Found November 06, 2009 on
Sacbee:
PLAYERS:
Ime Udoka,
Beno Udrih,
Sergio Rodriguez,
Desmond Mason
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunder
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunder
Ime Udoka spent the last two seasons with the San Antonio Spurs.
That meant always being a contender for an NBA Championship and plenty of important games and a roster stocked with veterans.
After signing with the Kings on Wednesday, Udoka acknowledges he's not joining a team like the Spurs.
"This is pretty much similar to my situation in Portland a couple of years ago," Udoka said Thursday after his first practice with the Kings. "It's a young team with a lot of talent trying to figure it out, trying to win. So I'm going to try and come in and help with some of the experience I have with playoff teams and just help the young guys out."
Udoka figured he'd be doing that with his hometown Blazers in his second stint with Portland this season. Udoka's best pro season came in his lone season with the Blazers in 2006-07.
But when former St. Mary's star point guard Patty Mills, a second-round draft choice, decided to sign with Portland Udok...
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