NBA Rumors

Allen Iverson to Chicago Bulls?

Darjan Milojkovic — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:00:29 +0000

Allen Iverson in Barcelona

According to a report on CBS Sportsline, Ben Gordon may find his way to Detroit via a sign and trade which would see Allen Iverson become a Chicago Bull.

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Turkoglu, Blazers: No Deal

Darjan Milojkovic — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:56:37 +0000

Hedo Turkoglu

Free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu has broken off negotiations with the Portland Trail Blazers, a source told ESPN’s Ric Bucher on Friday night.

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Marbury Not Returning to Boston

Darjan Milojkovic — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:51:18 +0000

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Celtics free agent guard Stephon Marbury said to The Globe early Friday morning that he does not expect to be returning to Boston after receiving a disappointing one-year contract paying $1.3 million using the veteran’s minimum.

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Trevor Ariza to Houston Rockets

Darjan Milojkovic — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:42:55 +0000

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NBA front-office sources have confirmed that Trevor Ariza made a verbal commitment Tuesday night to sign a five-year deal with the Rockets on Wednesday.

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Ron Artest to Los Angeles Lakers

Darjan Milojkovic — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:16 +0000

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The newly crowned NBA champions made what amounts to a daring trade Thursday night, shaking up the league’s second day of free agency by essentially swapping out on-the-rise swingman Trevor Ariza for the versatile, physical and famously unpredictable Ron Artest.

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Dahntay Jones Wanted by 5-6 Teams

Darjan Milojkovic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:03:34 +0000

Dahntay Jones

With all of the free agency buzz surrounding wings Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza, it is easy to forget about Dahntay Jones.

Jones is an unrestricted free agent and has been receiving a lot of interest from teams looking to add a top perimeter defender to their roster.

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Rasheed Wallace to Meet with Celtics

Darjan Milojkovic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:28:46 +0000

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A league source confirmed this morning that the Celtics were trying to set up a meeting with Rasheed Wallace for later today.

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Knicks Target Grant Hill

Darjan Milojkovic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:23:15 +0000

According to Real GM, the New York Knicks will try to use their $5.7 million mid-level exception on Grant Hill, who accepted an invitation to New York Monday for a recruiting visit, according to a source.

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Ariza Unhappy with Lakers Offer

Darjan Milojkovic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:21:31 +0000

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The Lakers remained far apart on negotiations Wednesday with their two main free-agent pieces, forwards Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza.

In particular, Ariza and his agent were not thrilled by the Lakers’ annual offer of $5.6 million over an unspecified number of years. Ariza, 24, was hoping for $7 million to $8 million a year.

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David Lee to Toronto Raptors?

Darjan Milojkovic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:17:47 +0000

Toronto Raptors

The Raptors are widening their NBA free-agent search that now includes one of the more intriguing players on the market.

Capping a whirlwind 24 hours to open the negotiating period, league sources say Toronto is trying to obtain David Lee, an energetic rebounder who is a New York Knicks restricted free agent.

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Grizzlies Acquire Zach Randolph

Darjan Milojkovic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:49:09 +0000

Zach Randolph

The Grizzlies have agreed to trade Quentin Richardson to the Clippers for Zach Randolph.

Richardson, whose contract expires after this season, was traded by the Knicks to the Grizzlies for Darko Milicic on draft night.

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No Offers for Shawn Marion?

Darjan Milojkovic — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:46:32 +0000

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Toronto reportedly remains in contention to re-sign forward Shawn Marion, who is attracting very little interest on the open market.

General manager Bryan Colangelo said last week he had a number in mind for a contract offer to Marion, who was paid almost $18 million last season and will surely take a significant pay cut.

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Cavaliers Pursue Ron Artest

Darjan Milojkovic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:50:10 +0000

Ron Artest

It has been rumored that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been been in contact with Ron Artest.

LeBron James met with Artest on Tuesday night, according to the report.

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Ben Gordon Signs with Detroit Pistons

Darjan Milojkovic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:47:09 +0000

Ben Gordon

According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the Pistons have reached a deal in principle with Ben Gordon.

The deal is believed to be worth $55 million over five years.

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Blazers Inquire about Hedo Turkoglu

Darjan Milojkovic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:07:51 +0000

Hedo Turkoglu

Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard called agent Lon Babby about Hedo Turkoglu once free agency opened late Tuesday night.

“Kevin Pritchard and [assistant general manager] Tom Penn called me at the earliest possible moment and expressed enthusiasm for engaging in discussions about Hedo becoming a Trail Blazer,” Babby told the Oregonian.

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Knicks to Offer Lee 4 Years, $32 Million

Darjan Milojkovic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:57:16 +0000

David Lee

A team source claims the Knicks will offer David Lee a four-year deal worth $32 million, which is below his asking price of $10 million per season.

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Stoudemire Not Interested in Warriors

Darjan Milojkovic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:53:03 +0000

Amare Stoudemire

Two high-placed NBA sources said Tuesday that Amare Stoudemire has little interest in joining the Warriors, especially with a roster he apparently feels would be depleted by the terms of the trade.

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Iverson to Bobcats Heating Up

Darjan Milojkovic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:50:49 +0000

Allen Iverson

The Bobcats are losing money and have trouble selling tickets, but signing Allen Iverson could rectify both problems.

Agent Leon Rose declined to further comment on Tuesday, but admitted that he expected to talk with Charlotte when free agency began on Wednesday.

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Brandon Jennings Cursing Out the Knicks

Darjan Milojkovic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:32:12 +0000

Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings was caught on a YouTube video clip cursing out the Knicks for not drafting him last Thursday and taking Arizona forward Jordan Hill instead.

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Carlos Boozer is Staying in Utah

Darjan Milojkovic — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:25:00 +0000

Carlos Boozer

Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer announced on Tuesday that he is exercising his player option for 2009-10.

Boozer will make $12.657 million this season and join the famed 2010 class a free agent next summer.

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