 Oklahoma City WiretapAllen and Schultz Sit Down at WNBA Playoff GameRay Allen and Howard Schultz sat next to one another coutrside at a Seattle Storm playoff game on Monday night. They avoided discussing the often discussed contract situation of Allen. They agreed to leave the business of hashing out a contract extension to Allen's agent, Lon Babby, who was in town the past couple of days, and general manager Rick Sund. When asked Tuesday about the status of negotiations, Allen said he was pleased at the progress, but declined to elaborate on specifics. "That's why I hired an agent, so I wouldn't have to worry about some of that stuff and I could keep my focus on what I have to do," he said. "I get my updates and I'm plugged in, but I'm still a little detached from all of that, which allows me to be amicable to the people in management here and still have a good relationship with people like Howard." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Vandeweghe Keeps Interest in Forward WhiteDesite his recent legal troubles, Denver GM Kiki Vanderweghe still has an interest in re-signing guard Rodney White, providing of course he can keep out of trouble. "We're going to wait and see how things turn out," Vandeweghe said. "We just want to do what's best for Rodney. Obviously, this is a very hard lesson for him." Vandeweghe believes the parties could reach an agreement soon, with the Nuggets also expected to sign free-agent guard Greg Buckner. Denver also maintains an interest in free agent Ryan Bowen, who also has the attention of Miami, Houston and Seattle for his services. Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Sonics Sign Turkish StarIbrahim Kutluay has officially signed with the Seattle Supersonics to an undisclosed contract. This coming after many have said that he could not handle the rigors of the NBA. “I know myself and believe in myself, and when I get on the court, I believe I can play here,” Kutluay said. “Against the US team, when I played good, it made me more believe that I can play in the NBA.” Kutluay scored 19 and 26 points in two exhibition games versus team U.S.A. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Sep 2004 Archive
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