Jay Williams and Bulls reach Buyout [soon]

by **paul_pierce_the_truth** on Sun Dec 21, 2003 3:19 am

Bulls number 2 pick overall from the 2002 Draft Jay Williams to be bought out and released,
then wants to serve as community leader.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/bulls/cs ... ide20.html

Most unfortunate for everyone involved, and y'all thought Mike Dunleavy was a bust.

by **fgrep15** on Sun Dec 21, 2003 5:21 am

yea i heard that, it pretty sad, poor guy

Dunleavy is sick

Look at that hair

by **Jackal** on Sun Dec 21, 2003 11:35 am

All this must be tough on him, poor guy, number 2 overall, would've made a fine point guard. :cry:

Anyways, I really hope for his sake, that he can work himself back into NBA shape and rejoin the NBA...tis a shame...a damn shame I tell ya!!

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Sun Dec 21, 2003 11:54 am

Very unfortunate for the Bulls, who could have selected Amare Stoudemire or Caron Butler. It's also quite unfortunate for Jay Williams; hopefully he can at least recover enough to not be inhibited in day to day life. If his condition will allow him to play again, even better. I'm sure he could be helpful to the Bulls playing behind Crawford or Hinrich, and it would be great for him personally if he could make it back to the NBA after such a terrible accident.

by **Old School Fool** on Sun Dec 21, 2003 11:57 am

THis pisses me OFF! :furious:

by **Ruff Ryder** on Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:35 am

Andrew wrote:Very unfortunate for the Bulls, who could have selected Amare Stoudemire or Caron Butler.

Yeah, but they weren't counting on any of this stuff to happen to him. They probably thought that he was the future of their team, but not anymore.

by **Amphatoast** on Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:17 am

pretty sad situation, but he did go against the rules and is now paying the price pretty heavily. Maybe some team who needs a point guard for the future will pick him up and he might make the bulls look bad like the bulls have in the past few years ( ex- trading brand, artest, rose, marshall, miller)

by **Jackal** on Mon Dec 22, 2003 4:11 am

He's given first priority to the bulls, if he ever gets back into shape. Another team signing won't happen, the bulls will have the first choice.

by **fgrep15** on Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:08 am

Psycho Jackal wrote:He's given first priority to the bulls, if he ever gets back into shape. Another team signing won't happen, the bulls will have the first choice.

yea the only thing is will the Bulls want to sign him, you never know with these Nba management guys

by **PoliceLineDoNotCross** on Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:52 am

i haven't heard about him much after the accident. can he walk again? or still rehabilitating?

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:31 am

ruffryder8 wrote:
Andrew wrote:Very unfortunate for the Bulls, who could have selected Amare Stoudemire or Caron Butler.

Yeah, but they weren't counting on any of this stuff to happen to him. They probably thought that he was the future of their team, but not anymore.

That's true - it's easy to sit here today and opine that the Bulls should have selected someone else. No one was to know at the time of the 2002 Draft.

by **DrNick** on Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:13 am

he wouldv'e made a fine pg but unforunatly this happened

by **fgrep15** on Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:18 am

hey if he really wants to he can make a come back, but look at deshawn stevenson....

by **benji** on Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:23 pm

Andrew wrote:Very unfortunate for the Bulls, who could have selected Amare Stoudemire or Caron Butler.

Amare could play next to Eddy Curry, Tyson Chandler, Corie Blount, Marcus Fizer, Lonny Baxter, and Donyell Marshall...and I don't know if the Bulls would've wanted Caron Butler considering he'll never be more than Batgirl to someone elses Batman and Robin...if he's lucky.

The Bulls are better off without Williams...Crawford is a much better basketball player, and Hinrich has filled the role just fine. I read Williams is likely to turn up with the Bobcats if he can play again. Severe injuries to the leg area for point guards is a bigger problem than most other players, especially ones that rely on their quickness to be worth anything.

Williams is lucky the Bulls are going to pay him for being an idiot considering they don't need him. He should take the money and run, people still think he'll be more than a backup.

by **air gordon** on Tue Dec 23, 2003 1:03 am

tragic accident but the sooner this guy is off the payroll/roster the better. the bulls could use his salary/roster spot for another shooter

by **fgrep15** on Tue Dec 23, 2003 3:55 am

crawford4MIP4real wrote:tragic accident but the sooner this guy is off the payroll/roster the better. the bulls could use his salary/roster spot for another shooter

the one person that feels it positive, yea its tru tho but who can they get?

by **Dan's Brain** on Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:17 pm

Quite happy to hear this. I think that Kirk and Crawford are about ready to establish themselves as one of the league's better up and coming backcourts. Unfortunately, Jay doesnt fit into the equation any more. Hopefully, they can get themselves a nice swing man with the cap space, and not another Ron Mercer.

I'd like to see Jay with the Cats. If he can get back to health, he might be the number one option in Charlotte, like Damon Stoudamire was in the Raptors' inaugural season. Fingers crossed for the former Duke Blue Devil.

by **air gordon** on Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:17 am

the one person that feels it positive, yea its tru tho but who can they get?

yes, from the team's standpoint, it would be a good idea to get the guy off the roster and payroll. he makes a fair amount of money over the next few years and he can't even play. it works both for the short term and long term.

i'm not exactly who's available in the nbdl exile, but at least the team would have the roster flexibility to add someone w/o dropping another player. and also if would be nice to get his salary off the books, as the team has to resign its young guns within the next few years. otherwise they may be heading into lux tax territory

as mentioned by someone else, this guy is very lucky just to have the bulls give him paychecks. the motorcycle thing clearly violated his contract and is grounds for having his contract terminated.

by **fgrep15** on Wed Dec 24, 2003 5:18 am

crawford4MIP4real wrote:
the one person that feels it positive, yea its tru tho but who can they get?

yes, from the team's standpoint, it would be a good idea to get the guy off the roster and payroll. he makes a fair amount of money over the next few years and he can't even play. it works both for the short term and long term.

i'm not exactly who's available in the nbdl exile, but at least the team would have the roster flexibility to add someone w/o dropping another player. and also if would be nice to get his salary off the books, as the team has to resign its young guns within the next few years. otherwise they may be heading into lux tax territory

as mentioned by someone else, this guy is very lucky just to have the bulls give him paychecks. the motorcycle thing clearly violated his contract and is grounds for having his contract terminated.

Seattle is looking to trade, they said Murray but Richie Frahm could be on the block too, wow that would be a great aquisition, the guy can flat out shoot, he came into the league shooting 50% from behind the arc.

by **bballer22** on Wed Dec 24, 2003 7:59 pm

who ever asked how he is doing now, well not so good, he has trouble bending his leg past 90 degrees.
This is why u stay in collage, so that u can lean to be patiant and folow the rules and have some destipline!!

by **Jackal** on Thu Dec 25, 2003 12:15 am

Destipline ( :?:

) is a good good thing...

Jay Williams and Bulls reach Buyout [soon]

Jay Williams and Bulls reach Buyout [soon]

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