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| Cleveland Cavaliers 2004-05 Season Preview |
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10/19/2004 |
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| o can take up space, which will help open the court for the high-flying James. Traylor will be expected to rebound and score from the low post. OUTLOOK The Cavaliers hope that Gooden can fill the void left by the departure of Boozer. If Gooden has a breakout season, Ilgauskas stays healthy, Snow and McInnis show that they can manage the backcourt, and James continues to flourish, Cleveland could make the playoffs for the first time since 1998 when it was eliminated by Indiana Pacers, 3-1, in the first round. |
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| Atlanta Hawks 2004-05 Season Preview |
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10/19/2004 |
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| ght was busy changing Atlanta's roster. After drafting Stanford's Josh Childress and Oak Hill Academy's Josh Smith in the first round of the 2004 draft, Knight made two major trades. On July 15th, Knight acquired power forward Al Harrington from the Indiana Pacers for swingman Stephen Jackson in a sign-and-trade deal, and just 15 days later he dealt Jason Terry, Alan Henderson and a 2007 first- round pick to the Dallas Mavericks for three-time All-Star Antoine Walker and Tony Delk. Atlanta has changed its ros |
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| Hawks ink GM Billy Knight to contract extension |
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10/05/2004 |
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| season, Knight has hired Mike Woodson as the club's new head coach and acquired 11 new players either by trade or through the NBA draft. His previous front office experience includes stints with the Memphis/Vancouver Grizzlies franchise and with the Indiana Pacers. "Billy Knight has a great track record for building winning teams in the NBA," said Steve Belkin, a member of the Atlanta Hawks board of managers. "We challenged him to form a team that will play an up-tempo, exciting and competitive style of baske |
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| Bobcats sign Brezec to multi-year contract extension |
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09/30/2004 |
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| otte Bobcats have signed center Primoz Brezec to a multi-year contract extension. Financial terms were not disclosed. Brezec was selected by the Bobcats in the expansion draft on June 22 after playing the first three years of his NBA career with the Indiana Pacers. He has averaged just 1.8 points and 5.5 minutes in 62 career games. "We were very happy when we had the opportunity to take Primoz in the expansion selection and we're delighted to be able to keep him on our roster for the next several years," said |
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| Mavs have turned over their roster |
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08/25/2004 |
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| draft rights to Steve Logan from Golden State for Laettner, Eduardo Najera, two future first round picks, the draft rights to guards Luis Flores and Mladen Sekularac along with cash considerations. Originally selected out of Mississippi State by the Indiana Pacers in the first round (10th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft, Dampier is coming off the best season of his eight-year career. In 74 games for Golden State in the 2003-04 regular season, Dampier averaged career-highs in points (12.3 ppg) and rebounds |
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| Mavericks acquire Dampier from Golden State |
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08/24/2004 |
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| ampier, 6'11", 265 pounds, is coming off the best season of his eight-year career with averages of 12.3 points and 12.0 rebounds in 74 games for the Warriors. He was one of just nine players to average a point-rebound double- double last season. The Indiana Pacers selected Dampier with the 10th overall pick in the 1996 draft. After one season with the Pacers, he was traded to Golden State in a deal that sent current Warriors general manager Chris Mullin to the Pacers. Eschmeyer, also 6'11", 250 pounds, played |
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| Nets' makeover continues with signing of Mercer |
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08/12/2004 |
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| ust 39 games due to various injuries, and suffered his least-productive scoring season with just 5.0 points per contest. The University of Kentucky product has also spent time with the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers. He holds career averages of 13.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 31.5 minutes per game. His career shooting percentage stands at .430. Mercer, originally drafted No. 6 overall by Boston in 1997, has yet to match the 80 games he played durin |
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| Pistons to open title defense against Rockets |
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08/02/2004 |
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| ree divisions of five teams. The Eastern Conference will consist of the Atlantic Division (Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors), Central Division (Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks) and Southeast Division (Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards). The three divisions in the Western Conference will be the Southwest Division (Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Griz |
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| Miami hopes Shaq and Wade are the new Beast of the East |
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07/28/2004 |
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| he 7-1 O'Neal, who has had experience in teaming with star guards. In his first four seasons in the NBA, O'Neal formed a dynamic duo with Anfernee Hardaway in Orlando. Wade, who was selected out of Marquette by the Heat, who lost in six games to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft, played in 61 games for Miami during the regular season and averaged 16.2 points, four rebounds and 4.5 assists. During the playoffs, Wade participated in |
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| Kevin O'Neill joins Pacers' staff |
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07/24/2004 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Former Toronto Raptors head coach Kevin O'Neill has joined the Indiana Pacers. According to the Indianapolis Star, O'Neill will serve as an assistant to head coach Rick Carlisle. He is expected to sign with the team on Saturday. Toronto posted just a 33-49 record in 2003-04 and failed to qualify for the playoffs in O'Neill's first campaign with the team. He took over for Lenny Wilkens in June of 2003. O'Neill, who had one year remaining on a two-year contract, joined the R |
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