|
Post by Philadelphia 76ers on Sept 15, 2008 18:37:16 GMT -5
Sixers welcome back Skinner The Philadelphia 76ers today signed unrestricted free-agent forward Brian Skinner to a four-year deal. “Brian is a player who can help us,” said Sixers President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Bryan Colangelo. “He is an athletic shotblocker who runs the floor and fits our style very well.” In Skinner, Philly adds a 6-9, 265-pound forward who last season averaged 2.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 14.8 minutes in 82 games for the Los Angeles Lakers. A ten-year NBA veteran, Skinner joins his seventh team after stints with Bucks, L.A. Clippers, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Sacramento Portland and Los Angeles. In 2005 while with the Sixers, Skinner was a part of the blockbuster trade that sent All-Star Chris Webber to Philadelphia from Sacramento. Skinner, 31, still holds the Baylor University record for career rebounds (915) and blocks (346). His best statistical season came in his first stint in Milwaukee in 2003-04 when he averaged a career-high 10.5 points and career-best 7.3 rebounds in 56 games (career-high 54 starts). Including last season, Skinner has shot 49.0 percent or higher from the field in six consecutive seasons and eight of his nine NBA campaigns. Originally the 22nd overall selection in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, Skinner owns career averages of 5.1 points, 5.0 rebounds in 22.7 minutes in 472 games (175 starts). In other news, sources have indicated that Philly is on the verge of signing vets Sam Cassell and Steve Francis.
|
|