Mike Bibby Buyout

[cwill1410]

http://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA

[AHF]

Will he pull a "Z" move and return to Atlanta? (Probably not.)

[HawksFan87]

SO Maybe Bibby will be back lol

[Admin]

http://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA

The Wizards said that they won't be buying him out since he's still owed so much next year. I'd love it if he did get bought out and came back to us on a minimum contract but I don't see it happening.

[JohnnyCASH]

:helpsmilie: :Nail Biting:

[Superiorblogman]

Best news :snowballfight: of this nothing happening day

[Seano]

http://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA

Hey, if so, then I'd be all about bringing him back if that's do-able financially and if he wished to come back here. Bibbs would fill up that final open roster spot, and give us a shooter off the bench and provide a much more seasoned backup to Hinrich than Teague can currently provide.

[Admin]

Hey, if so, then I'd be all about bringing him back if that's do-able financially and if he wished to come back here. Bibbs would fill up that final open roster spot, and give us a shooter off the bench and provide a much more seasoned backup to Hinrich than Teague can currently provide.

Plus he could rest his old legs 30 days before being able to come back to us. I seriously doubt that they agree to buy him out though since we didn't include cash in the deal.

[GameTime]

:helpsmilie: :Nail Biting:

Bibby does not need to come back. Hinrich will get all his minutes and then some. Teague should get the minutes left over. The left over roster spot should go toward a big or a SF.

[ATLSmith]

Just read this on ESPN. Not worth its own thread so I'll post here:

"The Wizards are stockpiling draft picks, as their owner explains in a thoughtful post about trading Kirk Hinrich. (Also, Mike Bibby can't wear number ten, which has been really important to him. Issue.)"

Oh No! What will Team Dime call themselves now? :Nail Biting:

[Admin]

Yeah, its pretty rare to see any buyout with more than a year left on a contract. Its even more rare for that to occur after a trade like this. As much as I would love to get Bibby back, this isn't likely to happen. Even if Bibby was bought out, would he want to return? He might be pissed at Sund and I don't blame him.

I wouldn't blame him either ... unless there was an under the table agreement where Bibby knew about this when the trade went down that he'd be bought out and would come back. Doubtful, but I suppose anything is possible.

[spotatl]

Twitter isn't coming up but I'd be SHOCKED if Bibby got bought out with the lockout coming. Players don't get paid during a lockout but if he were bought out he wouldn't give any money back. Likewise if there was a salary rollback he wouldn't have to give any money back. It just doesn't make sense to buy out anyone with an extra year on their deal.

[niremetal]

Not for nothing but...you heard it here first.

[lethalweapon3]

http://twitter.com/MrMichaelLee

Topic has come up, but #wizards would only consider a Mike Bibby buyout if he gives back A LOT of money. Interesting to see what transpires.

~lw3

Don't change that moniker just yet, plskeepbibby.

~lw3

[plskeepbibby]

Thanks for the shoutout lw3. Not mad about bibby being gone. But am dissapointed about the lack of a "splash". Anyone who thinks this move gets us over the top is kidding themselves.

[txsting]

http://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA

IMO, we badly need a backup combo guard, we're dangerously thin. If Marvin goes down, we can cover with Wilkins, sliding Joe over, or sliding Smoove over. But we only have 3.5 legit players in the backcourt at the moment. If any of Kirk/Joe/Craw go down, we'll be in huge trouble.

[spotatl]

Ok. Twitter finally came up. It says that Bibby will ask for a buyout. THat doesn't mean anything. OF course he would love for the Wizards to pay him and he can go play on a playoff contender. The question is how many much of his 6.5 million dollar contract for next season he would be willing to give up in order to play in the playoffs this season.