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| Bucks ink Strickland, two others |
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07/17/2003 |
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| d Skinner spent 2002-03 with Philadelphia, averaging 6.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Over 77 contests -- including nine starts -- Skinner averaged 17.5 minutes of playing time. The 6-foot-9 center/forward spent his first three seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers before joining Cleveland in 2001-02. He has career averages of 4.7 points and 4.5 rebounds over 235 games, including 49 starts. The 7-foot-1 Santiago played in Italy last season, averaging 12.0 points and 7.8 rebounds for Lottomatica Roma. Prior to |
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| Nuggets sign Andre Miller to offer sheet |
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07/16/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Free-agent point guard Andre Miller, who spent last season with the Los Angeles Clippers, has signed an offer sheet with the Denver Nuggets. Since Miller is a restricted free agent, the Clippers have 15 days to match the offer. The 27-year-old Miller is entering his fifth professional season. He spent the first three years of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, leading the league in assists during the 2001-02 season with 10.9 per game. Miller, however, struggled in his only seaso |
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| Heat sign Brand to offer sheet |
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07/16/2003 |
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| Heat have signed All-Star forward Elton Brand to an offer sheet. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but the deal has been reported to be worth $82.2 million over six years -- the maximum an outside team can offer a restricted free agent. The Los Angeles Clippers, Brand's team for the past two seasons, now have 15 days to match the offer or the restricted free agent will become a member of the Heat. However, a report in the Orlando Sun-Sentinel claimed that Clippers owner Donald Sterling is not likely to equ |
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| Maggette to Utah? |
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07/16/2003 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (MySportsbook) - The Utah Jazz, reeling from the loss of longtime franchise cornerstones John Stockton and Karl Malone, have announced that Los Angeles Clippers swingman Corey Maggette signed an offer sheet with the team on Wednesday. The Clippers, already saddled with the prospect of matching a potential offer from the Miami Heat for restricted free agent forward Elton Brand, would have 15 days to equal Utah's offer for Maggette, also a restricted free agent. The Jazz offer is for six years a |
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| Branded: Heat tempting Clippers star |
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07/16/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - On the first day teams are allowed to sign free agents, the Miami Heat have apparently made a different kind of splash. According to the Orlando Sun-Sentinel, Miami will extend Los Angeles Clippers star forward Elton Brand an offer Wednesday that could be as lucrative as $82.2 million over six years -- the maximum an outside team can offer a restricted free agent. The Clippers would have 15 days to match the Heat offer, but according to the paper, it was constructed to be unappealing t |
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| Report: Jazz ink Maggette |
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07/14/2003 |
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| ey Maggette. According to the Salt Lake City Tribune, Maggette will ink the deal on Wednesday when teams are allowed to officially sign free agents. Citing unidentified sources, the newspaper reported that Maggette has agreed to a six-year deal. The Los Angeles Clippers, for whom Maggette played the past three seasons, have the right to match the Utah offer to the restricted free agent. The 6'6", 228-pounder, who began his career with one season in Orlando, has averaged 11.5 points-per-game in four years in the lea |
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| Report: Andre Miller commits to Nuggets |
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07/13/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Free-agent point guard Andre Miller, who spent last season with the Los Angeles Clippers, has committed to sign with the Denver Nuggets, according to a published report. Citing NBA sources, the Denver Post reports that Miller will receive a six- year contract worth somewhere around $55 million. The restricted free agent can not officially sign until Wednesday. The Clippers will have 15 days to match the offer due to Miller's restricted status. "That's a great piece," Nuggets first-rou |
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| Clippers sign first-round pick Kaman |
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07/12/2003 |
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| === Clippers sign first-round pick Kaman === Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers signed first-round draft pick Chris Kaman on Saturday. As per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Kaman, who starred at Central Michigan, was selected sixth overall in last month's draft. The 7-footer averaged 22.4 points, 12 rebounds and 3.2 blocks as a junior last season. Kaman was also named the Mid-American Conference's player of the year. |
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| Clippers select Mike Dunleavy as new head coach |
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07/11/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers have selected Mike Dunleavy to be their new head coach, according to a published report. ESPN.com is reporting that the Clippers will introduce Dunleavy at a 4:00 p.m. (et) press conference on Friday. The 49-year-old Dunleavy replaces interim coach Dennis Johnson, who took over when Alvin Gentry was fired on March 3. A former NBA player, Dunleavy has had previous head coaching experience with the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and the Portland Trail |
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| Chicago Bulls 2003 Offseason Update |
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07/08/2003 |
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| a four-year stint in the CBA and a decent showing with the Hawks last year, visited the Bulls. Newble would command less than the mid-level exception, leaving the Bulls the flexibility to add one more reserve body -- at least. Corey Maggette of the Los Angeles Clippers is a possibility, but he is a restricted free agent and likely will cost more than the mid-level exception. Voshon Lenard and Kendall Gill are also possibilities to fill in the blanks. Chicago's core is already in place. Jalen Rose is a consistent p |
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