Extractions: But due to the new NBA collective bargaining agreement that requires all trades be approved by the league via conference call with all teams involved, the Jazz had to sit around the office all day and much of the evening awaiting NBA approval of the deal that became complicated Monday when three other teams wanted a piece of what had been a three-team deal.
Extractions: Last Updated: Thursday, 4 August 2005, 08:28 GMT 09:28 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Walker in biggest ever NBA trade O'Neal signs new Heat deal Miami have acquired three-time All Star forward Antoine Walker from Boston in a five-team, 13-player deal - the biggest trade in NBA history. The Heat also get guard Jason Williams and forward James Posey from Memphis, while the Grizzlies receive guard Eddie Jones from Miami. The 6ft 9in Walker averaged 19.1 points and nine rebounds a game last season. He has signed a six-year $53m deal and will team up with Shaquille O'Neal, the NBA's most dominant big man. Heat president Pat Riley said: "We feel like with this trade we traded a lot, but we got back three quality players. "Antoine Walker is one of the very best, multi-faceted, versatile players in this game." Jones started all 80 games played with Miami last season, averaging 12.7 points and a career-high 5.1 rebounds.
Extractions: Slideshow Center Auto Deals Dating ... Weddings Local Teams Broncos Rockies Nuggets Avalanche ... Mammoth Colorado FB MBB WBB Colorado St. FB MBB WBB Air Force FB Denver MBB HKY WBB NBA CHOOSE A TEAM Atlanta Boston Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit Golden State Houston Indiana LA Clippers LA Lakers Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minnesota New Jersey New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Portland Sacramento San Antonio Seattle Toronto Utah Washington Standings Scoreboard Injuries Schedules National Sports NFL MLB NBA NHL NCAA Football NCAA Basketball NASCAR Golf WNBA Soccer Horse Racing Minor Baseball Boxing Tennis POSTED: 4:37 pm MDT August 2, 2005 Memphis, TN The Memphis Grizzlies dealt shooting guard Bonzi Wells to the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday for guard Bobby Jackson and center Greg Ostertag. The 29-year-old Wells averaged 10.5 points per game his lowest scoring per-game average since the 1999-2000 season with Portland in 69 games with Memphis. Wells played 128 contests with Memphis and averaged 11.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. The Grizzlies acquired him in December 2003 from the Trail Blazers. Jackson has been a spark off Sacramento's bench the past couple seasons, netting 12 points per game last year. Injuries, though, limited his playing time to just 25 games in 2004.
Extractions: ============================================================================= Name: Rashard Griffith More Poop: Just to update some of my comments: Rashard has been working out since he left Wisconsin last month, and looks to be in better shape than I've ever seen him. In addition, he is taking ballet classes (!!!) to improve his footwork. I still don't know what sort of impact he will have, but I have a much higher opinion of his work ethic than I did before (and I wasn't even in the "Rashard is lazy" camp to begin with). Scout: Brian Saunders ============================================================================= Name: Bryant Reeves ============================================================================= Name: Cherokee Parks ============================================================================= Name: Greg Ostertag More Poop: Ostertag was invited to the Desert Classic and averaged 7.5 points and 9 rebounds a game. Scout: Craig Simpson
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