Lakers to attend Arenas workout: Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak has expressed interest in viewing an upcoming workout scheduled by Gilbert Arenas in Los Angeles, two people with knowledge of the situation told CBSSports.com Wednesday. That said, the Lakers remain non-committal about whether or not they will pursue the three-time All-Star guard. "The Lakers are going to take a look at him," one of the people familiar with the matter said. (Updated 02/08/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
The 30-year-old Arenas was waived by the Magic via the amnesty clause after he averaged 8.0 PPG over 49 contests for Orlando last year. It appears Arenas is desperately seeking a job with any NBA team, however, it's unclear if any teams will show up for the workout. The Lakers expressed an interest in the free-agent guard, but have gone hot and cold on him a few times already. Fantasy owners should continue to leave Arenas untouched. (Updated 02/08/2012).
12/01/2011 11:19 Amnesty could produce Fantasy sleepers
There are a lot of unknowns in the NBA right now, and that goes for Fantasy as well. With the new CBA including an amnesty clause allowing teams to dump a contract, whose Fantasy value would change the most when -- or if -- they change teams? Our Chris Towers breaks it down.
Gilbert Arenas actually got off to a good start last season, averaging 17.3 points, 5.6 assists and 1.4 steals in 17 games for Washington. However, the bottom really fell out after he was traded to Orlando back in December and Arenas was never able to get comfortable playing for the Magic. He struggled to run coach Stan Van Gundy's low-post offense and finished averaging just 8.0 points and 3.2 assists in 49 games in Orlando. Injuries were also a factor, as Arenas' troublesome left leg forced him to miss 12 contests. While the 29-year-old is clearly not the player he once was before knee injuries robbed him of his explosiveness, Arenas did prove he still can be an effective option in the right situation. However, it remains unclear if playing for the Magic is a good fit for the veteran. Arenas needs to have the ball in his hands to create offensively while Van Gundy wants everything run through Dwight Howard with his shooters lurking on the perimeter. Hibachi will have to make some adjustments to his game heading into next season while likely continuing to come off the bench. It is tough to make a strong case for Arenas based on his track record over the last few seasons but he did show flashes of his old self in Games 4 and 5 of Orlando's playoff series against Atlanta. He is also expected to work with highly regarded trainer Tim Grover and vowed to come back healthier and stronger. Fantasy owners should plan on drafting Arenas with a late-round pick in 2011-12. Still, a motivated and healthy Arenas could definitely make the veteran a possible sleeper candidate heading into next season. (Updated 8/23/11)
