<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Sports Illustrated -Dajuan Wagner has accepted a buyout from the Golden State Warriors and is no longer with the team, a source with knowledge of the negotiations tells SI.com.The 23-year old Wagner signed a two-year contract with the Warriors in the off-season after missing all of the 2005-06 season recovering from surgery to have his colon removed. Wagner scored four points in one game for Golden State this season.According to the source, Wagner's conditioning had steadily deteriorated since joining the Warriors and after a stellar training camp where Wagner started all but one preseason game and twice led the team in scoring he quickly fell out of favor with head coach Don Nelson. Wagner was not at the Warriors game against Seattle on Saturday with the team reporting he was "under the weather."A spokesman for the Warriors would not comment but said the team would have an announcement regarding Wagner on Monday.</div>I guess his colon is still bothering him, or it's part of a 2 for one deal for Foyle. Sad to see this happen, hopefully he can come back with another team.
It's sad that this guy couldn't really get the carear he deserved. I remember him being hyped up and how he was going to be so good (he played decent) but then injuries happend. I hope he can come back and play again.
He can always come back and play for the Tigers..But seriously, this is sad, just like Jay Williams with the Nets. Hopefully he can A)go to Europe B)go to another team C)get some type of job with baskteball.That being said, Coach Cal can offer him a job at Memphis.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LakersFan247 @ Nov 19 2006, 11:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's sad that this guy couldn't really get the carear he deserved. I remember him being hyped up and how he was going to be so good (he played decent) but then injuries happend. I hope he can come back and play again.</div>I feel sorry for him too. I guess he has had the problem his whole life and it wasn't discovered until he was older, usually this disease he had doesn't hit you until you are in your like 30s or 40s, I can't remember, but I remember it was a very rare case that he got it so young.I feel sorry for guys like him, Bender, KMart, Webber, McDyess, Jay Williams, and others who's injuries changed their game forever. But at least Webber and KMart can still play. And at least McDyess plays pretty well even after that surgery, he just never got to be the player he had potential to be.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CRaZy_KiCkz @ Nov 19 2006, 11:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>not to change the subject but wheres jonathan bender right not?</div>Bender retired, I don't know what he's doing now.But this sucks about Wagner. I was really looking forward to him having a decent comeback, the kid is a gifted scorer. Coming out of high school he was talked about as being a big star in the NBA, then he played pretty solidly at Memphis. He even scored 11-12 ppg his rookie year in Cleveland. But this colon issue is terrible, and I feel bad that he can't seem to continue his basketball career. I hope both Dajuan and Jay Williams get another chance.
Hmm, sounds like maybe there's more then health reasons for the buyout. It states after a good preseason, he fell out of flavor with Nellie. Little to no playing time could have hurt his conditioning plus he might want out to actually get time elsewhere.
I remember when he was first drafted by Cleveland, I thought that Dujuan Wagner was going to be an all-star and I compared him to Allen Iverson. He could score at will in college at Memphis, and I was really big on Wagner. It just hasn't worked out for Wagner in the league, I hope that another team that is desperate for a scorer signs him and gives him another shot to succeed because he's proven he can score.
I think that he can find a job in the NBA, but he needs to get healthy and get his head on straight. I am guessing he still has game if he was as good in the preseason as it says he was, and there are some teams out there that could use a young point guard with his talents. I hope he can find a job with some team out there, or maybe in Europe.
This is a shame I remember when I heard about Dajaun scoring 100 points in a high school game, he always had a lot of potential it's just a shame that he could not stay healthy. I wish the best for him
I think he would rather play and try to perform good so he could earn even more money then that, and actually earn it.
It doesn't say anything about him retiring or anything like that.He just needs to take his time and get healthy, and come back and play.
He could come back, I think he's still pretty young but he needs to have the work ethic and the will to come back.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CRaZy_KiCkz @ Nov 19 2006, 11:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>not to change the subject but wheres jonathan bender right not?</div>He retired at the end of last year.His knees were hurting him too much. Part of this is from jumping off of buildings in his teens (I know, wtf). The last thing I heard was that he sold his house (which had a recording studio (duh)).
I find it hard to feel sorry for this guy considering he's made hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars off of basketball... When he's barely played.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KMart @ Nov 23 2006, 11:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I find it hard to feel sorry for this guy considering he's made hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars off of basketball... When he's barely played.</div>That is true, but the thing is, so many kids dream of making it into the NBA and it is very rare that you do. He was living "the dream" and he finds out he can't anymore. It is not even like he got a good run at it, he barely played. So, if he is a kind of guy that really loves the game and this was his dream growing up, I do feel sorry for him. But if he was just in it for the money, then I don't feel sorry for him because he got what he wanted. I don't know, but I think he is more of the type of guy that just loved the game. But I have nothing to base that off of besides a few articles that just led me to believe that. I know nothing about him.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>HE WAS ON NBA BALLERS...</div>NBA Ballers: Phenom has the worst loading time ever, I stopped playing two days after I got it that is how bad the loading time is.
