trust EG and his crew are busy working the phones.
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 21, 2007 at 8:58 AM
what do you think??
Wiz Get:
-Tim Thomas (11ppg-6rpg in 27 min)
-Clips First Round Pick or Second Round Pick
Clips Get:
-JCN
-Etan
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 21, 2007 at 9:05 AM
The Trade works
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=851~847&teams=12~27
Tim Thomas F/C 6-10 235 lbs
Salary: $5,632,200 Years Remaining: 3
PTS: 11.0 REB: 5.0 AST: 2.3 PER: 13.67
Outgoing Players: Etan Thomas
they both can play the Center position (both same hieght) Tim Thomas is more Athletic and is about 15 lbs lighter
both entering they’re 30’s
by far Tim Thomas is more effective and i have heard a rumor on Washington Post that has that being an offer that EG has recieved..not sure if it is true though…but i still like the trade we get a 1st or 2nd Round Pick…and Tim Thomas is about 1 mil cheaper per year!!!
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time July 21, 2007 at 1:41 PM
looks like the heat are no longer a factor in the JCN deals
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time July 21, 2007 at 10:25 PM
This “After missing out on several free-agent point guards, the Heat hopes for better results in acquiring Golden State forward Mickael Pietrus. Heat General Manager Randy Pfund and Golden State are in discussions for a sign-and-trade involving Pietrus. The first element of such a deal is Pietrus’ desire to join the Heat.” i would have put up a link but i dont know html code
Comment from wiz-skins07
Time July 22, 2007 at 7:54 AM
well what i think about the Wiz Heat Trade…well i dont think that the Heat is willing to give up Zo and i dont think he wants to come here either…if does get dealt he might just end up retiring…
Wiz Get:
- J-Will
- Mike Doleac
- Future Draft Pick (likely *2nd Round)
Heat Get:
- AD
- Etan
- JCN
next year we would have about 38 mil (J-Will 9mil…Antwan 16mil…Arenas 13mil) in expiring comtracts 38mil and subtract the 20mil Gil will ask for that leaves us with about 18mil for free-agents…if Jamison wants to come back then let him sign for 6-8mil that leaves us still with 10-12mil for free-agents…if and only if we can bring back J-Will for 3mil or so but doubt he would take that offer..but thats all i would give him considering he is getting old and injury-prone…we can have about 9mil next year in free-agnecy to sign a double-double center that is a moster on the boards and can get blocks
if anyone has ESPN insider they can check this site and give us knowledge on who will be coming out next year!!!
*2nd Round Draft Pick- Never say no to a 2nd Round Draft Pick when EG is around knowing what he can do with 2nd Rounders
Comment from mrreddman
Time July 22, 2007 at 1:01 PM
if we are gonna trade JCN, please make it worthwhile and get something in return,. dont just do it to dump ET contract. we have waited for JCN for like 5 years now and his salary demands are not that high so he should be able to net something decent in return. esp. if he is really the best player in Europe???? dont know how true that is but his highlights look rather nice and he is not that old. i would really like to keep him but if we just gotta trade him i propose this: trade JCN, Brenda, and Songalia and next years #1 to Denver for CAMBY!!! it seems like Denver wants him off teir books and want to play Nene. We gotta trade either ET or Brenda so get rid the bad attitude and soft heart first!!!
Camby is a major upgrade over Brenda. Now that we got Pech and hopefully AB we dont really have much minutes for Songalia, even though i kinda like him. So not much of a loss there either? JCN, well we cant really miss what we never had, i guess. Plus, next years #1 should be rather low, hopefully and the player picked wouldnt get much time anyway. BTW if we lose AB over not paying a few bucks over the luxery tax, that would BLOW big time! come Abe step up please!!! BTW… whats all the hype over Visser? he does hustle, but i never seen a guy miss so many dunks and lay ups in my life…geez!!! lets hope we are not counting on him for anything? if we make the trade metioned eariler our roster may look like this:
PG—Arenas, AD, Miles
SG—Stevenson, Young, Mason
SF—Butler, Dmac, Hall
PF—Jamison, Blache, Pech,
C—-Camby, Etan, Booth
What you guys think? looks pretty strong to me? we may need another vet on the bench but roster would be upgrade over last years roster for sure:
Comment from middletonss
Time July 22, 2007 at 10:32 PM
mrreddman that trade sounds good to be me, but I don’t see why Denver would go for it. I still would like the Wizards to go after Haslem form the Heat. Let’s be honest the Wizards have two small forwards in the starting line up. That’s why I would start Haslem.
