Jason Smith To Washington Wizards 3 years/$16 million

Post #1 » by **Howard Mass** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 12:45 am

The Wizards have signed another Magic forward.

Jason Smith was signed with the Washington Wizards for 3 years/$16 Million.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/242707/Wizards-Agree-To-Three-Year-$16M-Deal-With-Jason-Smith

A few days ago, they came to terms with Andrew Nicholson.

Jason Smith did a great job in his one season here but it was a numbers game in terms of dollars and probably minutes that sent him packaging,

Nothing but the best to Jason Smith.

Dwayne Dedmon is now the only Magic free agent not to have signed anywhere yet.

Post #2 » by **Bensational** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 12:50 am

Jason Smith AND Andrew Nicholson in Washington? Prepare to go 0-4 against them again...

tooler · Post #3 » by **tooler** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 12:55 am

Mentioned in the other thread: three years is a long time to watch Jason Smith take long 2s.

I suppose they can always trade him later. That's the life of a journeyman.

Xatticus · Post #4 » by **Xatticus** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:03 am

Great additions for Washington. Their frontcourt depth last year was a major weakness. Neither of these additions are going to generate any excitement, but they both represent significant upgrades on very affordable deals.

didak · Post #5 » by **didak** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:05 am

So looking forward to our second unit not relying on long pointless 2's!

But best of luck to Smith in WASH along with Nicho.

OrlChamps2030 · Post #6 » by **OrlChamps2030** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:07 am

I just got nauseous thinking about having to watch Smith fire up mid range jumpers for 3 seasons. Seems like a good guy though

OrlandoDream · Post #7 » by **OrlandoDream** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:08 am

Best of luck to Jason!

Skin · Post #8 » by **Skin** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:20 am

Good team guy, and surprisingly good defense, but I could not stand the long 2s. 3 years of that would've been frustruating. On to bigger and better!

woosah · Post #9 » by **woosah** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:23 am

Bensational wrote:Jason Smith AND Andrew Nicholson in Washington? Prepare to go 0-4 against them again...

Is that where Nicholson went? Good for him.

Gortat, Nicholson, Smith...they like former magic bigs in DC eh?

orlando1214 · Post #10 » by **orlando1214** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:38 am

Happy for Jason. I liked him a lot this past season and it sucks to see him go. Glad he was able to get a 3 year contract as well. Him and his family are probably ready to stay in one place for a few years.

doct3r dr3 · Post #11 » by **doct3r dr3** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:43 am

woosah wrote:
Bensational wrote:Jason Smith AND Andrew Nicholson in Washington? Prepare to go 0-4 against them again...

Is that where Nicholson went? Good for him.

Gortat, Nicholson, Smith...they like former magic bigs in DC eh?

Don't forget

Post #12 » by **Bensational** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:46 am

doct3r dr3 wrote:
woosah wrote:
Bensational wrote:Jason Smith AND Andrew Nicholson in Washington? Prepare to go 0-4 against them again...

Is that where Nicholson went? Good for him.

Gortat, Nicholson, Smith...they like former magic bigs in DC eh?

Don't forget

And Mahinmi.

If I'm the Wiz, I'd give a long hard look at:

Mahinmi/Gortat
Nicholson/Smith
Morris/Porter
Beal
Wall

Not gonna happen, but Nicholson would be a great post scoring option for those guys.

ORL_on_FIRE · Post #13 » by **ORL_on_FIRE** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:46 am

It seems Washington fans are "meh" when it comes to the Nicholson and Smith signings.

Post #14 » by **SOUL** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 1:51 am

Tron Carter- wrote:It seems Washington fans are "meh" when it comes to the Nicholson and Smith signings.

Well, we let them go for a reason. Meh players in general but I think Nicholson especially can find his footing in the NBA there.

ORL_on_FIRE · Post #15 » by **ORL_on_FIRE** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 2:00 am

SOUL wrote:
Tron Carter- wrote:It seems Washington fans are "meh" when it comes to the Nicholson and Smith signings.

Well, we let them go for a reason. Meh players in general but I think Nicholson especially can find his footing in the NBA there.

Yeah true, I suppose it's hard to get excited about players that aren't big names and that most people are unaware of...

PrimeThyme · Post #16 » by **PrimeThyme** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 2:11 am

Washington gets another! I guess we will be seeing Jason Smith and the Nicholson Torture chamber 4 times a year now.

the_hobo · Post #17 » by **the_hobo** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 2:34 am

Jason Smith gets to haunt Nicholson... AGAIN!!!

fendilim · Post #18 » by **fendilim** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 3:03 am

Sad to see him not re-signed.

Orlwillbeback · Post #19 » by **Orlwillbeback** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 3:14 am

No more long 2's domination

OrlDave · Post #20 » by **OrlDave** » Wed Jul 6, 2016 4:28 am

I know Jason sometimes got jumper happy, but the man could block some shots. Some of my favorite defensive plays last year were from Smith. Best of luck JS.

Case in point...

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xopaPyXAUtg[/youtube]