NBA signings and trades 2010-2011

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It has been a month since the Indiana Pacers have placed the following players on the trading block:

F Dahntay Jones
F Solomon Jones

Initially, the Indiana Pacers were looking for a Two for One deal in hopes for finding a legitimate Power-Forward. It is expected that the Pacers will waive S. Jones to comply with the mandatory 15 man roster of the NBA, at this point where Tip-Off for the 2010-2011 Regular Season is just hours away.

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The Memphis Grizzlies had exercised the contracts of the following players:

OJ Mayo (4th year contract / 2012-2013)
Darell Arthur (4th year contract / 2012-2013)
Hasheem Thabeet (3rd year contract / 2011-2012)

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Free Agent Veteran Center Erick Dampier is set to sign a contract with the Houston Rockets.

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The Memphis Grizzlies and starting point guard Mike Conley Jr. have agreed to a contract extension worth $40 Million in a span of 4 Years.

[Lewis]

rumor has it, Horford wants to play on a team with a real Starting Center and a Passing-First point guard. so I don't see Horford re-signing unless he has a real horrible year.

.Horford agrees to $60 million extension with Hawks
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Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford, right, dunks in front of Washington Wizards power forward Yi Jianlian (31) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, in Atlanta. The Hawks won 99-95.
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks agreed Monday to a five-year, $60 million contract extension with All-Star center Al Horford.

The team reached the deal with Horford just ahead of a deadline that would have opened the door for one of their stalwart players to become a restricted free agent next summer. Horford confirmed the terms in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

"I wanted to get it done for security and just to focus on the team this year," Horford wrote while en route to Cleveland, where the Hawks (3-0) face the Cavaliers on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old Horford was the No. 3 overall pick in 2007 out of Florida, helping the Gators win back-to-back national championships. He quickly established himself as one of the team's most valuable players, even as an undersized center who had to outwork many of the bigger players he went against.

Horford finished second in the NBA rookie of the year voting to Kevin Durant. Last season, the Atlanta player averaged career highs in points (14.2) and rebounds (9.9) while becoming the first Hawks draft pick to make the All-Star Game since Kevin Willis in 1992. He finished eighth in the shooting percentage (.551) and also was among the top 10 in rebounding.

"From the moment he arrived in Atlanta, Al has been a large part of our success," general manager Rick Sund said in a statement. "The winning tradition he brought to the franchise as a rookie out of Florida has extended to three consecutive playoff seasons in a Hawks uniform. In addition, he was deservedly recognized as an All-Star last year, and we certainly look forward to his continued development as we move forward."

The Hawks were eager to lock up another member of their core group after re-signing Joe Johnson to a maximum $124 million deal over the summer. In recent years, the team also has reached hefty, multiyear deals with Josh Smith and Marvin Williams.

With the signing of Horford, Atlanta can turn its attention to guard Jamal Crawford, winner of last year's sixth man of the year award. He is eligible for free agency after the season and expressed a desire to remain with the Hawks after making the playoffs for the first time in his career.



Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/0...#ixzz14EQY9d2J

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According to ESPN the New Orleans Hornets and the Toronto Raptors have agreed in principle to trigger a five player deal involving the following players:

New Orleans Hornets

Peja Stojakovic
Jerryd Bayless

Toronto Raptors

Jarret Jack
David Andersen
Marcus Banks

[mvblair]

According to ESPN the New Orleans Hornets and the Toronto Raptors have agreed in principle to trigger a five player deal involving the following players:

I just saw this on Yahoo. The biggest thing that this trade does is open up space for Jose Calderon in Toronto. I guess Toronto wants Peja's expiring contract, too.

Peja is pretty far removed from his days in Sacramento. That one year before Divac and Webber left, Peja was a legitimate MVP candidate. He was scoring 25 points a night and shooting 50%. One of the great campaigns in recent years. Unfortunately that team fell hard to LA and an unfortunate and terribly-referred Game 5 and Game 6.

But man, those Sacramento teams were so much fun to watch. Bibby could run, Webber and Divac were beautiful in the post, Stojakovic and Bobby Jackson were knocking down threes, Turkoglu was slashing to the hoop...that was a great team.

New Orleans will give David Anderson some good minutes. He's a productive player in limited minutes.

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The Washington Wizards have signed forward Alonzo Gee and waived reserved point guard Lester Hudson.

[Lowman]

Looks like we missed CBA veteran John Lucas III being signed by the Bulls.

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=5852616&campaign=rss&source=NBAHeadlines

Great to see a young player rewarded for playing so well last year . . . even if it was in China. Unfortunately, he missed some important free throws in his first game with the team.

Does anyone know if this contract was a 10 Day contract, or is it for the season?

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The Atlanta Hawks have signed guard Damien Wilkins.

[Lowman]

The Atlanta Hawks have signed guard Damien Wilkins.

Isn't it sad that after 6 seasons in the NBA when this news was announced he was still referred to as "Dominique Wilkins nephew . . . Damien Wilkins." It seems that after close to 400 career games you would have built enough of your own reputation.

Or maybe it is sadder that he is never referred to as "Gerald Wilkins son."

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Carmelo Anthony trade revisited

Rumors starting again on the potential trade of Denver Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony.

