The Hawks have signed 30-year old center Jason Collins to a 1-year deal. Collins played in 31 games (22 starts) with the Timberwolves last season and he averaged 13.6 minutes, 1.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Collins will need to improve shooting the ball if he wants to earn minutes [...]
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Via SI.com
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September 02, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Hawks have added more depth and size to their frontcourt by signing center Jason Collins, who spent last season with Minnesota.
Via Hawks Locker
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September 03, 2009
The Hawks liked the taste of success they had last season and they want it to continue. They proved it be re-signing starters Mike Bibby (PG) and Marvin Williams (SF). The Hawks didn’t stop there as they also brought backup center Zaza Pachulia back. The Hawks traded some garbage (Speedy Claxton, Acie [...]
Via SLAM Online
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September 03, 2009
Atlanta’s stockpiling of big fellas continues: “The Hawks signed veteran center Jason Collins on Wednesday, fortifying their frontcourt rotation with another big man a week after signing Joe Smith to a one-year deal. Like Smith, Collins, an eight-year veteran, signed a one-year deal for the veteran’s minimum. He gives the Hawks 12 players under contract for the coming season.”
Via Basketball ] MiamiHerald.com
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September 02, 2009
The Atlanta Hawks signed veteran center Jason Collins on Wednesday.
Via Hoopinion
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September 04, 2009
Neil Paine at the Basketball-Reference.com Blog (HT: @3QCMagic) offers lots of tables and a revealing, damning factoid: ...the majority of his shots in recent seasons have been jumpers, despite the fact that he's one of worst jump shooters in the game (witness the unthinkably low .128 eFG% on J's last season)but the key passage is this: I was once a big Jason Collins supporter...
Via SI.com
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September 04, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed restricted free agent point guard Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet, a person close to the deal says.
Via CBSSports.com
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September 04, 2009
The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed restricted free-agent point guard
Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet, a person close to the deal says.
Via Basketball ] MiamiHerald.com
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September 04, 2009
The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed restricted free agent point guard Ramon Sessions to an offer sheet, a person close to the deal says.
Via CBSSports.com
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September 03, 2009
Former Detroit Pistons "Bad Boy" Bill Laimbeer and former Sacramento head coach Reggie Theus are among the assistants who will work under Kurt Rambis with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Via Sign on San Diego
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September 02, 2009
Ricky Rubio preferred to keep playing basketball in Spain because joining the Minnesota Timberwolves was a risky move that would complicate his life.
Via ESPN
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September 04, 2009
Bucks guard Ramon Sessions agreed Friday to sign a four-year, $16 million offer sheet with the Timberwolves.
Via nba.com/timberwolves
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September 02, 2009
The following statements are from Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations David Kahn regarding Rubio's decision to continue playing professionally in Spain.
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