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NBA Rumors – Memphis Grizzlies Trying to Trade Tayshaun Prince
It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Memphis Grizzlies slowly moving away from their “defense-first” approach next season, at least slightly, and their attempt to move Tayshaun Prince, whose main fault is having a bad contract attached to him, failing to do so with the Minnesota Timberwolves, is a good example.
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NBA Rumors – Phoenix Suns Trying to Trade Kendall Marshall
In what seems like an admission of making the wrong choice in last year’s draft, the Phoenix Suns are putting Kendall Marshall on the trading block, hoping to get something out of a player who has fallen to the third spot in their point guard rotation.
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NBA Rumors – Milwaukee Bucks & Detroit Pistons in Trade Talks About Brandon Jennings
The NBA Summer Leagues aren’t just to evaluate talent, but are a good opportunity for club executives to meet and talk about potential deals, like the alleged discussion between the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks for Brandon Jennings in a sign & trade deal.
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NBA Rumors – Milwaukee Bucks & Brandon Jennings Not Left With a Whole Lot of Options
It’s weird that a player, even an unrestricted free agent like Brandon Jennings, who scored 17.5 points per game last season, isn’t getting any attention from teams around the league, and is now down to two options with the Milwaukee Bucks – sign a qualifying offer, which is worth about a third of the money he’s looking to make, or try and establish a sign & trade situation.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs Don’t Know What to Do With Final Roster Spot
By re-signing Tiago Splitter, the San Antonio Spurs have 14 players with guaranteed deals heading into next season, with the tendency to leave one spot open for when it begins. With that kind of thinking, it might mean that both Gary Neal, a restricted free agent, and Deshuan Thomas, a second round draft pick, won’t have a place on the team.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Will Start Andrea Bargnani With Carmelo Anthony
When last season began, it looked like the New York Knicks were buying in to the Mike Woodson approach and preaching, which was about defense before everything, including for Carmelo Anthony. As the season unfolded, it was clear to see it wasn’t the case, and it’s hard to think that it will change with Andrea Bargnani joining the roster.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Should be Happy About Dwight Howard
With all the trade rumors at first, it seemed like adding Dwight Howard to the Houston Rockets wasn’t going to be something Jeremy Lin is too happy about. However, things have changed, with the team not planning on moving any of their players at the moment, which makes the future connection between the point guard and the All-Star center vital to their success.
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NBA Rumors – Detroit Pistons Trying to Trade for Rajon Rondo
Are the Boston Celtics shopping Rajon Rondo? Not officially, but they wouldn’t say no to an offer they’d like, and so far, the Detroit Pistons seem like the most interested party, just with the wrong kind of deal they are trying to use in order to convince the Celtics.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks First in Line to Sign Metta World Peace
Despite using decoys such as the Los Angeles Clippers, China, Arena Football and retirement, Metta World Peace wants to play for the New York Knicks, who seem to have moved quicker than anyone once he cleared waivers.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs & Sacramento Kings Trying to Sign Greg Oden
Teams with plenty of cap space aren’t in abundance at this stage of the offseason, so minimum salary players are what everyone seem to be looking for, and Greg Oden, courted by the Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings at the moment, is probably the most popular of all.