Gilbert Arenas just got the final check from his six-year, $111M deal signed in 2008
Arenas' last game in the NBA was May 13, 2012
On Monday Gilbert Arenas got the final installment of the six-year, $111 million contract he signed with the Wizards back in 2008.
Per Washington Post, “Monday will officially sever Arenas’s last real connection to the Wizards — even though the franchise washed its hands of “Agent Zero” long ago. That’s because the Orlando Magic, which acquired Arenas from the Wizards for Rashard Lewis back in 2010, will send one final check to the three-time all-star guard, the final installment of the six-year, $111 million contract Arenas signed with the Wizards in 2008.”
Per Yahoo Sports, Gilbert played just 13 games for the Wizards in 2007-08, but Washington general manager Ernie Grunfeld thought it best to retain him at an average of $18.5 million a year in spite of the warning signs.
In total, Arenas worked just 55 total games with Washington after signing that contract, with his injury woes exacerbated by a suspension he took in partway through the 2009-10 season.
Arenas returned to the Wizards for 2010-11, but he was a shell of his former self. Traded to Orlando, Arenas worked off the bench for the Magic for a spell, shooting 34 percent from the floor. Gilbert then signed with the Memphis Grizzlies during the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season, after Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace admitted he’d taken the idea from a fan website. His last NBA game was May 13, 2012.
Per Washington Post, “Monday will officially sever Arenas’s last real connection to the Wizards — even though the franchise washed its hands of “Agent Zero” long ago. That’s because the Orlando Magic, which acquired Arenas from the Wizards for Rashard Lewis back in 2010, will send one final check to the three-time all-star guard, the final installment of the six-year, $111 million contract Arenas signed with the Wizards in 2008.”
Per Yahoo Sports, Gilbert played just 13 games for the Wizards in 2007-08, but Washington general manager Ernie Grunfeld thought it best to retain him at an average of $18.5 million a year in spite of the warning signs.
In total, Arenas worked just 55 total games with Washington after signing that contract, with his injury woes exacerbated by a suspension he took in partway through the 2009-10 season.
Arenas returned to the Wizards for 2010-11, but he was a shell of his former self. Traded to Orlando, Arenas worked off the bench for the Magic for a spell, shooting 34 percent from the floor. Gilbert then signed with the Memphis Grizzlies during the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season, after Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace admitted he’d taken the idea from a fan website. His last NBA game was May 13, 2012.
E. Carchia
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