My dream line up would look like this:
PG—Arenas, AD, Taylor
SG—Stevenson, Young,
SF—Butler, Jamison, Dmac, Hall
PF—Haslem, Blatche, Songalia
C—-Haywood, Pecherov /Booth
I like Dmac, Hall and Songalia it’s going to be hard to get them minutes. Can you imagine the practice?
Arenas vs. Daniels
Stevenson vs. Young
Butler vs. Jamison
Haslem vs. Blatche
Haywood vs. Pecherov
I think Jamison would give up his starting role if it’s for the better of the team and the more minutes he plays the worst his knees get.
Comment from BruceO
Time July 23, 2007 at 2:56 AM
I’ve also considered etan and navarro for mike miller. I’ve liked him since he was playing at orlando and got rookie of the year. Now he is team usa, he’s a 6 ‘8 shooter and outshining hinrich and micheal redd. Redd ofcourse has been on a slump through the practices. Another person on memphis squad if we were to deal with them is hakim warrick. He can play both forward positions and is a rebound machine and costs about 1.6 M or so since its only his second season. I’ve also considered an etan and navarro trade for camby. I don’t like trading haywood, before I did but this dude can defend real centers and has had good games, remember that streak we went 18-3 with him at center without etan playing? He doesnt get enough minutes and his relationship with EJ is shot. It’s not like EJ is the best coach out there. I like the princeton offense and would like its defense except we have none. Eg has been getting defensive potential players nowadays though, from stevenson to dmac to songaila.
I also considered they should talk to mutumbo about signing for the vet minimum. His son goes to georgetown and a reunion in the same town im sure would be great for him. He went to college here. He’s had sound games despite age..
another thing that might go down is we hang on to all our pieces so we can make trades in the mid season. SOme people mentioned getting darko, which i’m all for it cause I think he has good size and ability but theres a three month wait since he’s just signed with memphis. So we cant get him this summer. I would keep an eye on cheikh samb, forget about aldridge cause they are rebuilding and wont give him up. I’ve also heard navarro for yi rumours but only cause they’re the two enigmas. I don’t think milwaukee will back down just cause it’ll ruin their rep and they did call the bluff so they are preety much all in. China also cant act like they’ll keep yi out of milwaukee only cause olympics are coming there soon and have to demonstrate they are a free market.
Comment from neal
Time July 23, 2007 at 10:49 PM
You knowk, even at 41, I’ll bet Mutumbo could outplay any of our centers. Best idea I’ve heard. Then we just live with Thomas’s contract, trade Navarro’s rights for another 1st round pick next year, and try to get one good young center in three tries next year.
Comment from mrreddman
Time July 24, 2007 at 12:27 AM
hey middle, i keep hearing that denver is lookin for an outside shooter and tryin to get rid of Cambys salary too. if thats really the case…..it seems like a good trade to me. However i dont want Haslem, esp. not gonna bench AJ for him? No way in hell!! id rather trade AJ in some kinda package for Oneal or Gasol b4 i do that. Plus, Haslem is a role player at the 4, pretty much Etan with a different haircut and less muscles!!! Dont need another 4 at all! Everyone is talkin about Aldridge??? i luv him too but forget about it..not gonna happen!!! Portland not givin him up man!?? Mike miller, yall gotta be kiddin me? where is he gonna play? like we need another 6′8 shooter with NO defense. we dont need any more scorers. Hell why trade for him, just keep JCN for that matter and hes cheaper!! Hakim warrick is nice, but is undersized to play the 4 and very similiar to Dmac. Now Mutumbo would be a GREAT pick up over Booth, but i dunno if hes interested in coming here. Darko, id like to have him too, just gotta wait the 3 months to trade for him?? maybe JCN, Etan/Brenda and #2 pick could get it done. Now about Brenda, come on man get real? Yeah hes 7′0 but thats where the positives stop! Hes a soft as Barney and is inconsistant when he does play. Defense? he did an ok job at best guarding a old 7 footer with bad feet. And he did such a great job EJ didnt even play him the last game in the playoffs when we had nobody!!. Ive seen him play games where he will play 18 minutes and have 1 point and 0 rebounds. Hell im 5′11, 180 lbs, but i guarantee u if u put me out there for 18 minutes i can get 1 rebound just by hustle and chance!! And then he fights with Etan, Kwame, and EJ? What does he have to be mad about? hes been in the league long enuf now, hes never gonna change nor be respected around the league! everyone knows hes a sissy!! Well enuf about him already. As far as EJ goes i think hes a pretty good coach. whos the last coach to get us to the playoffs for 3 years, much less 3 straight. and if we wasnt all banged up last year, we coulda done some damage in the playoffs. He might not be the best in the league but hes more than servicable!!!! And i cant believe everyone talking about trading Gil? you guys are nuts! Yeah hes a bit qwirky, but hes probably the BEST player this franchise has EVER had and hes not even in his prime yet!! and his work ethic and community involvement are matched by few in the league!! OK i think im done for now..NEXT..lol
