Can the Lakers pull off another stunner before the Feb. 18 trade deadline? Probably not. They have some expiring contracts to make an offer (Adam Morrison at $5.3 million, Derek Fisher at $5 million and Jordan Farmar at $1.9 million), but most teams insist on the deep-pocketed, large-market Lakers taking back players who don't come off the books until after next season at the earliest - LA Times
Former Memphis Tigers basketball player Shawne Williams, who was waived by the NBA's New Jersey Nets today, was indicted by a Shelby County Grand Jury on Tuesday on eight drug charges. According to the Shelby County District Attorney's office, Williams was indicted on four counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture/deliver/sell, and four counts of conspiracy to manufacture/deliver/sell a controlled substance, a codeine-based syrup. - Memphis Commercial Appeal
It was Monday when Rod Thorn was asked why he would bother giving a shot to Shawne Williams. “If you go back to his Indiana days he had several good games against us, for one thing,” the Boss replied. “He’s a talented player who has good size, good all around type player. We’re gonna take a look at him now. We’re looking forward to that too.” That “look” entailed a physical Wednesday morning, a 30-minute pregame warmup with John Loyer Wednesday evening, and a short practice Thursday. And then, sayonara. - Newark Star Ledger
Douglas-Roberts said fans on Twitter are calling him selfish, saying he has bad body language and the Nets should trade him. He said it doesn’t bother him, but clearly it does. “Nets fans have been all right,” he said. “But it’s just been love-hate since I’ve been here. That’s just how I feel. Earlier on, I wasn’t going to be anything. Then as the season started I was loved. Now that they hear or read a story that they really don’t know what’s true or not – now it’s get rid of him. - Bergen Record Blog
The charge stems from a Dec. 21 incident in which Arenas acknowledged he stored guns in his locker at the Verizon Center and took them out to play a joke on a teammate. The NBA has suspended him indefinitely. A pre-sentence report is not yet complete, but defense attorney Kenneth Wainstein said Friday that prosecutors have agreed not to seek a sentence longer than the low end of sentencing guidelines, which call for six months to two years. That could include probation, jail time or some combination. Judge Robert E. Morin emphasized he is not bound by prosecutors' recommendation. - AP
Richard Hamilton insisted he will not follow the rumor mill before the Feb. 18 trade deadline and wonder if the eighth season in Detroit will be his last. "The question I ask myself is, `Do I think we can win here?' and my answer is, `Yes,''' Hamilton said. "It's just been tough with all of the injuries. Once we get everyone on the floor playing together to find a rhythm, we'll be fine.'' - AP
Of the four guys (including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Joe Johnson) generating the most drooling out of the potentially NBA landscape-altering free agent class of 2010, Chris Bosh is losing ranking as the most likely to disappoint. "He played pretty well last year too, but yeah I would say he has taken another step up," said coach Mike D'Antoni, no implication intended that New York would represent a corresponding step up in basketball profile from Toronto. - NY Post
Bosh, a 6-10 All-Star, could be dealt by the Raptors before the Feb. 18 trading deadline if the club feels it doesn't have a realistic chance of re-signing him. Even though Toronto maintains that it is committed to building around Bosh, some NBA executives are convinced that he will head to Miami to play with Wade. - NY Daily News
After using an inordinate amount of words praising his body of work last week, it's fair to say Joe Dumars made a big mistake not pulling the trigger on a summer trade offer. In June, it was reported the Pistons rejected an offer from the Celtics that would have sent Rodney Stuckey, Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince to Boston in exchange for Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen. At the time, most Pistons fans ridiculed Boston's offer. The few voices that supported the deal were verbally berated -- as you can see in the comments section of the story. Now, seven months later, feelings have likely changed about the proposal. - Michigan Live Blog
With All-Star Game festivities quickly approaching, LeBron James still hasn't decided whether he'll participate in any of the other events — more specifically the Slam Dunk Contest. James said last season that he wanted to bring the old-school attitude back to a contest that had been influenced far too much by props in recent years. - Akron Beacon Journal
James comments were followed by the analysts on TNT's "Inside the NBA" needling him about it. It was in a live interview with TNT that James first made the offer to dunk in the contest for the first time in his career. "LeBron, you've got to get off your can. Come on, LeBron," TNT commentator Charles Barkley said. "He should do it just for the good of the game." It didn't stop there. "Maybe LeBron can only dunk in a game," commentator Kenny Smith said. - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Never dreaming Blair would drop to them — most in the organization figured, at worst, he'd be gone after the first pick in the second round — the Spurs did not work him out prior to the draft. A 15-minute interview with general manager R.C. Buford and other Spurs staffers at a camp in Chicago was the only pre-draft contact between the team and the player. With the 37th pick, the Spurs gladly would have selected Blair's college teammate, Sam Young. When Young went off the board at No. 36 to Memphis, the Spurs jumped on Blair. - San Antonio Express News
