Draft Blogging the 2nd Round
Canis Hoopus — ... 10:50- From Yahoo Sports: "Minnesota is expected to trade the rights of Florida's Pat Calathes to Dallas for future considerations, a league executive said." ...

How I connect with the basketball community on Twitter
Peter Robert Casey - The interplay of basketball, social media, and marketing — You've seen it, heard about it, or possibly even dabbled with it: You know, Twitter? It's that text-based, micro-messaging platform that leaves over 6 million people glued to their mobile phones and desktops, and the rest of society scratching their heads. Shaq is on it. ...

Trevor Ariza the Consolation Prize?
Blazersedge — ...  has reposted a YahooSports Twitter saying that league executives feel that either Toronto or Portland, whichever team loses out on Hedo Turkoglu, will offer a $32-$40 million contract to L*kers reserve Trevor Ariza. ...

Report: Ariza leaning towards signing with the Rockets
Nationalsportsreview.com Blogs — ... . Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Twitter Thursday night that Lakers free agent Trevor Ariza is leaning towards signing with the Houston Rockets. ...

Report: Ariza leaning towards signing with the Rockets
Digital Sports Daily — ... . Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Twitter Thursday night that Lakers free agent Trevor Ariza is leaning towards signing with the Houston Rockets. ...

Matrix A Mav: 17 Scoops, Angles And Guesses About The Stack/Marion Trade That Are Coming True
DallasBasketball.com — ... . Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley says Memphis will end up with Stackhouse. … But now Yahoo is saying that Orlando is working as part of the multi-team deal. ... and we are confirming that. More teams want a piece of this? Dallas’ position in the driver’s seat gets even more comfy. 8 We said Cuban needed to drive a hard bargain here and not take on additional crap. We’re not certain of the details yet. We were turned onto this entire concept and broke the notion of the trade because of the announced availability of Kris Humphries. Taking on Humphries wouldn’t represent too ...

Jannero Pargo Signs With Bulls
Dabullz — According to the Yahoo Sports twitter page, Jannero Pargo has signed with the Bulls on a one year deal. Jannero Pargo has agreed to a one-year deal worth approx $2 million with the Chicago Bulls, a league source told Y! Sports. Solid signing for the Bulls. Pargo gives the Bulls another scoring option off the bench, and is a good spot player. The signing temporarily puts the Bulls over the luxury tax, but they can waive some non-guaranteed contracts to slide back under it.

3 Way Deal Involving Portland and Hinrich?
Bust a Bucket - A Portland Trail Blazers Blog — ... send Boozer to Chicago, Hinrich to Portland, and Tyrus Thomas to Utah. It's still in the early stages according to those speaking out. Now we are back to Hinrich talk again, the guy I've been wanting to replace Steve Blake as our starting point guard. Kirk is an upgrade in many facets, especially on defense. This would also of course put the kabash on the Paul Millsap rumors and possibly open the door for Brandon Bass in Portland. Update via Twitter from Adrian Wojnarowski: Bulls haven't had a "single conversation" about a ...

Hinrich Talk: Buzz on Both Sides
Blazersedge — Marc Stein and Chad Ford of ESPN caught onto this rumored 3 way trade between Portland, Chicago and Utah that's been floating for about 72 hours.  Strong buzz on both sides of this one. Here's their report... Another major multi-team trade might be looming in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers,Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls having discussed a deal that would be headlined by Carlos Boozer and Kirk Hinrich, according to NBA front-office sources. Sources stressed to ESPN.com that no deal was imminent Thursday and that ...

Yahoo Sports: No Boozer Discussions
Dabullz — According to the Yahoo Sports twitter, the Bulls have not had any conversations in regards to Carlos Boozer. Bulls haven’t had a “single conversation” about a 3-way deal Blazers and “have nothing going” with Utah about Boozer, Bulls source tells Y!. Yahoo Sports seems to be the most well connected of all NBA news outlets, so their reports usually have the most credence. So according to this report, a trade looks much more unlikely than the recent ESPN report made it out to be.

