CLIPPERS NOTES : WILLIAMS READY TO TEST FREE-AGENT MARKETPLACE.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Daily News Staff Writer Even while sitting on the bench in street clothes, Brian Williams This article is about the American journalist. For other uses, see Brian Williams (disambiguation). Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the flagship evening news program of the NBC television network. remained the most intriguing Clipper in Sunday's 108-101 loss to Vancouver at the Sports Arena. Williams can now officially start to wonder whether he will return to the Clippers next season. He intends to exercise an option in his contract and become a free agent. There is expected to be quite a demand for the 6-11 center, who posted career-highs in points (15.8) and rebounds (7.6). Asked if the Clippers had a good chance to re-sign him, Williams said ``as good as any. ``I think this team has a lot of important decisions to make this summer. I just get to watch and base my decision on what happens,'' Williams added. ``They need a lot of things but I'm not on Santa's lap right now. I'm an employee. An employee with a choice.'' About the only sure thing is that Williams will not end up in Charlotte, Orlando or Utah, since those are his three least-favorite NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= locales. What will he consider important factors in his decision of where he ends up? ``The outlook of the team and the town. The coach,'' Williams said. ``It's going to be a lot of things.'' Clippers vice president Elgin Baylor Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American basketball player who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. sounded confident that Williams would not desert the franchise. ``Brian lives in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . From all the information, he wants to stay here. I believe we will re-sign Brian,'' Baylor said. ``We believe he's an integral part of this franchise.'' Williams intends to spend part of the off-season in one of his favorite cities, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , although the Knicks are not a logical candidate to bid for his services. The Clippers can re-sign Williams for any amount of money while other teams must keep him within salary-cap guidelines. The only other free agent on the club is Antonio Harvey Antonio Harvey (born July 6 1970, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He attended Southern Illinois University, Connors State Junior College, the University of Georgia, and Pfeiffer University. . No change: Baylor also emphatically endorsed the return of coach Bill Fitch for another season. New York, New York: Owner Donald Sterling and executive vice president Andy Roeser are both in New York for Wednesday's Board of Governors meeting. The big item on the agenda for the Clippers is approval of the 10-game plan the team has submitted to play at Anaheim Arena next season. Theoretically, this is the meeting in which Sterling would have to announce if he intends to move the Clippers to Anaheim full-time. Surgery for Stanley: Center Stanley Roberts will take a week off, then return to Los Angeles to have arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. on his right heel, which has bothered him most of the season. |
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