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NBA Rumors – Sacramento Kings Might Try and Sign Drew Gooden
It seems that Drew Gooden is the final “casualty” of the Amnesty Clause this offseason, which puts the veteran big man on the amnesty waivers for the time being. Unlikely to be too picky about his next destination, there’s a chance the Sacramento Kings become his team in 2013-2014.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers & Houston Rockets Interested in Signing Mike Miller
Like all of the amnestied players, Mike Miller first goes through the amnesty waiver, where teams with cap space have a chance to pick him up before he becomes a full-time unrestricted free agent. Despite all of the contender names attached to him, the Cleveland Cavaliers seem quite interested in signing the 13-year veteran. If he doesn’t get claimed, the Houston Rockets seem to be the first in line.
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NBA Rumors – Portland Trail Blazers Willing to Trade LaMarcus Aldridge
Despite LaMarcus Aldridge announcing that he’s happy playing for the Portland Trail Blazers, it seems that his reps are trying to see what the team is willing to trade him for. The good news for them? The Blazers are willing to discuss a trade. The bad news? For only a specific number of players, and they don’t want draft picks involved.
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Amnesty Clause – 11 NBA Players That Can Still Be Let Go
The deadline to use the Amnesty Clause in 2013 has passed, which leaves only 11 players that can be released that way by NBA teams in 2014, with the Chicago Bulls (Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer), Memphis Grizzlies (Mike Conley, Zach Randolph) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (Nick Collison, Kevin Durant, Kendrick Perkins) the only teams with more than one potential candidate.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Plan to Play Anthony Bennett At Power Forward
Being a tweener in the NBA can be a blessing or a curse, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, obviously, are hoping that their number one draft pick, Anthony Bennett, is going to be the latter. So is it going to be a power forward or small forward? Too soon to tell, with Bennett recovering from surgery and in some sort of diet program to shed some weight, but initial proclamations designate him to the power forward position.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Shouldn’t Give Luol Deng an Extension
The Chicago Bulls would love to trade Luol Deng and his expensive expiring contract, but there are no takers. And unless he’s willing to give them a massive discount on his next deal, there’s no reason for the Bulls to give him a contract extension.
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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers & Miami Heat Interested in Signing Marcus Camby
Not planning to spend his final years in the NBA playing for a team that’s going nowhere like the Toronto Raptors, Marcus Camby is about to complete a buyout to his contract, turning him into a free agent, making it possible for contenders like the Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers and the Miami Heat to try and sign the 17-year veteran.
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Dallas Mavericks – Gal Mekel Is a Summer League Bullseye
Have the Dallas Mavericks landed a point guard that’s a lot better than anyone has expected with Israeli Gal Mekel? The Summer League is hardly an accurate indicator to a player’s future in the NBA, but it’s hard to ignore the buzz he’s creating, or the comparisons he’s been drawing.
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NBA Rumors – Miami Heat Closer to Signing Greg Oden
One of the most coveted free agents this offseason is a player who hasn’t played in almost four years in an NBA game. And yet Greg Oden is getting plenty of attention, especially from the NBA champions Miami Heat, who seem closer than the rest of the chasing pack to land the big man.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks Trying to Sign Devin Harris Again
The injury to his toe meant Devin Harris lost out on a three-year reunion contract with the Dallas Mavericks, but it seems the sides are working out a new deal that should land the veteran point guard once again with the team he started his career on.