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time July 24, 2007 at 12:48 AM
as soft as Barney… that was a good one lol and i would have to agree with you on just about every point you made
Comment from BruceO
Time July 24, 2007 at 1:45 AM
recap in short of my comment back (it might have been too long). Mike miller is not jarvis hayes. he’s in team usa for a reason and is better than deshawn who we chose to sign over navarro. He will be a mismatch and spread the defense. He will kill teams like cleveland in playoffs. All teams who want their two to gaurd arenas won’t be able to anymore. Cleveland does so with larry hughes cause deshawn doesnt need to be defended as much. Mike miller also is very tradeable so if we don’t require him for things like off the bench scoring (which we need) we can trade him.
Hakim warrick can back up caron if neccesary to help defend the bigger 3’s. Caron is undersized at times. I’d then rotate nick young and Dmac for spot minutes to come in and kill the opponents during weak moments at the 2 and 3 spot. Blatche and AJ can come in in a big lineup as 3’s also when the opposing three is not very fast and not as much an offensive threat. This frees up blatche and pech for more rebounding, better defense and blocks at the four and some more ability to stretch the defense.
I mention those two and how they help us cause I dont see who else memphis can give us other than draft picks. All their young players they plan on keeping especially if they fall into a rebuilding phase, And I dont think they will pull good players away from their new coach. So we deal with other people, three way trade or keep our pieces and trade/ not trade them later.
Centers I like are Darko (who I’ve always thought would be solid despite people thinking hes another kwame) I remember rasheed saying when darko was in detroit how alot of people dont understand this dude can ball. I also kinda like samb from detroit if he gains weight and has some more offense. I like mutumbo at the vets mimimum. I also prefer haywood over Etan. EJ s a full for not using him. He only did cause he thought we werent going to go far anyway. The small ball thing is stupid, I mean ruffin at the center! He hasnt implemented alot of defensive schemes, EG I think has been wanting to fire him, new defense coach quit, He cant develop big men to be forces so I mean we only using him for offense.
Comment from stevevu
Time July 24, 2007 at 6:20 AM
bruce - i agree with you the fact that haywood is better but too much of a cancer for the team because he fights with anyone who takes away his playing time. The reason he didnt play because he argued with ej all the time and probably did something that made ej sit him. I think that small ball is an awesome idea. ruffin will finally be gone so we would use pech or blatche at the 5 or even aj or songaila sometimes. that will be a linup few people can stop. look at how clevelands small ball lineup was against detroit. Also, i dont know how you can say he cant develop big man. all the big men he has were thrown onto him, except for peter john ramos maybe, and he was a long shot. kwame just wasnt going to get better in washington no matter who was coaching, etan cant get better cuz hes just a role player with energy, and haywood just wont get better because of his attitude but he could prove me wrong. so it isnt ej’s fault about the big men.
Comment from neal
Time July 24, 2007 at 8:52 AM
I also like Milicik. I think he would be an improvement.
I’ll bet any of our centers or PF’s are available if EG gets the right trade. Something’s gonna happen. Stay tuned.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 24, 2007 at 9:58 AM
Mutumbo is a good idea; he might be able to help straighten out Haywood who would have to respect him. I have no idea whether he can still play, however.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 24, 2007 at 10:12 AM
I agree w/ neal — I’m sure we’d trade one of the 4s in the right deal. Obviously, Etan or brendan are available. Etan in just about any deal that doesn’t worsen the salary situation.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time July 24, 2007 at 2:21 PM
looks like the griz got a new sharp shooting point gard….
