Wolves part ways with veteran scorer Wells
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday waived training camp invitee Bonzi Wells.
Wells, a 6-5 swingman, appeared in both of the Wolves preseason games, averaging 1.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game. The 10-year NBA veteran (1998-2008) has career averages of 12.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg and 2.6 apg. He spent five-plus seasons with Portland and also saw action with...
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December 23, 2011
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Well-traveled Wells attempting NBA comeback
MINNESOTA Bonzi Wells signed a camp contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves this preseason, but he knows it doesn't guarantee him anything. After all, nothing in the NBA is guaranteed. Wells learned that the hard way.At 35 years old, Wells is a well-traveled veteran. He spent 10 seasons with five different teams from 1998 to 2008. When the 2007-08 season was over, Wells' NBA career...
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December 19, 2011
Well-traveled Wells attempting NBA comeback
MINNESOTA Bonzi Wells signed a camp contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves this preseason, but he knows it doesn't guarantee him anything. After all, nothing in the NBA is guaranteed. Wells learned that the hard way.At 35 years old, Wells is a well-traveled veteran. He spent 10 seasons with five different teams from 1998 to 2008. When the 2007-08 season was over, Wells' NBA career...
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December 19, 2011
Minnesota Timberwolves sign… Bonzi Wells?
The Minnesota Timberwolves continue to add to their history of head-scratching moves and have signed veteran forward Bonzi Wells to a free agent contract, according to the Washington Post: The forward signed his camp contract Thursday, allowing him to try to mount a comeback but not guaranteeing a spot on the team. The 35-year-old Wells [...]
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December 15, 2011
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December 15, 2011
Bonzi Wells Goes From Out Of The League To "Humbled" In Minnesota
Say what you will about the NBA, but this much is true: it is a league of second chances.
In Bonzi Wells’ case, he might fit in the third or fourth chance category.
By now you know Wells’ story. By now you’ve probably heard that the former shooting guard with the Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets...
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
Bonzi's back: Timberwolves sign G/F Wells
The Minnesota Timberwolves are taking a chance on Bonzi Wells, signing the veteran swingman to a deal despite the fact he hasn't played in an NBA game since 2008.Wells officially signed his contract Thursday. The 35-year-old will provide some depth at shooting guard for the Timberwolves.Wells was a controversial figure during his first NBA go-around, spending six years in Portland...
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December 15, 2011
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December 15, 2011
T-Wolves waive veteran Wells
The Minnesota Timberwolves have waived veteran guard Bonzi Wells two days before the start of the NBA season.
Wells, who was attempting a comeback after leaving the NBA in 2008, has played in China and Puerto the past two years. The Timberwolves gave Wells a look in their two preseason games. He averaged 1.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 12.5 minutes.
With the maximum 15...
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December 23, 2011
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December 23, 2011
Hahn: Knicks Work Out Bonzi Wells and Javaris Crittenton
According to Newsday's Alan Hahn's tweet above, the Knicks worked out two notable talented former NBA players at their recent free agent camp.Javaris Crittenton, who is perhaps most known by NBA fans as the other player in the Gilbert Arenas gun charges situation, is only 23 and has always been mentioned as having huge potential. Still only 23 years young, Crittenton starred at Georgia...
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June 10, 2011
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June 10, 2011
Timberwolves sign Bonzi Wells, Malcolm Lee
The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed veteran Bonzi Wells, who hasn't played in an NBA game since 2008.
Wells signed his contract Thursday, the same day the Timberwolves completed a three-year deal with second-round pick Malcolm Lee.
The 35-year-old Wells earned a reputation as a hothead during his earlier years with the Portland Trail Blazers. But he connected with new Minnesota...
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December 15, 2011
Bonzi Wells?
Apparently we signed him thru training camp.. Thoughts?
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December 16, 2011
Bonzi Wells Trying For A Comeback
The New York Knicks have a void at shooting guard that needs to be filled. Right now it looks like they’re grasping for straws. The Knicks had a two day free agent tryout camp that ended yesterday which drew 17 players that auditioned for a possible spot with the NBA team.
One player that seemed to stand out was former Portland Trailblazers guard Bonzi Wells. Yes that Bonzi...
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June 12, 2011
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June 12, 2011
Hey Guys, Bonzi Wells
Late Saturday night, I ended up at a jazz club in Chicago with Kelly Dwyer. I realize this sounds like a thing that I would make up because I make up a lot of things, but I did not make up this thing. As usual, the talk turned to Bonzi Wells. (At least twice, when around Kelly Dwyer, we've ...