Interim coach/GM Kiki Vandeweghe and team president Rod Thorn are expected to make more changes, which could include trading Josh Boone, Bobby Simmons and Tony Battie. Harris himself could be shipped out, as could Yi, if the Nets get a good deal for them. It's all about putting themselves in the best position to sign major free agents over the summer. Only Brook Lopez is an untouchable, as far as we know. - NY Daily News Blog
Celtics coach Doc Rivers said he is ‘hopeful’ that Rasheed Wallace can return from a sore left forefoot next Monday when the team hosts Dallas at TD Garden. Entering Thursday’s game with Chicago, Wallace had missed the last two games and was able to work out before the game. - WEEI Blog
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor announced today that the Jazz has signed rookie guard Sundiata Gaines to a second 10-day contract. Gaines (6-1, 185, Georgia) signed his first 10-day contract with the Jazz on Jan. 5 and has appeared in all five Jazz games since, averaging 4.2 points and 1.4 assists in 9.3 minutes per game. The Jazz is 4-1 since signing Gaines, who hit a game-winning three-pointer as time expired to beat Cleveland, 97-96, on Thursday night. NBA.com
When asked whether offense or defense was the bigger concern after losing three of the last five games, Howard said: "I can go either way with that, but I'd say overall, it's defense. You've got to get stops to win games. We're a talented team on offense. The shots will come. But on defense, we're sliding a little bit." "We're going to have to fight our way out of it," Carlisle said Thursday. "It's not going to happen because you talk about it." - The Dallas Morning News
Monta Ellis is putting up 30-point games at such a pace he's drawing comparisons to greats like Allen Iverson. He's also making quite a case to earn the Golden State Warriors their first All-Star nod since Latrell Sprewell 13 years ago. "He's more powerful in some ways than Iverson was," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "I don't know if he's a scorer like Iverson yet, but he's working on it. He's still so young." - AP
DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors and Eric Gordon of the Los Angeles Clippers will compete in the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk-In to determine one of the participants in the Sprite Slam Dunk, the NBA announced today. The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk-In will air live on TNT, which will televise the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam (9 p.m. ET) from American Airlines Center in Dallas. - HoopsWorld
Former Memphis Tigers basketball player Shawne Williams, who was waived by the NBA's New Jersey Nets today, was indicted by a Shelby County Grand Jury on Tuesday on eight drug charges. According to the Shelby County District Attorney's office, Williams was indicted on four counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture/deliver/sell, and four counts of conspiracy to manufacture/deliver/sell a controlled substance, a codeine-based syrup. - Memphis Commercial Appeal
It was Monday when Rod Thorn was asked why he would bother giving a shot to Shawne Williams. “If you go back to his Indiana days he had several good games against us, for one thing,” the Boss replied. “He’s a talented player who has good size, good all around type player. We’re gonna take a look at him now. We’re looking forward to that too.” That “look” entailed a physical Wednesday morning, a 30-minute pregame warmup with John Loyer Wednesday evening, and a short practice Thursday. And then, sayonara. - Newark Star Ledger
Douglas-Roberts said fans on Twitter are calling him selfish, saying he has bad body language and the Nets should trade him. He said it doesn’t bother him, but clearly it does. “Nets fans have been all right,” he said. “But it’s just been love-hate since I’ve been here. That’s just how I feel. Earlier on, I wasn’t going to be anything. Then as the season started I was loved. Now that they hear or read a story that they really don’t know what’s true or not – now it’s get rid of him. - Bergen Record Blog
The charge stems from a Dec. 21 incident in which Arenas acknowledged he stored guns in his locker at the Verizon Center and took them out to play a joke on a teammate. The NBA has suspended him indefinitely. A pre-sentence report is not yet complete, but defense attorney Kenneth Wainstein said Friday that prosecutors have agreed not to seek a sentence longer than the low end of sentencing guidelines, which call for six months to two years. That could include probation, jail time or some combination. Judge Robert E. Morin emphasized he is not bound by prosecutors' recommendation. - AP
Richard Hamilton insisted he will not follow the rumor mill before the Feb. 18 trade deadline and wonder if the eighth season in Detroit will be his last. "The question I ask myself is, `Do I think we can win here?' and my answer is, `Yes,''' Hamilton said. "It's just been tough with all of the injuries. Once we get everyone on the floor playing together to find a rhythm, we'll be fine.'' - AP
