Gil’s SAVAGE Negotiation Tactics

Gilbert Arenas details how to use LEVERAGE in NBA Free Agency negotiations. When he was transferring teams, he was injured and didn't feel like he had that much leverage. But after speaking with the Golden State Warriors, he got offered a max deal and could bring that back to the Washington Wizards. He also got offered a $5 million dollar house, and a helicopter to move to The Bay. He had to use that leverage to get the best deal possible while being a free agent in the NBA.
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[@Writtenmirror]

Gil ran a 1-4 flat on negotiations

[@CayMauzTheVlog]

Underrated comment

[@jtlewis5879]

😂😂😂 brilliant 😂😂😂

[@Untitledt]

Nah this was actually funny

[@wtpkev]

What this mean

[@jazzyje5ter223]

@@wtpkevI’m also stumped ngl but I’m probably just being slow lol

[@702TifosiGambler]

GSW had some sick perimeter guards over the years Hardaway, Mullins, Sprewell, Baron, Gil, Monta, Steph, Klay

[@countlessworld620]

Mitch Richmond

[@Hermzzz]

Dang you're right

[@richiecalif4716]

Mullins wasn't a guard he was sf

[@llmrwhiskers3546]

@@countlessworld620the rock!

[@Yeshuaspupil]

​@@richiecalif4716 he was a guard first. Warriors made a coaching change and he got moved to SF.

[@scandelez]

PSA: You NEVER get what you’re worth, you get what you have THE LEVERAGE TO NEGOTIATE FOR. Now read that again until you can’t forget it.

[@averymccullough8936]

Facts. Not just sports either.

[@GODEXAULTS]

FACTS

[@Younis1446]

Yup you have to use leverage in negotiations unless you someone like peak LeBron... Where max contract is all but guaranteed! By the way the videos on the playlist on my channel might change someone's life for the better!

[@teamlean3717]

the helicopter was a 360 record deal move from baby himself ....

[@geoffwheeler2994]

I bet that house and helicopter don't show up on the salary cap. The part of a contract that you'll never here Woj talk about.

[@BigUncZone8]

He’s 100% Correct on this One

[@lamonte1413]

You don’t get what you’re worth you get what you negotiate

[@ReverendSam1]

That's if u have an organization w/their back against the wall or either they don't know how to build a winner!! What did Gilbert really give fans to celebrate 🤔??

[@akeemalston7506]

@@ReverendSam1all he could until he had no more and that all you can ask. He didn’t quit on the game his body started to quit on him. You might not be old enough by your comment to remember him in his prime but had it not been for the knee injuries he was headed for top 75 all time list.

[@ReverendSam1]

@@akeemalston7506 So you're telling me that Gilbert between the injuries had a legitimate shot @taking the wizards to the NBA mountain top(🏆)🤔?? I've been watching 🏀 since '88 & I remember Gilbert........all to well 🙄😒!!

[@akeemalston7506]

@@ReverendSam1 with the talent he had as a player put with the right players to go with him, yes he could’ve. But I’m speaking as him as a player alone n

[@ReverendSam1]

@@akeemalston7506 Gilbert was a solo act that didn't really have any cohesiveness w/teammates, his biggest accomplishment was a 60 pt game against the Lakers!! When the wizards decided to move on was there any team actually seeking Gilbert's services 🤔??

[@SupermanHopkins]

I got a phone call at "midnight." 😂

[@nate8604]

Gil a smart dude, he’s enjoying retirement when a lot of guys filing for bankruptcy. And didn’t get cheated when he played the game, made all the money he could get.

[@TammDrayton]

Buying hoes is why a lot of men go broke instead of building something special with the money these tender dick dudes buy ass

[@m2a6n0o0]

Agent 0 was always about his money

[@jonathanchan1365]

well people just spending on mansions and shi..

[@ReverendSam1]

You're either getting💰or winning 🏆's, some players do both but most have to choose!!

[@scaryanima9268]

​@@ReverendSam1I mean even if they got 2 mill a year and played 10 years, that's still more than an average person will see in their lifetime to play a game. I get what you're saying, but bench and roleplayers still make good money. They just have to be more concious with their spending.

[@stevenygabbyperez695]

He didn't win a lot of games but he got his money right.

[@ahonsiohimai3083]

This is exactly what just happened to PG lol

[@jenolez1143]

Thats what they were talking about

[@MrSpencerMcIntosh]

yup, proud for pg

[@moblack5883]

@@MrSpencerMcIntosh and people making 10 dollars a hour be mad talking about loyalty. This is business and these new generations of players understand it. I'm happy for them.

[@acexxx7777]

It's a thin line between crazy and genius and Gil's both I think

[@spencewhite9215]

Big facts lol

[@inokerogoyawa]

Gil definitely blurred that line 😂

[@michaelchen1838]

Gil’s leverage: Puts gun on the table

[@RexxAegis]

Game is game

[@user-py7nw6ov1b]

Remember in college, and your career counselor was teaching you how to negotiate. He/She were reffering these type jobs. A hourly worker starting out. Has no leverage among 100 applications they can pull from a trash can. It's rare

[@turkeywad]

Thank You Baron!!!!!

