News from February 4.

The NBA regular season starts tonight (Friday).  Let the games (finally)
begin!

TRADE: Golden State traded Todd Fuller to Utah for a 2nd round draft pick.

The LA Clippers signed Sherman Douglas to a 1 year, around $2.2 million
contract.

Orlando signed Dominique Wilkins to a 2 year, $2.1 million contract.

Atlanta placed Scot Pollard on IR.

Boston placed Pervis Ellison on IR and released Dontae' Jones.

Charlotte placed Glen Rice (right elbow surgery) and Anthony Mason 
(ruptured right biceps) on IR.

Chicago signed Kornel David to a 2 year, minimum contract and signed Jeff
Sanders and placed Charles Jones (tendinitis left foot) and Jeff Sanders 
on IR.

Cleveland signed Roy Rogers and placed Ryan Stack (two broken bones in
right hand) on IR.

Dallas placed Ansu Sesay (broken right foot - out for the season) on IR.

Denver placed Kelly McCarty and Mark Randall on IR.

Detroit placed Christian Laettner (torn right Achilles) and Korleone 
Young (back spasms) on IR.

Detroit signed Mikki Moore and released Doug Smith, Ray Weathers, and Erik
Wilson.

Houston placed Antoine Carr and Rodrick Rhodes on IR.

Indiana placed Haywoode Workman (pulled groin) and Mate Skelin (sprained
knee) on IR and released Todd Lindeman.

The LA Clippers placed Brian Skinner (arthroscopic surgery left knee) and
Scott Brooks (strained medial collateral ligament) on IR.

Miami placed Voshon Lenard (stress fracture in left leg), Terry Mills
(sore knee), and Amal McCaskill (back) on IR and released Thomas Hamilton.

Milwaukee placed Donny Marshall on IR.

Minnesota placed Trevor Winter (tendinitis left knee) on IR.

Orlando released Ruben Nembhard.

Philadelphia placed Darrin Hancock (left thigh contusion) on IR.

Phoenix placed Horacio Llamas (bruised right foot) on IR.

Portland released Monty Buckley and Jamal Robinson and placed Michael 
Hawkins, Art Long, and Nikita Morgunov on IR.

Seattle placed Drew Barry on IR.

Toronto placed Micheal Williams and Negele Knight on IR.

Utah released Saddi Washington.

Vancouver placed Lee Mayberry, Dan Muller, and Makhtar Ndiaye on IR.

Washington released God Shammgod and placed Lorenzo Williams (stress
fractures in both feet) and Evric Gray (concussion) on IR.  Williams is 
out for the season due to his injuries.