from the orlando sentinel <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Report: Harris to stay with Nets East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Lucious Harris will sign a two-year deal to stay with the New Jersey Nets, according to the Newark Star-Ledger. Jerome Stanley, Harris' agent, told the paper his client will soon accept a two-year, $5 million deal. Stanley said a dozen teams showed serious interest in signing the free agent Harris, but the guards's top choice was always to return to the Nets. Last season Harris averaged 10.3 points, three rebounds and two assists off the bench for New Jersey, which reached the NBA Finals for the second straight year. The Nets lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace Grant re-joins Lakers El Segundo, CA Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent forward Horace Grant on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 38-year-old Grant appeared in 77 games with the Lakers during the 2000-01 season. He averaged 8.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per outing and won his fourth NBA title with the club. Grant has not played in the league since he was released by the Orlando Magic on December 11, 2002. He posted 5.2 points and 1.6 boards in his five games with Orlando last year. The 16-year veteran spent the first seven years of his career with the Chicago Bulls. Grant teamed up with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to capture three NBA Championships during that span (1991-93). Grant played with the Magic for a total of seven years, including five straight beginning in 1994. He also had a stint with Seattle for one season in 1999-2000. For his career, Grant has averaged 11.5 points and 8.3 rebounds in 1,110 career games. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Minnesota agrees to terms with free agent Madsen Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Timberwolves and free agent forward Mark Madsen agreed to terms Monday. Per club policy, details were not released. The 6-foot-9 Madsen appeared in 54 contests for the Los Angeles Lakers last season and averaged 3.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per contest. He missed 14 games due to a strained left hamstring. In 183 career games, all with the Lakers, Madsen has posted averages of 2.6 points and 2.6 boards per outing. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Milicic's former club files lawsuit Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - The agent of Detroit Pistons draft pick Darko Milicic is being sued by the player's former European team. The lawsuit was filed Friday in New York by the Hemofarm Vrsac club and seeks at least $10 million in damages. Milicic, the second overall pick of the June draft, has played for Hemofarm since 2000 and the club says it has the 18-year-old under contract through 2009. Agent Marc Cornstein and Pinnacle Management Corp., a sports representative agency based in New York, are accused of intentionally, knowingly and wrongfully interfering with the contract of the 7-foot-1 Milicic. "The truth of the matter is that Pinnacle and others cavalierly ignore our contracts with Milicic and dismiss out of hand his obligations to our team," said Miodrag Babic, President of Hemofarm Group, in a statement. NBA rules stipulate that teams can draft players under contract with foreign clubs, but cannot pay more than $350,000 to buy out the contract. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Magic to show new uniform The Orlando Magic will unveil a new uniform and logo as the team "tips off" its 15th anniversary season at 10 a.m. Friday outside City Hall. Magic power forward Drew Gooden and guard Reece Gaines will model the new uniforms.</div> <font color="red">Please remember to quote the article you have posted, I did it for you, and please provide a link if possible. -thefranchise3</font>
I don't understand the whole Madsen thing. Why would you want someone like him. The only thing he was ever good at was energizing the team. But, now that I think of it, I guess that's pretty usefull.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting J-MAC:</div><div class="quote_post">I wonder what the new logo looks like</div> i hope its not like a wnba logo thats what most new logos look like nowandays
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Moo2K4:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't understand the whole Madsen thing. Why would you want someone like him. The only thing he was ever good at was energizing the team. But, now that I think of it, I guess that's pretty usefull.</div> McHale likes him because he's energetic and works hard all the time. If he improves his short-range shooting he can be a valuable player for the Wolves
