CLIPPERS NOTEBOOK: WANG ERA READY TO BEGIN IN L.A.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Reports The Clippers will get a boost with size, shooting and international appeal at midnight, when Wang Zhizhi
The Dallas Mavericks  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. have decided not to match the Clippers' three-year, $6 million offer for Wang, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. multiple sources Wednesday. The deadline for the Mavericks to match is midnight. ``He's a great player with lots of potential, but the reality of it on our team is that the coaching staff didn't think he'd be able to get more than 10 minutes a game,'' Mavericks owner Mark Cuban Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)[1] is an American billionaire entrepreneur.[2] He is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, an NBA franchise[3] and Chairman of HDNet, an HDTV cable network. told reporters in Dallas. ``That's what it came down to. We just wanted to hold off until the last minute to see if somebody got injured.'' Wang, who was extended the offer Oct. 1, is a 7-foot-1 center with a good outside shot. But the Mavericks already have two big men with touch - Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (IPA pronuncation: [no'vɪtski]) (born June 19, 1978 in Würzburg, Germany) is a German basketball player for the United States' National Basketball Association's (NBA) Dallas Mavericks. and Raef LaFrentz Raef Andrew LaFrentz (born May 29 1976, in Hampton, Iowa) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. LaFrentz is a power forward and occasionally plays at center. - who log more minutes. Wang's role on the Clippers probably will be to back up center Michael Olowokandi, who will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. Coach Alvin Gentry expects Wang to be in the rotation as soon as he joins the team, which probably will be Monday. The Clippers aren't expected to officially have Wang until Friday morning, and they will have to release a player to make room for him since their training-camp roster stands at the league maximum of 20 players. --Milwaukee beats Clippers in exhibition: Ray Allen scored 14 points to lead six players in double figures as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Clippers 98-76 in an exhibition game in Milwaukee. Eric Piatkowski led the Clippers (3-2) with 16 points. Marko Jaric, a rookie from Yugoslavia, added 12. Michael Olowokandi, Elton Brand, Chris Wilcox, Melvin Ely, Quentin Richardson, Bryant Stith and Keyon Dooling were among those who sat out for the Clippers. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sean Rooks goes over Milwaukee's Dan Gadzuric, a UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX product, during the Bucks' victory Wednesday over the Clippers. Darren Hauck/Associated Press |
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