New Blazer
Juwan Howard is here. I've always liked this guy as we've watched him bounce around the league. He was Bullet when they were still the Bullets. He even played with Duckworth. (And with Rasheed the next year, but let's not talk about that. In a later season, when "Ra" uttered the now famous line "Ball don't lie," the fellow who had just missed the foul shot was Juwan Howard.)
Howard's past his prime and old by basketball standards, but he's apparently got his act together and can still contribute. When Travis Outlaw goes into his Lost Act on the court, Nate can insert Howard for a few minutes and instantly lift the team's basketball IQ by a considerable margin.
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Comments (5)
When I saw the heading "New Blazer," I thought it was an article of clothing to go with the Costco shirt and estate sale tie you blogged about recently. Clearly, I don't follow basketball as closely as you do.
Posted by Bryan G | September 18, 2009 11:41 AM
Howard was the player whose contract with a new team was actually revoked by David Stern who wanted him to remain with Abe Pollin's Bullets. The Bullets then came up with a fantastically rich contract that Howard never justified. This is all by observing that the O's piece did not mention his salary for this one-year gig. Not that he needs the money, of course.
Posted by Don | September 18, 2009 2:31 PM
The team won't say what he's making. But surely it will become common knowledge in short order.
Posted by Jack Bog | September 18, 2009 2:49 PM
It's gotta be far less than AI is getting in the $3.5M range.
Posted by Brian | September 18, 2009 3:22 PM
I'm pretty sure he's getting the Veterans' Minimum salary.
Posted by Michelle in Orygun | September 19, 2009 9:03 AM