From SlamOnline.com:
The 6-2, 225-pound guard Fred Jones has agreed to terms with the Italian team Biella Angelico. The American has officially agreed to a one-year deal.
In 2004 Jones won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, beating out ex-champion Jason Richardson.
Jones was a member of the Indiana Pacers, the Toronto Raptors, the Portland Trail Blazers, the New York Knicks and last season he played in Los Angeles for the Clippers.
Last season Jones appeared in 52 games for the Clippers and totalled 7.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.
Another former Clipper may be looking to head overseas as well. Also from SlamOnline.com:
Former Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers guard Alex Acker is looking for a new team in Europe. After an unsuccessful year in NBA, Acker wants to go back to Europe.
According to Greek media, the 6-2, 225-pound point guard is close to reaching an agreement with the Italian club Milano Armani Jeans.
Acker, 26 year-old-guard, averaged 2.9 points per game last season with the Pistons and the Clippers.
Jones was on the outside looking in once Telfair, Smith and Madsen were acquired this summer. Although short on size and skill, Jones brought a high level of energy and athleticism to the table last year for the Clippers. At only 6′2, Jones was often outsized but could never be falted for a lack of effort defensively.
Although Jones was never really in the picture for a roster spot, this move should further solidify that the 14th and final roster spot has come down to a two man battle between Steve Novak and Ramon Sessions. Novak has garnered a small amount of interest from contenders like the Nuggets and Cavaliers, who could both use an outside shooting specialist. Sessions is still being pursued by the Clippers and Knicks as well, but negotiations on all sides of the table appear to remain at a stalemate. With two viable options, Dunleavy and company are content on playing the waiting game to see who will fill the last roster spot.
Best of luck to Fred Jones as he continues his basketball career in Italy.
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FRED JONES GOT HOPS!!!
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Posted on August 20th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Who cares
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Posted on August 20th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Aren’t there 15 roster spots?
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D.J. Foster Reply:
August 20th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Dunleavy always carries 14 guys on his roster – I don’t think he’s ever gone with 15 before.
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yep Reply:
August 26th, 2009 at 10:03 am
He needs to step outside of his box and try something new.
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Posted on August 20th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
damn steve novak or ramon sessions? thats tough
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Posted on August 20th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I know novak is a popular dude around here and you have to love pure shooters… but being such a one-dimensional player on a team with a lot of other ‘incomplete’ players, and given the butler trade and ej’s coming out, it seems like he and the clippers may not be the best match anymore. Can the guy do anything but shoot?
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Z-Bo's Revenge Reply:
August 21st, 2009 at 10:41 am
No, but oh man can he shoot!
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Posted on August 21st, 2009 at 7:39 am
dunleavy should suck it up and go with a 15 man roster to keep novak on. butler is a nice perimete shooter, but what happens if he gets injured? there’s no other pure shooter on the team that will spread the floor. They should keep novak as insuarance for butler is anything. where else are you going to find a 6′10 3pt specialist on the cheap?
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Posted on August 21st, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Good luck, Freddie – you busted your nuts for this team. Wish I could say the same about Baron Davis and a couple of others.
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Posted on August 21st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
we need Steve Novak
i mean really it seemed the guy never missed from 3
and really since pike left when have we had a sure make 3 pt shooter like steve?
i think our first priority should be steve….then Sessions it would be wonderful if we could get both…
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Posted on August 26th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
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