결국 로드니 화이트가 덴버와 재계약을 맺었습니다.
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2년 계약이라는군요. 지난 번 총기 사건에 연루되어 덴버가 계약을 차일피일 미루어왔는데, 결국 계약을 하게 됐습니다.
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그리고, 필라델피아에서 방출됐던 그렉 버크너도 덴버와 계약했습니다.
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한편, 덴버는 기존 선수 외에도 여러 선수가 트레이닝 캠프에 참가하고 있는데, 여기에는 브라이언 러셀, 미첼 버틀러 등이 포함되어 있습니다.
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White signs with Nuggets despite gun charge
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By JOHN MARSHALL, AP Sports Writer
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October 5, 2004
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DENVER (AP) -- The Denver Nuggets signed free agent forward Rodney White to a 2-year deal Tuesday, a day after a judge allowed him to leave Washington D.C. for the first time since his arrest last month on a gun charge.
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White's future in the NBA was in doubt after a Secret Service officer arrested him and two other men Sept. 5 for randomly shooting a gun in the air. White spent 10 days in jail and wasn't allowed to go 30 miles outside of Washington until Monday.
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``I'm so thankful that the Nuggets stood behind me during a tough time,'' White said Tuesday, the first day of Denver's training camp. ``Everybody let me know that this was home and I'm happy to be back. It was a mistake, just being a little stupid. I learned from it, I learned a valuable lesson, and I'm moving on.''
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White still faces a felony charge of unlawful discharge of a gun, but Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said he expects that to be reduced to a misdemeanor or less through a plea bargain. White's contract can be voided if he is convicted of a felony.
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White averaged 7.5 points and 2.3 rebounds with the Nuggets last season, his second in Denver. He also played one season in Detroit.
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Vandeweghe has prided himself on bringing in players who can be role models in the community since becoming Denver's GM three years ago. He said White's incident was an isolated case.
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``Rodney's been part of our family for two years now,'' Vandeweghe said. ``Been great, been a good player for us and been a great individual. We all make mistakes. This was something that was non-intentional. He acknowledges it was a mistake and will try to turn it into a positive.''
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White said he started working out as soon as he was released from jail and wrote a letter to Vandeweghe explaining how the jail time changed his perspective on life.
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``I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy,'' White said. ``It was a very small cell, 23-hour lockdown. I only got one hour a day of freedom so I had a lot of time to just stare at the wall and get my thoughts together. I know that I'm not a bad person or a bad kid.''
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The Nuggets also signed free agent Greg Buckner, a defensive specialist who's expected to fill backup roles at guard and small forward. He averaged 5.3 points per game in five seasons with Philadelphia and Dallas.
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``This team likes to play defense and I think the organization is heading in the right direction to win a championship,'' Buckner said. ``I want to be a part of it.''
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Denver also added nine players for the start of training camp: veterans Mitchell Butler, Desmond Penigar, Mark Pope, Bryon Russell and Soumaila Samake and rookies Marcus Hatten, Arthur Johnson, Billy Keys and Melvin Sanders.
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Updated on Tuesday, Oct 5, 2004 8:22 pm EDT
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첫댓글 덴버는 올 시즌 다크호스
로드니 화이트도....마이클조던이 지목한 선수중 하나..-_- 조던이 이놈은 뜰꺼야라고 하는 선수는 왜 죄다 망할까요..-_-
ㅋㅋㅋ만약 죄다 망하게 된다면.. ㅋ 펠레의 저주에 이은 '조던의 저주'라는 말이 탄생하겠네요..ㅋㅋㅋ 하지만 지켜보자구요...ㅋㅋ 콰미도 화이트도...ㅋ
근데 로드니 화이트는 망한거 같지 않음.. 십몇분 출장해서 7득점이나 하고 또 리바도.. 조금 하고
샤립도 조던이 그해에 드래프트된 선수중에 가장 좋은 선수라고 했던 기억이....다리우스 마일즈도...
펠레의 저주가 아닌 조던의 저주인가?ㅡ.ㅡ
덴버 오프시즌기간을 상당히 분주하게 보내네요. 선수층이 막강할 듯.
덴버 싹다 쓸어가네요 ㅋㅋ
컥...결국 덴버로 가네...; 킹스로 오길 바랬건만..
덴버 진짜 요번시즌 다크호스~