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The Gilbert Arenas Wizards | Forgotten NBA Teams
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Күн бұрынThis is our second episode in our series going over some forgotten NBA teams throughout history. Today we take a look back at the Washington Wizards who were led by the big three of Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler during the mid 2000s. Arenas was a player ahead of his time who had deep range and could get to the basket, but unfortunately injuries and an infamous locker room incident ended any potential this team had.
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@phatmartyplays332 11 ай бұрын
I’d love to see a video about the 2013-14 Pacers and all the drama that that team faced
@fubu2x 11 ай бұрын
Nah fr I was just searching youtube for a vid on them nobody made one yet which is crazy
@TheFrostbite324 11 ай бұрын
Getting rid of Granger was a mistake, plus Hibbert just broke down mentally.
@stupidnamewaster 11 ай бұрын
I was watching that team very closely, I’ll try to out one of these videos together.
@tylerlynn3617 11 ай бұрын
Wtf for? PG the only 1 relevant.. you wanna watch some old ass Pacers you must be depressed
@Pure_Dog 11 ай бұрын
@@stupidnamewasterplease do bro
@tarikbleak 11 ай бұрын
The story about why the owner gave him that contract was actually really heartwarming.
@MANiFESTGODSPOWER 11 ай бұрын
The locker room stories just reminds me of a quote that basically said your team is a reflection of its leader. And given level of unseriousness Gilbert possesses, as hilarious as it may be, I'm not surprised.
@Bigedub101 22 күн бұрын
He even said this, plus his 2006 season when lost to LBJ they easily the better overall team
@Jstbeinmajor_08 11 ай бұрын
As a depressed wizards fan, I NEEDED THIS
@ToineCave 11 ай бұрын
I 2nd that😔
@troytheboy1985 11 ай бұрын
Dw you guys got poole now flinging up everything he touches 😊
@Jstbeinmajor_08 11 ай бұрын
@@troytheboy1985 misery
@bryanttisdale2446 11 ай бұрын
Depressed about no championships since 79'? No 50 win seasons since 79'?
@Jstbeinmajor_08 11 ай бұрын
@@bryanttisdale2446 yes, depressed
@brianduru3753 11 ай бұрын
Love Hibachi, but he has one of the greatest chokes of all time. Those two missed free throws against the Cavs....when people say LeBron isn't a killer, I always refer them to that. Took that man's heart.
@miguelhxrnandez 10 ай бұрын
he talked about this on his podcast really interesting story
@nategalvez9326 11 ай бұрын
Your vids are so great, love the way you tell stories here, it's so entertaining in a time where their is no basketball 🏀
@ExposetheManosphere 11 ай бұрын
I remember Gilbert since I started watching basketball in 2002. Oddly, the Wizards have never made it past the semi-conference finals since I've been tuning in.
@rippedcougar7774 11 ай бұрын
Gilbert Arenas in his prime would survive in todays nba
@RunHotsauce 11 ай бұрын
Easily 33 ppg scorer in today era no question😂
@Mt554. 11 ай бұрын
@@RunHotsauce kevin durant is better than arenas, and he doesnt average 33 🤦♂️
@THE_BEAR_JEW 11 ай бұрын
He's overrated. Your typical volume shot chucker on a bad team. He'd score more sure but he'd also give up even more points.
@jcc3333 11 ай бұрын
"would survive" ain't saying much. He didnt survive back then 🤣🤣🤣
@RunHotsauce 11 ай бұрын
@@Mt554. when has averaging more point determine rather a player is better then the next player💀Arenas volume of shots he would take back then in an defensive era and still average 30 in that era soooo it’s pretty obvious that he’ll do more damage in an era that hasn’t have an defensive impact fr😂
@butchmondpunani9388 11 ай бұрын
Before Lebronto, there was Lebronshington.
@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn 11 ай бұрын
That's fire tbh
@bl4ckuchiha 11 ай бұрын
Ahhh the LeWizards but Gilbert Arenas was fun to watch tho🔥
@E4MB 11 ай бұрын
😂 “u miss this ur goin home”
@tarikbleak 11 ай бұрын
They made the finals 4 times in the 70s must've been the only time in history you can enjoy being a Wizards fan.
@cjvaye99 11 ай бұрын
that Wizards squad with Gil, Jamison and Caron Butler (and also Larry Hughes in the beginning) was my favorite team to watch besides the lakers. they were so fun to watch and i think they might've even had the 2nd best offense behind only the Suns at one point.
