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| Carl Landry could play in Europe next season according to the Houston Chronicle. "There is serious interest in Carl by both other NBA teams and internationally," Landry's agent, Buddy Baker, told Houston television station KRIV-TV on Wednesday. |
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| Rookie Donte Greene is eager to excel with the Rockets, according to the Houston Chronicle. He fared well in the summer league, and the team believes he may be a steal as they acquired him with the 28th pick of the draft. GM Daryl Morey said, "He can score and he can attack the rim. He has all the abilities. He's starting to get a sense of what it takes, and he's improved each day with his intensity and effort." Greene said, "I feel like I can be put in there right now and be a contributor to the team. It's a matter of me working hard and being ready to go out there. I got to prove a lot of people wrong (referring to the fact he slipped to the bottom of the first round)."
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| Second-round pick Maarty Leunen is making a solid impression with the Rockets so far, according to the Houston Chronicle. He has been hitting open shots and displaying good toughness in the post, which fits the Rockets' offense well. He made five of eight shots for 13 points in the Rockets' 80-75 overtime loss to Washington on Saturday. Rick Adelman said, "He can take and make big shots. He can legitimately play inside. He's used to banging people. He has a chance to be a player in our league. He can space the court and he'll battle."
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| Joey Dorsey scored 22 points and pulled down 13 rebounds on Friday in summer league action. He had 14 boards in his previous game. |
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| Yao Ming, who is trying to bounce back from a stress fracture in his left foot, scored 11 points in 12 minutes of play with the Chinese national team in an Olympic tuneup Thursday, according to the Houston Chronicle. Yao helped his club to a 96-72 win over the Serbian squad in the four-team Stankovic Cup tournament, and he walked off the court after the game without speaking to reporters.
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| Joey Dorsey grabbed 14 rebounds and added eight points, three assists, one block, and one steal in his Summer League debut on Wednesday. He also committed six fouls and turned the ball over six times. |
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| The Rockets have reached an agreement with second-round pick Joey Dorsey, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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| Yao Ming returned to the court Thursday (with the Chinese national team) for the first time in almost six months, according to the AP. He scored six points in seven minutes of action, and appeared rusty, as this was his first game since suffering a stress fracture in February. |
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| The Pistons have said they are not interested in trading for Tracy McGrady, but McGrady has reportedly told ESPN's Steven A. Smith that he would welcome a trade to Detroit, according to the Detroit Free Press. "Is Tracy McGrady interested? Yes he is," Smith said. "I spoke to Tracy McGrady earlier. His basic thing is he's very happy in Houston but he wants to win. So whatever is a winning situation for him is something he is more than willing to entertain." |
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| Yao Ming is aiming to play in the Stankovic Cup this week, Reuters reports. It is a four-team, round-robin tournament that serves as a warm-up for the Olympics. "Yao will definitely go to the Stankovic Cup in Hangzhou, and the chance of him playing is very high," Hu Jiashi, vice chief of Chinese Basketball Association, says. China will face Serbia on Thursday. Ming is coming back from a stress fracture in his left foot. |
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| Donte Greene celebrated his contract agreement by scoring 40 points in his Rockets debut on Monday night. He shot 12-of-20 from the field, 5-of-10 from three, and 11-of-12 at the line in a Summer League win over the Suns. Greene added three rebounds and three assists. |
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| The Rockets and forward Donte Greene have reached an agreement on a contract, the Houston Chronicle reports. Terms were not disclosed. |
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| The Detroit Pistons say they are not "remotely close" to a deal for Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady, according to the Detroit Free-Press. |
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| Brent Barry has inked a two-year deal with the Rockets worth $3.9 million, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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| The Pistons are reportedly making a serious bid to acquire Tracy McGrady from the Rockets, according to MLive.com. |
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| No sooner do we report the rumor and it becomes true. Sources now report free-agent shooting Brent Barry has agreed to a new deal with the Houston Rockets, according to Sports Ticker. |
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| In an intriguing story from NBA free agency, Buddy Baker, the agent for Carl Landry , has expressed his distaste for the tactics of the Houston Rockets in attempting to influence the value of his client, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
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| The Dallas Morning News reports that the Mavs have reached a one-year agreement with Gerald Green. |
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