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Because if the Wizards can void it, they suddenly become a player in 2010 free agency and another team that can steal a free agent by getting well under the salary cap. Several teams with big time free agents have questioned the league about Washington’s ability to void Arenas’ contract. The Arenas imbroglio has left many believing the Wizards will break up their team and trade their stars, Jamison and Caron Butler.īut there’s an interesting angle to this.
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The Cavs have long had eyes for Washington’s Antawn Jamison. Most GMs say the most active team trying to deal has been the Cavs in offering Zydrunas Ilgauskas’ expiring contract of $11.5 million in trying to get another scorer to give them a chance to make the Finals and hang onto James. That way Houston would be far enough under the cap to go for a major free agent like the Texas native Bosh. One GM I was talking to said he believes Houston will hang onto McGrady’s expiring deal and save the money and then extend Yao’s contract at a lower salary next season (Yao can opt out or make $16.38 million next season) and give him extra years. The general consensus, however, is the Rockets won’t get a big name and may cash in just before the trading deadline. McGrady is the big name, and the last I heard the Rockets believe the 76ers in falling out of it and 29th in attendance (Memphis is last) might break up their team and trade them Andre Iguodala. They couldn’t last February and Stoudemire isn’t having a great season and clearly not the same in explosiveness. The larger issue is whether Stoudemire will commit to go where he is traded and whether the Suns can get much. There have been questions about Amar’e Stoudemire for more than a year and now with the Suns stumbling, it may be possible. The big question is whether any of the top free agents will be traded, and it seems unlikely regarding Chris Bosh or Joe Johnson. The second half of the season promises to be more interesting with the Feb. There’s been the rise of the Grizzlies, the Thunder and the Suns, though the latter is in decline now, and the fall of the Pistons with injuries throughout the roster, the Wizards and the 76ers. There’s been the Tracy McGrady saga as he awaits a possible trade, the firings of Lawrence Frank with a record 0-18 start in New Jersey and Byron Scott in New Orleans. The stories of the first half have been off the court as much as on, with Gilbert Arenas’ plea to a gun felony, Allen Iverson’s short stay in Memphis and return to Philadelphia and season-ending injuries again to Greg Oden and now to No. It’s been a somewhat predictable first half with the Lakers leading the West and the Celtics and Cavs leading the East, though the Magic has stumbled of late and fallen behind the Hawks. The NBA hits the halfway point of the regular season this week with the All-Star starters being announced Thursday. His sources are not known to the Bulls and he has no special access to information beyond the access and privileges that go along with being an NBA accredited member of the media. All opinions expressed by Sam Smith are solely his own and do not reflect the opinions of the Chicago Bulls or its Basketball Operations staff, parent company, partners, or sponsors. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or endorsed by the Chicago Bulls.