Where Are You Bonzi Wells?
When I was looking at what college basketball games were on tap for tomorrow, I noticed that No. 17 Purdue was taking a trip to Ball State. This got me thinking: Where is Bonzi Wells? Back in September in a piece I titled, “Rounding Out The Lineup,” this is what I had to say about Bonzi:
Already a 10-year vet in the League, for better or worse, Bonzi Wells will get you buckets and contribute off the bench. After a brief stint where he was relegated to an exercise bike with the Rockets, Wells was able to become a key contributor in Houston before he was shipped to New Orleans at the end of the season. Probably the best overall player still available on the free agent market, Wells would make a nice addition to a team teetering on the brink of the playoffs.
In my eyes, nothing has changed. Teams in need of a veteran scorer should be calling Wells before he decides to take an offer overseas. Specifically, with Artest becoming the latest Rocket sidelined by injury, Houston appears to be the perfect fit. Wells already knows the system, the Coach and would be able to play right away.
If not the Rockets, what team could use Wells on their roster?
December 8th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
rodnets says:
judging by that pic, he is kidnapped and asking for release
December 8th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
JCARR says:
raptors
December 8th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
loc says:
the raps could really use him,
but its sort of mroe of the same,
a wing player who should bea bench player
December 8th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Richard Wellner says:
Bonzi is about as relevant as Mirsad Turckan. That is to say: who gives a crap, Dime?
December 9th, 2008 at 12:03 am
marcus says:
Bonzi was sic when he was on that Blazer team back in the day. One of the coolest teams ever…
December 9th, 2008 at 1:29 am
LakeShow84 says:
Who is that??
December 9th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Kermit the Washington says:
Lake Show
December 9th, 2008 at 9:03 am
it aint easy being green says:
MAN, BONZIE LOOKS LIKE JAY-Z
December 9th, 2008 at 9:23 am
buffalo_baller says:
…I thought he was playing in Italy with Brandon Jennings?
December 9th, 2008 at 9:45 am
devin on the rocks says:
That’s a really good thought.
Bonzi Wells is awesome. Sure, he may be a little round, but he can definitely put up some points for a few minutes a night. He can come in cold off the bench and score, and that’s a nice weapon to have.
December 9th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Ansonious says:
I wouldn’t mind seeing him in a Suns uniform he can score and shoot from long distance, I’d like him on the court more than Raja sure he has the occasional good game when he can actually make his shots, he’s a good defender usually, But the suns need another person in the mix who can score that can also take a load off of L.B. shoulders. It seems like whenever they can’t get anything going they leave the scoring up to him and try to build momentum around it which is a terrible game plan.
December 9th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Ansonious says:
@ it aint easy being green I think he looks more like the alien from enemy mine.
December 9th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Andy says:
Bonzi has Daunte Culpepper/Aaron Brooks(football) syndrome….they have the abilities to be members of a team but they want too much $$$$
December 9th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
MissChick says:
bonzi is one of my favorite players of all time. I love his game.
December 9th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
wei says:
shanxi china
December 9th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
wei says:
he is in china now, like mike-haris and kirk-snyder,the team called shanxi zhongyu, shanxi is a province of china