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| Timberwolves release Livingston, place three on injured list |
NBA Basketball |
10/28/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Monday that they have released free agent guard Randy Livingston. The team also placed guard Terrell Brandon, forward Joe Smith and swingman Felipe Lopez on the injured list. Livingston, a six-year veteran, posted 3.2 points per game in 13 contests with Seattle last season. He has averaged 4.1 points in 171 career NBA regular season games. Livingston signed a free agent contract with the Timberwolves on September 30. Brandon, who missed the fina |
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| Rod Strickland joins Timberwolves |
NBA Basketball |
10/27/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed point guard Rod Strickland. Terms were not released, but the deal has been reported to be for one year. The 36-year-old Strickland averaged 10.4 points and 6.1 assists last season with Miami. He has also played for New York, San Antonio, Portland and Washington. In 970 NBA games, Strickland has averaged 14.2 points and 7.7 assists. The Bronx native, who is 6-foot-3, is a product of DePaul University. He was selected with the 19th overall pick |
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| Minnesota Timberwolves 2002-03 Season Preview |
NBA Basketball |
10/25/2002 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - For years now, the Minnesota Timberwolves have been linked to mediocrity, continuously searching for the key to Western Conference success. Relative regular-season success has been overshadowed by multiple first-round playoff exits. Despite the presence of All-Star forward Kevin Garnett, Minnesota has been sent packing six straight years in the first round of the postseason. Following the frustration of the T'Wolves' three-game sweep at the hands of Dallas in May, there were even rumors that the c |
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| Timberwolves' Lopez likely out for the season |
NBA Basketball |
10/21/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - Minnesota Timberwolves guard Felipe Lopez is likely done for the season after tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee during a preseason game this past weekend. Lopez left Saturday's contest against Boston with 6:04 remaining in the first quarter. He suffered the injury when he collided with the Celtics' Paul Pierce. The 27-year-old Lopez underwent an MRI exam Sunday, which revealed the torn ligaments. He will meet with team orthopedic surgeon |
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| Sixers release Avery and Jones |
NBA Basketball |
10/11/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - The Philadelphia 76ers announced on Friday that they have waived guard William Avery and center Alvin Jones. Avery, 23, has averaged 2.7 points and 1.4 assists per game in his three-year career, all with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Avery was signed by the Sixers as a free agent on September 30, 2002, and played in the Sixers' first preseason game, and scored six points in 26 minutes. The 24-year-old Jones, is a 2001 graduate of Georgia Tech, and was the 57th overall pick in the 20 |
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| Wolves' Szczerbiak has injured foot |
NBA Basketball |
10/10/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Wally Szczerbiak has a slight dislocation of his fifth metatarsal on his left foot and is expected to be out for seven to 10 days. Szczerbiak suffered the injury in Tuesday's 88-82 preseason win over Milwaukee. X-rays taken on the foot were negative. Szczerbiak averaged 18.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 82 games last season -- his third in the NBA. Szczerbiak also made his first-ever All- Star appearance last year. The 25-year-old Szczerbia |
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| Martin returns to Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
10/03/2002 |
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| is worth $887,435. Martin had been released by the Dallas Mavericks after only appearing in three games last season because the team felt they had too many point guards on the roster with Steve Nash and Nick Van Exel already under contract. Martin, 31, is an eight-year NBA veteran, and has also played with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Vancouver Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings. In his career which spans 399 games, the 5-foot-11 guard out of UCLA, has averaged 8.0 points, and 3.3 assists per game. |
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| Timberwolves ink Livingston |
NBA Basketball |
10/01/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Tuesday that the club has signed six-year veteran Randy Livingston. Also signing with the club were Marcus Taylor and Reggie Slater. Livingston, a 6'4" guard, posted 3.2 points per game in 13 contests with Seattle last season. He has averaged 4.1 points in 171 career NBA regular season games. Taylor, the Wolves' second round pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, averaged 16.8 points per game as a sophomore last season at Michigan State. Slater, a 6'7" for |
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| Timberwolves re-sign Loren Woods |
NBA Basketball |
10/01/2002 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Timberwolves announced the signing of free agent center Loren Woods to a one-year qualifying offer. Terms of the deal were not announced. Last season, the 7-foot-1 Woods averaged 1.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 8.6 minutes per game while seeing action in 60 contests. He followed those numbers with averages of 11.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.00 blocks in six games for the Timberwolves during the Shaw's Pro Summer League in Boston. "We are excited to get Loren |
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