Scoop Jackson of ESPN has come up with his NBAipedia and Gilbert Arenas has no less than 5 entries where he is mentioned in it:

Gilbert Jay Arenas, EA Sports, GAZO, Undrcrwn, and Unrestricted Free Agent.

Some of the more interesting comments:

Under Gilbert Jay Arenas:

Referred to in some NBA circles as “Gnarls Barkley” because his behavior sometimes matches the name of that group’s Grammy-nominated song.

Under GAZO:

The alter ego of Gilbert Arenas. Part Stewie (”Family Guy”), part Huey (”Boondocks”). Proves that Arenas is either brilliant or insane.

and under Unrestricted Free Agent:

(see Arenas, Gilbert)

I’m sure Gilbert will come up with a few more catch phrases this year that will make it to the NBAipedia.

For those interested in Gilbert’s new shoe, Finishline has the Black/Sandstorm/White colorway available for sale now. The most recent Eastbay catalog also shows the Grey/Blue/White available for order.

In addition, Gilbert and Adidas unveiled their “Scores for Schools” Adidas GIL II ZERO which will be made available to the public to purchase in early 2008 and be limited to 5,000 pairs.

Dime Magazine interviewed Gilbert Arenas about his predictions for the Eastern Conference teams this season as well as who he thinks some of the surprise players and MVP candidates will be.  D.C. Sports Bog also managed to get a little talking time with him and asked, among other things, how he feels about Wednesday’s opener:

“I’m trying not to be excited too much. We went out and had an excellent practice today. We’re jelling as a group, especially offensively. And defensively. And we’re just ready to show what we have Wednesday night. We have to be determined in practice and attack each other if we want to do that on the floor.”

You may have heard that the NBA’s new marketing slogan is “Where Amazing Happens.” You may have seen the new commercials. You may have even seen a parody of it. But you haven’t truly gotten a feel for what the slogan is all about until you’ve seen these:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you’re looking for some more Wizards spoofs, head over to Bullets Forever.

The University of Arizona Wildcats will have a player in a #0 jersey this season but it won’t be Gilbert Arenas. Freshman guard Jerryd Bayless hand picked #0 after the number he wore in high school (#32) was unavailable and retired from former NBA player Sean Elliot.

Unlike Arenas, who wore the number because he was projected to get 0 minutes in college, Bayless is projected to be a full time starter throughout his college career. Still, he is fully aware of Gilbert’s legacy and knows that there are high expectations as the new college Agent Zero.

Besides Elliot, the other Arizona jersey numbers retired include Mike Bibby and Steve Kerr.

Even though Arenas will likely be one of the top players to ever come out of Arizona, don’t expect to see his #0 hanging from the Wildcat rafters anytime soon. The Arizona athletic department guidelines say, “Only student-athletes who were recognized as national athletes of the year or received a major national ‘athlete of the year’ honor are eligible for their jersey to be retired.”

Perhaps we will see an Arenas #0 jersey in the rafters of an NBA area when all is said and done.