hoopsworld.com - 7/1/2009
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Not Much Changed: NBA Free agency opened with a bang last night. OK it was more of a soft thud, but the doors are open and shopping is taking place. Not a lot of action to report this morning as most of the news will filter out today. Most team and league sources had little to say this morning, ...
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chron.com - 6/30/2009
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chron.com —
While guard Ron Artest has indicated that his
free agency decision will not be impacted by the...
uncertainty surrounding Yao Ming, the Rockets prepared to start the chase for another center to man the middle while Yao is out and beyond. Heading into the ...
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Yao or not, Artest wants to return to Rockets | NBA ...
chron.com - 7/2/2009
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chron.com —
Marcin Gortat told the Rockets he wanted playing
time and to be part of a winning team....
Welcome to the intersection of opportunity and availability. Now, if his agent will stop yapping about money long enough to let the young man sign the contract ...
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Justice: Polish forward would look great in Rockets red ...
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NBA Free Agency Update: Villanueva to DET?
WaitingForNextYear —
... for about $10 million per season. There were talks of a sign-and-trade with the Raptors, which may not be out of the question, but for now, it looks like Turk will be out west next season. Not necessarily a bad thing given that we’ll see a lot less of his smirk thanks to 10PM starts. David Lee The Knicks are most definitely hoping to re-sign their rebound-happy power forward, but appear to be low-balling at this point. Lee is looking for five years at $50 million; the team came in with a deal for a reported four years, $34 million. The problem here is that the team knows ...
Lee, Robinson, and Wilcox Hit the Market
Posting and Toasting —
... the offer.
- There isn't as much info out there about Nate Robinson, but if the rumor is true that Nate would consider accepting the Knicks' one-year qualifying offer, then he deserves a standing ovation.
- Marc Stein says otherwise, but I would think that the Darko Milicic acquisition makes Marcin Gortat a lot less interesting to Donnie Walsh. Actually, I kind of think I prefer Darko to Gortat, even ignoring finances. Maybe that's just me.
- HoopsWorld wonders if something's afoot in Jason Kidd's negotiations ...
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