July 29
Dallas Morning News
columnist Mark Francescutti
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Josh Howard played his first game with the Washington Wizards since being traded by the Mavericks, and he smiled as he made his postgame comments. "It meant a lot, coming to a new organization and show them that I want to be here, plus stick it to the Mavs," Howard said after the Wizards beat the Timberwolves 108-99 on Wednesday night.. "I'm happy now, you don't have to worry about me saying nothing else about them now." Howard did not start but entered the game early in the first quarter. He scored 14 points in 26 minutes. In an interview with washingtonpost.com , Howard responded to Mark Cuban and complained about being blamed for the Mavericks' problems."
July 26
New Orleans Times-Picayune
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New Orleans Hornets General Manager Dell Demps said Monday that Chris Paul did not ask the team to trade him on Monday and Demps said he felt sure Paul will be playing for the Hornets next season. "This morning Chris Paul and hisagent Leon Rose and his brother C.J. Paul met with Hugh Weber and Monty Williams. We met about 10 a.m, met for hour and half. It was a very productive meeting. I was encouraged. First time I met Chris good opportunity to open lines of commnication. Chris has good points. He's a smart, intelligent person. I was excited about meeting." The Hornets read a statement from Paul indicating he was pleased with what he heard from the Hornets brain trust. "The meeting went"
July 22
ESPN.com
columnist Chris Broussard
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The New York Knicks are the first team on point guard Chris Paul's wish list of clubs he'd like New Orleans to trade him to, according to sources. Orlando, where he could team with superstar center Dwight Howard, is the second team on Paul's list, which includes Dallas and then Portland, according to sources. In the ideal scenario, Paul and the Denver Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony would wind up in New York to play alongside Amare Stoudemire, forming a big three that could compete with Miami's newly formed super trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. "Those guys want to beat the three guys in Miami," a source close to the situation said. Paul and his representatives are expected to"
July 16
Dallas Morning News
columnist Kevin Sherrington
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Congratulations to Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson, who have assembled a team capable of winning a title. In France. The NBA? Not so much. The Great Free Agent Summer of 2010 is just about over, and all the Mavs have to show for it is Tyson Chandler and a couple of homeboys for Roddy Beaubois. This probably isn't the bonanza you had in mind with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh up for grabs, but as the guys on the Mavs' bench say these days, c'est la vie. Of course, as it turns out, only one team had a viable shot at the summer's top free agents. This is what happens when you let three impressionable young men spend a couple of weeks together at the Olympics. They think life is like"
July 12
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Udonis Haslem will be back with the Miami Heat next season. The veteran power forward confirmed his return to the Sun Sentinel in a text message that read: "Turned down full mid level from Dallas and Denver. See u next season." Instead of a four-year package that would have been in excess of $25 million, Haslem is expected to sign off on a four-year Heat package at about half that total. The agreement was independently confirmed through a second NBA party."