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| Can the Hornets conquer the West? |
NBA Basketball |
09/21/2004 |
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| the Hornets became the newest member of the Western Conference as the expansion Charlotte Bobcats were placed in the East, giving each conference 15 clubs comprised of three divisions of five teams. The Hornets are now in the Southwest Division. The Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs are the other teams that makeup what could be the toughest division in the league. In fact, all five teams in the Southwest were participants in the 2004 playoffs. One positive is that Shaqui |
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| Another big man joins Heat |
NBA Basketball |
09/15/2004 |
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| spent the 2003-04 season with the Washington Wizards, playing in just 48 games and averaging 5.9 points per contest. He was suspended for five games during the campaign for violating the league's anti-drug policy. The Wizards traded Laettner to the Dallas Mavericks in June 2004, but Dallas then dealt him to the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors waived him and he became a free agent on September 9, 2004. Laettner was the third overall pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1992 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-11, 24 |
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| Warriors waive Laettner |
NBA Basketball |
09/09/2004 |
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| Oakland, CA (Best E Casino) - The Golden State Warriors waived forward Christian Laettner on Thursday. They acquired him less than a month ago in an eight-player trade with the Dallas Mavericks. In the deal on August 24, the Warriors got Eduardo Najera, Laettner, two future first-round draft picks and the draft rights to guards Luis Flores and Mladen Sekularac. The Mavericks received Erick Dampier, Dan Dickau, Evan Eschmeyer and the draft rights to Steve Logan. Laettner, who averaged 5.9 points, 2.8 rebounds |
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| Jazz should be an exciting squad to watch |
NBA Basketball |
09/09/2004 |
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| had a solid draft, as they had three first-round picks and selected Minnesota forward Kris Humphries with the 14th overall pick, Nevada guard Kirk Snyder at No. 16, and with 21st selection Russian center Pavel Podkolzin, who was later traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Boozer, Okur, Humphries and Snyder should be enough to get Utah fans excited for the 2004-05 season. But the play of Arroyo, who was a member of the Puerto Rican team in Athens, at the Olympics had to make the Jazz' coaching staff and fans smile a |
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| Mavericks acquire Dampier from Golden State |
NBA Basketball |
08/24/2004 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Mavericks have acquired centers Erick Dampier and Evan Eschmeyer, guard Dan Dickau, and the draft rights to Steve Logan in a trade with the Golden State Warriors. In exchange, the Mavericks sent forwards Christian Laettner and Eduardo Najera, two future first round picks, the draft rights to guards Luis Flores and Mladen Sekularac along with cash considerations to the Warriors. Dampier, 6'11", 265 pounds, is coming off the best season of his eight-year career with avera |
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| Cavs hitch "Tractor" Traylor |
NBA Basketball |
08/05/2004 |
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| igning free agent forward Robert "Tractor" Traylor to a contract. As per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Traylor played in 71 games last season for the New Orleans Hornets, averaging 5.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest. He also played 70 games for the Cavaliers during the 2000-01 season. The 27-year-old Detroit, MI native also has playoff experience, appearing in 22 postseason games. The Dallas Mavericks selected the former Michigan standout with the sixth overall pick of the 1998 draft. |
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| Iverson's heroics give United States thrilling win |
Olympics |
08/04/2004 |
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| e buzzer at any level. "We have a long way to go," said USA head coach Larry Brown afterward. One of Iverson's four three-pointers came with 1:18 left, staking the U.S. to a 75-72 lead. Nowitzki, Germany's top player and an All-Star forward with the Dallas Mavericks, cut the deficit to 75-74 with two free throws with 35 seconds remaining. Forced to foul, Germany put Denver Nuggets rookie star Carmelo Anthony on the line. The youngster calmly drained both foul shots, staking the Americans to a 77-74 lead, settin |
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| Maverick deal: Walker to Atlanta, Terry to Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
08/04/2004 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Mavericks traded All-Star forward Antoine Walker and guard Tony Delk to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. In exchange, Dallas will receive guard Jason Terry, forward Alan Henderson and a 2007 first-round pick. The Mavericks had recently been trying to package Walker, who was in the final year of a contract. A three-time All-Star selection, Walker spent just one season in Dallas after being acquired in a trade on October 20, 2003 from Boston. The 27-year-old Walker average |
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| Jim Cleamons added to Hornets staff |
NBA Basketball |
08/04/2004 |
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| 's tenure in Chicago). Cleamons helped the Bulls win three straight NBA championships in 1991, 1992 and 1993. In seven seasons in Chicago (1989-1996), the Bulls posted a 414-160 (.721) record. Cleamons then left the Bulls to become head coach of the Dallas Mavericks following the 1995-96 campaign. He remained in Dallas for 1 1/2 seasons, compiling a record of 28-72 (.280). Cleamons re-united with Jackson in the 1999-2000 season when Jackson was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and brought his trust |
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| Arenas and Jamison give Wizards a solid one-two punch |
NBA Basketball |
08/03/2004 |
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| Jamison give Wizards a solid one-two punch === By Warren Blatt, NBA Editor (Best E Casino) - The Washington Wizards big move this offseason came on the night of the NBA Draft, as they acquired forward Antawn Jamison and cash considerations from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for guard Jerry Stackhouse, forward Christian Laettner and the draft rights to guard Devin Harris, who was selected out of Wisconsin by the Wizards with the fifth overall pick. By acquiring Jamison, who was the NBA's Sixth Man of the Yea |
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