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Bonzi Wells to DENVER NUGGETS in Three Team Deal...?
"THE" MoSav:
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--- Quote from: Baby G on September 26, 2006, 03:04:08 PM ---the maloofs are idiots for not re-signing bonzi. fuck kevin martin. bonzi put up 23 points and 12 rebouns in the playoffs against the spurs! pay the dude whatever he wants.
the kings with artest, bibby, and wells for a whole season = atleast a number 6 seed. keep in mind they were number 9 or 10 before artest went to sac.
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You don't watch a lot of basketball, Wells is known as an underachiever who puts in an extra effort when it's contract year...That's why no teams fucked with him...Kevin Martin starting > Bonzi Wells starting.
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yeah. and he was only "Really Good" for the 6 games against the Spurs, really 5 because game 6 he didnt play that well.
He was hurt half of last year, and before the playoffs, nobody said anything about him because in the season he was a lil above avg player that wasnt overly missed when he was out because of Kevin Martin and dont forget Francisco Garica has a nice future as well. he is a very good defender and can hit the three. I do think Martin will be better however
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Well, either way...He landed in Houston:
Agent: Wells agrees to two-year deal with Rockets
Bonzi Wells, the last significant free-agent talent on the market, agreed to a two-year, $5 million deal with the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, according to his agent.
Wells holds a player option for the second year and fully plans to re-enter the free agent market next summer.
"This isn't about the money, this is about being in the right place," said Wells' agent, Merle Scott of BDA Sports.
After turning down a five-year, $36 million offer from the Sacramento Kings last month, Wells fired his agent, Bill Phillips, and hired Scott a few weeks ago. Attempts to work a sign-and-trade that might've allowed Wells to match or improve the Kings' offer failed because Sacramento refused to take back any salaries after signing John Salmons with the money refused by Wells.
"We never talked about the Sacramento offer because that was gone and that wasn't going to change," Scott said.
Wells' loss is clearly Houston's gain. Wells left both Portland and Memphis after being portrayed as a malcontent, but his 13.6 points and 7.7 rebounds in 52 games with the Kings last season and a strong first-round playoff performance against San Antonio restored some of his luster. Wells and Ron Artest were a devastating forward combination and Artest personally lobbied for the Kings to re-sign Wells. Sacramento held Wells' Bird rights, meaning they could've paid him whatever they chose but drew the line with their offer slightly better than the mid-level exception.
Wells, a source said, originally wanted Phillips to land him a $50 million deal.
Denver, Boston, Charlotte and Miami also made offers but the Rockets did the best job of convincing Wells he was needed. The recruiting contingent included Yao Ming, GM Carroll Dawson, assistant coach Tom Thibodeau, coach Jeff Van Gundy, personnel director Keith Jones and Tracy McGrady, who called Bonzi directly to make his pitch.
The Rockets go into training camp next week with a potential starting lineup of Rafer Alston, McGrady, Shane Battier (acquired in a draft-night trade for Stromile Swift and No. 8 pick Rudy Gay), Juwan Howard and Yao, with Wells as the sixth man, but if Wells plays as he did against the Spurs he could challenge Battier and Howard for one of the starting forward spots.
"Bonzi doesn't care about starting," Scott said. "He just wants to be some place he can contribute."
"THE" MoSav:
2 years 5 mill? ???
hes so stupid he could have got more in SAC
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
--- Quote from: MoSavThanLegit on September 28, 2006, 11:39:44 PM ---2 years 5 mill? ???
hes so stupid he could have got more in SAC
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Sac offered a longer deal, while Houston gave him a player option on the 2nd year, meaning he can sign with another team this summer for the money he really wanted if he plays good this season and gets the offers...PeACe
"THE" MoSav:
--- Quote from: Now_I_Know on September 29, 2006, 11:47:53 AM ---
--- Quote from: MoSavThanLegit on September 28, 2006, 11:39:44 PM ---2 years 5 mill? ???
hes so stupid he could have got more in SAC
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Sac offered a longer deal, while Houston gave him a player option on the 2nd year, meaning he can sign with another team this summer for the money he really wanted if he plays good this season and gets the offers...PeACe
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I dont think its gonna work....
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