Wizards: sign Gortat to 5 year $60 million

[Thebesteva]

The teams are wasting their money on
Pat Riley trying to get Gortat

[lefty]

[benefactor]

I liked the other one better lefty....

[TheGoldStandard]

Wiz being Wiz

[spurraider21]

not the worst contract i've seen. the salary is fine, but its too long... a 3 year 36 would have made a ton more sense for the Wiz

[Thebesteva]

not the worst contract i've seen. the salary is fine, but its too long... a 3 year 36 would have made a ton more sense for the Wiz

Agreed. Apparently, Riles was killing himself to get Gortat to Miami. It was one of his plans to keep Lebron happy

[m>s]

a lot of money and years for a 30 year old imho

[Killakobe81]

a lot of money and years for a 30 year old imho

This

[Malik Hairston]

Gortat is a solid player, but he's one of those guys that seem like they should be better than they actually are, kind of similar to his own ex-teammate Nene, actually..

They are good at virtually every facet you expect from a big man, but they can't do it consistently and lack the drive..

[whitemamba]

holy 60 mill.. man if your a big in the NBA and you know how to catch a basketball and walk at the same time, your getting paid.

[Thebesteva]

holy 60 mill.. man if your a big in the NBA and you know how to catch a basketball and walk at the same time, your getting paid.

If only we were born 7'1 with some flexibility. :'(

The other day I was watching a discovery channel do entary on a few 7 foot people who hate life. If you are 7 foot and didnt make the NBA u should kill urself tbh

[Thread]

Yet still another team that forgot about their promise Championship nite that they would emulate the Spurs:::"That's the way basketball whether it's CYO, Boy's & Girl's Club, NBA, or, in the backyard should be played. Coach Popovich is just so wonderful. He's a national treasure, and I know we can't have him as our head coach, but, we can certainly emulate him. And we will from this day forward."

They waited a whole two weeks and a bit before caving in.

[whitemamba]

If only we were born 7'1 with some flexibility. :'(

The other day I was watching a discovery channel do entary on a few 7 foot people who hate life. If you are 7 foot and didnt make the NBA u should kill urself tbh

i have a friend thats 7 feet, he played college ball, and a little overseas, but i always tell him shame on you for not making millions in the NBA.

[Clipper Nation]

holy 60 mill.. man if your a big in the NBA and you know how to catch a basketball and walk at the same time, your getting paid.

Blame AAU for not even trying to coach bigs properly and the one-and-done rule for preventing bigs from learning in college....

[Thebesteva]

i have a friend thats 7 feet, he played college ball, and a little overseas, but i always tell him shame on you for not making millions in the NBA.

How ing sad is that? If Shawn Bradley could make it in the NBA, any 7 footer can

[whitemamba]

Blame AAU for not even trying to coach bigs properly and the one-and-done rule for preventing bigs from learning in college....

i dont really blame AAU so much tbh, i blame the little nigs for wanting to be MJ regardless of their height. Look at all the big men in the NBA now, they are outside shooters with no post up game. Bynum was the last of them imho.

How ing sad is that? If Shawn Bradley could make it in the NBA, any 7 footer can

From what i heard, lots of politics involved, but im sure if you work hard enough you can make it. was just a little lazy.

[ducks]

lol heat fans

[ElNono]

I mean, if this was the 'contract-year' Gortat, he was fairly underwhelming... will be interesting to see what he looks like after this fat paycheck...