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>http://nba.si.com/2013/06/30/nba-free-agency-2013-rumors/
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>NBA free agency opened at 12:01 a.m. ET Monday. What’s the
>latest chatter surrounding Dwight Howard, Josh Smith and other
>coveted players? Find a roundup of all the most recent news
>below.
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>MORE COVERAGE: Top 25 free agents | Potential bargains | Buyer
>beware
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>July 1
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>10:48 a.m. ET
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>• CBSSports.com: “he Knicks expressed an interest in
>pursuing a deal with Bucks shooting guard Monta Ellis, league
>sources told CBSSports.com. … Ellis, 27, and his Washington,
>D.C.-based agent, Jeff Fried, are known to be willing to
>compromise in order to sign with a contending team. And the
>Knicks, who face the free-agent loss of sixth man of the year
>J.R. Smith, would provide ample opportunity for Ellis to
>showcase his scoring prowess deep into the playoffs.”
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What can the Knicks offer Monta? Ain't they capped out?


>• Charlotte Observer: “The Charlotte Bobcats have reached out
>to representatives for Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson to gauge
>his interest in signing here, an NBA source confirmed to the
>Observer. … The question is how much Jefferson would cost, in
>both salary and guaranteed years, and whether he’d still be a
>contributor once the Bobcats are improved enough to make a
>playoff run. Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod
>Higgins told the Observer last month that he’s wary of
>overpaying a free agent just to show progress.”
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If Al goes to Charlotte, that's him basically saying, "I don't care about the playoffs ever."


>• ESPN.com: “Detroit’s top priority this summer is to get Josh
>Smith or Andre Iguodala.”
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Lol.....good ole Pistons.


>• @MarkHeisler: “This just in: Source tells me #Clippers no
>longer targeting Afflalo but Tony Allen, whom Doc coached
>w/#Celtics.”
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Afflalo would be better for them. Not as great defensively, but still good. Younger. Healthier. And can shoot. And not crazy.


>9:30 a.m. ET
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>• Yahoo! Sports: “Houston has emerged as the frontrunner to
>sign the Los Angeles Lakers center, league sources said, and
>those close to Howard confirmed late Sunday that the Rockets
>did nothing to dampen Howard’s enthusiasm for the
>possibilities of playing for Houston.”
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>• ESPN.com: “One source told ESPN.com that the Bucks were now
>leaning toward not even making an offer to Redick … Then came
>word, via another source, that the Bucks are in the process of
>launching a hard run in free agency at Hawks restricted free
>agent point guard Jeff Teague at the behest of new coach Larry
>Drew, who just had Teague in Atlanta.”
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Give up on Brandon Jennings for Jeff Teague? That's like trading a Ciara cd for an Amerie cd. Same difference. Both mediocre.