Remember when the Washington Wizards signed Gilbert Arenas to that monster contract over the summer? I wrote: “He re-signed with the Wizards for a measly $111 million when he could have had $127 million. He did it so the Wizards won’t be strapped three years down the road. That’s a really great move by him since he’ll probably be walking with a cane three years from now. I’m amazed that Washington offered him anything close to $100 million. I guess they didn’t take into consideration the facts that a) He has a bum knee; b) They finished in the same place without him that they would have finished with him; c) He is not Kobe Bryant, LeBron James or Tim Duncan. In other words he’s not worth $100 million. Arenas is arguably the best player on Washington’s team, but he’s not the kind of transcendent player who’s capable of taking his team to the NBA Finals or even the second round of the playoffs, if we’re being honest. The Wizards are, at best, about a 45-win team. So now that they’ve re-signed Arenas (under the assumption he’s going to be healthy), does this make them a better team? Are they all of a sudden better than Cleveland, Orlando, Detroit or Boston? I seriously doubt it, but we’ll have a few years to see how it all plays out.”
Well, let’s just say it is not playing out very well only a few months into that contract. Last week, Gilbert Arenas underwent another knee surgery and he’s expected to miss at least the first month of the season. Of course he doesn’t think this is a big deal, but he never does. I think it’s time for him to start acknowledging that this knee problem of his may not get any better. I’d hate to see Gil become the next Allan Houston, but from the looks of things, he’s well on his way. It’s a good thing the Wizards are only on the hook for the next six years or else things could get ugly in Washington.
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