Thu 8 May 2008
Arenas Wants Jamison A Wizard As Part Of His Deal
Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main
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If anything else, you cannot accuse Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas of a lack of loyalty to his teammates - at least one of them, anyways; According to Arenas as stated on his blog at NBA.com, he and forward Antawn Jamison are a package deal yet again in any future negotiations involving both of them.? Arenas states, “If he doesn’t come back, I’m not coming back.? If Antawn is not back, then there’s no point in me coming back because he’s part of my success, too.”
Based on the comments alone, Arenas appears serious.? He made similar comments before back in March to the Washington Post, even hinting at possibly taking a pay-cut to ensure that Jamison remains a Wizard.? To Arenas’ credit, he is letting Jamison take his time to make his decision; in my opinion, it is critical to the Wizards’ future success to get Jamison and Arenas signed as soon as humanly possible.? When healthy, Arenas and Jamison are a very potent 1-2 punch for Washington, and there’s not many?in the league?like them.? Jamison had one of his better seasons, averaging 21.4 PPG and 10.2 RPG while finishing tied for 8th in the NBA with 44 double-doubles.
