Jamison goes from Warrior to Maverick in nine-man deal
( 2003-08-19 11:03) (Agencies)
The Dallas Mavericks made their first major
move of the off-season on Monday, acquiring Antawn Jamison in a nine-player deal
with the Golden State Warriors that takes Nick Van Exel to California in
return.
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| Antawn Jamison | Dallas also
receives Danny Fortson, Jiri Welsch and Chris Mills from Golden State in
exchange for Avery Johnson, EvanEschmeyer, Popeye Jones, Antoine Rigaudeau and
Van Exel, who isthe key to the deal for the Warriors.
Jamison has a
career scoring average of 20.2 points pergame in five NBA seasons.
He
has been Golden State's leading scorer the past fouryears and is considered one
of the premier players in the NBA.
Van Exel was the leading scorer off
the bench for the high-powered Mavericks last season and had an outstanding
playoff, averaging 19.5 points per game as Dallas advanced tothe Western
Conference finals.
But Dallas has watched this off-season while Western
Conference rivals San Antonio, Sacramento and most notably, theLos Angeles
Lakers, have all made significant moves to improvetheir teams.
The deal
had been rumored for several weeks, with theWarriors adding depth to their
roster while perhaps giving upthe best player in the deal in Jamison.
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