Mike Bibby Gave $ 6.2-Mike Bibby (white) increased by 6.2 million U.S. dollars rather than remain in last place Washington Wizards.
Reached a buyout veteran guard with the Wizards on Monday, beating the deadline by one day, allowing him to sign with another team to get playoff time list.
Bibby played two games with Washington after he was acquired last week in five-player trade that sent Kirk Hinrich (notes) to the Atlanta Hawks. He will receive the remainder of his salary of $ 5.6 million this season, but he waived his right in the final season of his contract for his freedom.Mike Bibby Gave $ 6.2
"It 's amazing," said coach Flip Saunders. "But I think you have to give credit to the player. Sometimes when you're late in your career, there are other things that are important, and so it is hoped that the agenda has to win."
Bibby was the last veteran of the fight in the rapid departure of the city instead of playing for a team in a sustainable process of long-term reconstruction. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Notes) acquired his contract before even playing a game after being traded to the Wizards last year, and Drew Gooden (notes) will not operate between the arrival of the Dallas Mavericks and their departure to the Clippers Angeles in a couple of operations in 2010.
Bibby, 29, came to the Wizards with Maurice Evans (Notes), Jordan Crawford (notes) and a first-round of Hinrich and Hilton Armstrong (notes). The Wizards were initially hoping Bibby Hinrich assume the role of mentor to the No. 1 draft pick John Wall (notes).
But Bibby was less enthusiastic about a deal that sent a team from the playoffs for a club for the lottery again. In his two games, he played 29 minutes and scored two points with eight assists.