Comment from BruceO
Time July 24, 2007 at 2:23 PM
I looked at his numbers (mutumbo) last year. when they needed him to play his numbers are just as good if not better than our centers. But our centers play limited minutes and if you average it out over 48 minutes its decent. Haywood is good defensively. Look at the wiards games and look at his opponents at the C spot. They kill alot of people but not him. People like chandler, camby, gasol, ilgauskis didnt do well against him. There’s isnt much of an upgrade over him other than the all stars and elite centers GM’s would never trade anyway, and at 5M? I’d keep him. Infact all I hear is people trying to get haywood and navarro instead of and etan. Etans contract has a kicker that noone wants, plus he is a powerforward in my opinion.
About the developing big man, the princeton offense really doesnt require low post scoring as much. It’s mostly people able to hit jump shots. All out powerforwards fit the mold while our centers don’t. Haywood is underutilized, etan is overutilized and ruffin ?(lets just say I saw him have the misfortune of throwing the ball in the air and giving the other team send it into overtime). I dont see what he has taught any of the centers, I dont see how he uses them other than some defense. Haywood is less than a cancer. He fought with kwame, EJ and etan. The rest of the team likes him, he made up nicknames like hibachi. We all didnt like kwame so that one doesnt count. Etan also started fights with him of which haywood is 3-0 lol, and as for EJ i’d be frustrated too if im better than how im used and theres a fire eddie jordan thread out there somewhere on realgm
Comment from mrreddman
Time July 24, 2007 at 8:42 PM
wow. i must really be watchin a different game. i just dont see Brenda playin all this great D? i mean his skills at best are those of a back up center on a good team. strickly role player. true he will have a very nice game from month to month, but way too inconsistant to ever start!! but his women-like attitude of pouting when he doesnt play or get in the game just bugs me!! not to mention his ever so soft game on the court!! he has to go. sure he has a good contract but what good is it if hes not gonna be playn? wasted money and roster spot! and true he does have more value and a better contract than etan, which makes him all the better to trade!! but in mind …dont make a trade just to dump salary. thats a bullets move from 1978-2004!! make a move to really improve your team!!… JCN, Brenda, #1 and Songalia or even AD if we have too…i have alot of confidence in the job EG is doing and am certain hes gonna upgrade somehow at the 5 spot!? im pullin for Camby myself!! maybe Darko or Dalembert if available? Id throw in next years #1 if need be. so what, lets go for it, we are not that far away!!!! my only concern is that EJ and EG dont get along that well?. i really like EJ and dont totally blame him for the poor team defense. not like hes dealin with great personal in that dept. im mean gil even complained in public about too much practice on D?? wtf?
luv him but thats crazy!! I think the perfect fit for our team would be Tyson Chandler, but no way to get
him!? well thats it for now…..
Comment from wizfan and the kid
Time July 24, 2007 at 10:31 PM
Well, we are glad that after nearly 100 comments, mostly about trades, we are back to what we suggested:
Give Brendan some incentive (or disincentive) to play hard every night.
No offense to the posts above us, but honestly, all this packaging and trading talk is a waste of time. We could go seriously far in the playoffs with the team we have if we have a center who is focused on rebounds and denying, rather than wondering when he will be taken off the court. We need EJ to lay this squarely on Brendan. Say, you will play every second you can, provided you meet the targets. We think it might also be possible, with Mr. 50 resigning, that he can lay down some locker room law about it, too. Maybe something like Brendan not being able to speak unless he is averaging more rebounds than DeShawn scores.
We know some of you might think we are nuts, but really, if Brendan can become as effective throughout a came as a Marcus Camby (and we mean throughout the game),we really do not need a trade. We know that Brendan can grow from the one who put his foot so deeply in his mouth in one post game that the kid was told that if she ever talks that way to her elders on live TV, she will be sent to her room for a long, long time, into an amazing player. We see solid stretches of this talent, already.
EJ, just lay it at his feet.
If it doesn’t work, trade him away, bench him… whatever. If it doesn’t work, move on and tell him he had his shot here in Washington.
Ok, now you all can go back to some wishful dreaming about trading Gil’s leftover Hibachi, Jr. for a George Forman mini….
Comment from neal
Time July 24, 2007 at 10:37 PM
As soft as Barney? That’s hard mrreddman.
Doesn’t look like anyone’s going to bite on the JCN plus ET deal. That trade poison pill of $1.75M is too much to swallow. EG should never have agreed to it. I’ll bet the only way we make that trade is by getting someone else that’s overpaid.