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February 02, 2009
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February 02, 2009
Who Needs Fiction When You Got Real Life?… The Bonzi Wells Saga Continues
The last we heard from Bonzi Wells, he was putting up 52 points in China for $40K a year and some egg rolls. There were rumors that Chinese fans referred to him as ?His Majesty,? the best player to grace the Chinese Basketball Association.
On January 12, we learn that they play the Hallelujah chorus when [...]
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February 02, 2009
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February 02, 2009
Wolves sign draftee Lee and veteran Wells
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed veteran Bonzi Wells, who hasn't played in the NBA since 2008.
The forward signed his camp contract Thursday, allowing him to try to mount a comeback but not guaranteeing a spot on the team.
The 35-year-old Wells earned a reputation as a hothead during his earlier years with the Portland Trail Blazers. But he connected...
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December 15, 2011
Bonzi Wells Looking to Make NBA Comeback With Timberwolves
The immortal Bonzi Wells is getting another shot to make a comeback to the League, having received a training camp invite from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Reports the Star Tribune: “Now, after playing in China in 2008-09, Puerto Rico in 2009-10 and not at all last season, he is seeking one last chance, mostly so he can leave professional basketball on his own terms. ‘...
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December 12, 2011
Bonzi Wells Trying For A Comeback
The New York Knicks have a void at shooting guard that needs to be filled. Right now it looks like they're grasping for straws. The Knicks had a two day free agent tryout camp that ended yesterday which drew 17 players that auditioned for a possible spot with the NBA team.
One player that seemed to stand out was former Portland Trailblazers guard Bonzi Wells. Yes that Bonzi...
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June 11, 2011
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June 11, 2011
Wolves Cut Bonzi Wells
Bonzi Wells has not appeared in an NBA since 2008.
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December 24, 2011
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December 24, 2011
NBA roundup: Bonzi Wells joins Timberwolves
The Bobcats signed shooting guard Reggie Williams to a two-year contract.
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December 16, 2011
And Then An Hour Later, He Was Ready To Score 40 More
For all of you who have been sitting up nights wondering about it, Bonzi Wells is playing in the CBA this
No, not for the Albany Patroons or Quad City River Bandits.? Bonzi?s playing for Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball
So far, so good. The former Jailblazer scored 48 ...
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December 23, 2008
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December 23, 2008
Bonzi Wells signs with the Shanxi Zhongyu for $40k
Bonzi Wells has signed a one year contract with the Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association, reports China View. The contract is rumored to be worth about $40,000. According to the club manager, Wells was waiting for an offer from a Spanish Club before he signed with them.
What a tough break. I remember Wells [...]
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December 14, 2008
Bonzi Wells seeks NBA comeback with Timberwolves
The Timberwolves’ search for some stability and leadership has brought to training camp Bonzi Wells, who not that many years ago might have been one of the last guys ever considered to fulfill such needs.
Gifted but stubborn and immature once upon a time, he now, at age 35, is looking both for a job after [...]
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December 12, 2011
Bonzi Wells Tweets Desire to Play for Miami
Well, this is certainly an interesting way to apply for an NBA job: “Based on how this summer has gone for the Heat, it can be safely assumed that lobbying on Twitter for a job might not be the best way to submit one’s resume. Yet there is Bonzi Wells, the former Trail Blazer, Grizzly, King, Rocket and Hornet, lobbying at 140 (or less) characters at a time, as he works out in...
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September 14, 2009
New York Knicks Interested in Bonzi Wells
Former NBAer Bonzi Wells’ time in the League—along with the money he made while there—came and went a little too fast, and, if possible, he’d understandably like some more of both. Newsday’s Alan Hahn reports the Knicks are interested in the swingman: “Bonzi Wells will be 35 years old whenever the next NBA season begins and that in itself might be his...
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June 12, 2011
BONZI WELLS STARTS OVER IN CHINA
Bonzi Wells, the talented journeyman who never shook his troublemaker image after being a key cog of the original Jailblazers, is looking for a new start to his career — in China. The former Blazer/Grizzly/King/Rocket/Hornet has signed with the struggling Chinese team Shanxi Zhongyu, ...
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December 15, 2008
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December 15, 2008
Happy Birthday Bonzi Wells!
It’s pretty sad that this was one of the better (only) highlights of the now 35-year-old Bonzi Wells I could find on YouTube. In my best Grant Napear voice: “If you don’t like Bonzi, you don’t like NBA basketball!” On a scale of 1-10, how cool was Bonzi Wells? Follow Sean on Twitter at @SEANesweeney. [...]
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September 20, 2011
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