Wizards Re-Sign Roger Mason

Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has re-signed guard Roger Mason. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Roger is a versatile player who has worked hard on his overall game this past summer,” said Grunfeld. “He played with us last season and is familiar with our system. We are glad to have him back as a member of our team.”

Last season, Mason (6-5, 212) averaged 2.7 points per game in 62 games. He tied his career-high with 18 points and connected on a career-best four three-point field goals at New Jersey on February 27, 2007. Mason appeared in four playoff games with the Wizards last season and averaged 6.0 points in 14 minutes per game, including a career postseason-high 10 points at Cleveland on April 25, 2007.

"My heart is in DC,” Mason said. “I feel like I can have a great role with the Wizards and that we have a chance to be a great team this year."

Mason originally entered the league in the 2002 NBA Draft as a second round draft pick (31st overall) of the Chicago Bulls. He was traded to the Toronto Raptors for Rick Brunson on December 16, 2003. In 43 games over two seasons during his first stint in the NBA (2002-03, 2003-04), he averaged 2.9 points per game for the Bulls and Raptors. Mason played professionally in Israel for two seasons prior to signing with the Wizards as a free agent on September 14, 2006.

Mason, 27, played collegiately at the University of Virginia and prepped at Good Counsel High School in Wheaton, Maryland.

source: NBA.com

Dwyane Wade, NBA Team Up With Cartoon Network

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 24 — Tipping off the nationwide celebration of "National Recess Week" Cartoon Network today announced a major partnership with the National Basketball Association's social responsibility arm, NBA Cares (www.nba.com/nba_cares), to help enlist one million volunteer hours to rescue recess across America. NBA Community Ambassador Bob Lanier was on hand in Washington D.C. for the announcement, which comes on the heels of a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, concluding that recess is the single best way to help kids be more physically active, but that it is in decline in schools primarily serving children from minority and low income families. The complete report is available at www.rwjf.org/goto/sports4kids.

"I've been extremely fortunate and blessed to work with people who've helped me along the way, so I've made it a priority to give my time and energy back to young people whenever I have the opportunity," said Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat guard and 2006 NBA Finals MVP, who has signed on to serve as the national spokesperson for Rescuing Recess. Wade will lead fellow NBA players, legends and WNBA stars in making public school appearances during the school year as volunteer recess monitors. He will also appear in a national on-air spot to promote Rescuing Recess (www.rescuringrecess.com), the award-winning campaign created by Cartoon Network to champion the benefits and importance of daily recess in schools.

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Warriors to sign Hudson

The Warriors have reached an agreement with point guard Troy Hudson on a one-year deal and are expected to sign him Monday, a league source confirmed.

Hudson, 31, a 10-year veteran, will make the league minimum of $1.2 million after receiving a hefty buyout from Minnesota in the summer. He averaged 5.9 points and 2.1 assists in 34 games last season and posted career-bests of 14.2 points and 5.7 assists as the full-time starter for the Timberwolves in 2002-03.

He gives the Warriors an experienced backup for Baron Davis, who had been the lone point guard left on Golden State's roster. The Warriors bought out seldom-used Sarunas Jasikevicius last week and are set to open training camp Oct. 2 in Hawaii.

-- Warriors single-game tickets for the 2007-08 season are available at the Oracle Arena box office, warriors.com, ticketmaster.com and (510) 625-8497.

Briefly: The Mavericks signed point guard Devin Harris to the five-year agreement they reached earlier this month. The extension is worth about $42 million and goes through the 2012-13 season. ... Forward Michael Ruffin, 30, signed a free-agent deal with the Bucks after playing the last three seasons with the Wizards.

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