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NBA Rumors – Chicago Bulls Might Trade Luol Deng
The emergence of Jimmy Butler during his second season, usually at the expense of an injured Luol Deng, has the Chicago Bulls thinking that it might be time to finally pull the trigger on a trade they’ve been considering for a very long time. With Butler on the rise and Deng becoming more and more of a health risk, there’s a chance that before his contract runs out in 2014, the two-time All-Star will find himself on another team.
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NBA Rumors – Dallas Mavericks Trying to Sign Chris Paul
NBA teams aren’t allowed to have any contact with free agents until July 1, but the photos of Dirk Nowitzki, Mark Cuban and Chris Paul at Tiger Woods’ “Poker Night” tournament give everyone a pretty strong feeling that the best point guard in the NBA might be heading to play for the Dallas Mavericks next season after the disappointing finish with the Los Angeles Clippers in this year’s playoffs.
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NBA Rumors – Dwight Howard Wants to Play for the Houston Rockets & Dallas Mavericks
Don’t close the door on the Los Angeles Lakers just yet, the hardest team in the NBA to say no to. But Dwight Howard isn’t going to make it easy. Instead of being a simple case of re-signing him to a max contract, Howard is about to test the waters, as some love to say, in free agency, being extremely interested in the developing situations in Texas for either the Houston Rockets or the Dallas Mavericks.
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NBA Rumors – Kevin Garnett Might Retire When Boston Celtics Are Knocked Out of the NBA Playoffs
This seems to be one of those things that comes up once in a while, with everyone thinking it, except for the player himself. Kevin Garnett can only think about trying to keep the Boston Celtics alive for one more game in the playoffs, while everyone else, considering his age, injuries and his declining production, are considering his upcoming retirement.
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NBA Rumors – Monta Ellis Leaving the Milwaukee Bucks
Despite an option to stay with the Milwaukee Bucks for another season and make $11 million, it seems that Monta Ellis will use his early termination option and hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent once the season is over, thinking he’ll be able to make more money elsewhere on another long-term deal.
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Stop the LeBron James to Cleveland Cavaliers Rumors
Sometimes speculation is based on something a player or a member of a team’s front office says or hints at. Other times, it’s just the media trying to make something out of nothing. LeBron James to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014? It’s the latter, and it simply doesn’t make sense.
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Nobody Wants Eric Gordon and Andrea Bargnani
Sometimes, NBA trades don’t get to happen because of salary restrictions and not finding the perfect deal. In the case of Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors and Eric Gordon of the New Orleans Hornets, it’s the simple fact that no one around the NBA wants them.
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NBA Rumors – Oklahoma City Thunder Could Trade Kendrick Perkins
It was a real game changer in the Western Conference when Kendrick Perkins was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Oklahoma City Thunder three years ago, but it seems that there is a chance his time with the NBA finalists is over, possibly looking to trade him to the Phoenix Suns.
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NBA Rumors – Atlanta Hawks Will Trade Josh Smith
It’s a question of to where and for who, not an if. The Atlanta Hawks want to get something out of Josh Smith before his contract runs out at the end of the season, and are looking to trade their power forward to a number of teams, including the Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics or the Houston Rockets.
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NBA Rumors – New York Knicks Considering Trading Iman Shumpert
Since returning from an injury that has kept him out from the first half of the NBA season, Iman Shumpert isn’t happy with the amount of minutes he’s getting and the position he’s playing in for the New York Knicks, possibly pushing for a trade just before the deadline expires.