NBA Transactions

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Trail Blazers sign CBA Player of Year Clancy

October 4, 2005
PORTLAND, Oregon (Ticker) - The Portland Trail Blazers signed forward Sam Clancy, the CBA Player of the Year in 2004-05, to a one-year contract on Tuesday.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Clancy averaged 19.1 points and 10.8 rebounds with the Idaho Stampede of the CBA last season and recently played for Forum Filatelico Valladolid in Spain.

"Sam has demonstrated a toughness and tenacity at the college level in the CBA, as well as in Europe," Trail Blazers general manager John Nash said. "He will add to the intensity of our training camp and practice sessions."

Clancy was a second-round pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in 2002, but missed the entire 2002-03 season rehabbing a left knee injury.

Clancy finished as Southern California's all-time leader in blocked shots (195), while placing third in points (1,657) and second in rebounds (839).

Clancy a Blazer

 

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Raptors sign five players to training camp roster

October 4, 2005
TORONTO (Ticker) - Veteran guard Robert Pack was among five players signed by the Toronto Raptors on Monday to fill out their training camp roster.

A 13-year veteran, Pack is trying earn a spot on his ninth NBA team. He last played with the New Jersey Nets - his second stint with the club - in 2003-04 when he averaged 1.9 points and one assist in 26 games.

Guard Tierre Brown was also signed by Toronto. After being named NBDL MVP in 2003-04, he appeared in 76 games with the Los Angeles Lakers last season, averaging four points and two assists.

Tierre Brown / Robert Pack​

Also signed were guard Corey Williams, forward Bryant Matthews and center Toree Morris.

Training camp begins Tuesday.

Rators Camp Invitees

 

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Evans re-signs with Seattle

October 4, 2005
SEATTLE (AP) -- Restricted free agent forward Reggie Evans signed a one-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday, rejoining the team he started 79 games for last season.

Terms of the deal were not released by the team.

``We're thrilled to have one of the top rebounders in the NBA back,'' general manager Rick Sund said in a statement. ``Reggie is a tenacious rebounder and he has always found a way to have an impact on the court. He's like a bulldog around the boards.''

Evans, who wasn't at the team's media day on Monday, agreed to the deal late Tuesday. He was expected to arrive in Seattle on Wednesday.

Evans averaged 4.9 points and 9.7 rebounds last season, his third with Seattle. He signed as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa before the 2002-03 season.

Seattle waived rookie free agent guard Omar Thomas.

Evans Finally Resigns

 

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Clippers waive G Frank Williams

October 5, 2005
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Clippers requested waivers on point guard Frank Williams on Wednesday.

He averaged 2.9 points and 1.9 assists in his first three NBA seasons after being taken by Denver as the 25th overall selection in the 2002 NBA draft.

Williams spent the first two years of his career with the New York Knicks before being traded to Chicago, where he played last season.

Quick Exit for Williams

 

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Rockets: Ward calls it quits

by Fanball Staff - Fanball.com
Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Rockets guard Charlie Ward confirmed Tuesday that his playing career is over, according to the Houston Chronicle. "It's a transition from playing to coaching, but I still get an opportunity to be around the guys and be able to impart wisdom," said Ward, who began working as a Rockets assistant coach Tuesday. "I could have tried it, but it's a good career move."

Charlie Calls It A Day

 

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Clippers sign White

October 5, 2005
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Clippers signed free-agent forward Rodney White on Wednesday.

White averaged 5.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 11.7 minutes in 58 games last season for Denver and Golden State last season. During his four-year NBA career, White has averaged 7.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 15.4 minutes.

White Invited to Camp

 

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Kings claim Schenscher off waivers from Denver

October 6, 2005
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The Sacramento Kings claimed center Luke Schenscher off waivers from the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.

The 7-foot-1 Schenscher played four seasons at Georgia Tech, averaging 7.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. The Nuggets signed him during the summer as an undrafted free agent.

Kings Sign Aussie

 

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Knicks sign F Barnes

October 6, 2005
NEW YORK (Ticker) - Matt Barnes is getting used to switching cities.

On Thursday, the New York Knicks signed the free agent forward, who is with his fourth different team prior to his third season in the NBA.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Barnes made $620,046 last season with the Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers.

The 6-7 Barnes averaged 3.8 points and 3.1 rebounds in 43 games for the Kings and 76ers last season, his second in the league. He spent his rookie campaign with the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging 4.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in 38 games.

Barnes a Knick

 

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Seattle picks up options on Ridnour and Collison

October 6, 2005
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Seattle SuperSonics on Thursday picked up options on guard Luke Ridnour and forward Nick Collison for the 2006-07 season.

Financial terms of the options were not released.

Both played in all 82 games last season, but it was the first full season for Collison, who missed 2003-04 after undergoing surgery on both shoulders. Collison averaged 5.4 points and 4.6 rebounds last season as a reserve.

Ridnour started every game at point guard for the SuperSonics in his second season and averaged 10.0 points and 5.9 assists. In the playoffs, Ridnour averaged 9.7 points and Collison 8.4.

They were lottery picks in the 2003 draft -- Collison was taken 12th out of Kansas, while Ridnour was selected 14th from Oregon.

Seattle Tie Up Ridnour and Collison

 

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Lakers waive Divac after injury-shortened season

By JOHN NADEL, AP Sports Writer
October 6, 2005
HONOLULU (AP) -- Vlade Divac was placed on waivers by the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, apparently ending his long career.

