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Ian Begley: The Lakers will have ex-#Knick Shawne Williams in training camp. Mike D'Antoni is a big fan. Williams worked out for NY in late June. Twitter @IanBegley
Ian Begley: The Lakers will have ex-#Knick Shawne Williams in training camp. Mike D'Antoni is a big fan. Williams worked out for NY in late June. Twitter @IanBegley
Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau expects Derrick Rose to play the usual eight-minute shifts with the rest of the starters once the preseason begins, and see how his superstar feels from there. Rose missed all of last season after undergoing ACL surgery on May 12, 2012, but he recently said he feels 100 percent and is ready to play. "We'll see once we get to training camp, and we're going to have an opportunity to get some work done in the fall, but we have to keep in mind he's been out an extended amount of time," Thibodeau told ESPNChicago.com Thursday night during Las Vegas Summer League action. "So the preseason -- and we look at training camp as the entire month, not just a week -- we'll move him along accordingly. "We'll see what he can handle. I think there's going to be some rust initially, but I fully expect him to get back to [being] the player we all know that he is." ESPN.com
Adam Zagoria: DeJuan Blair is interested in signing with the Wizards, source tells @SNYtv. @WojYahooNBA reported Washington had interest. Twitter
Free-agent 7-footer Byron Mullens has reached agreement on a two-year, $2 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Mullens will hold a player's option for the second year of the deal, a source said. Yahoo! Sports
Now, the 26-year-old is back with the Lakers, playing with their NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas. He’ll likely attend training camp with L.A. and have another shot at making their regular season roster. “I think they’re interested,” Douglas-Roberts said of the Lakers. “They were interested last year, but things happen. It was a numbers game, which I fully understand. But I definitely think this is good a fit and it’s why I’m back this summer. “I’ve gotten great feedback. We had a great week of work and practice. We were doing two-a-days for four days straight. I feel like I practiced well, making guys better and getting guys involved. So far, I haven’t gotten anything but positive feedback.” HoopsWorld
Leandrinho Barbosa is ruling out returning to Brazil next season. The player wants to stay in the NBA and, according to his brother and agent, has an offer from the Dallas Mavericks. Terra Brasil
Dallas Mavericks, Free Agency, Leandrinho Barbosa |
Artur Barbosa, Leandro's brother and agent, said he negociated with the Houston Rockets, but no agreement was reached. Currently, the player is considering an offer from the Dallas Mavericks to stay in the NBA. "The Chicago Bulls also showed interest, but Dallas is better. Hopefully it will work out," Artur said. Terra Brasil
Rockets add another piece
And re-signed Brooks,not sure if its posted previously
And re-signed Brooks,not sure if its posted previously
Rockets add another piece
Didn't the Nuggets get Miller, not Rockets?
Indiana Pacers guard Paul George is spending the week here training at USA Basketball's minicamp. And every time he runs into a Los Angeles Lakers fan in Sin City, they've had the same message for him: " 'Paul, are you coming to L.A.? Let's get you in L.A.' That's all I've been hearing since I've been out here," George told Yahoo! Sports after Monday's practice at USA Basketball minicamp. Yahoo! Sports