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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Lance Stephenson

Indiana Pacers draft pick Lance Stephenson, after pushing his girlfriend down a flight of stairs, grabbed her and hit her head on the bottom step, prosecutors said Monday.

A judge released Stephenson, 19, without bail late Sunday night after his arrest on assault, menacing and harassment charges. Prosecutors had asked for $7,500 bail.

When police arrived, Stephenson told them the woman had fallen down the stairs, prosecutors said. The complaint said Williams suffered head and back wounds, and possible damage to her neck.

His next court date is scheduled for Oct. 19, according to New York-area media reports.

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Trevor Ariza

Trevor Ariza was sent to the New Orleans Hornets and Darren Collison to the Indiana Pacers in a four-team, five-player trade Wednesday.

In the trade, the Hornets also sent James Posey to the Pacers.

The Pacers sent Troy Murphy to the New Jersey Nets. And the Nets sent Courtney Lee to the Rockets.

The four-team deal could fill some long-term needs for the Hornets, Pacers and Nets, as well as provide needed salary relief for the Rockets.

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Darren Collison

The Nuggets are interested in trading up in this month’s NBA Draft and the Pacers could be a fit for a deal.

Indiana has the 10th overall pick and would like to land point guard Ty Lawson from Denver.

Mike Wells of the Indianapolis Star reports that the Pacers are interested in Lawson, while ESPN.com’s Chad Ford wrote that the Nuggets are looking to jump into the top ten.

The Pacers have also reached out to the Hornets about Darren Collison.

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Conseco Fieldhouse

Conseco Fieldhouse is only 11 years ago but it has become such a financial albatross to the Indiana Pacers that the team is threatening to leave town if Indianapolis does not start picking up some of the tab, according to the Indianapolis Star.

The city requires the team to pay for the building’s general operating costs, which comes in at around $15 million annually.

Owner Herb Simon is staring to balk at this, saying it is hard enough to pay for his team let along the building as well.

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Danny Granger

It took nearly the entire season, but Pacers forward Danny Granger is averaging 31 points and shooting 54 percent from the field in the past four games.

He has had 13 games of at least 30 points, including three straight, this season.

Granger missed more than a month with a torn right plantar fascia and has had a difficult time adjusting to his new teammates.

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Channing Frye

The Suns defeated the Pacers 113-105 on Saturday night in a game that was marred by a third quarter incident.

With 46.7 seconds remaining in the period, Indiana’s Earl Watson appeared to push Channing Frye.

Danny Granger then took a swipe at Frye, who swung back.

The Pacers’ Roy Hibbert and the Suns’ Jason Richardson joined in, and both were hit with technicals, along with Granger. Frye was assessed two technical fouls, an automatic ejection.

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Travis Diener

On Monday, the Indiana Pacers waived guard Travis Diener, who has been unhealthy most of the season. He played just four games, registering statistics too small to be worth posting.

But despite his lack of productivity, according to a report from Yahoo, the Portland Trail Blazers will sign Diener when he clears waiver.

The 6-1, 175-pound Diener has an NBA career average of 4.9 points and 2.5 assists per game, playing for the Pacers and Orlando Magic.

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D.J. Augustin

A trade between the Indiana Pacers and Charlotte Bobcats that would have sent D.J. Augustin and others to Charlotte for T.J. Ford and Brandon Rush fell apart yesterday, according to sources.

The other players that Indiana would have included are Gerald Henderson and Nazr Mohammed. The talks supposedly went all the way to the hour before the trade deadline before falling apart.

The Bobcats are apparently starting to make plans for this summer when the team will probably lose starting point guard Raymond Felton to free agency. Ford would have been the guy filling that void if the trade had occurred.

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Richard Hamilton

The Cavs have intensified trade talks over the past several days and have been making some progress, according to sources that spoke to Brian Windhorst of the Plain Dealer.

Several sources have said Cleveland has included the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons in their conversations, possibly in an attempt to set up three-team deals.

The Cavs’ major targets are still believed to be forwards Antawn Jamison and Troy Murphy. But they have been having some conversations about shooting guards and the talks with the Pistons could involve Richard Hamilton.

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