dave_ross's Blog

So, here we are, getting ready for a monumental game 6 between the Wizards and Cavs...and all the talk still seems to be centered about Gilbert Arenas...

First we have the drama.. did Eddie Jordan know Gilbert wasn't going to play before game 5? Is there a rift between the two (it would appear so in my humble opinion) and now what do you do with a guy who can opt out of his contract, and has a bum knee?

Well, had the Wizards listenend to me last summer, when on WTEM I said the Wizards should trade Gilbert at the time for anything good they could get (I was mocked on the airwaves by everyone in DC, saying there is NO WAY the Wizards could trade Gil, not even for KOBE!!!!)

These days, no one is interested in Gilbert, at least not the way teams might have been when his value was high.

Ironically, after being the one guy in town who WANTED to trade Gil this past summer, now I'm not so sure. Here's why: it's the classic supply and demand; if you sell him now, you're selling way low. Last summer, you could have gotten a king's ransom; now? Not so much.

Here's what I'd do: I'd package Andray Blatche, Nick Young, and say, Deshawn Stevenson to LA for Elton Brand. He could be had, and the Wizards desperately need a true #4 man, and Elton is that guy.

Or.. yes, I'd trade Gil straight up for Brand. But if you make the deal I said with Deshawn, then I'd keep Gilbert.

This team has plenty of good perimeter players, especially with the emergence of Roger Mason, Jr. They need help up front. They have players they can move to get one. Now, they just need to go do it!!! And don't be afraid to deal Gil if the price is right, just don't dump him for the sake of dumping. Get equal value, or else I say bring him back.

But it bizarre to see Gil's stock drop so dramatically, so quickly. Oh how the mighty have fallen.