Found October 15, 2009 on
SLAM Online:
PLAYERS:
Stephen Jackson,
Anthony Randolph,
Brandan Wright
TEAMS: Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Bobcats
TEAMS: Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Bobcats
by Tzvi Twersky
With all of the noise surrounding Stephen Jackson’s situation in Golden State, every other story about the team has gotten drowned out.
Case in point, yesterday, without much fanfare, the Warriors announced that they’ve exercised team options for the 2010-11 season on both Anthony Randolph and Brandon Wright.
As the Mercury News reports:
The Warriors announced Wednesday they’ve exercised the fourth-year contract option on forward Brandan Wright and the third-year contract option on forward Anthony Randolph, which are both for the 2010-11 NBA season.
Under the terms of the NBA’s current collective bargaining agreement, the first two years of a first round draft pick’s contract are guaranteed, while the third and fourth year of the contract are the team’s option. Wright was selected with the eighth overall selection in the 2007 draft by the Charlotte Bobcats and later acquired by Golden State, while Randolph was selected by the Warriors with the 14th pick in the 200...
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