JACKIE BUTLER
Rockets Waive Four to Finalize Roster
The Rockets finalized their roster for the regular season on Monday. Before departing for the team's season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Rockets waived point guard John Lucas III, center Jackie Butler, forward Justin Reed and veteran point guard Bob Sura. The four cuts reduced Houston's roster to 15 players. - Read More...
Spanoulis Prefers To Play In Greece
In the SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, Johnny Ludden writes ?the agent for Vassilis Spanoulis said Monday the Greek guard doesn't want to return to the NBA and would like the Spurs to release him from his contract. The Spurs acquired Spanoulis on Thursday in a trade that sent center Jackie Butler and the draft rights to Argentine forward Luis Scola to the Houston Rockets. Spanoulis had previously asked the Rockets for his release, and the Spurs made the deal knowing there was a strong chance he would prefer to play in Greece.? - Read More...
Spurs' Butler Has Rounded Into Shape
In the SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, Johnny Ludden writes ?most of the Spurs already had left the practice floor Thursday afternoon, and Jackie Butler was ready to join them. He started to head to the locker room, then stopped abruptly and turned around.? Seeing the pool of sweat he had left behind, ?Butler smiled. If players were judged on perspiration alone, the 21-year-old center might be All-NBA. Since coming to town six weeks before training camp, Butler has lost more than 20 pounds and dropped his body-fat content from 28.5 percent to close to 18.? - Read More...
Spurs Sign Jackie Butler
The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have signed Jackie Butler. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. - Read More...
Knicks don't match Spurs' offer to backup Butler
The Knicks informed Jackie Butler's agent on Wednesday of their decision not to match the Spurs' three-year, $7 million offer for the restricted free agent. - Read More...
Report: Butler Signs Spurs' $7 Million Offer
Marc Berman of THE NEW YORK POST writes, "In a shock to the Knicks, center Jackie Butler signed a staggering three-year, $7 million offer sheet with the Spurs on the first day of the free-agent signing period yesterday, according to sources. The Knicks have seven days to match the offer but it's unlikely they will go that high." - Read More...
Report: Jackie Butler Signs Spurs' Offer
"In a shock to the Knicks, center Jackie Butler signed a staggering three-year, $7 million offer sheet with the Spurs on the first day of the free-agent signing period yesterday, according to sources," reports Marc Berman in THE NEW YORK POST. "The Knicks have seven days to match the offer but it's unlikely they will go that high. Isiah Thomas said through a spokesman that no decision has been made." - Read More...
Report: Magic File Complaint Against Knicks
"The NBA is investigating a complaint by the Magic that the New York Knicks used an inactive player in Friday night's game at Madison Square Garden, club sources told The Sentinel," writes Brian Schmitz of the ORLANDO SENTINEL. "The Magic say that the active roster that Coach Brian Hill and his staff received from the Knicks before the game had forward Jackie Butler listed as inactive. Teams have up to an hour before game-time to identify and submit their active and inactives." - Read More...
Rockets' Novak Can Rely on Shot
Jonathan Feigen of THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE writes, "Long after the Rockets' practice had ended Tuesday, Steve Novak traded low-post moves with Mike Harris and Carl Landry, jump hooks with Shane Battier, and body blows with Jackie Butler." - Read More...
Rockets trade Spanoulis to Spurs
The NBA champion San Antonio Spurs have acquired guard Vassilis Spanoulis from the Houston Rockets in exchange for center Jackie Butler and the draft rights to Luis Scola. - Read More...
Spurs Hope Butler Pays Dividends
"Peter Holt likes what his team has done this summer. The Dallas Mavericks do, too. Holt's Spurs dumped Rasho Nesterovic's salary, passed when Nazr Mohammed got a better offer and generally yawned at What Was Out There. The Spurs upgraded their payroll far better than they did their talent," writes Buck Harvey of the EXPRESS-NEWS. "They need to get lucky on another bargain. They need an overlooked kid to become a power off the bench. They need a 6-foot-10 manchild named Jackie Butler to be this season's find." - Read More...
Not Matching Offer Makes Butler a Spur
"Eddy Curry and Jerome James had better report to training camp in shape. The Knicks allowed their insurance at the center position to lapse when they informed Jackie Butler's agent yesterday of their decision not to match San Antonio's three-year offer worth $7 million for the restricted free agent. Butler, 21, averaged 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds last season and played 745 minutes compared to only 406 for James," writes Greg Logan of NEWSDAY. - Read More...
Looking at Bottom Line, Knicks Let Butler Go
Howard Beck of THE NEW YORK TIMES reports, "In a rare show of fiscal prudence, the Knicks have decided to part with the reserve center Jackie Butler rather than match an offer made by the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs last week signed Butler, a restricted free agent, to a three-year, $7 million deal. The Knicks announced yesterday that they would not match the offer. The team did not elaborate on its decision." - Read More...
Report: Butler Signs Offer Sheet With Spurs
"Jackie Butler, who finished last season as the Knicks' crunch-time center, has signed an offer sheet with the San Antonio Spurs," writes Howard Beck of the NEW YORK TIMES. "The contract is believed to be worth about $7 million over three years. Because Butler is a restricted free agent, the Knicks have seven days to match the offer or let him go." - Read More...
Thomas Counting On Butler to Return for Knicks
"Jackie Butler is not with the Knicks' summer-league team, but Isiah Thomas said yesterday he expects the free-agent center to be with the club in October at training camp in Charleston, S.C. The Knicks have extended a $1 million qualifying offer to the 6-10 center, but his agent, Keith Glass, believes he will get a larger offer from one of four teams. However, the Knicks can match, and sources within the club said they plan to, within reason," writes Marc Berman of THE NEW YORK POST. - Read More...