Webster re-ups for 4 years/22 million dollars

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Martell has the quote of the season locked up in July:

Being himself, as it turns out, also includes two new facial changes: a goatee that has gotten so long that "it's starting to get split ends" and a fro hawk that he plans to "do something crazy with" next week. The former may grow into a long beard of sorts that falls down to his chest, because "I'd honestly feel like an actual Wizard if I had that." The latter may grow more because "it's getting crazy here [as he points to his goatee], so it's only right if it also gets crazy on top."

http://www.bulletsforever.com/2013/7/9/ ... s-nba-2013

I am glad they resigned Martell!

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

It's summer, come on this is when the fun starts. Nobody is really taking things seriously are they? I need to put up that Trolls and Insults thread again so we can get in a good dust up every now and again.

JWiz just wishes that someday he could sniff Miller's jock.

Roy Hibbert would give this comment a politically incorrect and fine-worthy disclaimer, "no %%^ ".

All I can say is Pine, I thought about you. Good to hear from you. I was telling one of my kids I haven't been on Realgm the longest. Some have moved on but were here before me.

[Wizardspride]

http://www.bulletsforever.com/2013/7/11 ... gency-2013

NBA free agency: Martell Webster said New Orleans Pelicans showed 'big-time' interest in him


Lots of people were wondering if the Washington Wizards bid against themselves when signing Martell Webster to a four-year, $22 million contract. In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Webster revealed that there were a number of other teams, most notably the New Orleans Pelicans, that were interested in signing him.


"Big time," Webster said when describing the Pelicans' pursuit of him.


Webster also said that the Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers were after him, as well as the Portland Trail Blazers -- showing a "little bit of interest" -- and "a couple other teams." But he added that the revelation was "nothing important" and that he wanted the Wizards from the start.


"This was definitely the best year of my career, not only from a basketball standpoint, but just from the chemistry and camaraderie that me and my teammates shared. It was by far the best year I had, so it was hard for me to leave that. I didn't want to leave that," Webster said.

[keynote]

^ I saw that.

Webster at the MLE plus another player might've been a better look for NOP than Tyreke on a big deal. I wonder, though, whether NOP was actually offering him the equivalent of the MLE, or if they tried to get him on the cheap to come off the bench.

[pineappleheadindc]

It's summer, come on this is when the fun starts. Nobody is really taking things seriously are they? I need to put up that Trolls and Insults thread again so we can get in a good dust up every now and again.

JWiz just wishes that someday he could sniff Miller's jock.

Roy Hibbert would give this comment a politically incorrect and fine-worthy disclaimer, "no %%^ ".

All I can say is Pine, I thought about you. Good to hear from you. I was telling one of my kids I haven't been on Realgm the longest. Some have moved on but were here before me.

Aloha CCJ, I hope you are in good health and spirits.

Work's been keeping me really busy, part of my portfolio ironically involves Native Hawaiian policy issues.

Miss the old days, though. We old timers used to rock this place.



e malama pono

[Jimmy Recard]

Anyone else checking out the videos Martell's been uploading in Instagram? Man he is crazy

[GhostsOfGil]

Anyone else checking out the videos Martell's been uploading in Instagram? Man he is crazy

Ya dude hilarious/insane. Can't decide which.

But hey, hes a damn good ball player:
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-trian ... t-shooters

[Jimmy Recard]

Martell's interview on 106.7

A few quotes:

“Plain and simple man, my career has sucked. I’m not trying to be funny at all,” Webster told Lavar and Dukes matter-of-factly Thursday.

“Honestly, to me it feels like my come out year was last year,” he said. “It took eight years to get there, but I finally did it right?”

“As far as from a physical standpoint, my career, to me has sucked because of all the setbacks I’ve had,” Webster said. “And last year was the first year out of my whole career where I felt comfortable, and I felt like last year was my best year of my career.”

“There’s going to be some times where I play four, because you know, the league is starting to develop into this small ball,” Webster said. “Being able to play a little swing – two, three, four – is big, so there might be times where it’s a John [Wall] point guard, me possibly at the two, three or four. Trevor is Otto. We might all be playing together at one time. Who knows.”

“This season is like, our expectations are, we ARE getting to the playoffs,” he said, adding they’ve set their sights as high as the five-seed in the Eastern Conference.

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/07/ ... -playoffs/

Scroll down for the whole interview

[Ruzious]

Interesting. I hadn't thought of Webster as a stretch 4, but he might be a better choice than Ariza, because he's got a little more bulk.

[DCZards]

Seems like all of the Summer League games' commentators (Reggie Miller, Steve Kerr, etc.) are talking about how important long-range shooters are in today's NBA. With Webster, along with Beal, Ariza, Porter and Rice, the Zards are well-positioned to be able to surround Wall with long-range shooters.

[mhd]

NO's interest makes sense as they need help big time at SF. I'm glad the Wiz resigned Martell. By all accounts, he's a team leader, and he fills a huge need as a wing who can shoot and defend (adequately)

[fishercob]

Big news on Webster's contract according to Mark Deeks, aka "Sham" of Shamsports.

