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Chris Paul never asked for trade

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.

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Danny Ferry returns to San Antonio Spurs

Marvin Fong / The Plain DealerDanny Ferry Former Cleveland Cavaliers General Manger Danny Ferry reached an agreement to return to the San Antonio Spurs front office, reports Yahoo Sports. According to the story, the Spurs aggressively recruited Ferry to return to…

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Amundson signing this week

Three teams are left in the running for free agent forward Lou Amundson and the final choice will be made this week , according to USA Today. The Golden State Warriors , New Orleans Hornets , and Indiana Pacers , which needs a big man after trading away Troy Murphy , are all trying to get Amundson to come aboard, the paper reports.

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Four teams after Amundson

Forward Louis Amundson (notes) has already played for three teams in his four seasons in the NBA and it looks like he’s about to add another. The 6-9, 238-pound free agent out of UNLV has four teams trying to sign him , according to ESPN.

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Carmelo Anthony leaning toward leaving Nuggets

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. Say goodbye, Nuggets fans

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Carmelo Anthony looks to be leaning toward leaving Nuggets

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.

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Hornets’ Paul advises on trades

The New Orleans Hornets don’t want to get star player Chris Paul (notes) upset. So the team’s newest general manager Dell Demps checked with Paul on all the possible trades the team could have made in the four-team deal the other day that brought the Hornets Trevor Ariza (notes) , according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune

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Hornets GM talks to Paul about trades

The New Orleans Hornets don’t want to get star player Chris Paul (notes) upset. So the team’s newest general manager Dell Demps checked with Paul on all the possible trades the team could have made in the four-team deal the other day that brought the Hornets Trevor Ariza (notes) , according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Good move since Paul let the world know earlier this offseason that he’s ready to be traded?if the team can’t get it together and try to build a contender

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Chicago Bulls hiring Larry Johnson?

New Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau is looking for an assistant coach and a name on his list, according to the Daily Herald, is Larry Johnson, who was taken with the No.

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Chicago Bulls won’t be hiring Larry Johnson

New Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau is looking for an assistant coach and?Larry Johnson was rumored to be on a list of candidates. But?Johnson, the No

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Carmelo Anthony not signing Nuggets extension

The Denver Nuggets wanted its three-time All Star, Carmelo Anthony (notes) , to sign on for another three years this summer, but HoopsWorld has it that the 26-year-old small forward won’t be signing on any dotted lines anytime soon.

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Two new Suns GM candidates

Former New Orleans Hornets general manager Jeff Bower and Washington Wizards exec Tommy Sheppard are the two newest names to come out as being possibilities to take over as GM for the Phoenix Suns under new head of basketball operations Lon Babby, according to ESPN. Cleveland Cavaliers assistant general manager Lance Blanks interviewed for the job on Friday, the site reports.

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Magic doesn’t want Paul with Okafor

Chris Paul (notes) and New Orleans Hornets execs are meeting today to try and work out their differences but it appears that it would take a lot to convince Paul that life is going to get easier for him in the Big Easy and that he should take back his recent very public trade demands. Paul has the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks on his wish list of teams to go to, but AOL FanHouse reports that the Magic don’t want to trade for Paul if the Hornets couple him with the four years and $52 million left on Emeka Okakor’s contract.

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Magic couldn’t take Paul, considering Okafor’s contract

Chris Paul (notes) and New Orleans Hornets execs are meeting Monday to try and work out their differences, but it appears that it would take a lot to convince Paul that life is going to get easier for him in the Big Easy and that he should take back his recent, very public trade demands. Paul has the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks on his wish list of teams, but AOL FanHouse reports that the Magic aren’t confident a deal could be made if they remain saddled with the four years and $52 million left on Emeka Okafor’s (notes) contract. Doesn’t sound as if they are very interested regardless.

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Chris Paul leaving New Orleans?

Chris Paul (notes) expressed public happiness recently when the New Orleans Hornets hired a new coach in Monty Williams and now the team has a new general manager, Dell Demps, but CBSsports is reporting that Paul is trying to get himself out of the Big Easy before the season begins. When Paul. who has two years left on his contract, was at Carmelo Anthony’s (notes) wedding in New York earlier this month, he made reference to the idea that he, Anthony, and Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) would all team up in the Big Apple at some point to make their on Big Three

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Milwaukee seeking suddenly available Head

Guard Luther Head (notes) thought he had a deal?with the New Orleans Hornets before it was rescinded Thursday due to a so-called failed physical. Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski called it a "slimy trick" by the Hornets to get out of a contract that the recently fired general manager Jeff Bower negotiated. "This is just so unbelievably wrong," Head’s agent, Mark Bartelstein,?told Wojnarowski.

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Nuggets trading Lawson for draft pick?

The Denver Nuggets are looking to get a Top 10 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft, according to ESPN. The site reports that Nuggets GM Mark Warkentein has been trying to figure out which teams would be interested in such a deal and is offering guard Ty Lawson (notes) for the draft pick. Lawson, who was drafted in the first round last year by the Minnesota Timberwolves and then traded to the Nuggets for a future first-round pick, averaged 8.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game last season.

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