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Hawks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Scratch Philadelphia from the list of NBA teams pursuing Hawks restricted free agent forward Josh Smith. The Sixers signed Elton Brand to a five-year, $82 million contract Wednesday, thus ending the Sixers' pursuit of Smith.

Smith was in Philadelphia last week for a visit and was wined and dined by the Sixers, but left town without a verbal agreement to sign an offer sheet.

He's in Los Angeles now being courted by Brand's old team, the Clippers. With Brand out of the picture the Clippers are suddenly in the market for a power forward to replace him. Smith has been mum on his future, as have been his agents, Brian Dyke and Wallace Prather.

But it's clear they are hunting for an offer greater than the $9 million a year starting salary the Hawks offered last October.

Falk's hands all over Brand's move to Philly (Yahoo! Sports)

David Falk's power play dropped the curtain on Elton Brand's starring role with the Clippers.

Philly makes a small move, wants to make a big move (Yahoo! Sports)

The man on the right is Rodney Carney, he's about to enter his third year in the NBA after being selected in...

Orlando Summer League: Kevin Kruger is a lucky guy (Yahoo! Sports)

Regular BLS contributor Nick Friedell attended yesterday's Orlando Pro Summer League and is filing a few...

Sixers hope to clear cap room for Brand (Yahoo! Sports)

Trading Rodney Carney would help Philadelphia improve its offer to Elton Brand or Josh Smith.

Sources: Warriors make offer to Brand after losing Davis (SportingNews.com)

After losing Baron Davis to the Clippers, the Warriors are using the cap space to pursue highly coveted free agent Elton Brand.

Hawks: No joshing around with our free agents (SportingNews.com)

Two of the more important free-agent situations this summer will be those of Atlanta Hawks PF Josh Smith and...

Grading the draft: Bulls among the As, Sonics fail (SportingNews.com)

Sam Smith gives his opinion on every team's draft haul.

Sixers interested in Biedrins, Krstic? (Yahoo! Sports)

There was, in the course of the week, the 76ers' impressive courtship of Atlanta Hawks ' restricted free agent...

Will Warriors court Igoudala, Josh Smith if Brand stays in LA? (Yahoo! Sports)

Unrestricted free agent Elton Brand seemed likely to re-sign with the Los Angeles Clippers , despite what was...

Hawks free agent Smith visits 76ers (AP)

Josh Smith wasted no time taking advantage of his restricted free-agent status, spending Wednesday visiting the Philadelphia 76ers -- a franchise with plenty of cap room to make a big offer. The 22-year-old Smith toured the city and visited the Wachovia Center with Sixers officials, who would like to woo the forward away from Atlanta with an offer sheet too expensive for the Hawks to match.

Josh Smith will visit with 76ers Wednesday (Yahoo! Sports)

Josh Smith, the argument goes, is not a pure NBA low-post player. But the 6-9 Atlanta Hawks restricted free agent...

Spurs front-runners in race for Maggette (Yahoo! Sports)

The Spurs are the leading candidates to sign free agent Corey Maggette although the Warriors are expected to make a run at him.

Team-by-team draft grades (Yahoo! Sports)

Teams receive report cards for their performance in the 2008 draft.

Draft-day buzz: Ibaka letter, Hibbert to Charlotte (Yahoo! Sports)

Charlotte wants Roy Hibbert, Joe Alexander to Bucks, Serge Ibaka demands second round and other draft buzz.

Sixers see huge upside in A&M's DeAndre Jordan (Yahoo! Sports)

This was Saturday, and Texas A & M's DeAndre Jordan was scheduled for a formal predraft interview with the...

NBA Draft Attack: No. 12 Sacramento Kings (Yahoo! Sports)

Starting today and continuing next week, Ball Don't Lie will be counting down the NBA Draft lottery teams...

Celtics, Lakers favorites to win 2009 NBA title (Yahoo! Sports)

In case you're curious, here are the current odds for the 2009 NBA championship, courtesty of Bodog: Boston...