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| 8/20/2008 | Theo Ratliff, F-C (Phi) | Ratliff returned to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, seven years after he was traded from the team during its run to the NBA Finals. Analysis: Terms of Ratliff's deal with the Sixers weren't disclosed. Ratliff has played for six teams during his 13 NBA seasons, including parts of four years with the Sixers from 1997-2001. The Sixers have been busy this summer after reaching the playoffs for the first time in three years. They signed two-time All-Star forward Elton Brand, added free-agent guards Royal Ivey and Kareem Rush last week. |
| 8/18/2008 | Paul Davis, F-C (LAC) | The Clippers re-signed Davis on Monday, giving Los Angeles three players named Davis on their 15-man roster. He joins Baron Davis and Ricky Davis, another pair of free-agent additions. Analysis: Paul Davis averaged 2.5. points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 22 games with the Clippers before sustaining a season-ending injury to his right knee last Dec. 21. The Clippers picked the 24-year-old former Michigan State star with the 34th overall selection in the 2006 draft, and he played a total of 53 games with them during the last two seasons. |
| 8/17/2008 | Andre Iguodala, G-F (Phi) | The Philadelphia 76ers re-signed Iguodala on Sunday, giving the forward a six-year contract worth a reported $80 million. An official announcement is expected Monday. Analysis: Iguodala, who was a restricted free agent, helped the 76ers reach the playoffs for the first time in three years. The guard-forward averaged 19.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.1 steals in 82 games last season. He struggled in the playoffs against Detroit, averaging 13.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.0 assists. Retaining Iguodala was a top priority for Philadelphia. He's been durable, missing just six games in four years. |
| 8/15/2008 | Jannero Pargo, PG (NO) | Pargo signed a one-year deal with Dynamo Moscow of the Russian League, agent Mark Bartelstein told The Associated Press in a phone interview Friday. Analysis: The one-year deal is worth nearly $4 million and is about twice what Pargo made for the Hornets last season, Bartelstein said. Pargo joins a growing defection of NBA players lured overseas by higher salaries. "Jannero's probably one of the higher profile players to go over," Bartelstein said. Pargo averaged 8.1 points and 18 minutes a game as a reserve for the Hornets last season, and was the team's fourth-leading scorer in the playoffs with 10.2 points per game. |
| 8/14/2008 | Brandon Roy, G (Por) | Roy will have arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a tear in the meniscus of his left knee. An MRI, taken Tuesday revealed the tear, the team said Wednesday. Surgery is scheduled for Thursday. Analysis: Roy had a breakout season with Portland in 2007-08, averaging team-highs of 19.1 points and 5.8 assists to go along with 4.7 rebounds. |
| 8/14/2008 | Shaquille O'Neal, C (Pho) | The wife of O'Neal said Thursday that her marriage to the NBA star is on the mend. Analysis: During an interview about the launch of her new video-sharing Web site, Shaunie O'Neal told The Associated Press that the couple plans to stop divorce proceedings soon. Shaquille O'Neal filed for divorce in Miami-Dade Circuit Court in September 2007, after nearly five years of marriage. |
| 8/14/2008 | Josh Powell, F-C (LAL) | The Lakers signed Powell on Thursday. Terms of the contract weren't released. Analysis: The 6-foot-9 Powell, a three-year NBA veteran, spent last season with the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging 5.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 64 games. Powell has career averages of 4.2 points and 3.6 rebounds in 138 games with Dallas, Indiana, Golden State and the Clippers. After going undrafted in 2003, Powell spent two seasons overseas, where he played in the Italian and Russian leagues. |
| 8/14/2008 | Ron Artest, F (Hou) | Artest officially joined the Houston Rockets on Thursday. The Rockets announced the five-player trade with Sacramento that also brought forward Patrick Ewing Jr. and guard Sean Singletary in exchange for guard Bobby Jackson, rookie forward Donte Greene and Houston's first-round pick next year. Analysis: The trade was first reported July 29 but couldn't be announced until Thursday because Greene had to spend 30 days with the Rockets after signing with them July 15. He was acquired from Memphis in a draft-day trade. The 6-foot-7, 248-pound Artest averaged 20.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Kings last season. |
| 8/14/2008 | Bobby Jackson, PG (Sac) | Jackson officially rejoined the Kings on Thursday, when the five-player trade that sent Ron Artest, Patrick Ewing Jr. and Sean Singletary to the Rockets for Jackson and Donte Greene was finalized. Analysis: Jackson, who played for the Kings from 2000-05, averaged 8.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 26 games for the Rockets last season. He also appeared in all six playoff games, averaging 8.7 points and 1.5 assists. |
| 8/14/2008 | Donte Greene, SF (Sac) | The Kings officially acquired Greene on Thursday, when the five-player trade that sent Ron Artest to the Rockets was finalized. Analysis: Greene, the 28th overall pick in June's draft, has already been traded twice. The Grizzlies drafted him before sending him to the Rockets later that night. Greene averaged 17.7 points and 7.2 rebounds during his only season at Syracuse. |
