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The Knicks have been linked to Fernandez, who wants out of Portland and has listed New York as one of his preferred destinations. The Trail Blazers want a first-round pick for Fernandez, which means the Knicks need to get a third team involved. Via Frank Isola/New York Daily News New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Nets Could Wait For Carmelo To Become Free Agent
New Jersey has the young players and draft picks to make a deal, but there is another way they could acquire Anthony in the not-so-distant future. Unless Anthony signs a contract extension with Denver, which he's been offered, he'll hit the free agent market after the 2010-11 season. The Nets are projected to have roughly $20 million in cap space, more than enough to court Anthony. New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Hawks, Horford Haven't Talked Extension
Atlanta can extend him for up to five years and $82 million by Oct. 31 or tender him to make him a restricted free agent next summer. "I haven't heard anything yet," Horford said. "I think anything will start coming once training camp gets going. I am just kind of leaving to that to the owners and my representation and just seeing what happens. I am going to keep working hard and keep doing what I've been doing." Via Atlanta Journal-Constitution Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets New Orleans Wants Another All-Star Weekend
The 2008 All-Star Weekend was a tremendous success despite concerns about the security surrounding the event. The next opening will be in 2013, after the Staples Center (Los Angeles) and Amway Arena (Orlando) host the next two upcoming events. Via Scott Howard-Cooper/NBA.com Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Kings Invite Luther Head To Camp
Sacramento signed Head to a non-guaranteed contract. Head, who was drafted by the Rockets with the 24th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, has played for Houston, Miami and Indiana. Via Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter) Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Pacers Take Strong Stance With Stephenson
Stephenson allegedly pushed his girlfriend down a flight of stairs last month. The team hasn't even allowed him to work out at Conseco Fieldhouse. "Pacers taking strong stance with Lance Stephenson. He hasn't been permitted to workout at Conseco since his alleged incident last month," Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star wrote on his Twitter page. Via Mike Wells/Indianapolis Star (via Twitter) Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Giddens Will Be In Camp With Kings
"Former Celtic and Knick swingman J.R. Giddens invited to Kings training camp. Giddens says his surgically repaired left knee a lot stronger," Spears wrote on his Twitter page. Originally drafted by the Celtics with the 30th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, he's spent time with Boston and New York. Via Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter) Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mavericks Invite Dee Brown To Camp
Brown played for Maccabi Tel Aviv last season and will join Dallas in camp under a non-guaranteed contract. Utah drafted Brown with the 46th overall pick out Illinois back in 2006. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Knicks Remain Interested In Fernandez
Portland isn't pleased with Fernandez and agent Andy Miller, who went public with their trade request. Alan Hahn of Newsday writes that, "So several NBA insiders have suggested to me that Portland will exhaust all other options before they'd even consider doing Rudy a favor and sending him exactly where he wants to go, especially if the Knicks aren't offering anything they really want. And what they want is a first round pick." New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets George Karl Officially Cleared To Return
"It's official," Karl said Thursday. "I've been cleared to go for it. My PET scan came back great." Karl is coming off his second battle with cancer in five years. "In three months, I'm going to have another PET scan," he said. "I'll probably have three or four more PET scans in the next year. And then the second year it won't be that many, it might be only two, but you've still got to go through them. "The one they did, they were very positive on. In general, they said they couldn't find any cancer cells and it looked great. I think the word was 'excellent.' It was an excellent scan as the doctor defines it." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cleveland's Roster Unlikely To Change
Williams, a restricted free agent, received a $1.03 million qualifying offer from Cleveland back in June. "We like Jawad," general manager Chris Grant said. "We'll get into training camp and see what happens. We have a qualifying offer out to him. I haven't heard one way or the other. Obviously, we'd like him to come to camp and compete and make his mark on being part of the team." The remainder of the roster appears set. "Are we done at this particular time?" Cavaliers coach Byron Scott asked. "Probably so. "I look at what we have right now and am excited. I can't wait for the next three weeks to go by to get to work." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets |
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Knicks president Donnie Walsh recently rejected a three-team deal that would have sent Anthony Randolph to Indiana, a first-round pick to Portland and Rudy Fernandez to New York, according to a team source.
The Nets may have the pieces to swing a trade for Carmelo Anthony, but that would require the Nuggets to change their current stance on the All-Star forward.
The Hawks want to extend the contract of big man Al Horford, but talks on an extension haven't yet begun.
Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com is reporting that the city of New Orleans is expected to push for another All-Star Weekend in the near future.
The Kings have invited veteran guard Luther Head to training camp, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
The Pacers are making it clear to rookie guard Lance Stephenson that his recent behavior will not be tolerated.
Former NBA guard Dee Brown will be in training camp with the Mavericks later this month.
Nuggets coach George Karl has officially been cleared by his doctors to return to the game he loves.
Aside from waiting on Jawad Williams, the Cavaliers are unlikely to make any roster changes between now and the start of training camp.