Seattle faces challenges to bring NBA back (AP via Yahoo! News) As the SuperSonics pack for the move to Oklahoma City, basketball fans and city officials were hopeful about the provisions of the team's departure deal that could lead to a new NBA franchise in Seattle.
How can Seattle bring NBA team back? (Fox Sports) As the SuperSonics pack for the move to Oklahoma City, basketball fans and city officials were hopeful about the provisions of the team's departure deal that could lead to a new NBA franchise in Seattle. But meeting those requirements will be no easy task. Basketball boosters will have to win over a balky state Legislature and local voters who have grown weary of building stadiums for pro sports ...
Settlement ends NBA's stay in Seattle (USA Today) A last-minute settlement Wednesday between the city of Seattle and its NBA team of 41 years paved the way for the former SuperSonics to move to Oklahoma City.Team owner and Oklahoma City business leader Clayton Bennett will pay the city of Seattle $45 million immediately, then $30 million more in five years if the NBA has not promised to put a team in the city. The second payment is also ...
Suns Announce 2008 NBA Summer League Roster (NBA.com) Phoenix Suns’ 2008 first-round pick Robin Lopez (15th overall) will join Suns’ second-year players Alando Tucker and D.J. Strawberry as they compete in the 2008 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 10-20.
NBA scenario familiar (The Charlotte Observer) What a sweetheart: Clay Bennett left the SuperSonics name, championship banners and 41 years of memories behind, yet couldn't bring himself to part with even a few crocodile tears on his way out the door. Too bad – since those would have been the most appropriate souvenir of all. “There was just so much that happened on both sides,” Bennett said after scooping up Seattle's NBA franchise and ...
NBA goes East (NBC Olympics) When most NBA stars visit Beijing, they are often shocked by basketball's mass following. That's because the league has made incremental steps into China beginning in the late 1980s.
NBA: Spurs at front of line for Maggette (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5) Three days into the NBA’s free agency period, Corey Maggette is still talking to teams and weighing his options. It appears the free-agent swingman is heading into the holiday weekend a little bit closer to becoming a Spur than he was before the week began.
NBA and the Olympics (Los Angeles Times) NBA owners, GMs and coaches watch with trepidation as their stars embark on a month-long Olympic journey. Several high profile players have Olympic hopes, even though they were injured during the 2007
Report: Clippers' Kaman is German citizen (UPI) DETROIT, July 3 (UPI) -- LA Clippers center Chris Kaman has obtained citizenship in Germany and will play for its men's basketball Olympic qualifying team, a newspaper report said.
Report: Clippers' Kaman is German citizen (Moldova.org) LA Clippers center Chris Kaman has obtained citizenship in Germany and will play for its men's basketball Olympic qualifying team, a newspaper report said.A report by the Detroit News Thursday said that the 7-foot Kaman, a former collegian at Central Michigan University, will join Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki later this month when Germany attempts to qualify for its first Olympics ...
UPI NewsTrack Sports (UPI) Venus Williams back in Wimbledon finals ... Schuettler to face Nadal at Wimbledon ... Report: Mauresmo to skip Olympics ... Report: Clippers' Kaman is German citizen ... Ross Fisher leads the European Open ... Sports news from United Press International.
Baron Davis to join Clippers (HoopsWorld) Numerous reports indicate that free agent point guard Baron Davis has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Clippers. In a shocking move, Davis opted out of the final year of his contract with the Golden State Warriors ($17.8 million). Simultaneously Elton Brand and Corey Maggette opted out of their deals with the Clippers.
Report: Clippers' Brand opts out (The Press-Enterprise) Clippers forward Elton Brand told ESPN.com he is opting out of the final year of his contract to become an unrestricted free agent but has said he hopes to re-sign with the team.
Rumors: Everyone Waiting On Brand (HoopsWorld) The Brand Domino Has Yet to Fall: As the Los Angeles Clippers sit on a verbal agreement with point guard Baron Davis (allegedly for five years, $65 million), they await the decision of their star power forward Elton Brand.
Morning Report: No Shot At Brand? (HoopsWorld) No Shot Whatsoever: The Golden State Warriors made a bold move yesterday, counting on the fact that in order for the LA Clippers to make the $65 million offer that Baron Davis has agreed to means the Clippers have verbally agreed to renouncing the rights to Elton Brand to get the deal done. That makes the Warriors $90 million offer roughly $15 million more that the Clippers have to offer. ...
NBA Wire Notes | Francis on return trip to Houston
HOUSTON — Steve Francis is returning to the Rockets.
Francis has agreed to a deal with Houston, his agent said Thursday.
Before he was traded to Orlando in 2004 as part of a multiplayer deal that brought Tracy McGrady to the Rockets, Francis spent his first five NBA seasons in Houston.
He was sent to the Knicks in early 2006 and played for them until he was traded to Portland last month in a draft-night deal. The Trail Blazers bought out his contract for a reported $30 million last week, making him an unrestricted free agent.
"We're extremely pleased that he's going back to Houston," agent Jeff Fried said. "Houston has always been home for Steve since he entered the NBA."
Fried would not release terms of the deal, but said other teams offered more lucrative contracts.
Miami, Dallas and the Los Angeles Clippers were interested in the 30-year-old guard.
Francis played just 44 games for the Knicks last season while dealing with injuries, averaging a career-low 11.3 points. The three-time All-Star has averaged 18.4 points and 6.1 assists in his eight-year NBA career.
Report: Warriors Offer Max Contract to Elton Brand (NBA.com) The Clippers lured away the Warriors' best player. Now Golden State is hoping to return the favor. Flush with cap space after Baron Davis' sudden exit, the Warriors have offered free agent Elton Brand a five-year deal worth between $85 and $90 million, according to league sources.
Warriors make big offer to Brand, sources say (San Francisco Chronicle) The Clippers lured away the Warriors' best player. Now Golden State is hoping to return the favor. Flush with cap space after Baron Davis' sudden exit, the Warriors have offered free-agent Elton Brand a five-year deal worth $90 million, according to multiple...
