Antawn Jamison

Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison has left Cleveland’s game against San Antonio in the third quarter with stiffness behind his left knee.

The Cavaliers provided a vague update on Jamison, who was recently acquired in a trade with Washington.

Jamison did not appear to injure himself but walked gingerly to the locker room before being evaluated by Cleveland’s medical staff.

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Antawn Jamison

Antawn Jamison came off the bench in his first two games with the Cavaliers, but that is expected to change.

“At the end of the day, he’s probably going to be a starter for us, he’s a starter in this league,” coach Mike Brown said. “I’ve just got to figure things out and we’re in the process of doing that right now.”

Jamison started at power forward to begin the second half of Cleveland’s loss to Orlando on Sunday. He scored 15 of his 19 points in the third and fourth quarters.

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Corey Maggette

Cleveland’s pursuit of Amare Stoudemire continues, but in case they can not land the Phoenix Suns’ All-Star forward, they have begun talks with the Golden State Warriors about Corey Maggette.

Despite their league-high 13-game win streak, the Cavaliers are leaving no stone unturned in attempting to improve their team and bring the city it’s first major sports league championship in 46 years.

In addition to speaking to the Washington Wizards regarding Antawn Jamison and the Indiana Pacers regarding Troy Murphy, Cleveland is in discussions with the Warriors about Maggette, according to four sources with knowledge of the talks.

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O'Neal and Stoudemire

According to multiple league sources, Cleveland has turned its attention on Amare Stoudemire and have paused their pursuit of Antawn Jamison and Troy Murphy.

Danny Ferry and Steve Kerr, friends who have dealt as GMs before, met on Friday in Dallas.

Sources indicate the Cavs, who first started talking to the Suns about their high-profile big man last month, are advancing talks to bring him to Cleveland.

The Suns are also believed to be interested in J.J. Hickson and Cleveland may also use Wally Szczerbiak in a sign-and-trade.

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Antawn Jamison

The Boston Celtics are discussing a deal with the Washington Wizards for forwards Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Friday.

The proposed deal would send the expiring contracts of Ray Allen, Brian Scalabrine and J.R. Giddens to the Wizards.

An actual trade is not yet imminent, but it represents the bold thinking of Danny Ainge ahead of the deadline. The teams are expected to continue discussing the deal on Friday and throughout All-Star weekend.

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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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J.J. Hickson

League executives who have been speaking with the Cavs and other sources also involved in talks say that whether or not the Cavs make a deal may come down to J.J. Hickson.

Simply, several teams want Hickson included in any trade package and, to this point, the Cavs have been balking at many of them.

The Cavs have kept in touch with the Washington Wizards in talks about Antawn Jamison and the Philadelphia 76ers about Andre Iguodala, but neither appear close.

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Antawn Jamison

It has been well documented that the Cavaliers’ infatuation with Antawn Jamison has been rekindled.

What has been underplayed is the reason behind it: LeBron James is the one driving the team’s pursuit of Jamison, according to a source, and Cavs GM Danny Ferry — as usual — is trying to appease the King.

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Caron Butler

The Wizards have tried to send Caron Butler in a package deal to the Houston Rockets for Tracy McGrady.

They want McGrady so that they can remove his $23 million off their books this summer.

The Wizards have told teams tat they will move anyone on their roster except for Antawn Jamison.

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Troy Murphy

The Cleveland Cavaliers would like to acquire a power forward who can shoot, and the Pacers’ Troy Murphy is near the top of their wish list, perhaps trailing only the Washington Wizards’ Antawn Jamison.

The Cavs’ front office is still trying to gauge the seriousness of Wizards GM Ernie Grunfeld about eventually agreeing to a Jamison deal.

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