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Mavs will probably not be able to keep Devean George (Yahoo! Sports)

The probability of swingman Devean George returning to the Dallas Mavericks next season appears to be decreasing...

Mavs nix Artest for Josh Howard deal (Yahoo! Sports)

The Sacramento Kings have expressed interest in acquiring Dallas Mavericks forward/guard Josh Howard in a trade...

Suns Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

With their noses pressed against the luxury tax, the Suns are watching the big names go elsewhere and hoping the money runs out across the league before the all players they have targeted are signed.

Grant Hill is using the bi-annual exception, and while the Suns can use a portion of the mid-level exception to spice up an offer, even contracts at or near the minimum will make them a taxpayer over the $71 million luxury level.

"I have a hard time seeing anything shake out for us for at least a few weeks," Suns GM Steve Kerr.

Kerr called getting a backup point guard "his No. 1 priority." The Suns not only want to limit Steve Nash to 30-32 minutes a game, they want to rest him as much as 10 games during the season in back-to-back situations.

That means...

Gallinari gives Knicks pause, then hope (Yahoo! Sports)

Danilo Gallinari's debut was at least half a success. The Knicks saw enough to remember why they drafted him.

All the Kings' men might no longer include Artest (Yahoo! Sports)

With the Kings looking to move forward, Ron Artest's future could lead him 400 miles south.

Nets to sign veteran forward Najera (Yahoo! Sports)

Nets strengthen bench by adding veteran forward Eduardo Najera.

Brent Barry headed to Houston; Suns need help on wing (Yahoo! Sports)

Brent Barry is off the Phoenix Suns radar. Darius Miles and Devin Brown are on the periphery.

A most unusual and irreverent NBA mock draft (SportingNews.com)

At the NBA draft, millions of dollars are involved, jobs are hanging in the balance, and the future of the league is at stake. This is business, serious business -- but that doesn't mean there can't be a mock draft with a sense of humor.

Mantras all the new draftees should learn (SportingNews.com)

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Draft-day notebook: Suns' Barbosa staying put (SportingNews.com)

Negotiations between the Raptors and Suns fell through a while ago, but Phoenix still is trying to make changes in the wake of a first-round playoff exit and a coaching change.

Rondo's improvement is evident in Celtics' Game 2 win (SportingNews.com)

Rajon Rondo entered the NBA with tons of athleticism and a tremendous need for refinement. In the Celtics' Game 2 win over the Lakers, Rondo played like the star he could become.

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

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

Curry could be the right choice for the Pistons (SportingNews.com)

The Pistons have fired head coach Flip Sauders. For his replacemebt, Dumars and Davidson look no further than assistant coach Michael Curry

NBA mock draft: Real drama starts at No. 3 (SportingNews.com)

Again, like in 2007, the big question going into Thursday's NBA draft is, "What is Kevin going to do?" Though...

Mock draft: Does Pat Riley have eyes for O.J. Mayo? (SportingNews.com)

That the Chicago Bulls will take Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft seems to be a foregone conclusion. Sam Smith breaks down how the rest of the first round will shake out.

Donaghy's cries of 'foul' ring hollow (SportingNews.com)

Sam Smith watched that Lakers-Kings game in person, and he didn't notice anything that would lend credence to Tim Donaghy's allegations.

Is Davis enough to put Clippers in playoffs? (Yahoo! Sports)

A comparative analysis shows Baron Davis has the potential to help the Clippers win more than 50 games.

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

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

NBA draft's winners, losers (Yahoo! Sports)

O.J. Mayo and other freshmen were big winners of NBA draft night. The T'Wolves and Bobcats weren't as fortunate.

Shaq loses another badge for rap about Kobe (AP)

Shaquille O'Neal's raunchy rap in which he mocked former teammate Kobe Bryant is costing him another of his lawman badges. Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown said Wednesday that he has asked the Phoenix Suns center to return a badge he was given for his work with the southwest Virginia county's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Shaq gets slapped by sheriff for rap about Bryant (AP)

Shaquille O'Neal will lose his special deputy's badge in Maricopa County because of language he used in a rap video that mocks former teammate Kobe Bryant. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the Phoenix Suns center's use of a racially derogatory word and other foul language left him no choice. Arpaio made Shaq a special deputy in 2006 and promoted him to colonel of his largely ceremonial posse...

Shaq says Kobe ruined his marriage, too (Yahoo! Sports)

Kobe Bryant was on the receiving end of a withering Shaq attack the other night as his former teammate trashed...

Toronto trading T.J. Ford? (Yahoo! Sports)

The deal's dead , apparently, and the proposed transaction sending Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal for T.J.

Shaq rap cracks Kobe can't win a title without him (Yahoo! Sports)

Just in case anybody had forgotten that Kobe Bryant has never won an NBA title without Shaquille O'Neal, the big...

Draft buzz (Yahoo! Sports)

Are the Minnesota Timberwolves locking in on O.J. Mayo?