NBA News Rumors

NBA Rumor - Jul 4 "An NBA source told the Sentinel that Turkoglu now has focused on signing a better deal with the Toronto Raptors — and he was reportedly offered $50 million over five years by the Blazers.The Raptors would have to renounce the rights to forward Shawn Marion and guards Anthony Parker and Carlos Delfino, among others, to clear cap room for Turkoglu."Orlando Sentinel Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jul 4 "The Blazers have long lusted after Lee, who also seeks $10 million per season, exactly the amount the Blazers are under the cap. Bartlestein said because Lee is restricted, the Blazers were fearful of waiting 10 days to see if the Knicks would match and instead jumped at the surer thing in Turkoglu."New York Post Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jul 4 "Free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu and the Portland Trail Blazers have ended contract talks, a person close to the team confirmed Friday.The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations."Canoe Slam! Sports Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jul 4 "The Boston Celtics have offered forward Rasheed Wallace a contract as part of a major push to land the coveted forward, according to a published report on Friday. The Boston Globe reports the Celtics offered Wallace a deal during a three-hour meeting in Detroit on Thursday. Celtics stars Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce joined general manager Danny Ainge and managing partner Wyc Grousbeck at the meeting."Boston Globe Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jul 3 "The Houston Rockets have reached a multiyear deal with free agent Trevor Ariza, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday night.The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because NBA rules prohibit announcing free-agent deals until next week, said the Rockets offered Ariza the full mid-level exception for the first year, about US$5.6 million."Canoe Slam! Sports Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jul 3 "The Heat's process of free agent due diligence agency has led it to inquire about Detroit guard Allen Iverson, according to a NBA source, but the source said the Heat is probably far down on Iverson's list of preferred teams."Palm Beach Post Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jul 3 "Ron Artest is joining Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. David Bauman, Artest's agent, told The Associated Press that the Houston Rockets forward has verbally agreed to play for the NBA champions next season. Bauman said the final details are still being worked out, but could be finished as early as Thursday night. ESPN.com reported that Artest had agreed to a three-year deal worth $18 million. Bauman would not confirm those numbers, saying the deal was still being negotiated."The Globe and Mail Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jul 3 "It's looking like Andre Miller won't be returning to the Sixers. Atlanta Hawks guard Mike Bibby probably won't be coming either, meaning that the Sixers could make Lou Williams the starting point guard. A source close to the situation said there is nothing new in the talks between Miller, the Sixers' free agent point guard, and his agent, Andy Miller (no relation)."Courierpost Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jul 1 "What does it mean for the Cavs? It depends on Villanueva. He said he wouldn't mind playing with LeBron James. Shaquille O'Neal's addition last week didn't change that.In an NBA Draft night message on social networking site Twitter, Villanueva posted: ''Well, twitterland like I said there will be more trades to come, very interesting, Shaq to Cleveland, nice, all Cleveland needs is a PF [power forward] now.''"Akron Beacon Journal Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 30 As Kyle Korver opted against free agency Monday in favor of a return to the Jazz, speculation increased that Carlos Boozer might do the same, despite his declaration to the contrary in December.Marc Fleisher, the agent for Mehmet Okur, said "as of last time I checked" nothing had changed in regard to Okur's intent to opt out."Salt Lake Tribune Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 30 "A year ago, flush with more than $10 million in salary-cap space, Sixers president and general manager Ed Stefanski made a full-court press for free agents Josh Smith and Elton Brand. He later signed Brand to a five-year, $82 million contract. This year, with free agency beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Stefanski will be more subdued. Sure, he'll likely be on the phone, but it most likely will be to his own player, Andre Miller, the point guard who is about to become an unrestricted free agent."
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NBA Rumor - Jun 28 "And yet, it was not easy to simply dismiss a report in Saturday's Memphis Commercial Appeal that said the Heat, on draft night, offered Michael Beasley for the No. 2 overall selection. We generally tend to believe reports connected, even if somewhat obtusely, to Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace (pictured below), the former Heat personnel executive."South Florida Sun Sentinel Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 27 "If the Suns make an Amaré Stoudemire trade with Golden State, they apparently won't be getting Davidson point guard Stephen Curry in the exchange. League sources said Golden State is unwilling to part with Curry, who the Warriors did not expect to be available with their seventh overall pick in Thursday's draft. The Suns and Warriors were prepared to make a deal that would have sent Stoudemire to Golden State for the No. 7 pick, center Andris Biedrins, forward Brandan Wright and guard Marco Belinelli until Curry became available at No. 7."Arizona Daily Star Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 27 "The Knicks are about to officially enter the Ricky Rubio sweepstakes. Donnie Walsh revealed on Friday that he intends to call his former assistant, Minnesota GM David Kahn, about the availability of Rubio, the fifth overall pick from Thursday's NBA Draft. Rubio, the highly touted point guard from Spain, would prefer to play in New York. Rubio's father told Marca.com that his son may elect to stay with his club team in Spain for at least another two years."
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NBA Rumor - Jun 26 "Golden State's selection of Davidson point guard Stephen Curry at No. 7 was likely made for the Suns as part of an Amaré Stoudemire trade that can't be completed until Wednesday. That is because Phoenix would be acquiring Warriors center Andris Biedrins, a base-year compensation player, as part of a Stoudemire deal that would include more Warriors players, possibly power forward Brandan Wright and/or shooting guard Marco Belinelli."Arizona Republic Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 26 "The Stoudemire trade has been rumored for awhile now, with changing components that swirl around Andris Biedrins, but also include some combination of the draft choice, Marco Belinelli, Kelenna Azubuike and Brandan Wright. That rumor has only grown in intensity since the Curry selection."San Francisco Chronicle Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 25 "He said he definitely will not trade the fifth and sixth picks for Memphis' No. 2."I want to be really clear on this," he said. "We will not do that under no circumstances."He said he's not selling the 28th pick to New York for $3 million. For now. He called it one of many options and offers and indicated many teams have called offering the maximum $3 million for a pick."Minneapolis Star Tribune Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 25 "The Lakers also have three picks in today's NBA draft, but the players available are not likely to make their roster next season, so they'd rather make a deal to have the money available to sign Lamar Odom, Trevor Ariza and Shannon Brown, who become unrestricted free agents next month."Los Angeles Times Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 24 "The latest rumors have the Sixers in talks with the Charlotte Bobcats, sending C Samuel Dalembert and the 17th overall pick in the Thursday's draft for F Vladimir Radmanovic, C Nazr Mohammad, and the 12th pick in the draft. Though I'd love to see Sammy go, this trade wouldn't help cap-wise, since both Radmanovic and Mohammad have another two years remaining on their deals. In actuality, the team would take on approximately $2 million more."Philadelphia Inquirer Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 24 "So which one do you want? The pure shooting guard with the untapped potential or the multiposition player who's also a ballhandler and passer? That's how Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown contrasts Duke's Gerald Henderson and Louisville's Terrence Williams. Those two were back in Charlotte on Monday for a second workout before Thursday's draft. Each is well-suited to be the Bobcats' backup shooting guard. Each has potential to be a superior defender at the NBA level. Each is good enough to justify using the Bobcats' 12th pick."Raleigh News & Observer Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 24 "But Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo says he at least has a list of five he expects to choose from when the No. 9 pick comes around: DeMar DeRozan, Jonny Flynn, Gerald Henderson, Jrue Holiday and James Johnson. All are perimeter players, split between point guards (Flynn, Holiday), shooting guards (DeRozan, Henderson) and small forwards (Johnson). Some – Johnson, Henderson and Flynn – could be contributors as rookies. Others – teenagers Holiday and DeRozan – might be more long-term plays. “I think it’s safe to say one of those players will be a Toronto Raptor unless something crazy happens and there’s a trade and we don’t pick at nine,” he said."The Globe and Mail Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 23 "Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that the Boston Celtics offered the Detroit Pistons two of their best players - but it wasn't at a very cheap price. According to the report, the Celtics offered Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo to the Pistons for a package that included Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince and Rodney Stuckey. Despite the intriguing option of adding another expiring contract (Allen) and a young star (Rondo), the Pistons immediately shot down the offer, according to the report."Detroit Free Press Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 20 "Dwyane Wade spent Friday in Washington with President Obama. But apparently the Heat guard also is in a show-me state.

