Antawn Jamison & Sebastian Telfair Traded For Zydrunas Ilgauskas & Al Thornton
Moving Day
The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Antawn Jamison and guard Sebastian Telfair in part of a three team trade that sent center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, a 2010 first-round draft pick and the rights to Emir Preldzic, who was selected in the second round of last year’s draft by Cleveland to the Washington Wizards. The Wizards also received forward Al Thornton from Los Angeles Clippers who in turn received Drew Gooden to the Los Angeles.
The Cavaliers had long coveted an athletic power forward who could play on the perimeter after they were eliminated by the Orlando Magic in last year’s Eastern Conference finals. Jamison, who had been with the Wizards since 2004, was an All-Star in both 2005 and 2008, and averaged 20.5 points in 41 games. He missed the first nine games of this season with a sprained right shoulder. Jamison is still owed $28 million over the next two seasons.
Telfair, who’s 24, will be playing for his fourth team. The former first-round pick has averaged 7.9 points in his career.
Ilgauskas, who is 34, has played his entire 12-year NBA career with the Cavaliers. He was supplanted as the starter center by Shaquille O’Neal this season. He’s averaging 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds this season. His career averages are 13.9 points and 7.7 rebounds.
Ilgauskas’ agent, Herb Rudoy, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he would work quickly to get a buyout from Washington. That would free up Ilgauskas to sign with another team including re-signing with the Cavaliers, although he’d have to wait 30 days to return to Cleveland.
The 6-foot-7 Thornton has averaged 13.7 in his three-year career with the Clippers.
The Wizards acquired Gooden on Saturday in a multiplayer trade and was reportedly seeking a buyout but before that could happen he was sent to the Clippers.
Cavalries: Winners/ Wizards: Losers/ Clippers: Losers
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No Blame For Wanting An Extra Day Away From Flip
The Super Bowl hangover doesn’t effect only the working man it even hits NBA superstars like Antawn Jamison who missed his team practice because he was still in Miami.
Jamison was unable to meet up with his team who was in Orlando for it’s practice today. Jamison had a suite at Sun Life Stadium to watch the New Orleans Saints but couldn’t find other means to get from Miami to Orlando, like say a rental car. He did call the team to inform them of his problems and plans on joining the team in Charlotte later in the afternoon where the Wizards will play the Bobcats on Tuesday.
The Wizards who have had what head coach Flip Saunders called “a mini-all-star break before the all-star break,” with the snow in Washington DC keeping them stranded in Orlando over the weekend which caused their home game against the Atlanta Hawks to be postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, March 11.
BLOCK CITY: Your Victims-Caron Butler & Antawn Jamison
Marcus Camby, you have been charged with multiple crimes of Representin.
And the verdict is Guilty.
Antawn Jamison Apologizes To Washington Wizards Fans
A class move by Antawn Jamison but my god he was sweating bullets.
