CLIPPERS NOTEBOOK: CLIPPERS CONSIDER SIGNING RICE.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer PALM DESERT - Former Laker Glen Rice Glen Anthony Rice (born May 28 1967, in Flint where he played for Flint Northwestern High School, Michigan) is a retired American NBA basketball player. Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star small forward well known for his pinpoint shooting accuracy, ranking 4th in NBA history with worked out Sunday for the Clippers and could sign with them or another team after he clears waivers today, a league source said Tuesday. Rice is considering several other teams, including the New Jersey Nets, but the 36-year-old could be lured to the Clippers with expectations of more playing time. Clippers executives declined to comment on the possibility of signing Rice, but it is known the team is thin at small forward after the departure of Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward (also plays both forward spots and is a "point-forward") for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. to the Miami Heat The Miami Heat (known as the HEAT [in all capital letters] on official team publications) are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). and Eric Piatkowski Eric Todd Piatkowski (pronounced IPA: /ˌpaɪətˈkaʊski/) (born September 30, 1970, in Steubenville, Ohio) is an American National Basketball Association player with the Phoenix Suns. to the Houston Rockets. The Rockets traded Rice to the Utah Jazz for John Amaechi last week, and the Jazz later bought out the final year of Rice's four-year, $36 million deal. The Jazz are planning a youth movement and saved about $1 million in salary by buying him out. If Rice signs with another team, it will be for a bargain salary. The team could get him for the veterans' minimum, $1 million, and the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= would pay half because of the buyout. This will be Rice's 15th NBA season. Last season, the three-time All- Star averaged 9.0 points and 24.7 minutes in 62 games with Houston. Joe Stevens, (562) 499-1338 joe.stevens(at)dailynews.com |
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