Daily NBA News

July 05 2008

Michael Beasley slightly cracked his sternum in a collision with a teammate earlier this week, yet still maybe with the Heat when the team opens summer league play Monday. Daequan Cook will not be so lucky.

Gilbert Arenas is accepting less money from the Wizards, invoking an attitude far, far removed from the world of his working class fans. "What can I do for my family with $127 million that I cannot do with $111 million?" he informed The Washington Post.

Chris Paul and the Hornets reached a contract agreement Thursday that would keep the All Star point guard with the team for at least the next 4 seasons. Lance Young, Paul's agent, mentioned Paul agreed to a 3 year extension with a player's option for a 4th year. The total value of the deal is $68 million.

When the New Orleans Hornets arrived in Oklahoma City weeks before the 2005-06 season, one of their 1st priorities was to find a place to practice. It is also a major concern for the SuperSonics, who, unlike the Hornets, will be moving permanently to Oklahoma before the upcoming season.

As the SuperSonics pack for the transfer to Oklahoma City, basketball fans and city officials were hoping that about the provisions of the team's departure deal that would lead to a new NBA franchise in Seattle.

Derrick Rose had a lot of questions at his 1st practice with the Chicago Bulls Thursday. "I asked a lot of them. I lost count", the 19 year old guard mentioned following a 2 hour practice at the Bulls' suburban training facility.