@Bigedub101 22 күн бұрын
They did but didn't have good leadership.
@TheWittication0 11 ай бұрын
As a wizards fan, thank you guys for showing this squad some love. But yeah, horrible luck this franchise had lol
@santiagomiranda6250 11 ай бұрын
They have been horribly ran by the front office for so long
@bryanttisdale2446 11 ай бұрын
Spurs 50 Win seasons since 79' (26) 50 win seasons. 😮 Washington wizards/Bullets 50 win seasons since 79'. (0) ........ (0) repeat. 🫣😶😔.
@TheLindyHooper 11 ай бұрын
Not the most important nugget to this video but it'd shed some light on why the Lakers traded for Kwame: The previous season had a gridlock at SF (Butler, Devean George, Luke Walton and Juaine Jones). They were thin on bigs. Vlade Divac played less than ten games and retired. The backup C was Brian Grant who they used the amnesty clause on leaving only Chris Mihm. The Lakers needed a big and the only properly tradable SF was Butler (Jones got traded to Charlotte for just a draft pick).
@realhunter1617 11 ай бұрын
I would love to see a vid on the Shean Kemp/Gary Payton Supersonics, they never won a ring because of Jordan but they still seem like a really fun team🔥🔥💯
@deontae777 11 ай бұрын
the world needed this
@brayancatano136 11 ай бұрын
THE SUNS CONTENT FROM THIS CHANEL IS FIRE!
@jcc3333 11 ай бұрын
Bout to be even better. When they choke again in the playoffs.
@pbyn153 11 ай бұрын
I remember him in NBA Live days during my childhood. Agent Zero is a real deal at his time
@myochii5726 11 ай бұрын
Gilbert Arenas was very much important to the nba. Petitioned for 2nd rounders and undrafted guys to get paid earlier than 1st round picks. Amnesty clause was also introduced cause of his massive contact from the wizard to help teams rebuild from a bad contract. Truly generational
@masoncarey6364 11 ай бұрын
Should’ve covered the DeShawn Stevenson/Soulja Boy vs LeBron and JayZ beef. Can’t talk about the wizards without that
@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn 11 ай бұрын
True. It would have been great to hear them chronicle that.
@willyboods5197 11 ай бұрын
2 game winners by lebron in his first playoff series. Unreal. Loved watching those battles with the wizards teams
@IamInsaneFromEarth1218 11 ай бұрын
The story gets even more chilling when people found out Javaris Crittenton gets a 23 years in prison for Atlanta shooting death
@mistermann3225 10 ай бұрын
It gets even more chilling when you find out that Gibert threatened him and pulled a gun on him first....
@vibangigan5336 10 ай бұрын
This was my team when I was a kid man I had multiple Jamison and arenas jerseys. This team has done nothing but hurt me in the decades and a half since
@Kalinbuggs 11 ай бұрын
Aye naw the wizards owner is real af for that we need more owners like that. I’m not saying giving deals just bc but just looking out for there stars especially when you have no future anyway like lakers with Kobe in his last few years
@TheSiemek 11 ай бұрын
Making jokes about guns and Gilbert just wanted to honor Washington history and Bullets championship. Completely misunderstood guy.
@gicz9419 11 ай бұрын
Great episode guys 👍
@SaulLopez 11 ай бұрын
Bro brought a gun to the facility
@thekidfromcleveland3944 11 ай бұрын
Hibachi!!!
@cyrus2546 2 ай бұрын
I had a authentic blue Wizards Arenas jersey. It was stolen from me on a grey hound bus. It still eats at me to this day.
@Chris-fz7mu 11 ай бұрын
Keep the great videos coming love the content
@taobing5087 11 ай бұрын
I'd like to see a video on Neal O'Shea and how he ruined the Blazers. Also congrats on 40k!
@davidswarckof8025 11 ай бұрын
Isiah Thomas coached Knicks with Steve Francis and Stephon marbury
@vinsanity3510 11 ай бұрын
The funny part is everyone is REALLY about to find out how ahead of his time Gilbert is with adjusting his home to Colorado’s sea level because Denver’s home advantage is about to destroy the league in their repeat year
@jpgotti1856 11 ай бұрын
Walk in areas like Gilbert Areans😤😤🔥🔥
@futureDreamer4 11 ай бұрын
Gilbert could have played with Elton Brand if he chose the Clippers. Which was a better team than the Wizards. Gilbert got out of the first round just one time and have the nerve to disrespect Giannis.
