The Memphis Grizzlies signed Mark Price, the NBA's all-time free-throw percentage leader, as their shooting coach this week.

Price, a four-time All-Star, spent 12 years in the NBA, most of them with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"I'm very excited to be working for the Grizzlies," Price said. "They have a whole new staff from the general manager to the coaching staff. There's a lot of talent to work with, and I'm excited to be a part of it."

The Memphis Grizzlies today finalized their 2007 Training Camp roster by signing rookie free agents guard Dontell Jefferson and forward Kasib Powell.  

Jefferson, a 6-4, 195-pound guard played his first professional season with the NBA Development League champion Dakota Wizards, where he averaged 9.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists and 1.37 steals per game in 49 contests. He was coached by David Joerger, now a Grizzlies assistant.

The 23-year-old spent his first two collegiate seasons at Atlanta Metropolitan College before transferring to Arkansas, where he averaged 3.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in 62 contests from 2004-06.

Powell, a 6-7, 215-pound forward has played professionally in the United States, Serbia, Greece, Bosnia and most recently in Russia. In 2006-07, Powell averaged 9.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 15 games for Spartak (St. Petersburg, Russia) in the Russian Superleague.

A veteran of three NBA training camps with the Orlando Magic (2006), Chicago Bulls (2005) and Minnesota Timberwolves (2004), the 26-year-old averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists in 67 games with Texas Tech from 2001-03.  Powell averaged 7.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in seven preseason games with the Magic last year.

The Memphis Grizzlies today named Kenny Williamson assistant general manager.

Williamson brings 30 years of basketball experience to the Grizzlies, having spent the last three seasons with the Charlotte Bobcats leading the club?s scouting of college and high school prospects while assisting with the team?s international scouting efforts.

?Kenny simply knows more people in the game of basketball than anyone I have ever met,? said Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace. ?His contacts are worldwide in scope.  His resume is varied and extremely impressive.  Kenny has coached on the AAU and high major college levels under the likes of the late Jim Valvano, Lou Carnesecca and Denny Crum.  He coached collegiately in the ACC and the Big East.  

?In the NBA he worked for the Knicks under one of the most successful GMs in the business in Ernie Grunfeld and helped launch the expansion Charlotte Bobcats.  He is a tremendous evaluator of talent and a great communicator who will heavily be involved in all phases of the Grizzlies' basketball operations. We are fortunate to have him join our organization.?

Former NBA coach and commentator Dick Versace is looking for a new job: congressman.

The 67-year-old Versace, a Democrat, said Thursday that he will bid for the 18th Congressional District seat in central Illinois. Incumbent Republican Ray LaHood announced in July he will retire when his term runs out in 2009.

Memphis Grizzlies center Darko Milicic was fined nearly $14,000 by FIBA on Friday for a profanity-laced tirade at referees following Serbia's defeat at the European basketball championships.

Milicic, who signed a three-year deal with the Grizzlies in the offseason, made the comments -- directed at match officials Fabio Facchini, Virginijus Dovidavicius and Stelian Banica -- after Serbia's 68-67 loss to Greece on Tuesday.

Basketball's world governing body fined Milicic $13,770.

New Grizzlies center Darko Milicic's angry comments after Serbia's loss in the European Championships did more than just earn him a 10,000 Euro fine.

His new NBA bosses aren?t happy, either.

Griz general manager Chris Wallace and head coach Marc Iavaroni spoke with Milicic via telephone Thursday, and admonished the 7-footer about his threatening and distasteful interview following a loss to Greece.

?We?re very displeased with Darko?s actions and comments,? Wallace said. ?It?s an emotional situation playing in national competition, particularly with Serbia, because they take pride in having good teams. But Darko has to be in control of his emotions.?

Darko Milicic apparently went on a profanity-laced tirade after a Serbia national team game at the FIBA Europe tournament this week.

Serbia lost Wednesday to Israel. Milicic scored 18 points and had 13 rebounds, but his team is now out of the tournament.

ESPN reported that Milicic was fined 10,000 Euros.

Spain will be without shooting guard Juan Carlos Navarro for the first round of the European basketball championships because of a muscle tear in his right leg.

"This is really a setback, having really worked hard over the past month," said Navarro, who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA. "But I'm not worried. We've got enough players to replace me."