Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced that the team has signed free agent forward/center Fabricio Oberto. "Fabricio is a proven winner with extensive playoff experience," said Grunfeld. "He is a skilled big man and a rugged veteran that augments our frontcourt depth at both the center and power forward positions."
Oberto (6-10, 245) has career averages of 3.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game with a .572 field goal percentage in four seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. Originally signed by San Antonio in 2005, Oberto was the starting center on the Spurs' 2007 NBA Championship team. A native of Argentina, Oberto has been playing professionally since 1993 and helped guide his home country to the gold medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
Previously this summer, Oberto was traded to Detroit as a key figure in the five-player deal that sent Richard Jefferson to San Antonio (he was subsequently waived by the Pistons).
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What a dope they were to lose him.