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First Cup: Monday
Published 6/30/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... will open, and the Mavericks will start courting players who no longer have a job. As with every free-agent season, the first order of business is their own. The Mavericks expect to hear today that Eddie Jones is going to exercise his option and be a member of the 2008-09 team. The other choices would be to become a free agent or retire. But at $1.9 million, Jones is a relatively cheap insurance policy and a good outside shooter. He could also be a chip in future trade scenarios." ...

Darrell Arthur Blames Claritin for Draft Slide
Published 6/30/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... NBA InjuriesWatching Darrell Arthur slip out of the lottery and deep into the end of the first round (he went #27) wasn't a whole lot of fun during Thursday's draft. ESPN's panel repeatedly reported that rumors of a mysterious kidney ailment circulated among the teams last week, leaving franchises uncertain of Arthur's health and unlikely to risk a decent pick on him. Via TrueHoop, Scott Cacciola of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal gets Arthur to explain the apparent real cause of concern. Arthur won't be endorsing Claritin anytime ...