Carlos Boozer to Bulls Heats Up
Pippen Ain't Easy | A Chicago Bulls Blog — ... Not long after that a Yahoo! Sports NBA tweet said that “Bulls haven’t had a “single conversation” about a 3-way deal Blazers and “have nothing going” with Utah about Boozer, Bulls source tells Y!.” ...

Blazers Offer Paul Millsap
Blazersedge — Chris Broussard of ESPN writes... The Portland Trail Blazers have offered Utah Jazz free agent Paul Millsap a four-year contract worth between $32 million and $36 million, according to league sources. The offer includes a hefty signing bonus that will make it difficult for Utah to match. The Jazz will be presented with the offer Saturday and have seven days to match because Millsap is a restricted free agent. This sound exactly like the "toxic offer" Jason Quick first reported earlier this week.  A ...

Jamario Moon Update
Miami Heat — UPDATE I want to update a Jamario Moon update. Looks like we found out the terms of the deal. The Jamario Moon offer sheet with Cleveland is a 2-year, $6 million deal, a league memo says. Just like I suspected, the deal is going to be structured very similarly to Anthony Parker's. Only difference is that Moon's 2 years are guaranteed, while Parker's last year is an option and he'll make around $400k less. This deal seems a bit more friendly then I thought it would be and it ...

Stephon Marbury is the most interesting man in the world
Ball Don't Lie — ... I wish I were back in high school just so I could use one of those gems as my yearbook quote. Stay thirsty for more @StarburyMarbury Ustream sessions, my friends. Thanks to Twitter associates @russbengtson, @marcel_mutoni, @JustinRWalsh, @PS1968, @pop_martian, @CelticsHoops, @ticktock6, @7SecondsOrMess and @bomani_jones for help pulling these quotes together. Follow them along with Woj/Ludden/Spears, KD and me.

BDL Hump Day Chat!
Ball Don't Lie — Don't scoreboard-watch, Quentin. It's July. You're only going to get the score of the Phillies game, anyway.  Do watch the transaction wires. Follow YahooSportsNBA. Keep an ear to the ground. You could be in Chicago by August. Utah by Arbor Day. A Laker by lunch. A Clipper, again, come Sunday. It's inevitable. Do you know what's not inevitable? A left coast-friendly BDL chat, moved back due to computer issues and a love for all things Pacific-y. Click the jump and drop in around 4:40 3:00, Eastern time. <a ...

Hawks free agent forward Marvin Williams and the Hawks have worked out an agreement, a source tells...
Peachtree Hoops — ... Yahoo Sports Twitter feed. What do you think the numbers work out to? ******Update********* The Tweet has disappeared. I will never doubt you again Sekou! ********Update 2************ First tweet still gone, but now it says this "yahoo reports Marvin Williams back to Atlanta." *****Update 3*********** For all you twitter haters, it has made it to the yahoo website. ...

Aaron Gray Expected To Re-sign This Week
Dabullz — According to the Yahoo Sports twitter page, the Bulls are expected to re-sign Aaron Gray this week. Bulls C Aaron Gray is expected to re-sign before week’s end, an NBA source said. Aaron Gray is a nice guy to have on your team. There aren’t many 7′2″ players in the NBA, and Aaron Gray is one of them. There is the old saying, you can’t teach size, and Aaron Gray has that. The East is littered with some big starting centers. Shaquille O’neal for the Cavs, Dwight Howard for the ...

Sessions Update
ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans — ... Warrick’s deal with the Bucks is reportedly a 1yr/3mil deal. This appears to signal that the Bucks are going in a different direction.  Bruce Bowen’s contract becomes guaranteed for four million instead of two million tomorrow, so the Bucks probably aren’t done today. ...