| 8/13/2008 | Mo Williams, PG (Cle) | Williams is headed to Cleveland to become LeBron James' new backcourt mate as part of a three-team trade involving Milwaukee and Oklahoma City. In exchange for Williams the Bucks will receive Damon Jones from Cleveland along with guard Luke Ridnour and forward Adrian Griffin from Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City will get veteran forward Joe Smith from Cleveland. Analysis: Williams averaged 17.2 points per game last season, while adding 6.3 assists. The point guard should be a strong addition to the Cavs, and his fantasy value has just increased significantly. |
| 8/13/2008 | Damon Jones, PG (Mil) | Jones was traded to Milwaukee as part of a three-team trade including Cleveland and Oklahoma City. The Bucks also received guard Luke Ridnour from Oklahoma City, while trading point guard Mo Williams to Cleveland with forward Joe Smith going to Oklahoma City. Analysis: Jones averaged 6.5 points and 1.9 assists in 67 games -- three starts -- with the Cavaliers last season. |
| 8/13/2008 | Luke Ridnour, PG (Mil) | Ridnour was traded to Milwaukee as part of a three-team trade including Cleveland and Oklahoma City. The Bucks also received guard Damon Jones from Cleveland, while trading point guard Mo Williams to Cleveland with forward Joe Smith going to Oklahoma City. Analysis: Ridnour could end up being a solid contributor for the Bucks after averaging 6.4 points and 4.0 assists in 61 games -- five starts -- for Seattle last season. |
| 8/13/2008 | Joe Smith, PF (OKC) | Smith was traded to Oklahoma City as part of a three-team trade including Cleveland and Milwaukee. Oklahoma City also sent guard Luke Ridnour to Milwaukee, while the Bucks sent point guard Mo Williams to Cleveland. Analysis: Smith split the 2007-08 season with Chicago and Cleveland, averaging 10.1 points and 5.2 rebounds in 77 games -- 36 starts. He could find himself in a larger role with Oklahoma City. |
| 8/13/2008 | Adrian Griffin, G-F (Mil) | Griffin was traded to Milwaukee, along with guard Damon Jones from Cleveland and guard Luke Ridnour from Oklahoma City on Wednesday as part of a three-team trade that. In the deal, the Cavaliers acquired guard Mo Williams from Milwaukee and Oklahoma City acquired forwards Desmond Mason and Joe Smith. Analysis: Griffin split his time last season between Chicago and Seattle, averaging just 1.9 points in 8.7 minutes per game. |
| 8/13/2008 | Flip Murray, SG (Atl) | The Hawks signed Murray on Wednesday. Murray, a six-year veteran, can play both guard spots. He joins Maurice Evans as free-agent additions to the backcourt after the Hawks lost sixth man Josh Childress, who stunned the team last month by signing with Greek powerhouse Olympiakos. Analysis: The 6-foot-3 Murray was released by Detroit last season before signing with Indiana. He started the final 15 games of the season at point guard for the Pacers. He averaged 11.0 points and 3.5 assists in that stretch. |
| 8/12/2008 | Greg Oden, C (Por) | Oden, who missed all of last season after undergoing right knee surgery, showed no signs of problems in two-on-two work with teammates Steve Blake and Channing Frye and former Arkansas star Steven Hill, a 7-footer invited to practice with Portland. Analysis: Oden isn't allowed to go five-on-five until next month. "I'm feeling good," Oden said. "I do not have any pain or soreness in my knee." Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors," Frye said after giving up his share to Oden in the workout. |
| 8/11/2008 | Ryan Bowen, SF (NO) | The Hornets re-signed Bowen on Monday, but terms of the deal weren't released. Analysis: It will be the second season in New Orleans for the 6-foot-9 Bowen, an eight-year veteran who spent his first five seasons in Denver before going to Houston for two years. Bowen appeared in 53 games last season, including four starts, and averaged 2.2 points and 1.9 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game. Never relied upon as a scorer, Bowen gave coach Byron Scott a hustling defender, the kind of role required in an up-tempo style like the Hornets prefer. |
| 8/11/2008 | Walter Herrmann, F (Det) | The Pistons re-signed Herrmann on Monday, but terms of the deal were not disclosed. Herrmann was undrafted and signed with Charlotte as a free agent in 2006. He played six seasons in his native Argentina and four seasons in Spain. Analysis: "He is a player with tremendous work ethic and showed last year that he is a player that can contribute," Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said in a statement. The 6-foot-9, 229-pound Herrmann was acquired by the Pistons in 2007 along with Primoz Brezec in a trade that sent Nazr Mohammed to the Charlotte Bobcats. He played in 28 games with Detroit and averaged 3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.1 minutes per game. |
| 8/11/2008 | Kyle Weaver, G (OKC) | The Oklahoma City team acquired Weaver from the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday in exchange for a second-round pick in next June's draft. Analysis: Weaver was the 38th overall pick in June after averaging 12.2 points as a senior at Washington State. He averaged 6.2 points in five games for Charlotte in the Las Vegas summer league, but faced stiff competition to make Charlotte's regular-season roster. |
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