♦ . * A -».v. •r* .. Tm: P ori la n d O bserver • Jt lv 17, 1996 P age B5 BULLETS ACQUIRE STRICKLAND AND GRANT , IJ I The W ashington B ullets acquired point guard Rod Strickland and for­ ward Harvey Grant from the Port­ land T rail B la z e r s lo r forw ard ward Juwan H ow ard to the M iam i H eal for a reported $98 m illio n over seven years. Murray is a jou rn eym an w ho started his career with the Trail B laz­ B R I E F S the B ullets dipped into the frenetic D rexler to the H ouston R ockets for Tour de France enters third stage today free-agent market and signed for­ O tis Thorpe last season. T oronto pick ed the 24-year-old Murray in the exp an sion draft and he Rasheed W allace and guard M itchell Butler In addition to the four-player deal, I he 83rd ru n n in g of the Four d e F ra n c e , c y c lin g ’s m o st p re stig io u s race, I I c o n tin u es w ith the third stag e today in Wasquehal, Fi ance The th u d lo t 21 stages w ill take the sp lin te rs on a 121-m ile jaunt fro m W asq u eh al | I th ro u g h N ogent Sui O is e . Italian sp rin ter M ario Cipollini, a m e m b e r o f I Lakers, Hornets agree to swap Divac and Bryant 1 he Los A n g eles L ak ers, w ho are e x p e c te d Io be the p rim ary c o n te h d e rs I for O rlan d o M agic tree agent c en te r Shaquille O’Neal, ag reed Monday io | Is e n d c e n te i VladeOivac to the Charlotte Hornets foi Kobe Bryant, the I Jth I o v erall pick in last w eek s d ra lt. I he m ove clea rs salary c a p m o n ey lo r the I L akers, w ho reportedly w ill m ake a stro n g hnl lor O 'N e a l w hen the b e e ag en t signing perio d b eg in s July 9th. The trad e Will not b eco m e official I until July 9th, w hen an N B A im p o sed m o rato riu m ends. Dream Team III opens practice in Chicago D ream ward Tracy Murray, w ho had been with the T oronto Raptors, to a m ulti­ year deal. T erm s were not d isclo sed , but the F A N Radio in T oronto re­ ported it w as a seven-year deal worth $19 m illion. the SAF.C () team , won Monday s second stage at Wasquehal, Prance Strickland had a falling out with Portland coach P J. C arlesim o dur­ ing last season, com in g at odds with C arlisem o's half-court o ffen se. The 3 0 -y e a r -o ld S trick lan d w a s s u s ­ pended in the m iddle o f the season, hut averaged 18.8 points and 9 .6 assists in 67 gam es last season . His assist total placed him fourth in the league. He helped the Trail Blazers push Utah to five gam es in the first round le a n t III, e x p e c te d to w in a n o th e r easy g o ld m edal at the I O ly m p ics later this m o n th , began lacin g th eir to u g h est ch a lle n g e p lay in g I a g a in st each o th er w hen it o p en ed p ractice M o n d ay in C h icag o . I 1 he D ream le a n t is train in g at the S o llteim C e n te r on the c a m p u s ol the o f the W estern C onference playoffs, but had on ly 10 points and eight I M oody B ible Institute through Friday before b eg in n in g a five-game e x h ­ ib itio n slate. U nlike in 1992, w hen the team sc rim m ag ed against a g ro u p o f | 64 hum iliation at Utah. assists in the deciding gam e, a 102- I co lleg e all-stars, this y ear s team w ill not lace any o u tsid e c o m p e titio n prior to its e x h ib itio n sch ed u le. T h e first g am e is S a tu rd a y at the P alace in A u b u rn I H ills. M ich ig an , ag ain st a I ISA B ask etb all select team 1 lie e x h ib itio n tour I I heads to C lev elan d s G u ild A ren a on July 7th. P h o e n ix 's A m e ric a W est | A rena on July Kith. Salt I .ake City’s I >e 1 1 a ( e n ter on July 12th anil the RCA D om e in In d ian ap o lis on Ju ly 14th. Wayne Gretzky heads list of NHL free agents S u p erstar c e n te r W a y n e G re tz k y , w h o rejected an o ffe r from the St. I L outs B lues last w eek, to p s the list o f N I I I . free ag en ts, released Monday I by the league. G rcizk x . C h ic a g o B lack h aw k s c en te r B ern ie N ich o lls, N ew Jersey D ev ils d e fe n se m a n Phil H o u sley and N ew Y ork R an g ers I fo rw ard s Pat V erb eek an d Jari K urri are am o n g 168 p lay ers w h o have q u alified for u n restricted free ag en cy