A day after Heat President Pat Riley said the team could not go forward with a major personnel overhaul without his star agreeing to a contract extension this summer, Wade indicated he might seek such action by the team before making such a commitment.

"I'm there. Why not fast-track this thing anyway while I'm there and let's not give it a chance to get to 2010?" said Wade, who can extend his contract starting July 12, or can opt out and become a free agent following next season. "I'm in my prime right now, playing the best basketball I've ever played, and I feel as good as I ever felt. So let's not wait. Let's do it now if we can do it. So it's not about me signing a contract.""South Florida Sun Sentinel Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 20 "The Bulls have talked to several teams ahead of them in next week's draft in an attempt to turn picks Nos. 16 and 26 into one selection, according to league sources. Several media outlets reported that one of the teams is New Jersey, but one league source said there have been talks with other teams. The reason for this could be twofold. Not only might there be a player the Bulls want who they don't think will be available at No. 16, but they aren't crazy about adding two rookie salaries to their payroll as they continue to explore ways to clear money and possibly re-sign Ben Gordon."Chicago Sun Times Comments (0)

NBA Rumor - Jun 19 "David Kahn just called Al Jefferson this morning and assured him the Wolves are not trading him and the sixth pick to Phoenix for Amare Stoudemire.The Boston Globe’s Marc Spears put the rumor up on his blog, but the Wolves have refuted it, saying the Suns called with the offer and Kahn turned it down."Minneapolis Star Tribune Comments (0)