Bobcats owner Michael Jordan has publicly stated that he opposed the Chris Paul trade, explaining that "as a small-market [owner] I'm very supportive of being able to keep your star player." That doesn't really sound like "basketball reasons" to us, Chris Paul was dealt to the Lakers, it seemed, until the league decided he wasn't. [...]
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Lakers News (no comments): The Los Angeles Lakers' first attempt to acquire New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul ended in disaster, as by HoopsVibe News The Los Angeles Lakers have reached an agreement to acquire All-Star point guard Chris Paul in a three-team trade that will cost them Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom, league [...]
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The Los Angeles Lakers have signed veteran guard Gerald Green and rookie free-agent forward Malcolm Thomas. The Lakers also said Tuesday that forward Derrick Caracter will have surgery on a torn meniscus in his left knee. Caracter was a second-round The Lakers' co-tenants at Staples Center can best supply New Orleans with the combination of [...]
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The latest twist in the never-ending Chris Paul trade saga is that the Clippers are now in a better position to swap for the superstar point guard, thanks to the Chauncey Billups acquisition. Per CBS Sports: “By claiming Billups And citing sources, ESPN's Marc Stein reports one move Howard wants Orlando to make is to [...]
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(AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers claimed five-time All-Star Chauncey Billups off waivers. The 35-year-old point guard was waived by the New York Knicks last weekend. Billups averaged 16.8 points, 5.4 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 72 games with Denver and The Clippers have also added Caron Butler this offseason and managed to keep young [...]
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For the second time in less than a week, the Hornets' negotiations with the Clippers have been put on hold. This time, of course, the proposed trade progressed much further. Still it's unclear exactly what pieces were involved. The Clippers would send center Chris Kaman, guard Eric Bledsoe, forward Al-Farouq Aminu and the No. 1 [...]
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NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — Whether the Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard wind up parting ways remains to be seen, and Howard said Sunday that he is experiencing a new silence with Magic general manager Otis Smith. By Kyle Hightower, AP ORLANDO – As the Orlando Magic try to work out a trade to get something [...]
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Lamar Odom is reportedly on his way out of Los Angeles. The forward has been traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Lamar Odom is still a Laker, but he doesn't sound completely thrilled about it. Odom admitted that he was “shocked” and “surprised” when told Thursday afternoon that the Lakers agreed to trade him to the [...]
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Their planned three-team trade, vetoed by David Stern on Thursday, returned to life slightly tweaked only to fall apart when the Lakers pulled out for good, a person with knowledge of the developments said. Kevin Martin and Luis Scola, who were slated LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pau Gasol has no idea whether his first practice [...]
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The Magic have given Dwight Howard's agent the green light to shop him to three teams — Nets, Lakers and Mavericks — to see if a trade can be worked out. In a nutshell, Howard no longer wants to be in Orlando — or play SB Nation is a collection of over 300 individual communities, [...]
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