TWO GUNNERS EXCHANGE JERSEYS; WORTHY TO PLAY FOR HIS 4TH TEAM THIS SEASON
Friday afternoon the Tampa Bay Ballers traded James Worthy to the Chicago Bulls for Antaan Jamison. Both players had slid down there perspective team’s bench and will get fresh starts with new teams. Both Worthy & Jamison finished their seasons with their old teams this weekend and will join their team’s today. Jamison finished his game with the Bulls Saturday and was told afterwards that he been sent to Tampa Bay. Jamison could not be reached for comment, but had to fly to New York to meet his new teammates as they face the New York Knicks this afternoon.
Jamison started the season as a starter for the Chicago Bulls, but was sent to the bench after attempting 33 shots in the team’s first preseason game. The next night the Bulls started Antwan Walker and have not looked back since. Jamison was still in the top of the rotation, but was beginning to lose minutes to Latrell Sprewell. Jamison had not complained about his downward slide, but did mention in preseason that “his jump shot had not come around yet.”
James Worthy story is very similar. He started the season with the Shelbyville Rockets and was a starter at the beginning of preseason. With the up and coming play of Leonard Marshall, Worthy moved to the bench and was then dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Alex English. Worthy began play in LA and was a starter for a brief stint before ending on the bench again. Word is that Worthy was taking a lot of “challenged shots” but had a world of ability. Soon after the Ballers came calling and Worthy was dealt again. Worthy never broke the starting lineup with the Ballers and his minutes plummeted as the season began. This is Worthy’s 4th team this season and he seems to have gotten used to it. “This is a job and I know that. It’s alot harder for the wife & kids than it is me. They have spent a majority of their summer vacation packing up and moving. But hopefully this is there last move. We like Chicago and hopefully we will be here for awhile.”
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