Gilbert Arenas, officially back with the Wizards

The Washington Wizards have done well this offseason. Although they were not able to acquire new all-stars like Elton Brand and Baron Davis, they managed to retain both Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison.

Antawn Jamison has long been sure of re-signing with the Washington Wizards. It was Gilbert Arenas who seemed unsure.

Other teams who were potential contenders for signing Gilbert Arenas would be the Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers and the Golden State Warriors. The Los Angeles Clippers were able to get a hold of Baron Davis. The Philadelphia 76ers signed Corey Maggette. The Golden State Warriors inked Elton Brand to long-term contract.

The free agent signing of those other teams probably cut down their cap space tremendously. They wouldn’t have been able to satisfy the salary that Gilbert Arenas would be asking for. This probably left the Washington Wizards, who isn’t actually a bad choice for Gilbert, left on the list.

Gilbert Arenas will hopefully stay healthy this upcoming season. He will be able to contribute well to the Wizards’ offense. He has good range, extending to way out of the three point line, respectable driving ability and most importantly, leadership.

Gilbert Arenas will again be teaming up with premiere teammates Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler, veterans Deshawn Stevenson, Antonio Daniels and Brendan Haywood.

Gilbert Arenas believes that their present roster will be capable of competing with any other teams in the league. This remark is arguable because of long-time playoff failures but still, the Washington Wizards is a team that should not be counted out of the top 8 in the Eastern Conference. Anything could happen.