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| Clippers won't match offer for Odom |
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08/25/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Clippers vice president of basketball operations Elgin Baylor annouced Monday that the team will not match the offer sheet presented by free agent forward Lamar Odom. "In the final analysis, the decision was based on issues of character and other risks involved," Baylor said in a statement. Odom signed an offer sheet from the Miami Heat on August 12. The deal was for six years and worth around $63 million. The Clippers had 15 days to match the offer. However, Odom had |
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| Clippers hire four assistants |
NBA Basketball |
08/19/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers hired Jim Eyen, Kim Hughes, Rory White and Neal Meyer as assistant coaches on Tuesday. The overhauled staff will work under new head coach Mike Dunleavy, who was hired this offseason to replace interim head coach Dennis Johnson. Alvin Gentry was fired in March of the 2002-03 campaign and Johnson took over for the rest of the year. The Clippers finished last in the Pacific Division in 2002-03 with a 27-55 record. Los Angeles hasn't qualified for the playof |
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| Clippers sign House and Hatten |
NBA Basketball |
08/13/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers have signed free agent guards Eddie House and Marcus Hatten. House spent the last three seasons with Miami after being selected by the Heat with the 37th overall pick in the 2000 draft. The 6'1", 180-pounder out of Arizona State averaged 7.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 169 games with Miami. Hatten, a rookie out of St. John's, averaged 22.2 points and 5.8 rebounds last season for the Red Storm. He was named the MVP of the National Invitation Tournament, lea |
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| Odom signs offer sheet with Heat |
NBA Basketball |
08/12/2003 |
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| Miami, FL (MySportsbook) - Free agent forward Lamar Odom has signed an offer sheet from the Miami Heat. The deal is for six years and worth around $63 million. The Los Angeles Clippers now have 15 days to match the offer. However, Odom has openly stated that he does not want Los Angeles to do so and that he would like to play for Heat head coach Pat Riley. "We feel that [Odom] is a player that if we do get, would compliment the talents of our last two first-round draft picks, Caron Butler and Dwyane Wade," Riley |
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| Odom expected to sign offer sheet from Heat |
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08/11/2003 |
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| reportedly agreed to terms on an offer sheet from the Miami Heat. The Miami Herald is reporting that the deal is for six years and worth between $60 million and $70 million. The 23-year-old Odom is expected to sign the offer sheet on Monday and the Los Angeles Clippers would then have 15 days to match the offer. However, Odom has openly stated that he does not want Los Angeles to do so. Odom has spent his first four NBA seasons with the Clippers after being selected by Los Angeles with the fourth overall pick in t |
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| Reports: Nets looking to deal unhappy Martin? |
NBA Basketball |
08/10/2003 |
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| 003-04 campaign, the Nets will get the chance to match any offer he receives. Other teams will only be able to give Martin a maximum contract similar to the six-year, $82 million offer Elton Brand received from the Miami Heat that was matched by the Los Angeles Clippers. According to the Daily News, the Nets may be holding off on paying Martin now in order to leave their options open with 6-11 Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett becoming a free agent next summer. Wallace, who averaged 18.1 points and 7.4 r |
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| Arenas officially becomes a Wizard |
NBA Basketball |
08/08/2003 |
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| an outstanding young point guard and we feel fortunate to add a player of his caliber to our roster," Washington president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld said. Arenas, who had played two years with the Warriors had also been coveted by the Los Angeles Clippers, who offered the guard a six-year contract worth $64 million. However, the 21-year-old was intrigued by the idea of playing in new Washington head coach Eddie Jordan's free-flowing offense. Last season, Arenas averaged 18.3 points, 6.3 assists and 4 |
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| Brown hires brother as assistant coach |
NBA Basketball |
08/07/2003 |
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| lost to Golden State. Larry Brown also hired John Kuester, Mike Woodson, Dave Hanners and Igor Stefan Kokoskov as assistant coaches. Kuester, Woodson and Hanners all were under Brown in Philadelphia last year. Kokoskov, who was an assistant with the Los Angeles Clippers last season, is expected to help rookie Darko Milicic adjust to life in the United States. Larry Brown was hired as Detroit's head coach in early June after spending six seasons with Philadelphia. Larry Brown has also been an NBA head coach with Den |
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| Clippers sign veteran Polynice |
NBA Basketball |
08/04/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Clippers Monday signed free agent center/forward Olden Polynice. The 14-year NBA veteran was signed by Philadelphia in October, 2002 but did not play for the 76ers. He later had brief stints with the Harlem Globetrotters, the CBA's Grand Rapid Hoops and USBL's Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs. The 38-year-old Polynice last played in the NBA with the Utah Jazz during the 2000-01 season, averaging 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in 81 contests. For his career, Polynice has ave |
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| Boykins expected to land in Denver |
NBA Basketball |
08/04/2003 |
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| ion and $13.5 million and needs only to pass a physical. The 27-year-old Boykins averaged a career-high 8.8 points and 3.3 assists in 68 games off the bench for Golden State last season. An Eastern Michigan product and five-year NBA veteran, Boykins has also spent time with New Jersey, Cleveland, Orlando and the Los Angeles Clippers. He has averaged 5.9 points and 2.5 assists in 194 career contests. The Nuggets signed former Cavaliers and Clippers point guard Andre Miller to a six-year, $51 million deal last week. |
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