<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The three-month saga of Bonzi Wells' free agency finally ended Thursday, when it was revealed that the former Kings shooting guard has agreed to contract terms with the Houston Rockets. According to the Houston Chronicle, the deal is for two years, with the first year paying Wells $2.1 million from the Rockets' midlevel exception. The conclusion, in other words, wasn't nearly as rich as the plot. Wells rejected a five-year, $36 million offer from the Kings early in the free-agency process that began in July, seeking a contract that would pay him $10 million after his superb playoff performance against San Antonio last season. But the mega payday was not to be for Wells, leaving the 30-year-old to sign a deal that his representation claims he'll opt out of after one year to try the market again in 2007. Phone calls to Wells' agent, Merle Scott, were not returned, nor were calls to Bill Duffy, the lead agent of his representative firm, BDA Sports. Scott was Wells' second agent in the process, as he fired William Phillips in early September after the negotiations had become a what-not-to-do of sorts. As of Wednesday night, Scott was still seeking a sign-and-trade deal involving the Kings that could have given Wells a larger salary and perhaps given the Kings a second-round draft pick and a trade exception. But Kings co-owners Joe and Gavin Maloof consistently made it known they would rather avoid paying the luxury tax they are already nearing, limiting the sign-and-trade options and, ultimately, Wells' income.</div> Source
Yes, he ended his free agent drama for an inferior deal to the one SAC offered. Good move Bonzi He could have gotten good money while playing in an equal opportunity offense and instead its gonna be 2.5 mil playing 3rd fiddle to Tmac and Yao.
ya thats a good point. i don't kno if there is a more fair-opportunity environment than in sacramento. everybody knows how to pass and share the ball and houston is just about the opposite.
