2007-01-22 20:44:38 · 4 answers · asked by breethezy 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Dajuan Wagner, who was bidding for an NBA return little more than a year after having his colon surgically removed as a result of ulcerative colitis, has agreed to a buyout of his two-year contract. Despite playing significant minutes in the exhibition season, Wagner suited up for only two of the Warriors' 10 regular-season games and played just seven minutes. He was not at Oracle Arena for Saturday's game. His $798,112 salary for this season was fully guaranteed.
Most of that excitement was stirred by Nelson himself, who loved Wagner’s ability to create points on a team that Nelson worried was not good at creating offensive situations.
What the heck happened? Once Wagner hit the wall of conditioning, defense or attitude (probably all three, considering he was a super-prospect who missed two years because of colitis and had his colon removed not long ago), Nelson realized he’d over-estimated Wagner’s impact.
Nelson didn’t sit around like Garry St. Jean or Mike Montgomery. He didn’t worry that Chris Mullin was infatuated with Wagner. Heck, Nelson was infatuated, too, then he got un-infatuated.
So… boom. $798k guaranteed contract, eaten up, just like that.
... for a franchise that has perenially sat and waited and hoped and been agonizingly patient while muldering in 12th place.
Wagner can help? He starts almost every pre-season game. He goes backwards? He’s inactive. He’s not happy about it or his conditioning gets worse? He’s out.
That would’ve taken Saint a year to figure out. Now maybe Wagner signs with somebody else, is shown more patience, and he turns into the dangerous sixth man Nelson thought he could be in Alameda County.
But Nelson wasn’t going to wait around for that. He has things he needs now, not in eight weeks. Wagner got jettisoned. The Warriors move on, restlessly and better for it.
2007-01-23 13:14:59 · answer #1 · answered by ROD M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Warriors quickly release G Dajuan Wagner in nov 2006
2007-01-23 05:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by Dfwteddybear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did and he impressed during the summer league but was still waived by the warriors
2007-01-23 05:53:37 · answer #3 · answered by #15mwu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was...but having his colon removed wasn't helping him...and he kept feeling weak on the court so they waived him..
2007-01-23 09:22:05 · answer #4 · answered by abedaywi13 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