[@YettisBack]

this is why when players get to the nba you have to make a decision early. are you going to play for all the money you are worth? or are you going to take discounts to win? 2 chips or 100m earnings? 0 chips 300m earnings? what will you guys pick?

[@jayking1933]

The money at the end of the day chips are for self ego

[@alanparks3402]

depends, how much money is enough? GIL don't need no 300 million dollars NO ONE DOES. Think about all the players that went for max contracts while they're already worth 8 figures. Dudes could have been in the GOAT conversation just because of rings alone.

[@ReverendSam1]

​@@jayking1933So showing your skill set is dominant to the point you're planting your teams flag as king of the NBA mountain (🏆)is "self ego"🤔........ interesting!!

[@LoveHard-lm1se]

The money imma win no matter what lol I'm a baller

[@345imawesome]

@@LoveHard-lm1seexactly why you would have a better chance in the nba then the original commenter lol

[@e.fabian954]

Jayz’s line in under pressure with Dr Dre … “Bringing guns to work, Gilbert arenas” still goes hard!…

[@rayl3103]

This is why I am on the fence about Brunson. These guys need to make their money while they still can. The organizations aren't in the business of giving player-friendly deals so players giving team-friendly deals makes no sense unless you're Ohtani who will still be getting his money, just later. I get that he's getting paid plenty but getting paid plenty and getting paid your worth are two different things.

[@donaldridley7522]

Gil Overstands the business

[@imon361]

He is a 100% right and the organizations do it all the time no one bats an eye.... If you're going to get tricked out of ten to fifteen million dollars then thats on you

[@kevintowns9552]

All those gil hater who thinks he crazy when talk basketball are quite right now ...

[@user-bi1tn8kl3r]

This comment was so pointless

[@RealBased]

​@@user-bi1tn8kl3ryou must be one of the people he's referring to

[@ReverendSam1]

All that tells me is he was a/b getting 💰, if he could fit winning 🏆's in fine but it's all a/b 💰........what is he giving me as a fan of 🏀to celebrate 🤔??

[@Bigedub101]

This can be done with almost any aspect of life and people do this with their jobs all the time..

[@WadeGoku]

@@ReverendSam1if you make it to the nba and you getting money there you winning plain and simple. Gil did exactly that

[@user-ez3ox8gs4k]

See there!!!

[@MACLYFE]

I wouldn’t say all rappers have this fate who have opps some do becuz of what they rap about and what audience they relate too

[@shiestyjayai4464]

Max in cali is like a regular contract in the nba taxes eat like 60 percent of the whole contract

[@junkscorpion7011]

People don't give Gil enough credit homeboy smart asf.

[@orphanshade8225]

If you don’t know who he is that’s on you. He was pretty much Luka on a bad team his entire career. James Harding before James Harding. A guy who was the entire offense. And he scored loads. He was the truth. As far as shot making right up there with the Kobe’s of the world. Just wast a winner. But statistically he may have shot a better percentage the. Your favorite scorer Kobe. Actually interested in how they compare.

[@MuscleboundKage]

Plot twist: the reason his team was bad is because Til was a good negotiator. 😂

[@orphanshade8225]

Maybe, that brings up there are other things that make you a winner, because if we are just talking putting the ball in the basket, he was really good at it.

[@emoney822]

NBA FACTS

[@dimarko02]

It’s a reason you have a show because you think outside the box

[@MrNitPic]

Factsss

[@barbaracarr4638]

Brody drop that s*** gun charges😂😂

[@ronnthom943]

Big mama told us, business is business.

[@deebrown5744]

Girls is a smart dude.. he be dropping jewels.. all the problems do that was that damn gun charge

[@SD_Chosen]

A Helicopter is a Crazy negotiation 😂

[@Jeff-n5i]

I guess the Wizards matched the Warriors offer because the Warriors was his first team as a rookie and he never played with the Warriors after that.

[@JosephBarnes-om7by]

That's what I love the most about agent zero and I'm from DC

[@chrisvinson9579]

Good job, you're smarter than you look. Checked ur stats .you were pretty good player. Good job. Smart guy teach the young players please.

[@robertlee572]

Ey man look... One teams trash is another teams treasure. 😎

[@TannerAcosta]

Respect for what Gil brought to the league, but at this point, he just just tryna stay relevant and in the spot light so he don’t have to do anything actually taxing to stay livin the way he livin

[@moblack5883]

and you commenting is helping him

[@adeptpropertysolution2336]

Dude very Savvy when it comes to business.

[@hellabreeshhh]

Gil 😂 🐐🔥💰

[@anthonywashington2197]

Facts!!!

[@cahl_n]

At the end of the day, the NBA is a business, so treat it like one.

[@AnubyssX]

Gil and BD in a Clips uni should have happened.

[@rupertmurdoch4750]

Leverage, like if a guy owes you gambling debt, your leverage becomes walking around strapped in the locker room.

