When the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Zydrunas Ilgauskas to the Washington Wizards for two-time All-Star Antawn Jamison, everyone in the NBA had the impression that the Wizards would negotiate a buy-out with Ilgauskas for salary relief, allowing Big Z to return to Cleveland for a potential run at an NBA championship.
Unfortunately for the big man, while Z'sá"heart is in Cleveland" (according to his agent), his $11.5 million expiring contract still belongs to the Wizards. á
And the Wizards, who just shipped out their two best, non-suspended players for cap relief in the past week and a half, made one more savvy move just before the trade deadline: They shipped Dominic McGuire to the Sacramento Kings for a 2010 second-round draft pick, which brought them comfortably under the lu ...
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If Z Can’t Return To Cleveland, Was Jamison Trade Smart For Cavaliers?
Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Bryan Toporek in NBAComments Off on If Z Can’t Return To Cleveland, Was Jamison Trade Smart For Cavaliers?