Age: 28, born Nov. 17, 1975, in Tampa, Fla.

College: Florida A&M.

Acquired: Signed as a free agent, Sept. 5, 2001.

Game time: James is 7-1, strong and athletic. So why isn't he better? In three seasons, James has never been able to establish himself as the Sonics' starter, mostly splitting the job. He will start for now because of Vitaly Potapenko's broken finger.

Handy man: James' hobbies include carpentry and fixing televisions and stereos.

Season, team	G	FG	3-ptrs	FT	Pts	Reb	Ast
2003-04, Sonics	65	.498	.000	.660	5.0	3.5	0.5
Career, 4 seasons	188	.486	.000	.591	4.9	3.7	0.4