Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry practiced with the U.S. basketball team, confident he will be available for exhibition matches after injuring his left ankle.

The Golden State guard took part in the non-contact training Friday at the Magic Box center in Madrid.

He says he is “80 percent” a day before the U.S. plays Lithuania.

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Luis Amundson

Free-agent forward Louis Amundson remains on the market, but sources are reporting that may change soon.

The Hornets, Pacers and Warriors are known to have interest in Amundson and he is nearing a decision, according to a source.

There is also an unidentified fourth team in the mix.

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Monta Ellis

Monta Ellis was the subject of trade speculation before the offseason began, but it appears as though he will remain with the Warriors for at least the beginning of the 10-11 season.

“I think that was a rumor,” said Ellis. “The deal was with the (Golden State) players who got traded. I don’t think it ever was with me.

“They (Warriors management) got us a lot of new pieces (including All-Star forward David Lee from the New York Knicks). Hopefully, we can stick them together and plug up the holes (that) we’ve been missing.”

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Jeremy Lin

The Warriors officially landed a player who is turning out to be a cult figure.

Guard Jeremy Lin, a Bay Area native who played at Harvard, signed a two-year deal with the Warriors on Wednesday afternoon. A press conference was held Wednesday to introduce Lin following his signing.

“Obviously playing in the NBA would have been a dream come true, but this is really a dream come true,” said Lin. “This is the team I grew up cheering for and this is the one team I really, really wanted to play for.”

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David Lee

The first of David Lee’s six years with the Golden State Warriors may start with him having surgery.

He injured his right middle finger yesterday while getting ready with Team USA in Las Vegas for the world championships later this summer in Turkey, sources revealed.

Lee headed back to California so Golden State trainers and a hand specialist could look at the injury. “I looked down and my finger was completely turned to the side,” Lee said. “It’s possibly a tendon or a dislocation of some sort way.”

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Jeremy Lin

The Golden State Warriors are closing in on signing summer-league sensation Jeremy Lin, according to sources with knowledge of the talks.

Sources told ESPN.com on Tuesday that the Warriors, by offering to guarantee more than half of Lin’s potential first-year salary of nearly $500,000, have reached an agreement with the point guard from Harvard.

Lin is expected to receive a multiyear deal, sources said. The deal has not been signed.

C.J. Watson

The Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors have completed a sign-and-trade for C.J. Watson, according to sources.

Watson, who was a restricted free agent, will be dealt to Chicago in exchange for a second round pick.

He has agreed to a three-year, $10.2 million deal with the Bulls and Chicago holds a team option for the third year.

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David Lee

David Lee has agreed to a six-year, $80 million deal with the Warriors via a sign-and-trade, according to multiple sources.

The Knicks are will receive Anthony Randolph, Ronny Turiaf and Kelenna Azubuike back in return.

Golden State and New York had worked on the framework of a deal during the day on Thursday that was contingent on the decision of LeBron James.

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David Lee

Golden State is close to a sign-and-trade with the Knicks that would bring Lee to the Warriors. The Warriors would send Anthony Randolph and a few other pieces to New York for Lee.

Of course, the Knicks will not do anything with Lee until they know for sure what LeBron James is doing, but the Warriors seem to be the front runner if New York does swing a sign-and-trade.

Lee’s laissez-faire approach to defense would seemingly fit well with the Warriors’ offensive-minded scheme, and teaming Lee with a backcourt of Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry would give Golden State a formidable array of scorers.

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Monta Ellis

When Amare Stoudemire becomes official, it would end the five-year era of David Lee, but set up a possibility of a sign-and-trade to add another piece.

There has been rumors of a three-way trade talk between Golden State, Minnesota and New York where Lee winds up with the Timberwolves, Monta Ellis comes to the Knicks and Al Jefferson goes to the Warriors.

Lee visited Minnesota yesterday and it has only $7 million in cap room, meaning he would want a sign-and-trade.

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