and can sign w ith any tea m G o ld e n I S tate signs first-ro u n d p ick T o d d F u ller to c o n tract J Golden S tate To sign Fuller T he G o ld en S tate W a rrio rs M o n d ay sig n e d c e n te r T o d d F u ller, the I I th I pick in last w e e k 's d raft, to a th re e -y e a r co n tract. In acc o rd a n c e w ith team policy, financial term s w ere not d isclo sed . Elie 6-foot-1 I F u ller w as the set ond sen io r taken m the d ra b b eh in d K erry K ittles, w ho w as selected eighth overall by the N ew Jersey N ets F u ller, w ho p lay ed at N orth C a ro lin a S tate, w as a u n a n im o u s First Team A ll-A C C selectio n his sen io r | y ear, av erag in g 2 0 .9 p oin ts an d 9 9 re b o u n d s He is ninth on the W o lfp a c k 's | all-tim e sco rin g list w ith 1.585 p o in ts an d fifth w ith 8 8 7 reb o u n d s. Celtics hire K.C. Jones as assistant coach; promote Johnson T h e B o s to n C e lt ic s M o n d a y h ir e d f o r m e r coach K .C . J o n e s as an I I a s s is t a n t to h e a d c o a c h M L. C a r r a n d p r o m o te d D e n n is J o h n s o n to th e f ir s t a s s is t a n t p o s i ti o n . J o n e s w a s an a s s is t a n t c o a c h fro m 1 9 7 8 - 83 b e f o r e ta k in g o v e r as c o a c h fo r th e 1 9 8 3 -8 4 s e a s o n . J o n e s c o m p ile d a 3 0 8 -1 0 2 r e c o r d in five s e a s o n s , w in n in g tw o N B A I Cham pionships. H is te a m s w o n at le a s t 5 7 g a m e s in a ll five s e a s o n s | a n d w o n ti tl e s in 1984 a n d 1 9 8 6 . A U T O P A IN T S A L E ! ers. He w as the third player in P o rtla n d 's d eal that sen t C ly d e Rod Strickland Rasheed Wallace "Strickland is an outstanding point guard w ho is one o f the lea g u e's best perimeter shooters," said W ash in g­ ton head coach Jim Lynam. "H e’s the type o f player w ho m akes team ­ mates better, because o f his ability to penetrate the d efen se and create." Strickland is returning to the A t­ lantic D ivision , where he played for The 3 1 -year-old Grant is return­ ing for his secon d stint with W ash ­ point range. W a lla c e w a s th e fou rth o v e r a ll ington, where he spent the first five years o f his career. He w as traded to Portland for center Kevin Duckworth p ick in last y e a r 's draft after p la y ­ in g o n ly tw o y e a r s at N orth C a r o ­ season . Butler prim arily w as a reserve for W ashington General M anager W es ity and strong d efen se w ill make him a solid addition to this team." U nseld. "He is a proven top point guard in the league." T he m ove by W ashington soften s the b low o f losin g free agent for­ W ashington last season , averaging 3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 61 gam es. His best season w as in 1994- “W e have upgraded our backcourt with the addition o f Strickland," said and S ta p le to n R d. w ill g et a n e w m an a g er. K ev in Y o u n g , sta r tin g July 15. Y o u n g , 3 6 , is a r e s id e n t o f V avcou vcran d has been the D irector o f T ennis and Head T ennis P rofes­ sional at C lub Green M ead ow s for the past tw o years. He is a graduate o f the University o fS a n D ieg o and holds ad egree in B u sin ess A dm inistration. Y oung played intercollegiate tennis Gary Payton P a y to n , a m em b er o f D ream T ea m III w h o tu rn s 2 8 on July 2 3 rd , m ade $ 2 .7 m illio n th is past s e a s o n in the fin a l y e a r o f a six - y ea r. $ 1 3 .5 m illio n c o n tr a c t. g a m e an d w a s n am ed the N B A ’s D e f e n s iv e P la y e r o f the Y ear. The N ew York Police said Friday Fridav instigators o f the brawl afterThursday s Riddick B ow e-A ndre w G olota fight at Madison Square Garden likely were members o f the B ow e camp. Police C om m issioner Howard Sallr said 14 people have been arrested for participating in the m elee that broke out alter G olota had been disqualified for repeated low blow s. OQ P R O 2 P A IN T P A C K A G E ! c o n n e c t e d t to o t the he B Ro u /p -n m n ” C o fir connected ow e i cam p,” Safir said. "It appears the people w h o had felony records came out o f the B ow e corner. 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