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Andre Miller for Raymond Felton, Rudy Fernandez to Mavs
There are reports that Andre Miller will be traded from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Denver Nuggets for Raymond Felton. Rudy Fernandez would also be involved in a trade to the Dallas Mavericks for their 26th draft pick Jordan Hamilton. Hamilton would then stay with the Blazers and not be sent to the Nuggets as first reported.
Also included in the Mavericks trade with Portland is the 57th pick going to Dallas for the rights to 2007 draftee Petteri Koponen, according to sources.
Source: Marc Stein.
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Lakers picked Chukwudiebere Maduabum for Nuggets?
According to Chad Ford, the 58th pick in the draft by the Los Angeles Lakers was on behalf of the Denver Nuggets. They selected Chukwudiebere Maduabum with the pick.
It is currently unclear what the trade entails, but it will most likely just be an exchange for cash.
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Monta Ellis’ agent has told the Golden State Warriors that his client wants to be traded, according to the New York Post.
It’s thought that the Warriors were not going to move Ellis - even though they had some good offers for him - but now that the trade request has been sent, they may listen to attractive offers.
New Warriors coach Mark Jackson has stated that he thinks Ellis is the 3rd best shooting guard in the league and he’d like to retain his services; this one may be out of his hands, though.
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Rockets nearly got Andris Biedrins last night, will continue to pursue
According to Richard Justice, the Houston Rockets came close to trading for Andris Biedrins of the Golden State Warriors last night.
It is unclear why the deal didn’t happen and who the Rockets would send to the Warriors in exchange for Biedrins, but Justice reports that Houston will continue to pursue Biedrins over the next few days.
Picking up a fairly good center is needed for the Rockets due to Yao Ming’s career currently being up in the air and with Houston sending Brad Miller to the Minnesota Timberwolves last night, the acquisition of Biedrins would make even more sense.
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He just pisses me off on the court. You stress him out and he might speak some Spanish to you and you’re like, ‘What are you talking about?’ I know you’re from Italy or somewhere, but his charisma and just the way he’s so poised, it just gets under my skin.Glen Davis on Kobe Bryant
(Source: iamagm.com)
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Photo of the Day: Shawn Marion and Mini-Me aka Verne Troyer.
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Leandro Barbosa of the Toronto Raptors has picked up his $7.6 million player option for the 2011-2012 season, according to London Free Press.
The report states that Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo confirmed that Barbosa would be returning and beat a midnight deadline to make himself eliglbe to return to Toronto next season for $7.6 million.
There had been doubts about whether Barbosa would return with a possible lockout looming. He was reportedly thinking of playing in his native Brazil instead for the 2011-2012 season.
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Chuck Person will be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers as an assistant coach, according to Sam Amick.
Person was an assistant with the Lakers for the last two seasons, primarily brought in to help mentor his friend Ron Artest. He has since become somewhat of a defensive specialist on the team, and will be expected to continue that role for new head coach Mike Brown.
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The New York Knicks are only looking to offer a one-year deal to a center, according to the New York Post. That means that they will be out of the race this summer for players such as Marc Gasol, DeAndre Jordan and Samuel Dalembert.
So, who are the Knicks looking to sign as their starting center? It seems they may be looking in the direction of Kwame Brown.
*Stephen A. Smith voice* KWAME BROWN?!
Well yes, the ex-Laker and Pau Gasol trade piece may soon be starting for another legendary NBA team. The reasoning for this is so that the Knicks are in a great position cap-wise in the summer of 2012 when there is a potential free agent pool of players like Chris Paul, Deron Williams and Dwight Howard.
The report states that the only other real centers who could probably be had for a one-year deal are “Tony Battie, ex-Knick veteran Kurt Thomas, who filled in solidly in spots with the Bulls, Joel Pryzbilla, Aaron Gray and ancient Theo Ratliff.”
With some of those players being either too poorly conditioned to start, too old or retiring, maybe Kwame Brown is the best option - which can’t be a great thought for Knicks fans. It could all pay off in 2012 though if New York manages to land a big name in free agency to play alongside Amaré Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony.
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The Phoenix Suns made a qualifying offer to Aaron Brooks. However, it seems that the Sacramento Kings are also interested in his services and may be making a pitch to him to convince him to join the team, according to New York Daily News.
The Kings are in need a of a point guard now that Beno Udrih has been traded and they see Brooks as a player capable of being able to fill that void.
Don’t be surprised if other teams come out and make offers to Brooks too. It would make sense for the Los Angeles Lakers to make him an offer as they are currently in need of a quicker, younger point guard to replace Derek Fisher in the starting line-up who can also shoot the three. Brooks ticks all the boxes there and could probably be had for all or part of the MLE (as long as the MLE still exists after the new CBA) - the lure of being a starter for the Lakers would also have to be interesting for Brooks.
He had a fairly quiet season last year after being traded from the Houston Rockets to the Phoenix Suns. He spent most of the year on the bench too. The year before however he had career numbers of 19.6 ppg and 5.6 apg as a starter.
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