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Sources: Kevin Garnett Re-Signs with Celtics

June 30, 2012 / posted in Boston Celtics / No Comments

Kevin Garnett is returning to the Boston Celtics after considering retirement, multiple sources told ESPN.com. The forward will receive a three-year, $34 million deal, the sources said.

Kevin Garnett

Kevin Garnett

The Celtics have one other big name heading into free agency in shooting guard Ray Allen. While he has also expressed a desire to return to Boston, sources told ESPN.com’s Brian Windhorst that the NBA champion Miami Heat have made Allen their primary offseason target.

“The decision came down to whether KG wanted to keep playing,” a source told the Boston Herald. “And once he decided that he did, it was going to be Boston. He wasn’t going to leave Doc (Rivers) and those guys and play anywhere else.”

Sources: Rockets Shopping Luis Scola

June 30, 2012 / posted in Brooklyn Nets, Houston Rockets / No Comments
Luis Scola

Luis Scola

The Houston Rockets are actively looking to trade veteran power forward Luis Scola, according to league sources.

Although a specific trade partner for Houston has not yet emerged, sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets — stocked with big forwards after coming away with Royce White and Terrence Jones in the NBA draft — are working to find a new home for Scola.

Veteran guards Kyle Lowry and Kevin Martin have also been made available in various trade scenarios by the Rockets as they continue to stockpile young assets as part of their well-chronicled intent to pursue Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard or another franchise player in trade scenarios.

Lamar Odom Traded to Los Angeles Clippers

June 29, 2012 / posted in Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz / No Comments

The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Lamar Odom from the Dallas Mavericks as part of a four-team trade also involving the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets.

Lamar Odom

Lamar Odom

The Clippers sent point guard Mo Williams to the Jazz and the draft rights to Furkan Aldemir, the Clippers’ second round selection (53rd overall) in the 2012 NBA Draft to Houston while the Jazz conveyed the draft rights of Tadija Dragicevic, Utah’s second round pick (53rd overall) in the 2008 NBA Draft to Dallas.

To complete the trade, Dallas sent the draft rights of Shan Foster, the Mavericks’ second round selection (51st overall) in the 2008 NBA Draft to the Jazz with Houston sending cash considerations to Dallas.

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Pau Gasol to Minnesota Timberwolves?

June 29, 2012 / posted in Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves / No Comments
Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol

The Wolves are pursuing Pau Gasol and are offering Derrick Williams in the process, according to two sources.

Minnesota offered Derrick Williams to the Bobcats for the No. 2 overall pick in hopes of helping to acquire Gasol.

The Wolves want to pair Gasol with Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio.

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Scott Brooks, OKC Remain Far Apart on Contract Extension

June 28, 2012 / posted in Oklahoma City Thunder / No Comments
Scott Brooks

Scott Brooks

The Thunder have improved their contract offer to Scott Brooks, including a fourth year to the extension on the table. But sources say the two sides remain apart significantly on salary.

Brooks’ contract will expire on Saturday if he does not sign an extension. Sources say Brooks would immediately become a candidate for the Portland Trail Blazers if a deal is not reached.

Brooks had been offered a three-year extension worth around $11 million. Brooks made $2.1 million in the final year of his deal this season.

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Mo Williams to Utah, Odom to Clippers?

June 28, 2012 / posted in Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz / No Comments

The Utah Jazz have emerged as the potential third team in the Los Angeles Clippers’ ongoing trade discussions to acquire Lamar Odom from the Dallas Mavericks, according to sources close to the process.

Mo Williams

Mo Williams

Sources told ESPN.com that the Jazz are willing to take on Clippers guard Mo Williams in a three-team trade scenario that would send Odom to the Clippers and enable the Mavericks to shed Odom’s salary without taking back any salary.

The ball now is in Williams’ court. The trade cannot be completed unless Williams agrees to invoke his $8.5 million player option for next season by Saturday’s deadline, which means that the 29-year-old is essentially deciding if he wants to return to the Jazz — where he began his career in 2003-04 — or test free agency this summer.

Rockets Send Samuel Dalembert to Bucks

June 27, 2012 / posted in Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic / No Comments
Samuel Dalembert

Samuel Dalembert

Continuing to improve their draft assets, the Houston Rockets have traded the No. 14 pick and Samuel Dalembert to the Milwaukee Bucks for the 12th selection, Shaun Livingston, Jon Leuer and Jon Brockman.

The Rockets already had acquired the No. 18 pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves for Chase Budinger and the draft rights to Lior Eliyahu.

Sources have told ESPN.com‘s Marc Stein that the Rockets are hoping to acquire enough assets to entice the Magic to trade Dwight Howard to them.

Lamar Odom to Los Angeles Clippers?

June 27, 2012 / posted in Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers / No Comments

The Los Angeles Clippers have engaged in trade discussions to bring Lamar Odom back to the L.A. team that drafted him, according to sources close to the situation.

Lamar Odom

Lamar Odom

Yet the deal, sources said, could hinge on the willingness of a third team to take on the contract of Clippers veteran guard Mo Williams, which would allow the Dallas Mavericks to send Odom to the Clippers with no significant money coming back to the Mavericks.

With a Friday deadline looming for the Mavericks to buy out the final year of Odom’s contract for $2.4 million, Dallas officials have green-lighted Odom’s agent, Jeff Schwartz, to try to find a new home for Odom this week via trade.

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Bobcats Acquire Ben Gordon for Corey Maggette

June 27, 2012 / posted in Charlotte Bobcats, Detroit Pistons / No Comments
Corey Maggette

Corey Maggette

The Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade Ben Gordon and a 2013 protected first-round draft pick to the Charlotte Bobcats for swingman Corey Maggette.

Sources told ESPN.com the first-round pick going to Charlotte is lottery-protected in 2013, top-eight protected in 2014, top-one protected in 2015 and unprotected in 2016.

The deal provides significant long-term savings for the Pistons. Maggette is in the last year of his contract that pays him $10.9 million during the 2012-13 season.

Miami Heat’s Parade Celebration!

June 25, 2012 / posted in NBA Videos / No Comments

Check out the Miami Heat and their fan’s as they take to the streets to celebrate their second championship in their history!

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