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The Warriors have signed 26-year old small forward Dominic McGuire. He played in 52 games (8 starts) for the Bobcats last year and he averaged 14.6 minutes, 3.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. McGuire has now played in 252 games (68 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 15.2 minutes, 2.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He will be Dorell Wright’s backup in 2011-12.
The Warriors have signed 29-year old center Kwame Brown to a 1-year, $7 million dollar deal. Brown played in 66 games (50 starts) for the Bobcats last year and he averaged 26.0 minutes, 7.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He has now played in 576 games (127 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 22.5 minutes, 6.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Brown will compete with Andris Biedrins for the right to start at center for the Warriors in 2011-12.
The Warriors have waived 32-year old shooting guard Charlie Bell via the amnesty rule. Bell played in 19 games (0 starts) for the Warriors last year and he averaged 9.0 minutes, 1.7 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He has now played in 376 games (137 starts) in his NBA career so far and he is averaging 24.9 minutes, 8.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Bell’s off court conduct lately has likely led to this move by the Warriors. He’s not much of a loss.
The Warriors have waived 23-year old point guard Jeremy Lin. Lin played in 29 games (0 starts) as a rookie for the Warriors last year and he averaged 9.8 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Lin only shot 38.9% from the floor last year and that just wasn’t acceptable. The Warriors won’t miss Lin at all moving forward.
UPDATE: (12/12/2011) - The Houston Rockets have claimed Jeremy Lin off waivers.
28-year old power forward Louis Amundson has opted in for 2011-12 to return to the Warriors and he will make $2.4 million bucks. Amundson played in 46 games (7 starts) for the Warriors last year and he averaged 15.0 minutes, 4.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Amundson has now played in 228 games (7 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 13.4 minutes, 4.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Amundson will give the Warriors decent production off the bench when he’s on the court.