@mistermann3225 10 ай бұрын
Dude, the Clippers back then were cursed. Some bad shit probably would have happened to him worse than Washington. At least with the Wizards, he had his moments in the Sun...
@Aplinerecords 11 ай бұрын
What about the 2014 nets
@yungvinnii 11 ай бұрын
love this channel glad I found it ! can y’all do a video on TMac??
@kappapride348 11 ай бұрын
I think I just found my new favorite basketball channel
@Chris-fz7mu 11 ай бұрын
Great video 🔥🔥
@Ben-se6vy 11 ай бұрын
I love this series
@magickings9824 11 ай бұрын
next do 1996 bulls , they were truly underrated , I doubt you've even heard of them
@Wetwilly87 3 ай бұрын
Remember when Arenas changed his uniform # from 0 to 9 to match his favorite gun caliber?
@lilbubieset 7 ай бұрын
ya'll got to watch his gils arena podcast and his no chill gil podcast he funny and he be speaking fax
@jameseaton53 11 ай бұрын
Nah those jerseys were fucking fire.
@ghostlyjudge 9 ай бұрын
even the universe didnt want mj on the wizards this proves he took it personal
@marcioafonso5122 11 ай бұрын
please put the background theme song list in the description
@cleancook695 11 ай бұрын
Make a video on yao Ming’s rockets run
@rgncal4872 11 ай бұрын
Critteren was about that life, he is in prison for 25 years for murder in 2011, Gilbert got real lucky. Also Gilbert Arenas got paid until 2020 I think they cut and stretched that huge contract.
@ikedatike2533 11 ай бұрын
Actually, Javaris made a deal where he can get 10 years in prison. He's currently released right now only serving 12 years of his sentence
@bryanttisdale2446 11 ай бұрын
Gil had him on his Podcast too . Not to long ago . There good.
@Tim_Dunkin 8 ай бұрын
He didn't explain what he did to his house well. Though practically everywhere is above sea level, it's not Denver type altitude. Trust that 💩 is different, the effect on oxygen intake doesn't feel like Miami beach. Credit to him bc that allowed him to log some serious minutes
@Joswag 11 ай бұрын
Off topic but the 18-19 76ers would be a good “best teams to not win a chip”
@brianduru3753 11 ай бұрын
Good in theory, but never lived up to their potential. As it stands, I wouldn't even put them in the top 5 best teams to never win a chip in the last 10 years.
@THE_BEAR_JEW 11 ай бұрын
@@brianduru3753 True. I do like that team on paper but I can't say a team that didn't even make it past the semis is a "best team to not win".
@Geronimo410 10 ай бұрын
Do Chris Bosh and The Raptors People forget about Chris Bosh being a beast before Miami I feel like he fading away from memory with all these youngins 😂😂😂
@wordlayf 10 ай бұрын
"did he just clamped by Sebastian Telfair? 🤣
@criXstreet 3 ай бұрын
Can yall talk about the 2008 09 Orlando magic.
@hibachiagent0249 11 ай бұрын
My favorite teams ❤️
@TypausdemDoofkopfwald 3 ай бұрын
Danke!
@harmangrewal4859 11 ай бұрын
My boys I love you please do a vid on knicks
@sandeepbanerjee234 11 ай бұрын
Is it just me or very video they make feels like it's re-uploaded and watched
@jcc3333 11 ай бұрын
Yup. Same here.
@urbaindelva7869 Ай бұрын
Next up: 2013/2014 Pacers, 2017 Wizards
@NarcoLepsyy 10 ай бұрын
Had no idea Gil was drafted by/on the warriors
@798jason123456 11 ай бұрын
Do the 2013 Knicks next!
@ryanarcher9881 11 ай бұрын
No one ever actually talks about how skilled this team was they only ever laugh at Gil. Like this was a great wizards team that ran into some buzz saws. Y'all didn't even talk about how good they were.
@Bigedub101 22 күн бұрын
1:55 Wizards was bad but u look at 2004 man the east was had. NETS WITH 47 WINS A 2 SEED and Detroit with 54 wins a 3
@FlashPointStudiosX 11 ай бұрын
2012-2013 Knicks pls
@anthonyvaredas8730 10 ай бұрын
10:21 arenas wearing number 9 ?
