The Official Washington Wizards Thread

[lovetoaster]

I'm not a big fan of the trade but we are stronger up front now and Ariza gives us another shooter.

Ariza is a shooter? He has a .431 field goal percentage and a .317 three-point percentage for his career. Not a bad player, but not a shooter.

[Thinking Skins]

1. Wall/Mack/Crawford
2. Beal/Crawford
3. Ariza/Vesely/Booker/Singleton
4. Nene/Seraphin/Okafor
5. Okafor/Nene/Seraphin

That's a playoff team.

I don't know about Ariza and his shot selection, but if Okafor returns to form it does give us a completely different look up front. Suddenly all our starters last year are reserves now.

[RonArtest15]

Trevor Ariza and "good shooting" should never be used in the same sentence. Trade is OK. Makes the front court VERY crowded and pretty much rules out T-Rob/MKG. Wish they would have done something to get another 1st round pick, but I guess they can be buyers if someone is looking to get out towards the end of round 1.

*On the plus side, we'll be DAMN good defensively.

[No Excuses]

And of course Ariza has injury issues as well.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/trevor...eer_stats.html

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

I'm not even going to argue anything with this trade. It will be the most pointless debate ever. This is the epitome of wait and see.

[No Excuses]

We've completed destroyed our cap flexibility in 2013 for a redundant player (Okafor) and a mediocre player (Ariza).

The clown show continues.

[Destino]

1. Wall/Mack/Crawford
2. Beal/Crawford
3. Ariza/Vesely/Booker/Singleton
4. Nene/Seraphin/Okafor
5. Okafor/Nene/Seraphin

That's a playoff team.

I disagree flat out on that being a playoff team but we'll never know being that Okafor won't stay healthy long enough to find out. This trade is horrible and all we did was take on bad contracts.

[Warhead36]

I remember Ariza being quite a good shooter for the Lakers in the playoffs a few years back, but I guess it was just a fluke.

I'm...indifferent on the trade. Some parts I like. Some I don't like.

[RichmondRedskin88]

Woo we re not gonna completely suck. Break out the champagne!!!!

[StillUnknown]

1. Wall/Mack/Crawford
2. Beal/Crawford
3. Ariza/Vesely/Booker/Singleton
4. Nene/Seraphin/Okafor
5. Okafor/Nene/Seraphin

That's a playoff team.

Booker is probably expendable at this point. Either him or Singleton, but we would get a higher return on Booker.

[No Excuses]

From the resident cap expert on another board:

In 2014, Wall, Seraphin and Booker are up for new contracts. After accounting for their cap holds, I don't think we will have any cap room.

FIRE EG!

[Fight4RGIII]

We're going to go from one of the youngest teams in the league to a mix of youth and experience. Who was really going to sign here as a FA, seriously? We can still get Beal and BPA at 32 probably a SF like Crowder or something and be a better team than what we were going to be not making any trades. We all knew a trade was coming since Ted did say we are going to be drafting 2 good players, hence getting rid of one of our 2nds and he said, "Who are we going to trade?" People on this board wanted a mix since we weren't going to win with just a young team, well, we got some vets.

I like the looks of

Wall/Mack
Beal/Craw
Ariza/Singelton/Crowder
Nene/Booker/Ves
Okafor/Seraphin

Solid active 12 man roster that could be a playoff team. Vast improvement over last year and I know you guys would love to have some cap space but who is gonna sign here right now?

[DCchillin89]

Okafor is a walking double double if he can stay healthy.Can never have enough of those guys. He's also got an anti-Javale, Andray attitude

[No Excuses]

Who was really going to sign here as a FA, seriously?

This is loser mentality, but you are right. No one is going to sign here as a FA.

But that's because we have an idiot running the team with the blessings of a gutless owner.

[Warhead36]

Would a Nene/Okafor front court work? Sounds like it'd be a cluster**** in the paint.

Nene and Okafor both have injury history so I think they might rotate or something at C.