Fresh off signing a 6-year, $111 million dollar contract this summer, Gilbert Arenas has once again had to endure another knee surgery. This will cost he and the Wizards at least the first month of the season as Arenas is expected back in early December.

According to ESPN.com

“I just had some floating debris in there that was slowing me down,” Arenas said, according to the Post. “It was irritating the knee so we decided to go in there and clean it out. This should actually allow me to come back faster.”

What impact does this hold for Washington? Some questioned if the Wizards were playing better overall ball with Arenas sidelined, and while I feel that statement does hold some value, the Eastern Conference has made some significant upgrades. I don’t think this injury will be as big a setback as the Warriors face with Monta Ellis in the stacked West, but we probably won’t be seeing any major steps forward by a Wizards team needing to get over the Eastern core of Boston, Detroit, and Cleveland. Best-case scenario is this allows someone like Nick Young to improve upon his rookie season, gain valuable experience during the first month, and then make solid contributions off the bench for the rest of the year.

Tags: Gilbert Arenas, Washington Wizards

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