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| Clippers sign F Skinner |
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07/31/2008 |
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| n Skinner on Thursday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Skinner, who was originally selected by the Clippers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft, rejoins the team after spending the 2007-08 campaign with the Phoenix Suns. He averaged 3.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 66 games last season. "Brian Skinner is a veteran NBA player who will give us both size and depth in the middle," Clippers vice president of basketball operations Elgin Baylor said. "We are familiar with B |
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| Suns sign F Barnes |
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07/23/2008 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Best E Casino) - The Phoenix Suns have come to terms on a one- year deal with free agent forward Matt Barnes. Barnes averaged 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 73 contests last season for the Warriors. The 28-year-old will suit up for his sixth NBA team in his seventh season, with career averages of 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game for the Clippers, Kings, Knicks, Sixers, and Warriors. Drafted in the second round out of UCLA by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2002, Barnes spent a season in |
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| James Jones inks deal with Heat |
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07/09/2008 |
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| Miami, FL (Best E Casino) - The Miami Heat signed guard/forward James Jones on Wednesday. Jones, a local Miami product, played in 58 games for Portland last season when he averaged 8.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. The five-year veteran has also suited up for the Phoenix Suns after being drafted with the 49th selection of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. |
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| San Antonio Spurs |
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06/27/2008 |
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| Acquired the draft rights to forward Malik Hairston, Golden State's 2009 second-round pick and cash considerations from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for the draft rights to guard Goran Dragic. |
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| AP Photos NY184-185, NY157 |
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06/13/2008 |
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| isdale gained fame in the early 1980s, setting the Sooners' career scoring and rebounding records before getting drafted second overall by the Indiana Pacers in 1985. He went on to average 15.3 points in the NBA with the Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns before focusing on his music career. Several of his albums have made the top 10 on the Billboard charts and his last album of new music - ``Way Up!'' - spent four weeks as the No. 1 Contemporary Jazz album after debuting in July 2006. Eight albu |
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| Fight against cancer inspires Tisdale's 'Rebound' |
NBA Basketball |
06/13/2008 |
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| isdale gained fame in the early 1980s, setting the Sooners' career scoring and rebounding records before getting drafted second overall by the Indiana Pacers in 1985. He went on to average 15.3 points in the NBA with the Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns before focusing on his music career. Several of his albums have made the top 10 on the Billboard charts and his last album of new music - ``Way Up!'' - spent four weeks as the No. 1 Contemporary Jazz album after debuting in July 2006. Eight albu |
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| Crawford all for D'Antoni as Knicks' coach |
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06/11/2008 |
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KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) -Knicks guard Jamal Crawford has changed his mind when it comes to his new coach. A phone call from Mike D'Antoni helped. D'Antoni, the former leader of the Phoenix Suns, became the first big hire of new Knicks president Donnie Walsh last month. ``I just talked to him two days ago. Great guy. A proven winner,'' Crawford said of D'Antoni on Wednesday while visiting a minicamp practice of his hometown NFL team, the Seattle Seahawks. ``He and Mr. Walsh are going to get us turned |
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| Bulls introduce Del Negro as new coach |
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06/11/2008 |
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| the Chicago Bulls' new coach understands the skepticism given his track record. After all, there is none. The Bulls introduced Del Negro at a news conference Wednesday, ending a seven-week search in which they tried to lure Mike D'Antoni from the Phoenix Suns and discussed a return engagement with Doug Collins. Instead, they wound up with someone who has never coached and a long line of skeptics in Chicago. ``I think that's fair,'' said Del Negro, the Phoenix Suns assistant general manager this season. |
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| NBA Coaching Changes |
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06/11/2008 |
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| o. Dallas Mavericks - Avery Johnson, Rick Carlisle. Detroit Pistons - Flip Saunders, Michael Curry. Miami Heat - Pat Riley, Erik Spoelstra. Milwaukee Bucks - Larry Krystkowiak, Scott Skiles. New York Knicks - Isiah Thomas, Mike D'Antoni. Phoenix Suns - Mike D'Antoni, Terry Porter.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Ass |
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| Bulls: Del Negro accepts head coaching position |
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06/10/2008 |
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| high-profile courtships of Mike D'Antoni and Doug Collins collapsed. Paxson did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. Del Negro, whose voicemail box was full Tuesday, did not immediately return a page. Del Negro, most recently the Phoenix Suns' assistant general manager, interviewed for the job last week and quickly moved to the top of the list after Collins and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf decided to pass on a reunion. Del Negro had been interested in replacing D'Antoni on the Suns' sideli |
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