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Brewer May Return to Jazz, Replace Matthews in Utah

By Chris TomassonJul 13th 2010 – 1:05PM

Shooting guard Ronnie Brewer has emerged as a very realistic option to return to Utah if the Jazz don't match the offer sheet that has been tendered by Portland on shooting guard Wesley Matthews. A representative of Brewer's agent, Henry Thomas, confirmed to FanHouse on Tuesday that Brewer is interested in returning to...

A Year After Being Undrafted, Wesley Matthews Set to Cash in

By Chris TomassonJul 2nd 2010 – 8:09PM

When free agency concludes, the guy getting the biggest raise should be Memphis forward Rudy Gay, whose salary will go from $3.28 million to around $14 million. But when it comes to a percentage raise, Gay, making about four times his salary next season, won't even touch what one player is in line to do. Utah guard Wesley...

Wesley Matthews: A Proud Mama's Boy

By Chris TomassonMar 11th 2010 – 5:15PM

It's there for all to see. On the left bicep of Wesley Matthews is a tattoo in cursive that reads "Dynamic Duo,'' and, adorned with a basketball, has the initials "WM'' and "PM." The tattoo refers to Matthews and the single mother, Pam Moore, who raised him in Madison, Wis. "He got it when he was 18,'' Moore said. "I...

Tip-Off Timer: '87 Was End of Bird-Magic, Celtics-Lakers

By Matt SteinmetzAug 1st 2009 – 10:48AM

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 NBA season. On Saturday, there are exactly 87 days left.In the NBA, 1987 was a tough year.That's when it became official the Celtics were never going to be the same again, and neither was the Celtics-Lakers rivalry. Meaning it was also the end of...

Background on Wes Matthews

Wesley Joel Matthews (born August 24, 1959 in Sarasota, Florida) is a retired American basketball player.

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