<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Lucrative Deal For Arenas? According to a league source familiar with the situation, Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld plans on soon offering Gilbert Arenas a lucrative long-term contract, one that could cover up to six years and could be worth more than $100 million. However, whether Grunfeld and the Wizards are willing to meet the three-time all star guard's wish for a maximum-level contract -- one that would cover six years and pay him over $124 million -- remains unclear. Whether the Wizards offer the maximum or not, the team appears willing to make a huge investment in a player who is coming off two knee surgeries. Grunfeld has consistently stated that retaining Arenas and two-time all-star forward Antawn Jamison would be his offseason priorities.</div> Washington Post
As someone who has followed the Nets through the Jason Kidd era, you're not going to win an NBA title unless you either have A. the best player in the NBA (Kobe or LeBron) or B. A big man like Amare, Dwight, or KG. Unfortunately for the Wizards, they have neither. They don't even know if they can get to the conference finals with Gilbert Arenas, Antwan Jamison and Caron Butler. A max contract for a 1/2 doesn't signal that they have a blueprint for becoming a Championship team.
Nice to keep him around in Washington. Very good player. But I do have to agree with Real's point. Sort of. Detroit didn't really have either of the things to match his criteria, but they still got it done. Although that is true in most cases. But in the situation the Wizards are in. This is very true. While Jamison is a very good power forward, he isn't your textbook banger down low big man you normally need to win it all. The Wizards need that if they want to win.
