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阿里纳斯正式与奇才队签订6年合约

华盛顿——周日作为享有特殊选择权的吉尔伯托。阿里纳斯自愿降薪正式与华盛顿奇才队签署6年1.11亿的合同。

阿里纳斯与奇才队在7月3日已经达成协议，但是双方一直等到阿里纳斯从海外度假回来才处理合同细节。

“对于奇才队来说今天是很美妙的一天，”奇才队主席Ernie Grunfeld说：”Gilbert是个能给球队带来显著效应的球员，他的特殊价值超过了他在球场上的表现，我们很自豪，很兴奋我们能够很好的达成协议，这也开启了一个健康完整的08-09赛季”。

奇才队先前给Arenas提供了六年超过1.27美元的顶薪合同，没想到的是大Zero Arenas发表声明表示如果有助于球队续约其他球员而提升球队在竞争NBA总冠军的实力，他愿意按照以前表态而自愿降薪。Arenas在参加球鞋赞助商举办的中国之旅时曾经达成口头协议。

通过与自由球员Antawn Jamison签署4年5000万美元

与此同时奇才队也支持他们的选择与自由球员Antawn Jamison签署了4年5000万的合同。Arenas曾经表示如果他的好友被允许离队的话他也会离开奇才队。

由于Arenas没有接受顶薪，这样奇才队就可以通过附加条款腾出薪水空间而不会超过NBA工资帽上限。

Arenas在球队招开的发布会上说：我很期待下赛季回到球场上进行冠军角逐。

曾经三次入选全明星，Arenas在健康时以场均22.8分，5.5助攻和4.2篮板证明自己是NBA最让人兴奋的球员之一。

但是严重的膝盖伤病与急于复出使他缺席了上赛季的大部分比赛。在2007年4月第一次手术后，他急于回到赛场并在十一月再次接受手术。在返回赛场之前他已经缺席了赛季中的66场比赛，在季后赛首轮对阵凯尔特人的比赛中他不得不再次告别赛场。

在他中国之旅后亮相欧洲时，Arenas谈到他膝盖时说：已经恢复了95%，直到8月份才才会碰篮球，因为他要在返回赛场之前确保自己完全康复。

WASHINGTON -- Gilbert Arenas signed his six-year, $111 million contract with the Washington Wizards on Sunday, securing the return of a franchise player who is accepting less money than he was offered.

Arenas and the Wizards agreed to the deal July 3, but both sides waited until Arenas returned from an overseas trip to settle the details.

"Today is a great day for the Wizards organization," team president Ernie Grunfeld said. "Gilbert is a phenomenal player and his value to the franchise goes beyond what he brings to the court. We're proud and excited that we were able to take care of our own free agents and open the 2008-09 season with a healthy core intact."

The Wizards offered Arenas a max contract -- $127 million over six years -- leaving it up to the unpredictable Agent Zero to decide whether he would live up to his previous statement that he would take a lesser amount if it would help the team sign other players and improve the prospects of contending for an NBA title. Arenas negotiated the deal without an agent while traveling in China on a promotional tour for a shoe company.

The Wizards also bolstered their chances of keeping Arenas by signing free agent teammate Antawn Jamison to a four-year, $50 million contract. Arenas had said he would not return to the team if his good friend Jamison had been allowed to leave.

Because Arenas did not accept the max contract, the Wizards have room to make another significant addition this offseason without going over the NBA's luxury tax limit.

"I think with the players we have on this roster, we can compete with anyone in the NBA," Arenas said in a statement released by the team. "And I look forward to returning to the court next season on a mission to deliver a championship banner."

A three-time All-Star point guard, Arenas has proven to be one of the most exciting players in the NBA when healthy, averaging 22.8 points, 5.5 assists and 4.2 rebounds in his seven-season NBA career.

But a major knee injury and an overzealous rehabilitation sidelined him for most of last season. After his first surgery on the knee in April 2007, he tried to come back too soon and had a second operation in November. He missed 66 games before returning late in the season, then he had to shut himself down again during the first-round playoff series against Cleveland.

During an appearance in Europe after his trip to China, Arenas said his knee was "about 95 percent" and that he didn't want "to touch a basketball until August" because he wanted to make sure he was healthy before returning to the court.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press