Hornets Sign Macijauskas

[danyel]

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Hornets Sign Lithuanian
15th July, 2005 - 3:47 am
New Orleans Times-Picayune - The New Orleans Hornets have signed Lithuanian shooting guard Arvydas Macijauskas to a three-year contract.

His agent Marc Fleisher believes he will be a good fit for the team.

"We looked at a lot of teams, but we thought New Orleans is a great place where he will have an opportunity to hopefully contribute right away," Fleisher said. "I think he plays a very exciting flamboyant style of basketball, and I think he will be a huge crowd favorite."

"He's the best shooter outside of the NBA, and a lot of people in the NBA would tell you that he probably would be one of the two or three best shooters in the NBA," Fleisher said. "He's phenomenal at the foul line, and he gets there frequently. He drives very well, and he's much more than an outside shooter. He can put the ball on the floor and can go hard.

Macijauskas is expected to start for the Hornets at shooting guard with J.R. Smith moving to small forward. [READ]

[timvp]

Interesting.

I know the Spurs liked him at one point. We'll see how he does in the big leagues now.

[SequSpur]

What.. was the WGAF Forum closed for construction?

[boutons]

2 new PGs. Speedy's PT goes down, and it'll be a battle for starter's slot.

[Mr. Body]

Hornets continue to be completely inconsequential, but at least will be more fun than last year.