D-Mac's signed

by Mike Prada on Aug 2, 2007 1:55 AM EDT in Free Agency Comment 2 comments

From the Post.

The Washington Wizards and second-round pick Dominic McGuire have agreed to terms on a three-year contract, according to a league source. McGuire, a forward who was selected with the 47th overall pick out of Fresno State in the June 28 draft, impressed the team with a strong all-around performance during the Las Vegas summer league.

Three years is longer than with most second-round picks, no? Doesn't it seem weird that, after stating that D-Mac's situation wouldn't be resolved into after Blatche, D-Mac's deal came first? Whatever. At least they officially have him in the fold.

But wait, Blatche may be next.

Grunfeld is trying to save what little remaining money the team has to keep Blatche, who has been offered a five-year contract worth roughly $12.5 million and is mulling over his options, according to a league source. Should Blatche sign an offer sheet with another team, the Wizards would have seven days to decide whether to match it.

Boy, I love that deal. Even if Blatche doesn't pan out, he's not going to cost much, and if he does pan out, we suddenly have a 2.5 million dollar bargain for the next 5 years. If you had told me at the beginning of the offseason that DeShawn would get more money than Blatche, I would have been shocked, but apparently that's what will happen.

Still no JCN news in that article. I'll have more on him tomorrow.

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I suspect we won't have Blatche locked up for five years at that price. It'd be surprising if there's no player option to void the deal in year 3 or 4, so if he blossoms into the stud we think he might, he can get paid accordingly. He won't be Scottie Pippen signing a long-term deal, then blowing up into one of the league's best players, only to find himself outpaid by lackluster teammates like Toni Kukoc.

All in all, this seems like a fair deal. We're making a substantial investment in someone who hasn't done anything yet but show a lot of promise, and Blatche gets paid handsomely without breaking the bank.

by Vanilla Gorilla on Aug 2, 2007 9:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs