Warriors waive Jasikevicius

[VF21]

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jAy_6PX7sfy48IDEc0V4mo3gK9rw

Golden State Warriors waive disgruntled guard Sarunas Jasikevicius
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OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors waived Sarunas Jasikevicius on Thursday, agreeing to a contract buyout with the disgruntled guard.

Jasikevicius joined the Warriors along with Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington in an eight-player trade with Indiana last January, but the Lithuanian point guard never cracked coach Don Nelson's rotation.

He averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 assists for Golden State during the regular season, but played sparingly during the final six weeks. Jasikevicius then played only seven total minutes during the Warriors' run to the second round of the playoffs.

"We think this was in the best interest of both parties," said Chris Mullin, the Warriors' top personnel executive. "As a competitor, Sarunas obviously would like to have an opportunity to play a significant role on a team. This could potentially open up other avenues that will allow him to pursue that opportunity."

 

[VF21]

According to Hoopshype, Jasikevicius was due to make $4 million this year, the last year of his contract...

 

[Bricklayer]

Warriors have had an odd and shaky summer. Wonder if he's headed back to Europe as reported by that Euro-rag, or whether ears just perked up in Boston/Cleveland/Miami?

 

[BritishColumbia]

Sarunas will play for Olympiakos ....

 

[twocents]

as a sidenote, sarunas is injured: he has thigh problems, knee problems. and as this tournament showed, he is not all that valuable unless he can dictate which is something he could not and cannot do in the nba.