Published 9/28/2008
by Slaven K
at Bleacher Report - NBA
According to NBA sources, the Houston Rockets are set to add another player to their front court. The Rockets, who have had a stroke of bad luck in the playoffs, are expected to sign power forward Joey Dorsey.
Joey Dorsey played at the University of Memphis, where he averaged 6.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game during his collegiate career. Dorsey played for the 07-08 Memphis Tigers, who fell short of being victorious during the NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship due to a game-tying shot by Mario Chalmers, which sent the game into overtime, where the Kansas Jayhawks prevailed.
A three-team trade brought Joey Dorsey to the Houston Rockets. It included his friend and fellow Baltimore native Donte Greene, who was traded to the Sacramento Kings in a blockbuster deal for Artest a month after his signing, when league rules allowed the trade to happen.
Joey Dorsey is expected to bring defense, ...
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10. 2001, New Jersey Nets traded rights to Eddie Griffin (7th overall pick) to the Houston Rockets for rights to Richard Jefferson (14th overall pick), Jason Collins, and Brandon Armstrong.
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FOXSports.com News for NBA 9/29/2008
Rookie forward Joey Dorsey agreed to a contract Monday with the Houston Rockets.
The 6-foot-8 Dorsey was drafted by Portland early in the second round before the Rockets acquired his rights.
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