Doug Christie Ready To Return To NBA

KG-MVP21 · 08-23-2006, 08:25 AM

Press Release - After months of speculation and rumors of retirement, Doug Christie has officially announced his intentions of returning to play in the NBA.

Spending months undergoing intense rehabilitation and conditioning has put Christie in fantastic shape and made him eager to join an NBA team at their 2006 training camp. During a recent interview, Christie commented that, ?I am blessed to now have gained endurance, agility and quickness at a level that I had not previously experienced.?

Christie, a first Team and a two time All Defensive Second Team member who has over 1,500 career steals, 3,000 assists and 2,500 defensive rebounds, is a defensive force, which has sports gurus around the league agreeing that his presence on the court has been sorely missed and that whichever team is successful in signing him will benefit greatly from his veteran leadership and versatility.

Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the first round of the 1992 NBA Draft, Christie has played in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Dallas and Sacramento where he enjoyed much success.

KirkHinrich12 · 08-23-2006, 03:17 PM

Did he file the papers to retire or no??

KG-MVP21 · 08-23-2006, 05:54 PM

Jordan did it

Sham · 08-23-2006, 07:42 PM

It's a mystery to me what the hell he is doing in the FA anyway.

Camby · 08-23-2006, 09:21 PM

This should be very interesting. Doug Christie's a true defensive powerhouse at SG, but he can hit some three-pointers with some consistency & he's one of the better free throw shooters in the game too. He tore it up in Toronto & Sacramento. If he comes back, it'll be interesting how his energy level is compared to how he was playing before. He'll have guys like AI, T-Mac, & Kobe chill with their over abundant jump shot accuracy. He's a tremendous ballhawk when it comes to steals which'll set problems off for even the best PGs to control their passes or any ballhandler doing penetrating dribble moves.

KirkHinrich12 · 08-24-2006, 01:48 AM

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Jordan did it
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Yeah, but don't you have to be retired for at least a year before you can return?? Both times, that was the case w/ #23

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08-23-2006, 08:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
KG-MVP21 All Star Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Catalonia Posts: 2,503	Press Release - After months of speculation and rumors of retirement, Doug Christie has officially announced his intentions of returning to play in the NBA. Spending months undergoing intense rehabilitation and conditioning has put Christie in fantastic shape and made him eager to join an NBA team at their 2006 training camp. During a recent interview, Christie commented that, ?I am blessed to now have gained endurance, agility and quickness at a level that I had not previously experienced.? Christie, a first Team and a two time All Defensive Second Team member who has over 1,500 career steals, 3,000 assists and 2,500 defensive rebounds, is a defensive force, which has sports gurus around the league agreeing that his presence on the court has been sorely missed and that whichever team is successful in signing him will benefit greatly from his veteran leadership and versatility. Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the first round of the 1992 NBA Draft, Christie has played in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Dallas and Sacramento where he enjoyed much success.

08-23-2006, 03:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
KirkHinrich12 All Star Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,665	Did he file the papers to retire or no??

08-23-2006, 05:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
KG-MVP21 All Star Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Catalonia Posts: 2,503	Jordan did it

08-23-2006, 07:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sham Rookie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orange County, Southern California Posts: 369	It's a mystery to me what the hell he is doing in the FA anyway.

08-23-2006, 09:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Camby Rookie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 161	This should be very interesting. Doug Christie's a true defensive powerhouse at SG, but he can hit some three-pointers with some consistency & he's one of the better free throw shooters in the game too. He tore it up in Toronto & Sacramento. If he comes back, it'll be interesting how his energy level is compared to how he was playing before. He'll have guys like AI, T-Mac, & Kobe chill with their over abundant jump shot accuracy. He's a tremendous ballhawk when it comes to steals which'll set problems off for even the best PGs to control their passes or any ballhandler doing penetrating dribble moves.