June 2007 15 08: 54 Source: Sohu Sports
On June 15, Beijing time, kevin mchale, vice president of Timberwolves, announced that the Timberwolves and Houston Rockets had completed the player exchange: mike james and Justin Reid exchanged Zhu Wan Howard.
"Veteran Howard is an excellent low-post player who can score and rebound." Mchale said, "His joining will strengthen the Timberwolves' frontcourt strength, and our team will be more balanced.
"mchale immediately thanked James and Reid." I wish them good luck in Houston. They are all very professional athletes. "Howard still has a two-year contract of $654.38+04.3 million.
Juwan Howard was selected by the Washington Wizards in the fifth pick of the first round 1994, and then went to the fifth team. Howard participated in 95 1 NBA games in his career, averaging 16. 1 points 7. 1 rebounds, totaling 188 double-doubles. 1995-96 averaged 22. 1 8. 1 4.4 assists per game, and participated in the all-star game for the first time. Howard was packaged in the 2004-05 season from Magic Trading to Rockets. During his three seasons with the Rockets, he averaged 10.4 points, 6. 1 rebounds and10.5 assists per game.
After the just-concluded season, because China giant Yao Ming was absent due to injury, Howard used his excellent performance to ensure that the Rockets did not fall behind in the regular season. In the 32 games that Yao Ming missed, Howard averaged 13.6 points and 6.5 rebounds. He won double-doubles nine times in the whole season,16,5438+0 rebounds exceeded 10.
Mike james played for the Rockets in 2004-05 and played 74 games for the Rockets, averaging 1 1.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists. Mike james reached the peak of his career with the Raptors in 2005-06, averaging 20.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists, which won him a big contract.
Timberwolves signed a four-year contract with James last season, with a total salary of $23.4 million, but since rookie Brandy Foye started in 2006, the deal has looked very stupid. However, James did not perform well in his new club, averaging only 10. 1 minute in 25.3 minutes, and eventually lost his starting position, so the Timberwolves failed to enter the playoffs.
On October 26th, 2006/KLOC-0, the Timberwolves traded for Reed from the Celtics. In the past two seasons, Reid * * * participated in 8 1 game, averaging 4.4 points 1.7 rebounds in 12.6 minutes.
It is reported that the Rockets and Timberwolves had planned to trade Juwan Howard and mike james in the middle of the season, but they failed to reach an agreement before the mid-season trading deadline at the end of February. Garnett, the star of the Timberwolves, is looking forward to Howard's joining. As a 34-year-old veteran, Howard has been selected as an All-Star. He will strengthen the Timberwolves' frontcourt and bring veteran experience to the locker room.