NBA

Four teams pull off a six-player trade

By Times Wires
© St. Petersburg Times
published July 24, 2003

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Six players, including Latrell Sprewell, Glenn Robinson and Keith Van Horn, were involved in a four-team NBA trade Wednesday night.

Minnesota received Sprewell from the Knicks and sent guard Terrell Brandon to Atlanta and center Marc Jackson to Philadelphia. Robinson went from Atlanta to Philadelphia, which sent Van Horn to New York.

The 76ers also sent reserve Randy Holcomb and a first-round draft pick to Atlanta, while they reacquired their 2006 second-round pick from the Hawks.

Minnesota vice president Kevin McHale said negotiations were complicated when a fifth team, which he would not name, tried to get involved.

The deal ends Sprewell's five-season tenure with the Knicks.

"Latrell gives us a very athletic swing player, something we have said since the end of last season," McHale said.

Brandon, whose career is likely over because of repeated knee injuries, was attractive because his $11-million-plus contract is due to come off the salary cap in February, giving Atlanta extra maneuverability on the free-agent market or in trades.

Robinson, a two-time All-Star, averaged 20.8 points in Atlanta. The Sixers will wait to use Robinson. The league suspended him three games without pay after he was convicted of pushing and threatening his ex-fiancee.

Van Horn averaged 15.9 points and 7.1 rebounds in Philadelphia.

Magic signs guard Lue

ORLANDO - The signing of free-agent point guard Tyronn Lue gives the Magic the final piece of its starting lineup. Lue will join NBA scoring champion Tracy McGrady in the backcourt.

Lue averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 assists, both career bests, as a reserve for Washington last season. He will get his first chance as a starter, though the Magic expects rookie Reece Gaines eventually to take over at point guard.

"I told (coach) Doc (Rivers) that I'm ready to be the leader of the team," Lue said. "I can be a leader, but I need his help also because he was a point guard and I need some of his advice."

The Magic and Lue reached an oral agreement on a two-year deal worth $3-million Friday, but the guard entertained offers from Denver and Utah.

BRYANT'S LEGAL TEAM: Kobe Bryant's legal dream team consists of two low-profile attorneys with a client list ranging from JonBenet Ramsey's father to retired NHL goalie Patrick Roy.

Colleagues say Pamel Mackey and Hall Haddon are well-respected across Colorado for a meticulous work ethic and could prove a formidable obstacle for prosecutors trying to convict the Lakers star of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman.

Both from the Midwest, Haddon, 62, and Mackey, 47, started as public defenders. Haddon has been in private practice in Denver since the mid 1970s. He represented John Ramsey during a Boulder investigation into the 1996 slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet. Charges were never filed.

Mackey was a public defender from 1989-94 in Summit County - about 70 miles west of Denver. She represented Roy in a domestic violence case where charges were dismissed.

GRIZZLIES: Swingman James Posey, a restricted free agent, signed an offer sheet. Houston has 15 days to match the offer.

SPURS: Robert Horry signed a one-year, $5-million deal, the Los Angeles Daily Times reported. Horry has five championship rings, the past three earned with the Lakers. San Antonio holds a $5-million option for 2004-05.

INDIANA 81, SAN ANTONIO 47: Kelly Schumacher scored a career-high 22 and tied a career high with nine rebounds for the host Fever.

CONNECTICUT 84, MINNESOTA 70: Shannon Johnson had 20 points, going 11-of-14 from the free-throw line, to lead the host Sun to its third straight win.

SEATTLE 75, NEW YORK 65: Lauren Jackson scored 22 of her 27 in the second half as the host Storm got its first win over the Liberty.

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