Gilbert Arenas, Tigers close to deal

Miracles Boys33 · Oct 22, 2012

Gilbert Arenas is on his way to join Tracy McGrady in China, according to sources close to the former All-Star.

Sources on Monday confirmed a Yahoo! Sports report that Arenas is on the verge of signing a one-year deal with the Guangdong Southern Tigers.ESPN.com reported late last month that Arenas had begun to assess his options in China for this season because he could not secure a guaranteed contract in the NBA.

Sources say Arenas also had negotiations with the Yao Ming-owned Shanghai Sharks before agreeing to sign with Guangdong, where he will team up with Chinese national team star and former NBA lottery pick Yi Jianlian.

Earlier this month, after a similar struggle to secure a guaranteed contract in the NBA, McGrady agreed to join the Qingdao Eagles.

Stephon Marbury, yet another former NBA All-Star, has spent the past three seasons in China with the Beijing Ducks and helped Beijing win last season's Chinese Basketball Association championship with 41 points in the Game 5 clinching win over Guangdong.

Arenas spent the bulk of the offseason working out under longtime NBA trainer Joe Abunassar and also made occasional appearances at the Lakers' and Clippers' practice facilities in his native Los Angeles for pickup games.

But after turning 30 in January and playing in only 17 games last season for Memphis, Arenas turned his focus to finding work in China once it became apparent that neither the Lakers nor the Clippers would be offering so much as a training camp invite.

The good news for both Arenas and McGrady, should they decide to attempt to relaunch their respective NBA careers, is that the short Chinese season allows for a return to the NBA in March or April.

In 11 NBA seasons, Arenas averaged 20.7 points, with a season high of 29.3 points per game for Washington in 2005-06. Yet he's been trying to resurrect his career ever since the infamous gun-play episode in the Wizards' locker room in December 2009 that ultimately led to a 30-day jail sentence. He was traded in December 2010 to the Orlando Magic, but that didn't pan out, prompting Orlando to waive Arenas via the league's amnesty clause on Dec. 9, 2011.

The Grizzlies signed Arenas late last season but played him sparingly, making the former "Agent Zero" -- as he was dubbed in Washington -- a free agent in July.
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Mcgrady and Arenas on the same team

akxninja · Oct 22, 2012

Miracles Boys33 said: ↑

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8538195/gilbert-arenas-close-deal-play-china-sources

Mcgrady and Arenas on the same team
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not the same team. McGrady is with the Eagles and Arenas + Yi on Tigers. Despite them being washed up and past their prime this should still up the level of competition in China.

Someguy1229 · Oct 22, 2012

akxninja said: ↑

not the same team. McGrady is with the Eagles and Arenas + Yi on Tigers. Despite them being washed up and past their prime this should still up the level of competition in China.
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I feel bad for Yi, he is such a good player but he was never used correctly on any of his NBA teams.

Jontro · Oct 22, 2012

I thought for sure Yi was coming back to the NBA after the lockout. wuz da dealio?

He was supposed to be the next Yao, but shorter, and more athletic, and not as good with english, and less dominant, and less injury prone.

supdudes · Oct 22, 2012

If Yi's game was as consistent as that goofy smile, he'd be an Allstar by now

Grape_Swisha281 · Oct 22, 2012

If i was just 9 inches taller and could hit an open 16 footer consistently, id be an all-star by now

tinman · Oct 22, 2012

Miracles Boys33 said: ↑

Mcgrady and Arenas on the same team
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that's like 200 million dollars and no championships!

Jontro · Oct 22, 2012

Yi should be an all star... he's just misunderstood.

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