| |
| Washington Wizards 2003-04 Season Preview |
NBA Basketball |
10/20/2003 |
| |
| rs, he's still unproven as a capable head coach. His only other experience at the position came with Sacramento from 1997-98, when he guided a brutal Kings team to a 33-64 record over one-plus seasons. BACKCOURT Arenas broke out in a big way for the Golden State Warriors last season and as a result was named the NBA's Most Improved Player. He averaged 18.3 points, 6.3 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 82 games during his sophomore season and nearly carried the Warriors into the postseason. But the former second-round pick |
|
| |
| Warriors exercise options on Richardson, Murphy |
NBA Basketball |
10/17/2003 |
| |
| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Golden State Warriors exercised fourth- year contract options on guard Jason Richardson and forward Troy Murphy, team general manager Garry St. Jean announced Friday. "We're excited to have Jason and Troy in the fold through the 2004-05 season," St. Jean said. "We think both of these young men are going to be very special players and will be the key to our future success." The 22-year-old Richardson is coming off a career season during which he averaged a personal-best 15.6 points |
|
| |
| Warriors ink second-round pick |
NBA Basketball |
09/11/2003 |
| |
| === Warriors ink second-round pick === Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Golden State Warriors signed second-round draft choice Derrick Zimmerman to a contract Thursday. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 22-year-old Zimmerman was taken with the 40th overall pick in June. He averaged 6.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.61 steals during a four- year career at Mississippi State. Zimmerman, a 6-foot-1 point guard, set a school record with 514 career assists and established a Mississ |
|
| |
| Pistons ship Robinson to Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
08/21/2003 |
| |
| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons have traded veteran forward Cliff Robinson and guard Juan "Pepe" Sanchez to the Golden State Warriors for guard Bob Sura. The 36-year-old Robinson, who has two years and $10 million remaining on his contract, played in 81 games for Detroit last season and averaged 12.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists. A 14-year veteran, Robinson has also played for Portland and Phoenix. He was originally drafted by the Trail Blazers in the second round (36th pick overall) |
|
| |
| Pistons close to sending Robinson to Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
08/21/2003 |
| |
| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons are close to sending veteran forward Cliff Robinson to the Golden State Warriors for guard Bob Sura, according to a published report. ESPN.com, citing a league source, is reporting that the teams are far enough along in the talks that they have a conference call scheduled with the league for Thursday afternoon The 36-year-old Robinson, who has two years and $10 million remaining on his contract, played in 81 games for Detroit last season and averaged 12.2 poin |
|
| |
| Smart move: Warriors hire former Final Four hero |
NBA Basketball |
08/19/2003 |
| |
| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Golden State Warriors hired Keith Smart as an assistant coach on Tuesday. Smart led Indiana to a National Championship in 1987 by hitting the game- winning shot against Syracuse in the title game. More recently, he was named interim head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers in January after John Lucas was fired. The team was just 9-31 in their 40 remaining games under Smart. The 38-year-old Smart joins Eric Musselman's staff, which already includes Tom Sterner, Jim Bolyen and David Fi |
|
| |
| Mavericks and Warriors complete nine-player deal |
NBA Basketball |
08/18/2003 |
| |
| === Mavericks and Warriors complete nine-player deal === Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors have completed a nine-player trade featuring Nick Van Exel and Antawn Jamison, a deal that was originally reported last Friday. The Mavericks sent Van Exel, center/forward Evan Eschmeyer, point guard Avery Johnson and forwards Popeye Jones and Antoine Rigaudeau to Golden State in exchange for Jamison, forwards Danny Fortson and Chris Mills and guard Jiri Welsch. The 31-year-old Van E |
|
| |
| Nuggets add pint-sized point guard Boykins |
NBA Basketball |
08/18/2003 |
| |
| r Nuggets signed free agent point guard Earl Boykins to a multi-year contract. As per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 5-foot-5 Boykins posted career highs with 8.8 points and 3.3 assists per game last season with the Golden State Warriors. He played in 68 games this past year and accumulated a 3.03:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, good for 10th- best in the league. "Earl is an exciting player," said Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe. "He can really change the tempo of a game. He pla |
|
| |
| Arenas officially becomes a Wizard |
NBA Basketball |
08/08/2003 |
| |
| MySportsbook) - Restricted free agent Gilbert Arenas officially signed a contract on Friday with the Washington Wizards. As per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Arenas had signed an offer sheet with the Wizards on July 22 and the Golden State Warriors had 15 days to match the offer under the NBA rules for restricted free agents, but Golden State declined to match it. The Warriors are nearly $5 million over the salary cap and could only offer him the $4.9 million mid-level exception next season, s |
|
| |
| Higgins and Wizards to part company |
NBA Basketball |
08/04/2003 |
| |
| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Assistant general manager Rod Higgins will no longer be working for the Washington Wizards. Higgins spent six seasons as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors before being hired by Michael Jordan in 2000 when the retired superstar overhauled the team's management "I’m grateful to the Wizards for the opportunity," said Higgins. "I enjoyed my three years in Washington and wish this team only the best in the future." |
|
| |