[@user-zb5fc3hy8m]

Gil knew this shit was a game lol

[@billstacks9850]

Gil used to take his strap in his duffle bag with him to negotiations like he did to nba games 😂😂

[@ahmedabdulsamad5804]

Smart move Gil

[@BigDic-qz8su]

Thank Barron for leaving the go home

[@ProvidenceP]

Free game

[@BrianNugent]

you can tell Gil is intelligent!

[@anthonyburnett6183]

Well I just brought a new house

[@cristodub5828]

If housing and transportation isn’t a violation under the CBA why don’t more players utilize this? Especially if I’m not staying after the contract. Instead of the house I’d ask for a $5M apartment complex. Keep making money off it well outta the league 🤷🏿

[@blamecap216]

Hypothetically

[@Commonsens8]

They were mad because Paul making power moves. Get away from us with all that hating. Just because you don’t have the juice, don’t mean you can hate on Paul George for having the balls to flex. He got what he wants as well! Shout out to Paul George for getting the bag!

[@emsauce75]

Gil never drove the bus.

[@jayjohnson7646]

Gill was NOT THE NUMBER 1 option guy when he left golden state that was someone he rarely talks about whom was his teammate at GSW. That was antwan Jameson. Stop it. That man scored 20k while Gil is in the 10k club. On the wizards Gil became that for sure.

[@adelealsulami8249]

This doesn’t add up. What year was this? He only played for GS when they drafted him.

[@teesolomon]

This is in ‘08. He was drafted by the Warriors in ‘01 and played for them til ‘03 when he signed with the Wizards. He got a 6 year/$60 million deal then but in ‘08 he got the 6year/$111 million deal. The Warriors were trying to get him back.

[@kendricjonrs8581]

All intelligent, except the last sentence.... not, " ....at your expense.. " but; '....to your advantage. '

[@misspetit]

But Bronny had heart attack before. He played 1 game summer and had a knee swelling. He has 4 year guranteed 8 million contract lol

[@soundtrancecloud5101]

What he wanted to say get the fk out of here with the 6 years

[@carlosq1177]

Bro Gil is aging flawlessly

[@floydg05]

Teach BJ, Gil because he doesn't understand negotiating

[@KrispyChicken7]

Wait he played for GSW? Why I don’t remember that

[@labarrinruffin4403]

I think that’s where he was drafted

[@EricBodager]

N what about the gun in the locker room let’s hear that truth

[@Jeff-n5i]

Life is all about leverage, hence why I refuse to sign a marriage license/CONTRACT, which will allow a woman who has far less than me to take half of my money, assets, etc., and get alimony and child support if she decides to divorce me out the blue because she's bored. The most a woman will get from me is child support if she was running a love scam on me.

[@themuscleMage863]

Dude talking like he had more than one good nba contract😂😂😂😂

[@Letsgo24415]

Word GA

[@CayMauzTheVlog]

Wait so he was supposed to go back to golden state?

[@spicykingcamandriley2395]

After taxes he only got 55 for 5 then you still got other people to pay so it’s safe to say 40 million 5 years and that’s not counting rent gas and food over 5 years let’s just say another 5milion Ian’s it’s safe to say he made some investment and bought some insurance just say 10 million cause he wants to make money too before he has to spend that’s 25 million left for 5 years so numbers do lie

[@kylecallis77]

I'm glad Gil got that money he worked his ass off bullshit second round.i still don't get that.2 bad knees ain't his fault glad he got paid.

[@josimart2397]

😂he’s no dummy 👍🏽

[@Bigedub101]

I mean to be fair u can do that with many jobs

[@patrickhenry4542]

Gil "Ocean's11" Arenas 💍

[@RB2331]

Gil … for some reason, no one cared when he was on TV. Nobody went to The games when the bullets/wizards but the owner just gave this motherfucking max steals. He wasn’t any good.

[@ruelpile]

You don’t use leverage at your expense. You use your leverage to your benefit. Just sayin.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dylanbenjaminwalter2896]

Best in the dip...nah

[@trystinlindsay5674]

It’s so weird how he shows glimpses of actually being relatively bright and then will turn around and show himself to be a xenophobic idiot

[@leckers15]

Gil who???

[@GDMHificationranpitc]

Nobody playing with balls is worth that much probably... follow Jesus US

[@rbrogan86]

And contributed zero. That's why he's agent zero

[@christianedison1121]

Gil was fun to watch as a baller, now go away!

[@israelcedillo9449]

So smart that now you're broke 😂

[@alvarezdaniel31]

Gil wasn't a good perimeter guard he was Average like they say dumbe love dumbe and Follow dumbe

[@Inakamo]

I don’t believe in an nba player talking sheeeet while they sucks before. And I’m not too sure when he came to the nba he looks like he is 31 years old alrwady

[@jaydenyoung4851]

And you sound retarded

[@jaydenyoung4851]

Bro didn’t suck at all

[@carshmeato7295]

first yessir

[@LuisMendez-xx9he]

He was trash all he's team suck