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New Jersey has the young players and draft picks to make a deal, but there is another way they could acquire Anthony in the not-so-distant future. Unless Anthony signs a contract extension with Denver, which he's been offered, he'll hit the free agent market after the 2010-11 season. The Nets are projected to have roughly $20 million in cap space, more than enough to court Anthony. New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Warriors, Carney Close To Contract
The Bulls selected Carney with the 16th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft and was immediately traded to the 76ers. Via Scott Howard-Cooper/NBA.com (via Twitter) Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mavericks Invite Dee Brown To Camp
Brown played for Maccabi Tel Aviv last season and will join Dallas in camp under a non-guaranteed contract. Utah drafted Brown with the 46th overall pick out Illinois back in 2006. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Knicks Remain Interested In Fernandez
Portland isn't pleased with Fernandez and agent Andy Miller, who went public with their trade request. Alan Hahn of Newsday writes that, "So several NBA insiders have suggested to me that Portland will exhaust all other options before they'd even consider doing Rudy a favor and sending him exactly where he wants to go, especially if the Knicks aren't offering anything they really want. And what they want is a first round pick." New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets George Karl Officially Cleared To Return
"It's official," Karl said Thursday. "I've been cleared to go for it. My PET scan came back great." Karl is coming off his second battle with cancer in five years. "In three months, I'm going to have another PET scan," he said. "I'll probably have three or four more PET scans in the next year. And then the second year it won't be that many, it might be only two, but you've still got to go through them. "The one they did, they were very positive on. In general, they said they couldn't find any cancer cells and it looked great. I think the word was 'excellent.' It was an excellent scan as the doctor defines it." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cleveland's Roster Unlikely To Change
Williams, a restricted free agent, received a $1.03 million qualifying offer from Cleveland back in June. "We like Jawad," general manager Chris Grant said. "We'll get into training camp and see what happens. We have a qualifying offer out to him. I haven't heard one way or the other. Obviously, we'd like him to come to camp and compete and make his mark on being part of the team." The remainder of the roster appears set. "Are we done at this particular time?" Cavaliers coach Byron Scott asked. "Probably so. "I look at what we have right now and am excited. I can't wait for the next three weeks to go by to get to work." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Hawks Sign Etan Thomas
Thomas has spent most of his career with the Wizards, but he finished the 2009-10 season in Oklahoma City. Atlanta coach Larry Drew says Thomas will add veteran leadership and physical toughness. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rivers Will Monitor Boston's Chemistry
"Chemistry is a delicate thing. I understand that, and I'm as cautious as anyone with it. I guarantee you, I'll be keeping my eye on it," Rivers said. "I don't know yet if we can make it work. It is going to be interesting, that's for sure." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Etan Thomas Takes Physical With Hawks
"Etan Thomas' manager Carlisle Sealy confirms the 6-foot-10 will take physicals for the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday," Sierra wrote on his Twitter page. Via Jorge Sierra/HoopsHype (via Twitter) Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Stuckey Has Dropped Significant Weight
Stuckey is excited to see what he'll weight when camp opens on Sept. 27. "I haven't gotten on a scale yet," he said. "The 27th will be the first time I'll be on the scale. I'm looking forward to (learning) how much weight I lost. It looks like I lost a lot of weight, right? I think I just toned up a lot. My clothes fit a lot different. I've got to poke holes inside my belt because I'm losing a lot of weight. I've just been working hard, staying focused and just working out." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Deron Could Be Next To Ask For Trade
While discussing Anthony on Thursday, ESPN.com's Marc Stein wrote a quick paragraph on Jazz point guard Deron Williams. "I have a feeling he's next for all these trade stories," a Western Conference official said of Williams. Utah has seen the departure of Carlos Boozer, Ronnie Brewer and Wesley Matthews since February. Al Jefferson was quickly acquired with little given up in return and the team spent its lottery pick on Gordon Hayward. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets |
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The Nets may have the pieces to swing a trade for Carmelo Anthony, but that would require the Nuggets to change their current stance on the All-Star forward.
The Warriors appear to be close to a contract with free-agent swingman Rodney Carney, according to NBA.com's Scott Howard-Cooper.
Former NBA guard Dee Brown will be in training camp with the Mavericks later this month.
The Knicks are still interested in acquiring guard Rudy Fernandez from the Trail Blazers.
Nuggets coach George Karl has officially been cleared by his doctors to return to the game he loves.
Aside from waiting on Jawad Williams, the Cavaliers are unlikely to make any roster changes between now and the start of training camp.
The Hawks have officially signed veteran big man Etan Thomas.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers is going to keep an eye on the team's chemistry this season, especially since they've added Jermaine O'Neal, Shaquille O'Neal and Delonte West.
Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey will spend the next four weeks working out with strength and conditioning coach Arnie Kander in preparation for the starting of training camp.
Following free agency, this summer has been dominated by trade rumors involving Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony.