Wizards Acquire Okafor & Ariza, Trade Lewis.

[lukesicari]

Great trade the Washington, this team is building a nice roster.

http://www.nba.com/wizards/wizards-acquire-okafor-and-ariza

 

[ozballer23]

Washington made a good move there. 2 veterans added, solid backcourt with wall and Crawford, and Booker to add to that too. Interesting to see who they add from the draft.

 

[WoobieZarz]

I think the interesting thing here is, what'll happen to Rashard Lewis. He's obviously being bought out, but who'll chase him now?!?! Couldbe gotten quite cheaply considering he's had a LOT of DNPs lately!

 

[ozballer23]

Blazers or bobcats could use his services.

 

[araiee]

if okafor can stay healthy, he and nene build a nice veteran frontcourt, ariza could be back to his best with a change of address! nice pickups for the wiz

 

[loafic]

better deal for my hornets than for the wiz imo as it frees up salary and allows them to rebuild a lot quicker than initially hoped... they may use the amnesty clause to get rid of rashard or otherwise package him up with kaman, contenders could use them both - never rated him much during his career

wiz have done well to get a good group of vet there now though, hopefully will be more competitive

the hornets unquestionably needed a shake up and the biggest salary problem was emeka, so good to see him moved on - this now gives them the chance to start fresh again by drafting anthony davis at no.1 and then building around him... re-sign eric gordon at sg, havent really had a really good look at him in new orleans for a long stretch yet due to injuries last season and then can look at signing a pg (imagine goran dragic or lou williams running the point here) or some solid bench contributors (jamal crawford would be good) in the free agency period, need better depth here... aminu seems like a nice young talent to keep developing, kaman not likely to get signed back up and in final year of deal so he is the logical trade bait - hornets should have some decent cash freed up soon... could become an attractive place to play ball pretty quickly with some of that young talent on board

a line up for this season, not brilliant but it is solid:
chris kaman
anthony davis
al aminu
eric gordon
jarrett jack

bench looks like this:
carl landry
jason smith
belinelli
xavier henry
vasquez

 

[araiee]

better deal for my hornets than for the wiz imo as it frees up salary and allows them to rebuild a lot quicker than initially hoped... they may use the amnesty clause to get rid of rashard or otherwise package him up with kaman, contenders could use them both - never rated him much during his career

wiz have done well to get a good group of vet there now though, hopefully will be more competitive

the hornets unquestionably needed a shake up and the biggest salary problem was emeka, so good to see him moved on - this now gives them the chance to start fresh again by drafting anthony davis at no.1 and then building around him... re-sign eric gordon at sg, havent really had a really good look at him in new orleans for a long stretch yet due to injuries last season and then can look at signing a pg (imagine goran dragic or lou williams running the point here) or some solid bench contributors (jamal crawford would be good) in the free agency period, need better depth here... aminu seems like a nice young talent to keep developing, kaman not likely to get signed back up and in final year of deal so he is the logical trade bait - hornets should have some decent cash freed up soon... could become an attractive place to play ball pretty quickly with some of that young talent on board

a line up for this season, not brilliant but it is solid:
chris kaman
anthony davis
al aminu
eric gordon
jarrett jack

bench looks like this:
carl landry
jason smith
belinelli
xavier henry
vasquez

true....jarrett jack has been a surprise for me, big question is can gordon stay healthy? has missed a lot of games so far early in his career, would love to see him play a full season healthy and could make a great backcourt with jack and some highlights with davis....

 

[drob50]

I thought Rashard had the worst contract in the league?

Wiz did a good thing in this deal imo!

 

[ozballer23]

I think they are planning on buying his contract out.

 

[lowndes8]

lewis is the over rated over paid player ever

 

[Harsha_12]

I reckon the Wizards got a Great Deal!

and if they draft Beal, the team will look like this

PG- Wall
SG- Beal
SF- Ariza
PF- Nene
C- Okafor

 

[ozballer23]

I think Crawford will start at the sg position.

 

[BruzDB]

they may use the amnesty clause to get rid of rashard

They can't amnesty him, since they traded for him after the new CBA, but his contract is only guaranteed for about $13mil, so they will waive him.

Crazy deal for Washington, taking on heavy contracts when they could have just waived Lewis themselves. The Hornets are definitely going into rebuilding mode.

 

[ozballer23]

I think they just wanted to get okafor and had to take Ariza as part if the deal.

 

[ozballer23]

looks like they will buy him out

Alex Kennedy: The Hornets are expected to buyout Rashard Lewis. Lewis would become a free agent and look to sign with a contender, according to sources. Twitter

 

[ozguy3825]

yeah good deal for the wizards i think

 

[d2t]

I bet Mike Miller retires and Lewis signs with the Heat

 

[lukesicari]

better deal for my hornets than for the wiz imo as it frees up salary and allows them to rebuild a lot quicker than initially hoped... they may use the amnesty clause to get rid of rashard or otherwise package him up with kaman, contenders could use them both - never rated him much during his career

wiz have done well to get a good group of vet there now though, hopefully will be more competitive

the hornets unquestionably needed a shake up and the biggest salary problem was emeka, so good to see him moved on - this now gives them the chance to start fresh again by drafting anthony davis at no.1 and then building around him... re-sign eric gordon at sg, havent really had a really good look at him in new orleans for a long stretch yet due to injuries last season and then can look at signing a pg (imagine goran dragic or lou williams running the point here) or some solid bench contributors (jamal crawford would be good) in the free agency period, need better depth here... aminu seems like a nice young talent to keep developing, kaman not likely to get signed back up and in final year of deal so he is the logical trade bait - hornets should have some decent cash freed up soon... could become an attractive place to play ball pretty quickly with some of that young talent on board

a line up for this season, not brilliant but it is solid:
chris kaman
anthony davis
al aminu
eric gordon
jarrett jack

bench looks like this:
carl landry
jason smith
belinelli
xavier henry
vasquez

It still all depends on if Gordon re signs. That's the decision that could put them back or forward a few years. It looks like he will though, he's been doing a lot of stuff in NOLA, like he attended a Saints training session I'm pretty sure.

 

[A_Iverson_I]

I thought Rashard had the worst contract in the league?

Yeah, but they are going to waive him. Plus he is in the last year of his contract.

I reckon the Wizards got a Great Deal!

and if they draft Beal, the team will look like this

PG- Wall
SG- Beal
SF- Ariza
PF- Nene
C- Okafor

Not so bad considering how bad things have been for them.

I think Crawford will start at the sg position.

He's way too inconsistent; if they draft Beal, think it won't take much for him to get the starting nod.

 

[ozballer23]

Yeah, but they are going to waive him. Plus he is in the last year of his contract.



Not so bad considering how bad things have been for them.



He's way too inconsistent; if they draft Beal, think it won't take much for him to get the starting nod.

He's only inconsistent because they keep starting him on and off! They never give him a good run!