Free agent forward Lou Amundson had three teams coming after him this offseason: the Golden State Warriors , New Orleans Hornets , and Indiana Pacers . According to New York Newsday, the 6-9, 238-pound forward will end up with the Hornets, his fourth team in five seasons . Amundson averaged 4.7 point, 4.4 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game last season for the Phoenix Suns

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Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Rudy Fernandez is trying hard to get himself out of the City of Roses, saying that he’ll never play there again. He’s been rumored to be interested in heading to the other coast and joining the New York Knicks

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Back in early July, when the free-agent floodgates got thrown open, the New York Daily News reported that New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul felt that team owner George Shinn had "lied" to him about upgrading the team this offseason. Paul is under contract till the end of 2012 but the paper reported that Paul was unhappy with his situation there, which is likely what led to him saying in a speech at Carmelo Anthony’s wadding in New York City, "We’ll form our own Big 3," referring to himself, Anthony, and the big addition to the New York Knicks this offseason, Amar’e Stoudemire .

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Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford tallied up 18 points, 2.5 rebounds, and three assists per game last year in his first season with the team. He and his agent would like an extension past this season when his contract is due to run out, according to the Boston Globe. His agent is meeting with general manager Rick Sund this week to discuss the possibility of an extension, the paper reports, in hopes of having him securely on a payroll when next season is scheduled to begin and the collective bargaining agreement is still in question

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Swingman Kelenna Azubuike played only nine games for the Golden State Warriors last season due to tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee last November.

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Swingman Kelenna Azubuike played only nine games for the Golden State Warriors last season due to tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee last November. He spent the summer working with a private trainer to be ready for his new team, the New York Knicks , but it appears his work hasn’t paid off

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There’s only one roster spot left on the Boston Celtics bench, and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is looking to fill it with a trade, according to the Boston Globe. "We’re just continuing to explore available players and trade possibilities and see what sort of options are there,” Ainge told the paper.

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There’s only one roster spot left on the Boston Celtics bench, and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is looking to fill it with a shooter via a trade, according to the Boston Globe. "We’re just continuing to explore available players and trade possibilities and see what sort of options are there,” Ainge told the paper.

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Carmelo Anthony hasn’t exactly made it clear that he wants to stay with the Denver Nuggets recently, but the team would love to hang onto him. So Nuggets exec Josh Kroenke met up with Carmelo Anthony this past weekend in Baltimore, according to Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski to try to sell the player on sticking with the franchise. The 30-year-old Kroenke, who also happens to be the owner’s son, will likely take over the team someday and got a firsthand test this past weekend while trying to show Anthony that it would totally be worth his while to take the three-year, $65 million contract extension that is on the table from the team rather than becoming a free agent next summer and moving to another team.

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Carmelo Anthony hasn’t made it clear that he wants to stay with the Denver Nuggets , but the team certainly wants him to stay. So Nuggets exec Josh Kroenke met with Anthony last weekend to try to sell him on staying, according to Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski . The 30-year-old Kroenke, who is the owner’s son and is likely to take over the team someday, got a taste of the responsibility over the weekend as he presumably tried to convince Anthony to take the three-year, $65 million contract extension rather than become a free agent next summer. Wojnarowski notes that nothing final came out of the conversation.

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Guard Rudy Fernandez (notes) may have two more years left on his contract with the Portland Trail Blazers but the Oregonian reports that he doesn’t plan on showing up for any practice or game with the team. In fact, the paper reports, Fernandez is happy to just sit out for the next two years until he can return to Spain and play where he really wants to play

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Carmelo Anthony (notes) seems destined now to leave the Denver Nuggets when he becomes a free agent next summer. And the Nuggets may try to send him packing earlier than that via trade, according to CBSSports.com

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The word may be that Denver Nuggets is still considering that three-year, $65 million contract extension from the team, but ESPN is hearing from its league sources that "it is now a matter of when, not if , Anthony and the Nuggets will go their separate ways." One source told the site, "He’s going to make it real clear that he’s not coming back." Don’t go burning any bridges, Carmelo. Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke knows the situation, the site reports, and the concept of his team without Anthony after next season started to become real at the player’s New York wedding in June, where New Orleans Hornets Chris Paul (notes) , New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) , and Anthony’s brother, Robert, publicly laid pressure on Anthony to leave Denver for New York

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It doesn’t look like Carmelo Anthony is considering the Denver Nuggets ‘ three-year, $65 million contract extension, if sources of ESPN are accurate. According to ESPN, league sources say it is now a matter of when, not if , Anthony and the Nuggets will go their separate ways. One source told the site, "He’s going to make it real clear that he’s not coming back." Don’t go burning any bridges, Carmelo. Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke knows the situation, the site reports, and the concept of his team without Anthony after next season started to become real at the player’s New York wedding in June, where New Orleans Hornets Chris Paul (notes) , New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) and Anthony’s brother, Robert, publicly laid pressure on Anthony to leave Denver for New York.

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New York Knicks fans may be extremely unhappy about the prospect but the team’s former coach and president Isiah Thomas could end up returning to the team in April , according to the New York Daily News. The contract that Thomas and the Knicks just had for him to be consultant just got ripped up because he is the coach of Florida International University and has a lot of contact with high school players, something that is outrageously taboo for any NBA employees

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When the NBA free-agent period kicked off on July 1, it was incredibly hard to predict where Chris Bosh (notes) , Dwyane Wade (notes) , and LeBron James (notes) would end up due to the mixed messages they were giving off.

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When the NBA free-agent period began July 1, it was hard to predict where Chris Bosh (notes) , Dwyane Wade (notes) and LeBron James (notes) would end up due to the mixed messages they were giving off. Turns out that was partially by design

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