Kiki Vandeweghe
Kiki Vandeweghe
Ernest Maurice "Kiki" Vandeweghe IIIis a German-born American basketball executive, currently the vice-president of basketball operations of the National Basketball Association. Vandeweghe is a retired professional basketball player and was formerly general manager of the Denver Nuggets and the New Jersey Nets, and a head coach of the Nets...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth1 August 1958
CityWiesbaden, Germany
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We've looked at a lot of things. All our players are happy. We're a team that really improved dramatically. We have young players that are still getting better. Again, it's difficult not to do something. But sometimes that's the best thing to do.
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It's obviously tough because Julius is a very popular player and extremely well liked on the team. He is really one of the good guys.
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When a player goes through an injury and doesn't play the way he wants to, sometimes rumors start. When they first started, I talked to him about it. I knew it bothered him because he liked it here. . . . It puts a bit of uncertainty in your head, and that's never a good thing.
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No question he's part of our future. A player like that doesn't come along every day.
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I'm excited for our players and our staff. You can do great things if you have great ownership and great fans.
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I've watched DerMarr for years and I think that, for a variety of reasons, he's very good for our team. He's added a lot of strength. He's very versatile and he's still young.
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Earl is one of the up-and-coming guards in this league. We're happy to have him.
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Earl is one of the up-and-coming guards in this league and we're happy to have him.
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Earl is one of the up-and-coming guards in this league and we're excited to have him. His addition gives us great depth in our backcourt.
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First of all, you've got to have the ability to get off a big-time shot and the ability to make it. You can't teach that. You can talk about it, but it's a knack.
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Rarely is it just a simple deal anymore. We spent a lot of time and effort to put a deal together. In the end, I think it's a deal that really helps everybody and satisfies what everyone wanted to do.
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We wanted him to think about it for three or four days.
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I've never commented on it. The only thing I will say is I'm very appreciative of what has been done for me and I like (Denver) a lot.
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I've always tried to take a longer view and tried not to apply Band-Aid solutions. This is a very talented team. Both George and I like this team a lot and wanted it to have a chance to play together. But, having said that, we're out there trying to stay abreast of what's going on in the league.