Warriors to sign PG Acie Law

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The Warriors plan to sign point guard Acie Law on Thursday, confirming a HoopsWorld Tweet.

The 2007 lottery pick has career averages of 3.5 points and 1.6 assists. The Warriors initially acquired Law from Atlanta in the Jamal Crawford trade last summer before shipping him to Charlotte in the Stephen Jackson deal.

Law was released Saturday by Memphis, where he averaged 8 1/2 minutes during 11 games.

To create a roster spot for Law, the Warriors are expected to release Jeff Adrien. The rookie power forward and wing Rodney Carney are the lone non-guaranteed contracts on the roster.

Adrien is more expendable, because big man Lou Amundson has returned from finger surgery and rookie post Ekpe Udoh is expected to return from wrist surgery within the next several games.

Carney has missed the past two games with what the Warriors have deemed a sore right foot. Carney is calling the injury plantar fasciitis.

The Warriors have needed a backup point guard all season after failed experiments with Charlie Bell and Reggie Williams. Rookie Jeremy Lin is still trying to prove he is ready to play meaningful minutes.

The move for Law was already in the works, but it became even more important after starting point guard Stephen Curry sprained his right ankle again Wednesday night. It marks the fourth time since October that Curry has seriously rolled the ankle, and he left the AT&T; Center in San Antonio wearing a protective walking boot.

Posted By: Rusty Simmons (Email, Twitter) | December 09 2010 at 05:51 AM

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