NEWARK, N.J. --
Dan Gadzuric was inactive for the
New Jersey Nets on Wednesday, and he was questionable to make it onto their late-night flight to London as the team was in discussions with the 6-foot-11 center on a contract buyout.
Acquired from the
Golden State Warriors in last week's
Troy Murphy-Brandon Wright trade, Gadzuric logged nine minutes for the Nets in their loss to the
Houston Rockets on Saturday night, missing both of his field goal attempts.
The center, who spent his first eight NBA seasons with the
Milwaukee Bucks, has played in only 29 games this season and has committed 65 fouls while scoring only 81 points. But he is a rare commodity -- a center with legit size -- in a league where big men are in demand among playoff-bound teams.
One source said the chances of Gadzuric reaching a buyout agreement were "less than 50 percent," and a second source said the Nets wanted to have the matter resolved before they boarded their flight to London, where they will play the
Toronto Raptors on Friday and Saturday.
Gadzuric is earning $7.5 million in the final season of a six-year contract he signed with the Bucks in the summer of 2005. He appeared off the bench in all seven of the Bucks' playoff games against Atlanta last season as
Andrew Bogut was sidelined for the postseason.
Maybe this is what walsh sees. :shrug:
And another thing why didn't we try for Rasual...we could use a shooter off the bench. :wallbash:
The
Los Angeles Clippers have bought out
Rasual Butler, and he plans to sign with the
Chicago Bulls, a league source told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.
Butler must clear waivers before he can sign with the Bulls.
Butler had the best scoring season of his career in 2009-10, averaging 11.9 points and 2.9 rebounds. This season he's averaged 5.0 points and 1.9 rebounds.
Butler is making $2.4 million in the last year of his contract.