I guess if we don’t trade JCN’s rights he can either make a deal with us for close to the minimum or play another year in Europe.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 25, 2007 at 7:49 AM
mrreddman — Numbers are what matters, and Haywood’s numbers are better than Etan’s and as good as we need. He is very long, bothers the opponent’s inside game, blocks some shots, has pretty quick feet and, in general, gets enough done to make a difference at his position. We do better w/ him on the floor than w/ Etan or in a small ball configuration. Calling him ‘Brenda’ doesn’t change the facts.
His problem is his prima donna attitude not his ability. Would Etan’s departure make a difference? Who knows. Can he ever play for EJ? Who knows.
neal — yes, it’ll be interesting to see what we can do w/ Navarro’s rights. It’s a complex job, being a GM. I don’t think Navarro would be a very valuable player *to us*, but I do think he is worth a first round pick.
Comment from neal
Time July 25, 2007 at 2:20 PM
BruceO, I don’t think Thomas is a 4. I don’t think he played that in college - correct me if I’m wrong. He was projected to be a 4. But he doesn’t have a jump shot and in Jordan’s system (and most other pro ones, I think), that’s a killer. He’s used to playing with his back to the basket and I think he does an adequate job, although I get the impression he’s too often out of position on D. I doubt if he could stay with most PF’s on defense.
He’s sorta the opposite from Pecherov, who’s big enough to be a center but likes to shoot jump shots (and can hit them) and has always played facing the basket.
Navarro must be worth more to other teams than us. “One of the best players in Europe” is nothing to sneeze at.
Comment from Bun91
Time July 25, 2007 at 5:31 PM
http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/47327/20070725/barcelona_navarro_must_be_dealt_by_august_3rd/
Comment from neal
Time July 25, 2007 at 6:15 PM
I just heard on the radio that Navarro’s team is giving the Wiz until 8/3 to sign or trade him or else they will resign him with a much bigger buy-out clause. So the Wiz have 9 days. I think they have to trade his rights or go ahead and sign him and Polin will have to ante up, the luxury tax be damned. Navarro’s too good to let get away for nothing. Abe, you can’t take it with you.
Comment from wizardsallday
Time July 25, 2007 at 6:53 PM
I trust that EG will get something good for JCN. My question is who the team we are going to trade with. Maybe we are going to sign him for small amount? EG know we can’t let good value slip away.
Comment from neal
Time July 25, 2007 at 7:30 PM
If we can’t trade his rights before the 5th we have to sign him and continue to offer him in trade.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 25, 2007 at 7:39 PM
Someone still has to ante up *some* kind of deal, neal. The most likely thing seems a first round pick in ‘09 or even ‘10.
Lets remember that Navarro has said that his goal in life is to play in the NBA. He doesn’t get that by signing w/ Barca for a huge buy-out.
Comment from neal
Time July 25, 2007 at 8:39 PM
Agreed, Tom.
Comment from neal
Time July 25, 2007 at 9:44 PM
But why wouldn’t Memphis trade their next year’s pick? If I were the Memphis GM that would look good to me. He’s the closest thing to a guaranteed producer you can get.
Comment from Wizards4Life
Time July 26, 2007 at 12:22 AM
EG………thats all i can say that man is good at what he dose but i mean theres not alot he can do now that his hands are pretty much tied!
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 26, 2007 at 7:34 AM
neal, maybe they *will* trade their next year’s pick. But, they can see that we have nothing invested in this guy, and therefore anything we get in the first round is a plus, so we’re likely to be willing to wait an extra year or so. I don’t even know that it’s a bad thing for us; we have a lot of young players to integrate. We might not be ready next year for 2 more 1st-round picks!
One deal I might take is trading jcn’s rights to Dallas for the rights to Nick Fazekas — a high 2d round pick in this year’s draft (meaning he is equivalent to a 1st-rounder in virtually any other year). I have *no idea* whether that would appeal to Dallas, and Fazekas may not amount to much. But, he was a *very* productive college player, and that’s a helpful guide.
Comment from Tom Mandel
Time July 26, 2007 at 7:36 AM
4life — Ernie’s hands aren’t tied. This is all negotiating postures. Not saying it’ll all work out, but I wouldn’t get too worried by this fake deadline. Training camp is a ‘realer’ deadline.
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Comment from LilGil
Time July 18, 2007 at 6:30 AM
Nice vid even if DeShawn looked a lil sleepy to me (after having seen the “major league swag” video you have to see him as sleepy there). I hope everything’ll go right for you during your vacation Eric, it’s cool that Will stays sith us, thank’s