The Pacers expected to sign forwards Tremaine Fowlkes and Britton Johnsen in time for both to be in uniform for Thursday night's game against Minnesota in Conseco Fieldhouse, said Coach Rick Carlisle. "Both of these guys we're bringing in have NBA experience," Carlisle said. "They've both been in situations where you've got to learn stuff quickly, so we'll keep things pretty simple to start with but we're going to need them to hit the ground running and be ready to play. "They're both probably going to be playing multiple positions, so that can also make it tricky, but I expect both of them to be into the action pretty quickly." Fowlkes is a 6-8, 220-pound forward who played collegiately at Fresno State ('99). He played 59 games with the L.A. Clippers from 2001-03, and appeared in 36 games with Detroit last season. He has career averages of 12.4 minutes, 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds. Johnsen, 6-10 and 210 pounds from Utah ('03), spent last season with Orlando, appearing in 20 games (four starts) and averaging 14.5 minutes, 2.1 points and 2.3 rebounds. Both players were in camp with the New Orleans Hornets this fall and were among the last cuts
Britton Johnsen is a good player. He can grab 5 boards in 5 minutes if he wanted. Havn't really seen Tremaine Fowlkes, so I won't comment on him.
What's going to happen once J. O'Neal and Jackson return? I assume they'll have to be cut. It's too bad the NBA doesn't have a real minor league system.
