He was in the league from 2002 all the way until 2016. Just like Jamison, Caron had a very successful, underappreciated career in the NBA. If you have been a Wizards fan for as long as I have, then you definitely remember Caron Butler and his habit of chewing straws during games. Jamison was a vital part of the Wizards’ core while he was here, and I will never forget how sad I was when my dad came into my room and told me that he had been traded. It is possibly the most exciting regular-season game I have ever seen. On that particular evening, Antwan Jamison hit numerous clutch threes on his way to scoring 36 points in an overtime win against the Los Angeles Clippers. Coach Jordan was kind enough to allow players from that team and their families to sit in his box on the night of March 15, 2008. At the time, the head coach, Eddie Jordan, had a son on my brother’s basketball team.
My all-time favorite performance from Jamison came back in 2008 against the Los Angeles Clippers. Both of his All-Star appearances came in D.C, and he really was the team’s unsung hero. The 2x NBA All-Star notched career averages of 18.5ppg and 7.5rpg over his impressive career. He was in the league for a long, long time playing from 1998-2014. In my opinion, Antwan Jamison is one of the most underappreciated NBA players of the 2000s. The only time the Wizards made it past the first round in the Arenas era was in 2005 when they beat the Chicago Bulls in 6 games, but Arenas was an absolute baller and brought a lot of excitement to the nation’s capital. during those series, the entire crowd would chant “overrated”, and boy were we wrong. Whenever Lebron would touch the ball in D.C.
#CARON BUTLER STRAWS SERIES#
Gilbert was the type of player that could heat up in a hurry and carry the Wizards to wins on any given night, but a young Lebron James was too tough to defeat in a 7-game series both times they met in the playoffs. I – just like I still do now – went to every home game of those series. When I was little, the Wizards seemed to always match up against Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs. Over the course of his career, he averaged 20.7ppg & 5.3apg. He was a 3x NBA All-Star, a 1x All-NBA Second Team Selection, and a 2x All-NBA Third Team selection. He could light it up from downtown, finish in traffic, and 100% had the “clutch gene”. Gilbert Arenas was the face of the franchise when I was a little kid (I had his fathead in my room). Hopefully, we will see a healthy John Wall when he comes back because his blazing speed and playmaking ability have been so much fun to watch over the years. Through 9 seasons, his career averages sit at 19ppg & 9.2apg, which has lead him to being a 5x all-star. Wall undoubtedly earned his contract, so it is no one’s fault that he has spent the first stages of his supermax dealing with injuries. However, judging a contract years after it has been signed is much easier than deciding what contracts to give out in the moment. I know his contract is huge, and I know he has had injury problems as of late. Wall was a legitimate candidate in the MVP race on a couple of occasions and has arguably been the most important part of pulling the Wizards out of years of mediocrity. However, there is no question that Wall has delivered for the District since being drafted #1 overall in 2010. Unfortunately, the Wizards ran out of steam in the 4th quarter of Game 7 a couple of nights later, and as of now that is the deepest into the playoffs that the Wizards have traveled since the tandem of Beal and Wall have arrived. Hugs, kisses, high-fives, chest bumps, and every other type of celebration you can think of were being thrown around. I was in the building that night with my family, and it was an absolute electric factory. Wow, what a shot Wall hit to win Game 6 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Boston Celtics.
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