News from February 1.

Ron Mercer (Bos) will be out at least a week (and, thus, miss the first
two games of the season) with a knee injury.

Atlanta signed Grant Long to a 1 year contract.

Atlanta released Bakari Hendrix.

Charlotte released Percy Miller and Melvin Watson.

Chicago released Roy Rogers and Robert Werdann.

Denver released Tremaine Fowlkes and John Turner.

New Jersey released Steve Goodrich, Kevin Salvadori, and Sherell Ford.

New York signed David Wingate to a 1 year contract.

Sacramento signed Oliver Miller.

Vancouver released Greg Dreiling.


Pre-season games
Pho 117, Dal 109 - at Pho
Danny Manning (Pho) had 16 points.
Clifford Robinson (Pho) had 15 points including 6-9 FG and 5 rebounds.
Jason Kidd (Pho) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Pat Garrity (Pho) had 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Cedric Ceballos (Dal) had 27 points, 22 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
Steve Nash (Dal) had 15 points and 8 assists.
Robert Pack (Dal) had 18 points and 6 assists.

Ind 89, Chi 83 - at Ind
Dale Davis (Ind) had 16 points including 5-6 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Antonio Davis (Ind) had 12 points and 5 rebounds.
Mark Jackson (Ind) had 8 points and 10 assists.
Toni Kukoc (Chi) had 32 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals.
Ron Harper (Chi) had 13 points and 4 steals.

Mia 82, Orl 76 - at Mia
Jamal Mashburn (Mia) had 21 points and 9 rebounds.
Alonzo Mourning (Mia) had 17 points including 5-12 FT, 11 rebounds, 3
blocks, and 7 turnovers.
Mark Strickland (Mia) had 9 points and 9 rebounds.
Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 8
turnovers.
Bo Outlaw (Orl) had 10 points including 4-6 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals.

Den 116, Uta 111 2OT - at Den
Raef LaFrentz (Den) had 15 points and 3 steals.
Danny Fortson (Den) had 21 points including 9-13 FT and 15 rebounds.
Cory Alexander (Den) had 20 points, 4 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Chauncey Billups (Den) had 24 points including 13-14 FT.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 17 points.
Greg Ostertag (Uta) had 14 points on 3-4 FG and 8-10 FT, 11 rebounds, and
5 blocks.
Shandon Anderson (Uta) had 19 points and 5 rebounds.

Thus ends the pre-season.