Topic: NBA Southwest

NBA-owned Hornets trade Paul to Clippers

The NBA-owned New Orleans Hornets have reached an agreement to trade All-Star guard Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers, sports cable channel ESPN reported.The Hornets would receive guard Eric Gordon, center Chris Kaman, forward Al-Farouq Aminu and a first-round draft pick ...

Mavericks trade away Fernandez, Brewers to Nuggets

(Reuters) - The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks continued their roster changes on Tuesday by trading away Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez and forward Corey Brewer to the Denver Nuggets.The Nuggets, who announced their new acquisitions, sent Dallas a second-round pick in exchange for ...

NBA's Clippers land Billups but not Paul

The Los Angeles Clippers rejected a trade offer that would have sent playmaker Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets, but claimed NBA veteran Chauncey Billups off waivers.Five days after NBA commissioner David Stern vetoed a three-team trade that would have sent ...

Gasol makes deal to stay with Grizzlies

Spanish center Marc Gasol said he has reached a tentative agreement on a new NBA contract that will keep him playing for the Memphis Grizzlies.Gasol, the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol, announced the deal on his Twitter microblogging ...

Mavericks sign Odom from Lakers

(Reuters) - The Dallas Mavericks have signed forward Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Lakers, the reigning NBA champions said on Sunday. The prospect of trading the two-time NBA champion had been criticized by Los Angeles' top player Kobe Bryant but still ...

Lakers' Bryant unhappy with Odom departure

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was scratching his head Sunday amid reports that the club was shipping Lamar Odom to Western Conference rivals -- and NBA champions -- Dallas."To be honest with you, I don't like it," Bryant said at the ...

Knicks finalize deal for Chandler

The New York Knicks finalized their acquisition of Tyson Chandler from Dallas on Saturday, sending Ronny Turiaf to Washington as NBA teams continued to wheel and deal in preparation for the lockout-shortened season.As expected, the Knicks said Saturday they had waived Chauncey ...

Knicks acquire Chandler in three-team deal

(Reuters) - The New York Knicks have acquired center Tyson Chandler from the Dallas Mavericks as part of a three-team trade, the Knicks said on Saturday."Signing a player of Tyson's caliber, with championship experience, to this roster, is an opportunity we could ...
The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks opened training camp, but like all the league's teams their excitement at finally getting on court was tempered by uncertainty.A day after owners and players ratified a new 10-year contract to end a lockout that delayed the ...

Stern's denial of Paul trade sparks rebukes

NBA commissioner David Stern defended his decision to stop the New Orleans Hornets from trading Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team swap on Friday as critics ripped the move.The Hornets, who are owned by the league as they ...