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Bucks' big hunt begins

Jul 24, 2003 9:19 AM EST

Two veteran National Basketball Association assistant coaches are being considered by the Milwaukee Bucks for the team's vacant head coaching position, according to a league source.

Marc Iavaroni, who has coached under Pat Riley in Miami and Mike Fratello in Cleveland and was with Phoenix last season, is on the Bucks' list of coaching prospects. Suns general manager Bryan Colangelo said Wednesday that he had granted permission for the Bucks to talk to Iavaroni, and the Suns assistant will be interviewed within the next week.

Other known candidates include Atlanta Hawks interim coach Terry Stotts, Detroit Pistons assistant Mike Woodson, Bucks assistant Don Newman and Sacramento Kings assistant Terry Porter.

The 46-year-old Iavaroni joined the Suns after working three years under Riley with the Heat.

Iavaroni was coaching the Suns team in the Rocky Mountain Revue summer league and could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

Seattle SuperSonics associate head coach Dwane Casey also is expected to be interviewed by the Bucks. SuperSonics general manager Rick Sund said Wednesday that he could not comment on Casey until formal permission had been granted for the Bucks to talk to him.

Via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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Jazz 'Ruffin it' in OT defeat

Jul 19, 2003 7:35 AM EST

On a night when DeShawn Stevenson scored 27 points and injury-plagued rookies Raul Lopez and Curtis Borchardt made their long-awaited debuts, Michael Ruffin might have been the big story for the Jazz. During Phoenix's 89-84 overtime win in the Rocky Mountain Revue over Utah at Salt Lake Community College on Friday, Ruffin had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Did anyone mention that Ruffin is an experienced power forward?

Via Salt Lake Tribune

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Barbosa inks $2.6 million deal

Jul 17, 2003 1:26 PM EST

Leandro Barbosa, the second of the Suns’ two firstround picks, agreed to terms of his rookie-scale contract and joined the club’s summer camp on Wednesday. The 6-foot-3 point guard from Brazil will get about $2.6 million, including incentives, over three years.

As with all rookie contracts, the Suns will have an option to extend his contract for a fourth season.

Via East Valley Tribune

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Suns Jul 2003 Archive

  • Williams staying

    East Valley Tribune | Jul 17, 2003

    Center Scott Williams said he’s "almost 100 percent sure" his new one-year, $1 million contract for the upcoming season will be completed by today.

  • Suns’ Marion cashes in on salary-cap increase

    East Valley Tribune | Jul 17, 2003

    Shawn Marion’s six-year contract extension, which kicks in starting with the upcoming season, will cost the Suns $86 million, about $3.

  • Cabarkapa, Voskuhl agree to terms

    Arizona Republic | Jul 15, 2003

    It was a busy Monday morning for the Suns, and not just because they started preparations for the Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City.

  • Suns unlikely to sign free agent, B. Colangelo says

    Arizona Republic | Jul 9, 2003

    Salary-cap restrictions, first-round draft pick Zarko Cabarkapa and the expected returns of Jake Voskuhl and Scott Williams probably will keep the Suns from pursuing another free agent.

  • Referee quietly hangs up whistle

    Arizona Republic | Jul 7, 2003

    He was there in Philadelphia on April 16 when Michael Jordan retired all over again.