| Kevin Love, F, Minnesota Timberwolves | Thursday 7/17, 11:24 PM CT |
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| Kevin Love had another impressive game on Thursday when he scored 26 points to go with 15 rebounds. |
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| Jerryd Bayless went for 29 points and six rebounds on Thursday night against Minnesota. |
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| CBS Sports reports that the Clippers have signed restricted free agent Kelenna Azubuike to an offer sheet. The Warriors will have seven days to match. |
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| Hilton Armstrong scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds on Thursday in Vegas summer league action. |
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| The Sports Ticker reports that the Utah Jazz agreed in principle to a contract extension with point guard Deron Williams , the team announced Thursday. |
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| Gerald Green has averaged 15 points in just 21.3 minutes per game in summer league action. |
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| Malik Allen, F, Milwaukee Bucks | Thursday 7/17, 4:04 PM CT |
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| The Milwaukee Bucks have signed forward Malik Allen, reports PA Sports Ticker. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. |
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| Miles is attempting to return from microfracture surgery he had to his right knee in 2006. Once deemed to be "career-ending" by the NBA, Miles has set out to prove them wrong. Miles has earned workouts with the Nets, Celtics, Suns, and Mavericks, reports SI.com. "I feel like I'm a starter in this league -- on a lot of teams I really should be a starter,'' Darius said. "But I would love to go to a playoff team to come off the bench.'' |
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| Craig Smith, F, Minnesota Timberwolves | Thursday 7/17, 2:38 PM CT |
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| The Timberwolves have re-signed forward Craig Smith, according to PA Sports Ticker. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. |
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| Rookie center Trent Plaisted (BYU) has shown promise as a defender, according to MLive.com. He has been among the most consistent performers so far through the summer league, and coach Michael Curry said, "Trent's defense is definitely ahead of his offense. Pick-and-roll is what our league has gone to now. Your bigs have to be able to get out and move their feet. He already can get up and defend pick-and-rolls, which is the hardest thing to do for a big man right now."
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| Allan Houston will play with the Suns in voluntary games this September to determine the status of his comeback bid, according to the Arizona Republic. |
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| Kevin Love, F, Minnesota Timberwolves | Thursday 7/17, 10:55 AM CT |
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| Kevin Love posted 18 points, 17 rebounds, four assists, and two blocks in a Summer League tilt against the Lakers on Wednesday. He also had six turnovers and five fouls. |
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| Joey Dorsey, F, Houston Rockets | Thursday 7/17, 10:42 AM CT |
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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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| Ron Artest, F, Houston Rockets | Thursday 7/17, 10:35 AM CT |
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| The Mavericks have offered Jerry Stackhouse and Brandon Bass in exchange for Kings forward Ron Artest, the Sacramento Bee reports. The Kings aren't expected to show interest unless Josh Howard is part of the package. |
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| Joey Dorsey, F, Houston Rockets | Thursday 7/17, 10:25 AM CT |
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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, C, Houston Rockets | Thursday 7/17, 10:10 AM CT |
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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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| O.J. Mayo, G, Memphis Grizzlies | Thursday 7/17, 7:37 AM CT |
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| OJ Mayo scored 20 points while running the point in Wednesday's summer league loss to the Clippers, according to the AP. Memphis coach Marc Iavaroni didn’t want to classify Mayo as a point guard or shooting guard, opting to call him a "creative scorer." Iavaroni added, "I'm not a numbers guy. He needs to be a more versatile player and work at other positions. He showed he's willing to take the big shot and he likes to have the ball in his hands."
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| Ron Artest, F, Houston Rockets | Thursday 7/17, 7:05 AM CT |
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| Ron Artest is not interested in playing for the Nuggets, according to the Rocky Mountain News. He said, "I cannot play in Denver because they question my drive to finish my career off strong and not embarrass my family. Any player wants to win a championship is low risk. That's not even an option to be a Nugget. They let me know how they felt about me already."
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