LAKERS NOTEBOOK: L.A. SENDS WAFER TO THE NBDL.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer The Lakers assigned rookie guard Von Wafer Vakeaton Quamar Wafer (born on July 21, 1985 in Homer, Louisiana), nicknamed Von, is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the 39th overall selection (ninth pick of the second round) in the on Monday to the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= Development League's Fort Worth (Texas) Flyers, the first time the team has taken advantage of the NBA's new minor-league system. Wafer was traveling to Roanoke (Va.) and is expected to play for the Flyers tonight and Wednesday. The 20-year-old guard had been on the inactive list since Chris Mihm Christopher (Chris) Steven Mihm (born July 16, 1979 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. He stands 7 feet tall (213 cm) and weighs 265 pounds (120 kg). returned from a shoulder injury after the All-Star break. ``As long as he's in shape and ready to play, which I'm sure he is, we'll get him on the court,'' Fort Worth coach Sam Vincent Sam Vincent may refer to:
Vincent said he talked with Lakers coach Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, an American professional basketball team. assured him that Wafer would get playing time with the Flyers, who had Portland's Martell Webster Martell Webster (born December 4, 1986 in Edmonds, Washington) is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. The 6'7" (2. play with them earlier this season. Wafer, who has averaged 1.3 points and played in 16 games for the Lakers, will be joined with the Flyers by Dallas forward Josh Powell, who was assigned by the Mavericks on Sunday. There is no timetable for Wafer to be recalled. The Lakers waited to assign him until after taking the team picture Monday. --Hitting the wall: The NBA will have a new 19-year-old age limit for this June's draft, but Jackson believes it takes years beyond that for a player to establish himself in the league. By that five-year standard, the Lakers have only four regulars who fit the bill - Kobe Bryant, Devean George, Lamar Odom and Mihm. And Jackson came to the conclusion after Sunday's 112-111 loss to Boston that some of his young players are struggling 56 games into the season. Smush Parker missed four free throws against the Celtics and had four turnovers Friday against the Clippers. Kwame Brown missed another two point-blank shots in the first half and didn't get off the bench in the second half. Brown is 1 for 8 the last two games, his only made basket coming on a dunk. Parker is shooting 37.8 percent in February; he hadn't shot worse than 45 percent in any month this season. --Alternate plan: The Lakers are scheduled to play the Hornets on March 8 in New Orleans, the first professional sporting event in the city since Hurricane Katrina. There are questions, however, about whether New Orleans Arena Current arenas in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Eastern Conference will be ready in time. The Oklahoman reported Monday that the Hornets had reserved the University of Oklahoma's Lloyd Noble Center The Lloyd Noble Center is an 11,528-seat multi-purpose arena in Norman, Oklahoma, some 19-miles south of downtown Oklahoma City. The arena opened in 1975. It is home to the University of Oklahoma Sooners men's and women's basketball teams. as a backup venue in case the arena is not ready. A new basketball court is supposed to be shipped today and be placed down March 5. Ross Siler, (818) 713-3610 ross.siler(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): box Box: LAKERS vs. ORLANDO - Ross Siler |
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