Agent Nowhere: Five Reasons Why Gilbert Arenas Won't Go Anywhere Anytime Soon

Rumors have spread like wildfire throughout the internet sports world about the departure of Gilbert Arenas, the former All-Star guard for the Washington Wizards.  The rumors began as soon as it was announced that the Washington Wizards won the NBA Draft lottery for a chance to choose the best PG in the draft, John Wall.

Many possible trade scenarios have been thrown around and many are seen here at B/R.

• Gilbert Arenas for Vince Carter

• Gilbert Arenas and Andray Blatche for Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis, and a first round pick

• Gilbert Arenas for Eddy Curry

• Gilbert Arenas for Elton Brand

That is just to name a few...but, honestly, the Wizards seem like they are in no hurry to trade Gilbert Arenas. Or at least, that is what it seems in the public-eye view.  Everyone knows Gilbert Arenas' days are numbered, which is correct, but Washington Wizards' GM Ernie Grunsfeld isn't just going to give away Arenas for some pocket change.

5. DC Fans Love Gilbert Arenas

If there is one thing that Arenas still maintains from his glory days of 2004-2007, it would be the amount of respect the Washington Wizards fans have for him.  Despite troubling the franchise with the gun incident with Javaris Crittenton, Wizard fans still gave Arenas a standing ovation his first game in the Verizon Center.

Some may say Wizards fans are crazy, but if any fan base had a player who, when taking the last shot to win the game or tie, no matter whose court it was, would make it at least 90 percent of the time, then they would be the same way as Wizards fans.

The fan base is what keeps the franchise moving despite the score on the scoreboard, and that is one of the reasons why it will be hard as an organization to get rid of Arenas.

Although some of the attention has been taken off of Gilbert Arenas and onto the new rookie stud, John Wall, there is still plenty of love in the Verizon Center.

4. Good Relationship with Ted Leonsis

In every organization, the owner gets the last say on what direction he wants the team to go in and, sometimes, who will be the franchise player on the team.  Obviously, now it seems to be John Wall, who actually attended a Washington Capitals game with Ted Leonsis and who is the franchise player for this team.

When rumors were being spread about the discussion of a trade between the Washington Wizards and Orlando Magic about an Arenas for Carter swap, the rumors were shot down immediately by Leonsis:

The Magic blog Orlando Pinstriped Post reported that the Wizards and Magic have kept an ongoing dialogue about Arenas. Leonsis wrote in an e-mail, "It isn't true. I wouldn't tell you if it was true but I am telling you that it is not true."

The NBA has had owners shoot down plenty of trade rumors before. This is perhaps a strategy to calm all the noise in the locker room and on the television.

But who knows? Maybe Leonsis was being serious about the rumor not being true.

3. The Huge Contract

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When people first think of Gilbert Arenas, this is the train of thought...

Good shooter...guns....contract!

Gilbert Arenas signed a six-year, $111 million contract, which was, more than likely, supposed to keep him in Washington for his whole career.  As people look back at the signing, it looked very premature to sign such a contract with a star whose team usually got kicked out in the first round of the playoffs by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

At the time, it looked like a reasonable decision, being that Arenas was a top five player in the NBA at that time.

Now the Wizards organization probably regrets offering that gigantic contract to a player who would suffer a season-ending injury the next year and then be given an indefinite suspension the following year because of bringing guns into a locker room.

All of the incidents that happened to Arenas, from when he re-signed with the Wizards to now, are the reasons why every team in the NBA hesitates when it comes to making a move for him currently.

2. His Off-Court Media Issues

First off, Gilbert Arenas single-handedly blew up the franchise last year because of an incident that happened off the hardwood. Well, maybe not single-handedly, but he is about 85 percent of why the franchise decided to press the restart button on the 2009-2010 NBA season.

Arenas has had previous issues with his jokes being taken the wrong way.  Arenas had once defecated in now starting PF Andray Blatche's shoes in his rookie year, brought guns in the locker room to make a sarcastic joke to teammate Javaris Crittenton and recently admitted to the media that he lied to coach Flip Saunders about a knee injury to let teammate Nick Young get some more playing time.

Lying is definitely not a positive attribute for a team to look at when trying to make a move for Gilbert Arenas.  Gilbert Arenas himself even knows that the team is actively trying to shop him:

"In this league there is no such thing as long-term anymore," Arenas said. "Players are getting shipped out and shipped out. I'm looking at the Kings like, when I first came (into the league), none of those players were here. The Lakers team, the only person that was there was Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher came back.

"There is a young team here [in Washington] and they're trying to build some chemistry. I guess until they find the right deal that's going to get me out of here, you know ... I'm here."

Arenas does seem as if he is looking forward to moving on also, but it doesn't help when there is constant negative attention around him.

1. The Wizards Have Yet To See the Wall/Arenas Combo for a Good Amount of Time

The Wizards have been struggling as of late.  Most of the setbacks were due to the injury of John Wall and his complications with the tendinitis in his knee.  

The first time Flip Saunders started Gilbert Arenas and John Wall in the backcourt at the same time, which was against the LA Lakers, they scored a combined 45 points. Since then Wall has been sidelined for injury.

With the Wizards seeming not to be in a hurry to get rid of Gilbert Arenas, they are probably willing to wait for John Wall to return from injury no matter how long it takes, in order to see if this duo will work out.

If the Arenas and Wall backcourt can't get at least 12 games under their belt by the trade deadline, don't expect the Wizards to be major players for a blockbuster trade come February.

The Wizards' future with Arenas all depends upon Arenas' actions and the franchise's fate with players' injuries.