Awoj: Blazers, Roy Agree to 5 Year Extension
Blazersedge — Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports has tweeted that the Portland Trail Blazers and Brandon Roy have reached an agreement on his contract extension. A Woj tweets... Brandon Roy has agreed to a 5-year extension worth between $78-$82 million with Blazers, a source tells Y!. News conf. set for Thursday. Roy will be traveling to Portland on Thursday to sign the deal, source said. The Oregonian first reported a deal was imminent on Tuesday. Yesterday, Jason Quick of The Oregonian wrote that the two sides were close. Later ...

Wojnarowski Tweets: Brandon Roy Will Sign Extension Tomorrow
Bust a Bucket - A Portland Trail Blazers Blog — ... According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Brandon Roy has agreed to a contract extension. He'll be in town tomorrow to finalize it. Here are the two statements made by Woj: ...

Baby Close to Signing 2 yr Deal!
CelticsBlog - NBA Section — Baby Close to Signing 2 yr Deal! via Adrian Wojnarowski: Glen Davis is close to signing a two-year contract to stay with Boston, a source told Y! Sports. Deal should be complete next week.

Powe to Cavs? It’s Almost a Done Deal
Boston Celtics Basketball - Celtics news, rumors and analysis - CelticsHub.com — ... The great Woj is reporting (on Twitter, natch) that the Cavs are going to sign Leon Powe to a one-year deal worth the veteran’s minimum with a team option for a second year, provided Cleveland’s doctors don’t find anything unexpected wrong with Powe’s knee/s.  ...

Here Comes Leon Powe
Cavs: The Blog — ... But on the other hand, this is Leon Powe for the veteran’s minimum. (According to Adrian Wojnarowski’s twitter feed.) That’s the same amount of money the Cavs paid Jawad Williams, Dwayne Jones, Lance Allred, you name it. It’s the minimum. You really can’t pay less than that. And when you start thinking about the deal that way, it looks like a steal from where I’m sitting. ...

Anthony Carter - Still a Denver Nugget
Roundball Mining Company - Denver Nuggets Blog — ... Yahoo! Sports is reporting (via Twitter) Anthony Carter has signed his one year $1.35 million contract to continue his career with the Denver Nuggets. ...

Rubio offered six-year deal in Spain?
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports — ... Joventut. Now the word is that Rubio is just might stay in Europe, anyway, and another Spanish team is possibly going to sign the youngster to a six-year deal, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Rubio apparently has an offer of a six-year deal with Regal Barcelona that will have the new team paying out the largest buyout in European basketball history: $5.3 million. There are two things that Kahn can at least smile about right now if this deal goes through: It isn't a done deal, according to Yahoo! Sports, and it does supposedly ...

Jason Collins has agreed to a one year deal with Atlanta, a league source told Yahoo Sports
Peachtree Hoops — ... From the Yahoo Twitter. Ummm six more fouls against Shaq and Dwight I guess.

But Weight, There's More
CelticsBlog — Adrian Wojnarowski just tweeted the following: The Celtics continue intrigue with vet forward Mike Sweetney's comeback and will likely bring him to camp, sources tell Y! Sports. Sweetney has fought weight issues and still needs to shed more pounds. Minny and Indiana also have interest. I chalk this up as a no-lose "lets take a look at him" situation but the chances of him making the team are... wait for it... slim. ...

Paul Pierce Wants Kids to Get Off Their Asses
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — ... Speaking of overweight children, Yahoo! reports the Celtics have invited ...

The MRI on the left knee of Sacramento rookie Tyreke Evans is negative, source close to him tells...
Sactown Royalty — ... Woj, via the YahooNBA Twitter Phew. Update: The team confirms, day-to-day with acute patellar bone bruise ...

Final Predictions: Who Gets Cut?
CelticsBlog — ... The math is still the same as it was on the first day of camp.  We have 15 roster spots and 16 players.  One of them has to go.  Barring a trade, somebody is going to get cut.  Most assumed that Mike Sweetney would be the one to go.  However, Adiran Wojnarowski tweeted the following: Doc Rivers sounds determined to keep Mike Sweetney. Celts plan had been to help him lose more weight and hope he could contribute by midyear Boston doesn't have the roster ...