Hoops News Blog

The Los Angeles Lakers have waived guard Sun Yue, the Chinese national team star who won an NBA championship ring during one quiet season with the club. The move was announced Friday. Sun played 10 games with the Lakers, scoring six points in 28 minutes. He also played two stints in the D-League, but struggled [...]

Even when Lamar Odom wasn't talking to the Lakers, even when Dwyane Wade was blowing up his phone during the longest July of Odom's basketball life, the Los Angeles forward couldn't honestly imagine going anywhere else. Just a few weeks after winning his first NBA title, the Lakers' most sought-after free agent wasn't about to [...]

The Los Angeles Clippers have waived guard Mike Taylor. Taylor played in 51 games for the Clippers last season, making five starts and averaging 5.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 15.1 minutes. The first-year player was drafted by Portland on June 26, 2008, and then traded to the Clippers for a 2009 second-round [...]

The Los Angeles Clippers have waived guard Mike Taylor. Taylor played in 51 games for the Clippers last season, making five starts and averaging 5.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 15.1 minutes. The first-year player was drafted by Portland on June 26, 2008, and then traded to the Clippers for a 2009 second-round [...]

Forward Hakim Warrick has agreed to a one-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. His agent, Bill Duffy, announced the deal on Friday. The former Syracuse star played the last four seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, averaging 11.6 points and 5.0 rebounds in 82 games last season. Duffy said the Grizzlies' decision to rescind a tender [...]

The Denver Nuggets have acquired Malik Allen from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Walter Sharpe and Sonny Weems. The Nuggets announced the deal Friday. Allen played in 49 games for Milwaukee last season, averaging 3.2 points and 2.1 rebounds. In 409 games over an eight-year career, he has averaged 5.4 points and 3 rebounds.

Tyler Hansbrough could miss up to two months with a right shin injury, but the Indiana Pacers believe their first-round draft pick will be healthy enough for the start of the season. The Pacers did not provide details of the injury Friday other than to say the 6-foot-9 forward is expected to miss six to [...]

The Dallas Mavericks signed Drew Gooden and expect him to back up Dirk Nowitzki at power forward and play alongside him at center. The deal, agreed to late last week, was announced Thursday. Gooden is joining his seventh team, having also played for Memphis, Orlando, Cleveland, Chicago, Sacramento and San Antonio.

The Chicago Bulls have waived forward Linton Johnson III and guard DeMarcus Nelson. In his second stint with the Bulls, Johnson played in eight games and averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds. He was signed to two 10-day contracts in March before getting a deal for the remainder of the season on April 7.

Lamar Odom has agreed on a multiyear contract to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers. After a rocky free-agent courtship, Odom will return to the club he helped to its 15th NBA title this summer. Lakers spokesman John Black confirmed an agreement, but wouldn't discuss specifics. The deal will keep Odom alongside Kobe Bryant and [...]