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NBA: Seattle signs Rick Brunson

Free agent guard Rick Brunson signed with the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday, his seventh team in a seven-year NBA career. The terms of the deal were not released. Brunson played with the Los Angeles Clippers last season, but had his rights renounced by the team Wednesday.

"Rick`s playmaking ability, ball handling skills and size make him a nice complement for our team," Seattle general manager Rick Sund said in a statement. "He is a true point guard and I think he and Luke Ridnour will give us a good tandem at that position."

After never playing more than 59 games in a season, Brunson appeared in 80 games last year for the Clippers. The 6-foot-4 Temple graduate averaged 5.5 points and was ninth in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio. Brunson previously played for Portland, New York, Boston, Chicago and Toronto. He started his career with the Trail Blazers in 1997. Brunson should take Antonio Daniels` role as the back up to Ridnour. Daniels recently signed a five-year, $30 million deal with Washington.