The final year of Mart3ll's deal is fully unguaranteed, becoming fully guaranteed if either:

(1) He's not waived before 7/1/16
(2) Webster plays in 180 or more games in the three previous seasons combined.


So he needs to stay healthy to get that fourth year. I'd like to see that number higher than an average of 60 games a year, but nonetheless it does provide a measure of insurance.

[jeffsays]

Big news on Webster's contract according to Mark Deeks, aka "Sham" of Shamsports.

The final year of Mart3ll's deal is fully unguaranteed, becoming fully guaranteed if either:

(1) He's not waived before 7/1/16
(2) Webster plays in 180 or more games in the three previous seasons combined.


So he needs to stay healthy to get that fourth year. I'd like to see that number higher than an average of 60 games a year, but nonetheless it does provide a measure of insurance.

That's a pretty nice contract for the wiz. Very glad we re-signed him.

[montestewart]

Big news on Webster's contract according to Mark Deeks, aka "Sham" of Shamsports.

The final year of Mart3ll's deal is fully unguaranteed, becoming fully guaranteed if either:

(1) He's not waived before 7/1/16
(2) Webster plays in 180 or more games in the three previous seasons combined.


So he needs to stay healthy to get that fourth year. I'd like to see that number higher than an average of 60 games a year, but nonetheless it does provide a measure of insurance.

So he could play 180 straight games from the start of the 2013-14 season, then miss the last 66 games of the 2015-16 season with a torn whatsis.

[pcbothwel]

Big news on Webster's contract according to Mark Deeks, aka "Sham" of Shamsports.

The final year of Mart3ll's deal is fully unguaranteed, becoming fully guaranteed if either:

(1) He's not waived before 7/1/16
(2) Webster plays in 180 or more games in the three previous seasons combined.


So he needs to stay healthy to get that fourth year. I'd like to see that number higher than an average of 60 games a year, but nonetheless it does provide a measure of insurance.

This is a good contract. So he will be healthy (and when he is healthy he will be productive) and contribute as 6/7th man on contender. Or he is injury prone and provides us with the ability to give a team 6M in immediate cap relief in 3 years. For reference, Wall has played 184 games the last 3 years, Ariza: 172, Okafor: 178, Nene: 175.

Here is a list of prominent players who have played less than 170 games (to make up for games lost during lockout) the last 3 years:
Caron 170
Martell 169
J-Rich 167
Barbosa 163
Trevor Booker 163
Al Horford 162
Brook Lopez 161
Rondo 159
Jeff Green 156
Danny Green 154
Kevin Love 146

[TGW]

Big news on Webster's contract according to Mark Deeks, aka "Sham" of Shamsports.

The final year of Mart3ll's deal is fully unguaranteed, becoming fully guaranteed if either:

(1) He's not waived before 7/1/16
(2) Webster plays in 180 or more games in the three previous seasons combined.


So he needs to stay healthy to get that fourth year. I'd like to see that number higher than an average of 60 games a year, but nonetheless it does provide a measure of insurance.

180 games is nothing. But I guess this is insurance if his back gives out again.

If it were 70 games a season, that would be alot better.

[closg00]

Ok, better terms to get that 4th year. Ariza will be gone and Webster will be our vet SF. Stay healthy please.

[nate33]

Big news on Webster's contract according to Mark Deeks, aka "Sham" of Shamsports.

The final year of Mart3ll's deal is fully unguaranteed, becoming fully guaranteed if either:

(1) He's not waived before 7/1/16
(2) Webster plays in 180 or more games in the three previous seasons combined.


So he needs to stay healthy to get that fourth year. I'd like to see that number higher than an average of 60 games a year, but nonetheless it does provide a measure of insurance.

180 games is nothing. But I guess this is insurance if his back gives out again.

If it were 70 games a season, that would be alot better.

I think 180 games is sufficient to address our concerns. It's not really fair to expect a player to play 70 games a season, guaranteed. All it takes is one freak injury in just one season, a broken wrist or something, and the threshold can't be met.

What we have in this case is insurance that Webster's back issues flare up and he misses 45 games in two out of three seasons. Also, note that it says he must PLAY, not just be in uniform. If he misses 50 games in year 2 and the first 20 games of year 3 and he never returns to his prime form, we can always just bench him an additional 10 games down the stretch to ensure that he doesn't meet the cutoff.

[Seymour]

I don't really hate the Webster deal. The Wizards are hopefully banking on the salary cap being around 63m in a couple of years, making it roughly, for a back up to each position, 12.6m p/position divided by two. Combined, in 2015-2016, Porter/Webster earn about 11m. It's a smart way to have a good reserve, at a tradeable age, if Porter develops slowly. When Ariza and Okafor are up, Wall's contract will be boosted and space will open up for the Wiz to make a good move in free agency. Hopefully Beal goes for something like 16/5/4 this season and they get the 7th seed, making a future PF or C consider Washington as a good place to play.