Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza Traded to Wiz

Wait we dump Salary to pick up more [pic] RL my nicca but he makes way too much.

Rashard Lewis' 23.8 million dollar contract can be bought out for 13.7 million before July 1st. Trade saves New Orleans around 30 million?

New Orleans is going to buyout Lewis.. This gives them $30M to spend..

What scary is they have to spend 85% of the salary cap so that means they are probably going to dish out some bad contracts this off-season.

If there is one thing that's always dangerous for a rebuilding team its having tons of cap space like this. I'm guessing they'll re-sign Gordon and Landry.

Not really...biggest expiring contract in the league and they trade him for more bad contracts?

this trade saves NO $30mill..they are rebuilding the right way

new orleans=next thunder, book it

your a tard.

lewis literally did nothing for us last year.

Ariza could end up playing up to his contract this year if he gells with wall.

Okafor is a better player at this point in his career than lewis but his contract is bad. He'll be gone in 2 years tho

New Orleans is going to buyout Lewis.. This gives them $30M to spend..

What scary is they have to spend 85% of the salary cap so that means they are probably going to dish out some bad contracts this off-season.

If there is one thing that's always dangerous for a rebuilding team its having tons of cap space like this. I'm guessing they'll re-sign Gordon and Landry.

Man.... my GM is buffoon...

Anyone that thinks Ariza and Okafor are helpful to the long term plans for this team is out of their mind...

its about getting better...who gives a !! about the salary cap...anyway...Rashard Lewis probably made more than both of them

People who say who gives a !! about the salary cap have no understanding of the NBA. The NBA is all about the salary cap.

The NBA is chess not checkers

The Wizards are now better for next year. They will win more games (most likely) next year and they may sell more tickets

You don't become a contender by making stupid financial decisions just to get better. Bad contracts cripple teams for years. You build with[..]ets including quality young talent, draft picks, etc.

The Wizards made a good move to get out from under that Arenas contract. They have now reversed that with this trade. Over the last year they have taken on contracts from teams who want no part of them. ITS CRAZY, ITS STUPID

The best case scenario for this team is now squeezing into the playoffs. Now they are going to be that way for years to come. If your desire is to build a contender this is the worst move you could make. The team is now handcuffed for the next few years

You have to be willing to build if you suck. You have to make smart moves. Being a !!ty team is not the worst thing in the world (if you know how to draft good talent). You have a number 1 pick (John Wall) to build around.

Being mediocre is the worst thing for a team. You get stuck there. You can't get top draft picks because you are just good enough. Yet, you are never going to contend, because you are not good enough and you have no flexibility.

These kinds of moves are why Dwight wants to leave Orlando. These kinds of moves led to Lebron leaving Cleveland. These kinds of moves could lead to John Wall saying goodbye. The NBA...... where being !!ty is better than being mediocre (unless Jordan is making the draft picks).

People who say who gives a !! about the salary cap have no understanding of the NBA. The NBA is all about the salary cap.

The NBA is chess not checkers

The Wizards are now better for next year. They will win more games (most likely) next year and they may sell more tickets

You don't become a contender by making stupid financial decisions just to get better. Bad contracts cripple teams for years. You build with[..]ets including quality young talent, draft picks, etc.

The Wizards made a good move to get out from under that Arenas contract. They have now reversed that with this trade. Over the last year they have taken on contracts from teams who want no part of them. ITS CRAZY, ITS STUPID

The best case scenario for this team is now squeezing into the playoffs. Now they are going to be that way for years to come. If your desire is to build a contender this is the worst move you could make. The team is now handcuffed for the next few years

You have to be willing to build if you suck. You have to make smart moves. Being a !!ty team is not the worst thing in the world (if you know how to draft good talent). You have a number 1 pick (John Wall) to build around.

Being mediocre is the worst thing for a team. You get stuck there. You can't get top draft picks because you are just good enough. Yet, you are never going to contend, because you are not good enough and you have no flexibility.

These kinds of moves are why Dwight wants to leave Orlando. These kinds of moves led to Lebron leaving Cleveland. These kinds of moves could lead to John Wall saying goodbye. The NBA...... where being !!ty is better than being mediocre (unless Jordan is making the draft picks).

[pic] wiz back in the playoff hunt plus they got a pick...good !!

I fully agree that being mired in mediocrity is not a good look at all, but this is a different situation. The Wizards have been mired in obscurity with NO games on national TV, a player in Wall that looked deflated having no veterans around him and a team that can't sell tickets unless they attach some sad gimmick.

Even with our 22 mil in cap space, free agents aren't comin to DC to be in this mess so they want to improve the reputation of the team for the next two years with actual professionals on the roster and show SOMETHING while having Okafor's, Ariza's deals expire. I believe it came down to Ted being too cheap to amnesty anyone and went this option.

That said, I don't expect that to be the only trade because of the log-jam in the frontcourt and a bare backcourt. If this is the only trade I'll be as pissed as I was when Ernie traded the 5th pick for Foye/Miller with Rubio/Steph Curry still on the board. [pic]

People who say who gives a !! about the salary cap have no understanding of the NBA. The NBA is all about the salary cap.

The NBA is chess not checkers

The Wizards are now better for next year. They will win more games (most likely) next year and they may sell more tickets

You don't become a contender by making stupid financial decisions just to get better. Bad contracts cripple teams for years. You build with[..]ets including quality young talent, draft picks, etc.

The Wizards made a good move to get out from under that Arenas contract. They have now reversed that with this trade. Over the last year they have taken on contracts from teams who want no part of them. ITS CRAZY, ITS STUPID

The best case scenario for this team is now squeezing into the playoffs. Now they are going to be that way for years to come. If your desire is to build a contender this is the worst move you could make. The team is now handcuffed for the next few years

You have to be willing to build if you suck. You have to make smart moves. Being a !!ty team is not the worst thing in the world (if you know how to draft good talent). You have a number 1 pick (John Wall) to build around.

Being mediocre is the worst thing for a team. You get stuck there. You can't get top draft picks because you are just good enough. Yet, you are never going to contend, because you are not good enough and you have no flexibility.

These kinds of moves are why Dwight wants to leave Orlando. These kinds of moves led to Lebron leaving Cleveland. These kinds of moves could lead to John Wall saying goodbye. The NBA...... where being !!ty is better than being mediocre (unless Jordan is making the draft picks).