Grizzles Hire Mark Price As Shooting Coach

The Memphis Grizzlies signed Mark Price, the NBA's all-time free-throw percentage leader, as their shooting coach this week.

Price, a four-time All-Star, spent 12 years in the NBA, most of them with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"I'm very excited to be working for the Grizzlies," Price said. "They have a whole new staff from the general manager to the coaching staff. There's a lot of talent to work with, and I'm excited to be a part of it."

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Memphis Finalizes Training Camp Roster With D. Jefferson And K. Powell

The Memphis Grizzlies today finalized their 2007 Training Camp roster by signing rookie free agents guard Dontell Jefferson and forward Kasib Powell.

Jefferson, a 6-4, 195-pound guard played his first professional season with the NBA Development League champion Dakota Wizards, where he averaged 9.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists and 1.37 steals per game in 49 contests. He was coached by David Joerger, now a Grizzlies assistant.

The 23-year-old spent his first two collegiate seasons at Atlanta Metropolitan College before transferring to Arkansas, where he averaged 3.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in 62 contests from 2004-06.

Powell, a 6-7, 215-pound forward has played professionally in the United States, Serbia, Greece, Bosnia and most recently in Russia. In 2006-07, Powell averaged 9.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 15 games for Spartak (St. Petersburg, Russia) in the Russian Superleague.

A veteran of three NBA training camps with the Orlando Magic (2006), Chicago Bulls (2005) and Minnesota Timberwolves (2004), the 26-year-old averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists in 67 games with Texas Tech from 2001-03. Powell averaged 7.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in seven preseason games with the Magic last year.

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Grizzlies Name Kenny Williamson Assistant GM

The Memphis Grizzlies today named Kenny Williamson assistant general manager.

Williamson brings 30 years of basketball experience to the Grizzlies, having spent the last three seasons with the Charlotte Bobcats leading the club’s scouting of college and high school prospects while assisting with the team’s international scouting efforts.

“Kenny simply knows more people in the game of basketball than anyone I have ever met,” said Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace. “His contacts are worldwide in scope. His resume is varied and extremely impressive. Kenny has coached on the AAU and high major college levels under the likes of the late Jim Valvano, Lou Carnesecca and Denny Crum. He coached collegiately in the ACC and the Big East.

“In the NBA he worked for the Knicks under one of the most successful GMs in the business in Ernie Grunfeld and helped launch the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. He is a tremendous evaluator of talent and a great communicator who will heavily be involved in all phases of the Grizzlies' basketball operations. We are fortunate to have him join our organization.”

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