@bdkq1902 11 ай бұрын
Well interesting fact: Gilbert Arenas was going to be a top-10 pick in the draft, but due to his immaturity, he got sent to the 31st. One: he doesn't do the treadmill training because he doesn't want his new shoes to get dirty. Two: the NBA interviewer asked him what he would do in the future. He answered a pimp. They asked again can you say anything smarter, and he said he wants to be an international pimp. Three: he blew his money before his rookie contract. But that seemed to be a blessing in disguise for Agent Zero.
@Dee-GBE 8 ай бұрын
I’m bias when it comes to this team. In a honest look back, the GM was too bad for this team to ever have real success. They drafted guys that were no help like Jared Jeffries and Jarvis Hayes when they probably should’ve made some trades to get one serious piece. They had a lot of talent but it was too many immature guys in this locker room and no real staff to keep them on task.
@shawnhussain7713 11 ай бұрын
He was so damn good lol
@jcc3333 11 ай бұрын
Overrated
@Dee-GBE 8 ай бұрын
Gold Wizard jersey was fire, you’re trippin. Almost trippin as bad as Brenden Haywood bum ass was when the wizards had an autograph signing for free and he was trying to charge fans $100 on the low and I had to explain to him that he was a bum and there’s no way anyone is paying you that. His stack of pictures was untouched.
@tylerriley2587 11 ай бұрын
Who heard about Gilbert arenas blasting Hakeem Olajuwon about how he was charging guys 55K to learn about his foot work and how footwork is a thing of the past
@ceufrscio707 11 ай бұрын
Dame going to the bucks
@davidswarckof8025 11 ай бұрын
2012-2013 Knicks
@nvm9040 11 ай бұрын
Those wizards teams were good but always ran into better teams I am pretty sure it was between the warriors and the wizards where the coin flip happened
@amberkrise4519 11 ай бұрын
Dame is a buck WHATTT💀
@enanebres6481 5 ай бұрын
47K 6mo 60.8K subs
@youngchieffrom7th 11 ай бұрын
11:41 😂😂😂😂
@youngchieffrom7th 11 ай бұрын
Like I swear arenas seem like the type to do shit like that 😂😂😂
@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn 11 ай бұрын
That Tom and Jerry footage took me out while describing this 😂
@agentdoclin 11 ай бұрын
Idk but i really thought you guys were black. Y'all voices are just so damn catchy and fun to listen to hahaha
@jcc3333 11 ай бұрын
Overrated.. he be on the podcast talking like he won back2 back mvps ..
@JeremyKang8 11 ай бұрын
Lets go
@BigWillieDillie 11 ай бұрын
Clutch Scale 0-10 Lebron 5, Kobe 8.5, MJ 10, AI 6, Larry Bird 4.5, Magic 9. Scale is based on finals' adversities. Kobe had a bad Game 7 against Boston. Lebron against Dallas is obvious but the Heat losses look really bad to me. If you go to the Finals with MJ.....You will win every time. That's just a fact I can't deny.
@BigWillieDillie 11 ай бұрын
Can't say Bill Russell because he didn't play against the best Talent due to the ABA
@accuritelytrys95 11 ай бұрын
There is absolutely no way you consider Magic or AI more clutch than Lebron, that’s just pathetic 😂
@bryanttisdale2446 11 ай бұрын
Have you seen M.J before pippen emerged. Migraine game in 90' game 7. Bulls lost Jordan played ....(Hint *Game was not close). 😮 Shhhh. Don't tell nobody. 🤫
@BigWillieDillie 11 ай бұрын
@@accuritelytrys95 Looks like a Lebron fan boy hurt💀
@BigWillieDillie 11 ай бұрын
@@bryanttisdale2446 I said finals....
@acnicodemus4734 11 ай бұрын
Best Teams to never win a title: 2000 Portland Trail blazers 1998 Utah Jazz 1996 Seattle Sonics 1995 Orlando Magic 1994 New York Knicks 1984 Los Angeles Lakers 1980 Philadelphia 76ers 2004 Indiana Pacers 2007 Dallas Mavericks 2011 Miami Heat 2011 Chicago Bulls 2013 New York Knicks 2014 Indiana Pacers 2016 Golden State Warriors 2020 Milwaukee Bucks 2022 Phoenix Suns
@redlightning_420 11 ай бұрын
Ja Morant before Ja Morant
@greenderp 5 ай бұрын
wait did clippers have that racist owner then? maybe that was the reason lol
@freshnaproductions2105 11 ай бұрын
LeBron is 100% not clutch (goofy)
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