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Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut’s season ended a little early last year when he broke bones in his right hand, fractured his right hand, and dislocated his right elbow after dunking against the Phoenix Suns on April 3. He’s still not ready to be in an NBA lineup, but the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting that the Bucks are hoping and expecting that the seven-foot Australian will be ready to go when the season kicks off. "Our hope and anticipation is that Andrew will be ready to go when the season begins," Bucks general manager John Hammond told the paper. Leave your comments on the news below. Posted in NBA, suns-rumors | No Comments »
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| Nuggets GM search moves on to Toronto | |
The Denver Nuggets are a team in transition. Its star, Carmelo Anthony , supposedly wants to split town. Its owner, Stan Kroenke, may turn over majority ownership to his son, Josh, if the NFL lets him take majority ownership of the St. Thanks for visiting my blog =). |
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| Amundson signing this week | |
Three teams are left in the running for free agent forward Lou Amundson and the final choice will be made this week , according to USA Today. The Golden State Warriors , New Orleans Hornets , and Indiana Pacers , which needs a big man after trading away Troy Murphy , are all trying to get Amundson to come aboard, the paper reports. Thanks for reading! . |
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| Amundson expected to sign this week | |
Three teams are left in the running for free-agent forward Lou Amundson, who is expected to make his final choice this week , according to USA Today. The Golden State Warriors , New Orleans Hornets , and Indiana Pacers , which needs a big man after trading away Troy Murphy , are vying for Amundson, the paper reports. It will be the 6-9, 238-pound Amundson’s fourth team in five seasons Feel free to leave your comments below. |
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| Suns’ Dragic not planning exit | |
Phoenix Suns guard Goran Dragic wants to put to rest some rumors that Arizona Republic was hearing out of Greece that had him quitting pro ball in America after his contract runs out in 2012. The paper received an email from him that assured Suns fans that he wants to stick around town for a lot longer. "This news is not correct, because I made a statement that I want to end my basketball career in Europe That’s all the news for today. |
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| Four teams after Amundson | |
Forward Louis Amundson (notes) has already played for three teams in his four seasons in the NBA and it looks like he’s about to add another. Thanks for reading! . |
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| Two new Suns GM candidates | |
Former New Orleans Hornets general manager Jeff Bower and Washington Wizards exec Tommy Sheppard are the two newest names to come out as being possibilities to take over as GM for the Phoenix Suns under new head of basketball operations Lon Babby, according to ESPN. Cleveland Cavaliers assistant general manager Lance Blanks interviewed for the job on Friday, the site reports. The Suns’ first choice was Dell Demps, but he took the job opening in New Orleans That’s all the news for today. |
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| Two new Suns GM candidates emerge | |
Former New Orleans Hornets general manager Jeff Bower and Washington Wizards exec Tommy Sheppard are the two newest names to come out as being possibilities to take over as GM for the Phoenix Suns under new head of basketball operations Lon Babby, according to ESPN.com. Feel free to leave your comments below. |
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| Insurance keeping Stoudemire from Team USA? | |
Coach Mike Krzyzewski is gathering his charges for the next version of Team USA that will head to the world championships later this summer. What are your opinions. |
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| Warriors selling for $400 million? | |
Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan is about to make a boatload of dough . CSNBayArea is reporting that he has an offer worth $400 million on the table for his team. That would be the second-highest price ever paid for an NBA franchise; the Phoenix Suns went for $401 million back in 2004. If you like reading our blog, remember to bookmark it. |
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| Warriors to sell for $400 million-plus? | |
Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan is about to make a boatload of dough . Leave your comments on the news below. |
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| Raptors dealing Turkoglu, adding Diaw | |
Hedo Turkoglu’s (notes) wish is finally coming true. The man who asked for a trade last month on Turkish television will soon have his name erased from the roster of the Toronto Raptors and appearing somewhere else, according to the Arizona Republic. That new roster belongs to the Phoenix Suns , which the paper reports will send guard Leandro Barboso and Dwyane Jones to the Raptors in exchange for Turkoglu Leave your comments on the news below. |
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| Golden State snagging David Lee? | |
It doesn’t look like David Lee (notes) is headed to the Phoenix Suns anymore to be Amar’e Stoudemire’s (notes) replacement. The Contra Costa Times has it that Lee is moving to the Golden State Warriors in a sign-and-trade deal with the New York Knicks . The Knicks will get 6-10 center/forward Anthony Randolph (notes) , the paper reports, among other players if the deal goes through. Thanks for reading! . |
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| Golden State to acquire David Lee for Anthony Randolph? | |
It no longer looks like center David Lee (notes) is headed to the Phoenix Suns to replace Amar’e Stoudemire’s. (notes) The latest has Lee going to the Golden State Warriors in a sign-and-trade deal with the New York Knicks , according to the Contra Costa Times That’s all for today guys, i’ll be back to blog you tomorrow. |
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| David Lee replacing Stoudemire in Phoenix? | |
The addition of free agent power forward Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) to the New York Knicks roster pretty much meant there wasn’t much of a chance that David Lee (notes) would be returning to the team. And now the Arizona Republic reports that Lee could end up being Stoudemire’s replacement with the Phoenix Suns . "We’ve talked to them for a quite awhile," Lee’s agent told the paper. That’s all for today guys, i’ll be back to blog you tomorrow. |
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| Stoudemire leaning toward Knicks? | |
The Phoenix Suns had one last effort the other day to re-sign Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) , but it may not have been good enough. The New York Knicks are making a serious run at him at this point. A Phoenix sports-radio host, John Gombadoro, tweeted that there is no way Stoudemire is returning to the Suns and that the power forward is leaning toward signing with the Knicks , who he believes have offered Stoudemire a max contract. Leave your comments on the news below. |
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| Suns making one last effort with Stoudemire | |
The Phoenix Suns are giving it one last try with Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) . Team owner Robert Sarver and coach Alvin Gentry are meeting with Stoudemire today in Los Angeles to try and convince him to not opt out of his current deal, take their contract-extension offer, and stay in Arizona, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. Thanks for visiting my blog =). |
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