Being a Wiz fan I like this trade. Kwame does have alot of upside but he's a complete loser, a terrible person. He folded like a cheap lawnchair under the pressure of being a high lottery pick and never developed into even a decent player. He was never a quality starter.
Butler is a good player and a class guy. He may never be a great player, but he is really good and will compete every night. He really helps to fill the void Hughes departure left us. He will fit right in with Jamison and Arenas and give us a solid core that should compete for and get to the playoffs. Really with Kobe, Kwame and some highschool kid already comparing himself to Shaq the Lakers have a prescription for failure. If Phil can work this lineup into a good team he's the greatest coach ever.
Its ironic that we picked a complete dud with the #1 overall pick, a move that probaly ended Jordan's tenure here more than anything, and got probaly the best player in that draft, a 2nd rounder a couple years later-Arenas in free agency.
Kwame is a really big player with talent but he's not even close to as talented as advertised and he truly is a disaster as a person. I wish him the best but I am so glad he is gone. I don't care if he goes onto be a star with LA, I never want to see him in a Wizards uniform again.
Hope it's not Atkins in the deal cause I like him.
