When Kevin Love went down with a hand injury this preseason, Minnesota’s frontcourt of Love and Al Jefferson was cut in half. That’s why it made complete sense for them to find a good, young and cheap replacement in the meantime. Enter Nathan Jawai.
While GM David Kahn says that the trade was discussed well [...]
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October 21, 2009
Dallas, in a cost-cutting move, shipped away Nathan Jawai: “The Mavericks liked Nathan Jawai, even while packing at least 280 pounds. But they didn’t like him enough to pay nearly $1.5 million to keep him. The Australian, considered a nice project for the future, was traded to Minnesota on Tuesday for a future second-round draft pick. It’s a distant future, too. In fact...
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October 20, 2009
DSD Staff Report-
The Dallas Mavericks have traded center Nathan Jawai to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a future second round pick. Jawai (6-10, 280) has played one game for the Mavericks this preseason. He had 2 points and 2 assists in 8 minutes vs. Detroit on Oct. 15.
Jawai played layed briefly for Midland College in Texas [...]
Via ESPN
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October 20, 2009
The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to trade center Nathan Jawai to Minnesota for a future second-round pick, according to team sources.
Via On The Wolves
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October 20, 2009
My colleague Brian Stensaas got a tip off his story in this morning’s paper and I just got it confirmed:
The Wolves will trade a second-round pick to Dallas for Nathan Jawai, the 6-10, second-year Australian forward who played sparingly in six games with Toronto last season.
But he fits the profile of guys David Kahn has [...]
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October 21, 2009
The Wolves announced the team has acquired 6-10 forward Nathan Jawai and cash considerations from the Mavericks in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.
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October 22, 2009
Minnesota, allow me to introduce you to someone. I think you're going to like him. His name is Nathan, but you can call him Nate. He just turned 23 years old, is 6'10" with a 7'5" wingspan and he's a very strong 285 pounds...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 20, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired forward Nathan Jawai from the Dallas Mavericks. The Timberwolves also received cash from the Mavericks for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2012...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via Inside Hoops
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October 21, 2009
The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has acquired 6-10 forward Nathan Jawai and cash considerations from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for a conditional second-round pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. The pick is protected through the 55th draft position.
“Nathan is a young project who likely will add depth to our roster at his [...]
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October 21, 2009
With Kevin Love, and Al Jefferson now sidelined, the Wolves are now working on bigs like Pecherov, Hollins and Reiner to hold down the fort. However, that will not get it done, not even in the preseason...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 20, 2009
PITTSBURGH — The Mavericks liked Nathan Jawai, even while packing at least 280 pounds.
Via On The Wolves
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October 21, 2009
Wolves free agent center Jared Reiner was cut loose today, basically about the same time as newly acquired big man Nathan Jawai joined the team at practice. The team’s roster stands at 14.
More to come later.
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