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AD: From Brown Hornet to Actual Hornet
By Jamie Mottram | December 10, 2008
Antonio Daniels was a good Wizard these past few seasons as D.C. enjoyed a taste of playoff basketball, so I’m saddened by this, but it was time and we wish him well.
In exchange for the 33-year-old point guard and a conditional first-round pick (obtained from Memphis for Juan Carlos Navarro), Washington receives Javaris Crittendon, who was drafted 19th overall by the Lakers last summer and was since traded to Memphis, and Mike James, who is very old and once scored 20 per game for Toronto.
I know next to nothing about either player, so help me out, and join us in thanking the Brown Hornet for his service.
Topics: NBA, Spitting Image, Wizards | 7 Comments »
December 10th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
This actually could work out well. Crittendon can provide some athleticism at the point, and Mike James, a couple of years ago, was a legitimate scorer in his own right.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I don’t get this trade. Crittendon’s a nice prospect I guess but as a 2-guard, not a point. And Mike James is a really, really, really poor man’s Gilbert. And its not a salary thing, James is probably going to pick up his option next year which pays him the same as Daniels would have made.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Ivan Carter has an explanation for why you should like this trade:
“Grunfeld has turned a second-round draft pick who was never going to play for the Wizards (Navarro) into the 19th overall pick (Crittenton).”
December 10th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Man they must love Crittenton, they gave up AD plus a first round pick.
Mike James is done.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
The pick is a conditional first-round pick, meaning it’s top-16 protected in 2009, top-14 protected in 2010-12, top-12 protected in 2013, etc.
December 10th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Yeah Jamie I read Carter after I posted that and now I feel a little better. The one thing that does kinda nag on me is that Daniels is a pretty good backup to a starting PG like Arenas where James seems to do a lot of the things Arenas does. Makes me wonder how Gil’s knee is feeling.
December 11th, 2008 at 1:12 am
Mike James = two first names = cannot be trusted