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.

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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.

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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.

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Coach Mike Krzyzewski is gathering his charges for the next version of Team USA that will head to the world championships later this summer.

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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.

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Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan is about to make a boatload of dough .

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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

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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.

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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.

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Any hope of the Phoenix Suns re-signing Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) has vanished, according to ESPN. A source for the site says that Stoudemire, who will choose not to opt into a contract that would pay him around $17 million next year to stay in Arizona, isn’t even considering re-signing a long-term deal at this point: " He is done ," the source

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Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver asked general manager Steve Kerr to take 10 percent less in his salary next season only a few weeks after Kerr’s team made a run to the Western Conference Finals, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Johnny Ludden and Adrian Wojnarowski. So Kerr is stepping down, which, according to sources, Wojnarowski notes in a tweet, "could have dramatically negative impact on ability to re-sign Amar’e" Stoudemire, who is opting out of a contract that would pay him around $17 million next season

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Maybe there won’t be an actual summit involving LeBron James (notes) , Chris Bosh (notes) , Dwyane Wade (notes) , and Joe Johnson (notes) but the foursome will be talking to one another this summer about their free-agency plans.

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Phoenix Suns assistant coach Dan Majerle recently was interviewed to the head-coaching gig for the Philadelphia 76ers that went to Doug Collins. He’s apparently go the head-coaching bug now because ESPN is reporting that Majerle is coveting the head-coaching job with the Chicago Bulls . The 44-year-old played for the Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers , and Miami Heat in a playing career that spanned from 1988-2001 and him going to the All-Star Game three times

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The Philadelphia 76ers interviewed Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Bill Laimbeer, who once led the WNBA’s Detroit Shock to three championships, and former Toronto Raptors coach Sam Mitchell for its head-coaching opening this weekend, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. And GM Ed Stefanski will be in Arizona today to interview Phoenix Suns assistant coach Dan Majerle for the job today, according to the Arizona Republic

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It’s becoming clearer that Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) will opt out of his contract with the Phoenix Suns this summer, especially since he’s showcasing himself so beautifully in the playoffs. He could stick around Phoenix and make $17.7 million next year, but he is l ikely to make a lot more dough over the long term if he opts out now, according to the New York Times

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The Phoenix Suns mauled the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 119-90 last night to even their first-round playoff series.

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Blazers’ Roy returning for first-round games?