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08-02-2009, 08:44 AM #1
Kevin Ollie to the Thunders
The Thunder has signed veteran point guard Kevin Ollie.
Terms of the deal are unclear, but the contract likely is a one-year deal for the 36-year-old journeyman. The veteran’s minimum in 2009-10 for a player with 10-plus years of experience is $1,306,455.
“We are excited to welcome Kevin Ollie to Oklahoma City,” said Thunder general manager Sam Presti through a statement. “He brings experience, leadership and professionalism to our team as we continue to develop our roster on and off the floor.”
Ollie is entering his 13th NBA season and has career averages of 3.8 points, 2.3 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 15.8 minutes per game. He spent last season in Minnesota, where he played 50 games for the Timberwolves and averaged 4.0 points, 2.3 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 17 minutes per game.
Ollie’s best season came in 2002-03 in Milwaukee and Seattle. While playing all 82 games, he averaged 6.5 points, 3.5 assists and 2.2 rebounds in 23.1 minutes.
Ollie has also played for Dallas, Orlando, Sacramento, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Chicago, Indiana, and Cleveland. With the Thunder he likely will serve as a third string guard behind Russell Westbrook and Shaun Livingston and add another experienced veteran to help mentor one of the youngest rosters in the NBA.
The move brings the Thunder’s roster to 14 guaranteed players, indicating Oklahoma City could be done acquiring players this off-season. Under NBA rules teams can carry 15 players on their rosters but having an open spot during the season is an asset for teams looking to make trades or sign a player in the event of rampant injuries.
http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-city-...dline_nba-news
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08-02-2009, 09:06 PM #2
Didn't realize he was an UFA...nice veteran signing...hopefully he's as good of a leader in OKC as he seemed to be in Minny!
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08-02-2009, 09:13 PM #3
Didn't realize he was still playing, last time I saw Ollie was on Philly in 05-06 lol.
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08-02-2009, 09:23 PM #4
why waste money is my question its gonna take them half the season to get the money they owe to him due to only about 100 to 200 people going to watch that sorry nba team they could have got allen iverson or something
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08-02-2009, 09:27 PM #5
i had no idea he even played
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08-02-2009, 09:30 PM #6
my point exactly griffey he is garbage
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08-02-2009, 09:30 PM #7
Doubt they could have gotten Iverson for less than 2 million dollars.
And they are a young team that could explode any part of the season.
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08-02-2009, 09:33 PM #8
yea xplode the goverments bail out after going bankrupt due to over payed under acheivers
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08-02-2009, 09:53 PM #9
Durant,Green, Westbrook, and James Harden are all on the Thunder, I wouldn't call that a sorry team. Ollie is a better pickup. He'll be used more for a veteran leadership role to help the young guys. Me, myself, and Iverson though, would only need 40 games to rip apart the promising team.
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08-02-2009, 10:00 PM #10
alright well all we can do is wait and see how bad they are going to be i honestly dont think james harden is going to be a star i never though he was even good enough to be a lottery pick but every one has opinions
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