“We like Jason’s ability to make shots. He’s also able to stretch defenses. He’s going to create spacing for us on offense. He just knows how to play the game, and he’s also 6-8 so he also has the ability to play either forward or guard for us.”
QUICK FACTS
Kapono finished his second NBA season in Charlotte averaging 8.5 points and leading the team with a .417 three-point percentage in 81 games. The 6-8, 213-pound forward averaged 3.5 points in his 41 appearances as a rookie with Cleveland and was chosen with the 31st overall selection in the 2003 NBA Draft. As a collegian at UCLA, he finished third on the school’s all-time scoring list behind Don MacLean and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and was the only player in school history to lead the Bruins in scoring in four straight seasons.
