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Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards

So often, many of us who are accustomed to seeing professional athletes take the money and run. Call it cynicism. Call it being a realist. No matter how you shape the statement, the NBA is a multi-billion dollar business. And that's just counting player salaries.

What happened yesterday was refreshing. After having two maximum offers of $127M over 6 seasons on the table from both Washington and Golden State, Arenas followed Antawn Jamison's lead and signed for $16M less than was on the table from his hometown team. Why? Because Arenas knows that even with Jamison and Caron Butler, the Wizards are at least a piece away. This move should also allow for the Wizards to stay within the luxury tax threshold and keeps the DMV's (DC, Maryland, Virginia) single most marketable athlete in place.

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NBA MOCK Draft: Version 6.0 [Trades Galore!!!]

NBA Mock Draft – Version 6.0

NOTE: This version of the mock draft DOES NOT project trades. Our final version will. Why? It’s more fun.

ACTUAL TRADES:
* Indiana trades the 41st pick and the rights to Jermaine O’Neal to Toronto for the 17th pick and the rights to TJ Ford, Rasho Nesterovic and Maceo Baston
* Denver trades the 20th pick to Charlotte for a future, protected first-round pick
* New Orleans trades the 27th pick to Portland for cash considerations

NBA Mock Draft ??? Version 5.0 [TRADES galore!!!]

NBA Mock Draft – Version 5.0

NOTE: This version of the mock draft projects potential trades.

ACTUAL TRADE:
* New Orleans trades the 27th pick to Portland for cash considerations

OTHER TRADES:
* Miami trades the 2nd pick and the rights to Mark Blount to Seattle for the 4th and 24th picks and the rights to Luke Ridnour.
* Charlotte trades the 9th pick to Sacramento for 12th and 43rd picks and cash considerations.
* Portland trades the 13th pick and rights to Martell Webster and Channing Frye to Memphis for Mike Miller.

NBA Mock Draft: Version 4.0 [TRADES galore!!!]

NBA Mock Draft – Version 4.0

“The What Are They Going To Do Edition”

NOTE: This version of the mock draft projects potential trades. These were guided by rumors, need and teams having too many draft picks.

TRADES
* New York trades the 6th pick to Phoenix and the rights to Malik Rose for the 15th and 48th picks and the rights to Leandro Barbosa.

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* Portland trades the 13th and 33rd picks and the rights to Travis Outlaw and Steve Blake to Detroit for their 2009 1st-round pick and the rights to Tayshaun Prince.