Grounds for Basis on the rumors:

+ Allegations of Anthony intentionally limiting his production on the court for the past 3 games.

+ Anthony's dip in performance due to waning interest in playing for the Nuggets.

+ Anthony not willing to sign a $65 Million Contract Extension by the end of the NBA Trade Deadline.

+ Anthony will be a Unrestricted Free Agent this summer.

Also an article about the potential trade:

Post-Ups: Nuggets ready to move Melo

After weeks of speculation and despite a strong start by the Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony's last days in Denver may finally have arrived.

The Nuggets have all but decided to trade Anthony if he does not sign an extension with the team by the trade deadline, and Denver's management team believes Anthony is fully prepared to play out the season and become a free agent, multiple sources told CBSSports.com.

The Nuggets’ strong start, coupled with George Karl’s inspirational return from cancer treatment and positive discussions about a contract extension for the soon-to-be-1,000-win coach, have the organization feeling they've done everything possible to persuade Anthony to stay. But according to people with knowledge of the team’s strategy, if Anthony doesn’t agree to sign the three-year, $65 million extension by the Feb. 24 trade deadline, the wheels are all but certain to be put in motion to part ways with the three-time All-Star rather than lose him as a free agent and get nothing in return.

According to people in contact with the Nuggets’ management team, there is far more clarity today about what the team is seeking in a potential Anthony trade than there was in September, when new GM Masai Ujiri was thrust into the tempest in his initial days and weeks on the job. Executives believe the Nuggets have decided they would like to receive the best possible package of young players and are not interested in stopgap options that would hamper their flexibility. Acquiring a high-priced veteran player -- such as Andre Iguodala, whose talent the Nuggets value but not his contract -- would only hurt the team’s ability to build around youth while maintaining payroll flexibility into the uncertainty of a new collective bargaining agreement.

The Nets’ package of 2010 No. 3 pick Derrick Favors, guard Devin Harris, the expiring contract of Kris Humphries and two first-round picks remains the most attractive option to the Nuggets, sources say. Additional trade partners such as Charlotte and Utah are not eager to get involved in the discussions again, but wouldn’t necessarily be needed this time.

The wild card remains Anthony’s desire to sign an extension with the Nets, who obviously would not be willing to offer the same package without such a guarantee. While rival executives continue to doubt that Anthony would be willing to spend the next season-and-a-half in Newark, N.J., sources who have been in close contact with the power brokers in Anthony’s camp -- William Wesley and Leon Rose -- say the Nets remain an option for Anthony.

Anthony and the Nuggets will play Sunday at Madison Square Garden against the Knicks, which remain his top choice via a trade or free agency -- even though the latter option could cost him millions depending on how successful owners are at imposing salary reductions in the new collective bargaining agreement. Sources say Anthony is so fixated on winding up with the Knicks that Denver management has become convinced that he will tempt fate and the new CBA by playing out the entire season in Denver and signing with the Knicks as a free agent on July 1 – or after the lockout. The only way that scenario could be positive for Denver would be in a sign-and-trade deal. But such an arrangement – like the pennies-on-the-dollar deals that sent LeBron James and Chris Bosh to Miami – would not be nearly as beneficial as what the Nets are offering now.

The Knicks, playing their best basketball in years with free-agent acquisition Amar’e Stoudemire, have believed that their best chance of landing Melo was for the process to play out slowly – and they’ve gotten their wish so far. But the Nuggets, sources say, are not sold on the young players New York could offer such as Anthony Randolph, Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler. Point guard Raymond Felton -- who has been on an offensive tear since gaining chemistry with Stoudemire and who becomes trade-eligible on Dec. 15 -- also does not interest the Nuggets, who view him as a halfcourt player who wouldn't fit their style.

Nuggets officials are said to be coming around to the idea that Harris could play in the backcourt with Chauncey Billups, who often played shooting guard this past summer with Team USA. But if Anthony is traded, sources say management also wants to show Billups -- who came to the Nuggets not just to come home, but to win -- the proper respect by engaging him in conversations about whether he'd prefer to be traded.

Other than hoping to persuade Anthony to sign the extension and stay in Denver, the biggest variable for the Nuggets is the sliding scale of quality on the Nets’ own first-round pick they’d convey in the trade. (They also would include Golden State’s protected 2012 first-rounder). The sooner the Nuggets trade Melo to New Jersey, the better the Nets get and the worse the pick gets. But that is a matter of timing and patience. As far as willingness to deal, it appears that the Nuggets are finally open for business.

-Ken Berger of CBSSports

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The Golden State Warriors have signed point guard Acie Law, who was recently waived by the Memphis Grizzlies in December 4. This is the second time Law will join the Warriors since being traded by the Atlanta Hawks in 2009 to Golden State alongside Speedy Claxton for guard Jamal Crawford.

To make room for Law, the Golden State Warriors have waived rookie forward Jeff Adrien.

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There has been a trade involving the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets.

The Los Angeles Lakers have sent guard Sasha Vujacic and a 2011 First Round Draft Pick to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for veteran forward Joe Smith from the Nets.

The New Jersey Nets in turn sends guard Terrence Williams to the Houston Rockets in exchange for the Rockets' 2012 First Round Draft Pick.

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The Sacramento Kings received guard Jermaine Taylor and cash considerations in exchange for a future second round draft pick.