Page 1 of 1
Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:01 pm
by WCDYNASTY
I quoted the portion about the Lakers below...
SI.com: So where did you leave things with the Lakers after your workout?
Arenas: That was kind of weird, the situation. I was actually training in New York, and my agent, Dan Fegan, told me to come out and work out for the Lakers. My whole thing is, I don't want to play for anybody until I'm finished rehabbing and finished doing what I need to do, so that's not going to happen until at least All-Star break. So I decided, Well, I'll just go out there and work out.
SI.com: Was it just the Lakers or was anyone else watching?
Arenas: When you're in there getting buckets, you're not really paying attention to who's there. You're just doing your thing. To me, it didn't matter who it was -- could've been the D-League team or whatever. I'm just showing you what I have. You can either keep reading newspapers articles where they say I'm 40 pounds overweight and I lost a step -- all the fantasy stuff people want to talk about because they're going off my last year where I was basically mentally out of it. Or you can just see for yourself: This is what I am. A 6-foot-3 guard, 6-10 wingspan, still got his quickness, can still jump, still fast. I make shots, and that's what I am. I'm not here to sell anything, but look, here's what I am and then I'm going back home to my family.
SI.com: Mostly drill stuff?
Arenas: It was just mostly drills, and then creating shots off the dribble, attacking the basket. Some full-court stuff, which I was just straight winded -- whew! [laughs]. But I got up as fast as I can. I figured, Just show your speed. I don't think they really care about your wind right now. It was fun. You feel like a rookie again.
SI.com: Did you talk to Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak?
Arenas: Yeah, I talked to Mitch. We had a nice conversation. Can't tell you what it was about. But I have a basketball mind. I'm not some complete idiot. I do idiot things, but I'm not a complete idiot.
Re: Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:07 pm
by GoldenKnight
Arenas > Fisher
Re: Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:12 pm
by ROballer
Didn't saw that you made this thread as I was reading his interview on SI
I posted the whole thing in the other Arenas thread
It makes sense now why he wasn't signed after the workout,he says he wants to come back after the All Star break,he's not rushing his return....I really think we'll be the ones who sign him eventually
Re: Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:17 pm
by Kilroy
Sounds like neither side was really all that interested.
Re: Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:22 pm
by The Laker Kid
Arenas would be a good pickup, IMO. He'll be pumped up to play in front of his hometown.
Re: Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:24 pm
by laduane1
I bet he asked for a ton of money and Lakers said no.
Re: Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:33 pm
by ROballer
laduane1 wrote:I bet he asked for a ton of money and Lakers said no.
He's getting paid 62 million for the next 3 years regardless if he ever plays again or sits on his couch and getting fat like Boris Diaw
What are you talking about?
Re: Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:55 pm
by Kilroy
ROballer wrote:laduane1 wrote:I bet he asked for a ton of money and Lakers said no.
He's getting paid 62 million for the next 3 years regardless if he ever plays again or sits on his couch and getting fat like Boris Diaw
What are you talking about?
You're absolutely right... It would be shameful for Arenas to ask a ton of money...
And we all know how much shame the average professional athlete has when it comes to money.
Re: Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:08 pm
by BEazy
I'm getting really impatient with all this crap still lingering. Are the Lakers getting a PG?, Pau Gasol for who the hell knows?, Bynum for Dwight?, Sign Arenas?, Get Sessions for 1st round pick, Get Allen Iverson? I mean, I know this is the Lakers and we are the center of every trade talk but all these rumors have been going on for MONTHS and absolutely NOTHING is happening. This **** is getting quite ridiculous from my perspective.
Re: Arenas opens up after lengthy hiatus from league, media.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:33 pm
by Reflexx
Kilroy wrote:ROballer wrote:laduane1 wrote:I bet he asked for a ton of money and Lakers said no.
He's getting paid 62 million for the next 3 years regardless if he ever plays again or sits on his couch and getting fat like Boris Diaw
What are you talking about?
You're absolutely right... It would be shameful for Arenas to ask a ton of money...
And we all know how much shame the average professional athlete has when it comes to money.
Do you know what happens if the Lakers paid him a ton of money?
That money gets subtracted from the money Orlando owes him.
If he sits and home for the next three years he makes the same amount of money as if he plays in the NBA the next 3 yrs.
He'll end up making the same amount of money no matter what. Actually, if the Lakers paid him a lot, he might take home less money overall because there is no state income tax in Florida.
You may want to keep this in mind before talking about Arenas and money again.