The Lakers had the option of picking up a one-year, $5.4 million contract option or buying Divac out for $2 million. The 7-foot-1, 260-pound center, one of the first Europeans to make a significant impact in the NBA, will be owed the $2 million if he clears waivers, which seems a sure thing.

``If he could play, he would play,'' Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said. ``Here it is, the first week of training camp, and he can't play.''

The 37-year-old Divac underwent back surgery in January, and played in only 15 games for the Lakers last season, averaging 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds. He averaged 11.9 points and 8.3 rebounds in 15 previous NBA seasons -- seven with the Lakers, two with Charlotte and six with Sacramento.

The Lakers signed Divac in the summer of 2004 after trading center Shaquille O'Neal to Miami.

``We signed him to a two-year deal thinking he would play two years,'' Kupchak said.

The Lakers and Divac were originally supposed to make a decision on the player's contract status in July, but mutually agreed to put the decision off until last week. At that stage, they agreed again to extend the deadline until Oct. 21.

Marc Fleisher, Divac's representative, didn't immediately return a phone call. He said last week that his client had gone back and forth several times in terms of trying to play again.

``We both agreed to work with each other and give each other some time to make these decisions,'' Kupchak said.

Divac was quoted last month as saying he planned to retire, but wanted to remain with the Lakers as an assistant coach and scout.

``We'll talk about that down the road,'' Kupchak said. ``Certainly he could be claimed on waivers. I think it's highly unlikely. The back concerns are the same.

``There's a feeling he'll never play again. Anticipating he'll never play again, I don't think there's a doubt he's the premier European player to play in the NBA.''

Divac joins centers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players in league history to get 13,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists and 1,500 blocked shots.

Divac said several times he wouldn't play again if he didn't return to the Lakers, where he began his career in 1989 as the 26th overall pick in the NBA draft. He was born and raised in Yugoslavia, and played in that country's top league before coming to the NBA. Divac became a U.S. citizen in the summer of 2000.

The Lakers traded Divac to Charlotte in 1996 for the rights to current Lakers star Kobe Bryant, and Divac joined the Kings two years later.

``We didn't anticipate Vlade being here. I never heard from him during the offseason,'' Lakers coach Phil Jackson said, adding that the decision to place Divac on waivers ``was probably a good decision for both parties.''

When asked if he was disappointed, Jackson replied: ``I'm disappointed Vlade wasn't the performer of five years ago, but that's the way it is.''

The Lakers also announced Thursday the signing of Adam Parada, a 7-foot center who last played in the NBA Developmental League. Parada, out of UC Irvine, averaged 5.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 13.8 minutes in 23 games for the Huntsville Flight.

He was a member of the Sacramento Kings' training camp roster in 2004, but was waived.

Kupchak said Parada wasn't signed to replace Divac, but to give the Lakers another big man in training camp. Kupchak didn't rule out the possibility of Parada making the final roster, but that seems unlikely. Parada practiced with the Lakers on Thursday.

No More Vlade

 

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I read vlade was becomign an assistant coach with the lakers.

Didn't read this whole article, so don't know if that info was in this one.

 

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Rockets waive Baker

Vin Baker

Sports Ticker

10/7/2005 3:00:03 PM

HOUSTON (Ticker) - Veteran forward Vin Baker's tumultuous career has taken another downward turn.

The Houston Rockets on Friday waived Baker, who has played for three teams over the past two seasons after spending the first nine of his career with Milwaukee and Seattle.

A four-time All-Star from 1995-98 and a member of the United States' Olympic gold medal-winning squad in 2000, Baker has averaged 15.1 points and 7.5 rebounds in 783 games.

But Baker, who turns 34 on November 23, has struggled mightily in the past few seasons as he has battled alcoholism.

After averaging 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds with Seattle in the 2001-02 season, he was traded to Boston and averaged just 5.2 points and 3.8 rebounds the following campaign.

In the 2003-04 season, the Celtics terminated the final 2 1/2 seasons of his contract for violating his alcohol treatment program after he missed a 10th straight game .

Arbitrator Roger Kaplan overruled an NBA order that prevented Baker from signing with other teams until his grievance with the Boston Celtics was resolved. He finished that season with the New York Knicks.

Last season, Baker was traded from New York to Houston on February 24. He averaged just 0.7 points and 0.7 rebounds in three games with the Rockets.

http://www.tsn.ca/nba/news_story.asp?ID=139013

 

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I was so glad to see that we didn't sign him after losing Boozer I was so scared that we would phew..

 

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Heat waive G Kevin Braswell

October 12, 2005
MIAMI (AP) -- The Miami Heat waived Kevin Braswell on Wednesday, just two days after the veteran guard help beat reigning NBA champ San Antonio with a buzzer-beating layup.

Signed as a free agent Oct. 3, Braswell had four points, one assist and one rebound in six minutes against the Spurs, his only game with the Heat.

Braswell spent last season with the Florida Flame of the NBA Developmental League, where he averaged 11.3 points.

Seeya Champ

 

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Knicks sign guard Jamison Brewer

October 14, 2005
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Knicks signed free agent Jamison Brewer on Friday, reacquiring the guard eight months after trading him to San Antonio.

The four-year veteran has averaged 1.6 points in 54 career games with Indiana and New York.

The 6-foot-4 point guard signed with the Knicks in August 2004, and was sent to San Antonio in February in a three-player deal.

Brewer Joins Knicks