Of the four guys (including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Joe Johnson) generating the most drooling out of the potentially NBA landscape-altering free agent class of 2010, Chris Bosh is losing ranking as the most likely to disappoint. "He played pretty well last year too, but yeah I would say he has taken another step up," said coach Mike D'Antoni, no implication intended that New York would represent a corresponding step up in basketball profile from Toronto. - NY Post
Bosh, a 6-10 All-Star, could be dealt by the Raptors before the Feb. 18 trading deadline if the club feels it doesn't have a realistic chance of re-signing him. Even though Toronto maintains that it is committed to building around Bosh, some NBA executives are convinced that he will head to Miami to play with Wade. - NY Daily News
After using an inordinate amount of words praising his body of work last week, it's fair to say Joe Dumars made a big mistake not pulling the trigger on a summer trade offer. In June, it was reported the Pistons rejected an offer from the Celtics that would have sent Rodney Stuckey, Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince to Boston in exchange for Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen. At the time, most Pistons fans ridiculed Boston's offer. The few voices that supported the deal were verbally berated -- as you can see in the comments section of the story. Now, seven months later, feelings have likely changed about the proposal. - Michigan Live Blog
With All-Star Game festivities quickly approaching, LeBron James still hasn't decided whether he'll participate in any of the other events — more specifically the Slam Dunk Contest. James said last season that he wanted to bring the old-school attitude back to a contest that had been influenced far too much by props in recent years. - Akron Beacon Journal
James comments were followed by the analysts on TNT's "Inside the NBA" needling him about it. It was in a live interview with TNT that James first made the offer to dunk in the contest for the first time in his career. "LeBron, you've got to get off your can. Come on, LeBron," TNT commentator Charles Barkley said. "He should do it just for the good of the game." It didn't stop there. "Maybe LeBron can only dunk in a game," commentator Kenny Smith said. - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Never dreaming Blair would drop to them — most in the organization figured, at worst, he'd be gone after the first pick in the second round — the Spurs did not work him out prior to the draft. A 15-minute interview with general manager R.C. Buford and other Spurs staffers at a camp in Chicago was the only pre-draft contact between the team and the player. With the 37th pick, the Spurs gladly would have selected Blair's college teammate, Sam Young. When Young went off the board at No. 36 to Memphis, the Spurs jumped on Blair. - San Antonio Express News
Interim coach/GM Kiki Vandeweghe and team president Rod Thorn are expected to make more changes, which could include trading Josh Boone, Bobby Simmons and Tony Battie. Harris himself could be shipped out, as could Yi, if the Nets get a good deal for them. It's all about putting themselves in the best position to sign major free agents over the summer. Only Brook Lopez is an untouchable, as far as we know. - NY Daily News Blog
Celtics coach Doc Rivers said he is ‘hopeful’ that Rasheed Wallace can return from a sore left forefoot next Monday when the team hosts Dallas at TD Garden. Entering Thursday’s game with Chicago, Wallace had missed the last two games and was able to work out before the game. - WEEI Blog
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor announced today that the Jazz has signed rookie guard Sundiata Gaines to a second 10-day contract. Gaines (6-1, 185, Georgia) signed his first 10-day contract with the Jazz on Jan. 5 and has appeared in all five Jazz games since, averaging 4.2 points and 1.4 assists in 9.3 minutes per game. The Jazz is 4-1 since signing Gaines, who hit a game-winning three-pointer as time expired to beat Cleveland, 97-96, on Thursday night. NBA.com
When asked whether offense or defense was the bigger concern after losing three of the last five games, Howard said: "I can go either way with that, but I'd say overall, it's defense. You've got to get stops to win games. We're a talented team on offense. The shots will come. But on defense, we're sliding a little bit." "We're going to have to fight our way out of it," Carlisle said Thursday. "It's not going to happen because you talk about it." - The Dallas Morning News
Monta Ellis is putting up 30-point games at such a pace he's drawing comparisons to greats like Allen Iverson. He's also making quite a case to earn the Golden State Warriors their first All-Star nod since Latrell Sprewell 13 years ago. "He's more powerful in some ways than Iverson was," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "I don't know if he's a scorer like Iverson yet, but he's working on it. He's still so young." - AP
DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors and Eric Gordon of the Los Angeles Clippers will compete in the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk-In to determine one of the participants in the Sprite Slam Dunk, the NBA announced today. The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk-In will air live on TNT, which will televise the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam (9 p.m. ET) from American Airlines Center in Dallas. - HoopsWorld
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