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The Milwaukee Bucks have signed first-round pick Brandon Jennings to a multiyear contract. Jennings was picked 10th overall in June's draft. The 19-year-old chose not to play in college, instead playing in Italy last season. Playing for the Bucks' summer league team in Las Vegas, Jennings was Milwaukee's third-leading scorer at 14.6 points per game.

Making his first trip to his mother's native Philippines in 35 years, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra heard a familiar question. What does Dwyane Wade's future hold? That's what Spoelstra was asked Tuesday after he, Heat assistants David Fizdale and Chad Kammerer, and others held a clinic for about 200 kids from the Filipino city [...]

The Indiana Pacers have signed free agent guard Earl Watson to a multiyear contract. Terms of the deal were not released Tuesday. The 6-foot-1 veteran was waived earlier this month by Oklahoma City. He also has played with Seattle, Memphis and Denver in eight NBA seasons. Watson adds depth to an Indiana team that has [...]

The Dallas Mavericks have signed free agent forward Tim Thomas. The 6-foot-10 Thomas, a 12-year veteran, played for the Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Chicago last season. He averaged 8.5 points and 3.1 rebounds in his 64 games, 36 with the Knicks, 18 with the Bulls and 10 with the Clippers.

One star who has played with Shaquille O'Neal thinks he'll fit in just fine with LeBron James. "I think he realizes that he's not in the prime of his career, so to speak," two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Nash's Phoenix Suns traded O'Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers last month, [...]

The New Orleans Hornets have finally found a taker for Tyson Chandler. It took a deal with tinkering Charlotte coach Larry Brown, who was willing to jettison the Bobcats' first draft pick. Emeka Okafor was dealt to the Hornets on Tuesday for Chandler in a deal involving 26-year-old centers, a trade that brought different financial [...]