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News, Notes, and Rumors From Around the NBA: March 21, 2012

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Sam Amick: Source says Portland has been awarded forward JJ Hickson from waivers. Golden State misses out. Twitter David Aldridge: The Hornets, according to a source, have no plans at the moment to buy out Chris Kaman. Twitter Derek Fisher and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to terms on a rest-of-the-season contract that will be signed after Fisher clears waivers, according to sources close to the process.ESPN.com The Miami HEAT announced today that they have signed free agent center Ronny Turiaf. Per club policy, terms of the deal were

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News, Notes, and Rumors from Around the NBA: March 20, 2012.

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Derek Fisher is in advanced negotiations with the Oklahoma City Thunder to sign with the Western Conference leaders after clearing waivers, according to sources close to the situation. ESPN.com Sam Amick: Sources say the Kings will pick up Terrence Williams on a 10-day contract. He was cut by Houston this week. Twitter The Grizzlies and Gilbert Arenas have made it official: The free-agent guard will join the team for the rest of this season. Griz general manager Chris Wallace confirmed the deal today. Arenas, who was in Memphis

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Tonight’s best game: Phoenix at Miami

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Steve Nash — the league leader in assists per game with 11.3 at the ripe age of 38 — never asked or expressed any desire to leave the place that has turned him into a Hall of Fame level icon. Instead of asking out of Phoenix when the going was tough earlier this season, he believed in working together with the team at hand. His faith is paying off as Phoenix (23-22) is just 1/2 game behind the eighth-seeded Houston Rockets

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Audio: Dwight Howard, Derek Fisher, Magic-Heat, and 3rd Bass

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I was on SN590 The Fan in Toronto with Tim Micallef and Sid Seixeiro on Monday afternoon. The topics centered around the NBA in Florida, where kids play baseball year-round and football players grow on trees. I told Tim and Sid that I think Dwight Howard and the Magic can push the Heat to seven games in a playoff series. I also said that while Derek Fisher wants to play for the Heat, they may be better served by a big man. We

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Sunday’s NBA Post-Game Notes

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Joe Johnson is averaging 25.7 PPG in his last 6 games. Zaza Pachulia had 12 rebounds. Chris Paul had 15 assists and 19 points. Greg Monroe had 23 points and 15 assists. The Clippers do not get consecutive games off until April 20-21. Rubio’s knee will be operated on this Wednesday in Denver. Marcus Thornton had 24 points. Memphis plays 9 of its next 11 games on the road. Dwayne Wade had 31 points, and made 12-13 field-goals from within 10 feet of the hoop. The Heat are 15-2

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Nuggets waive Ronny Turiaf

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The Denver Nuggets on Sunday waived center Ronny Turiaf, who should attract some interest from playoff contenders. Turiaf began the season with the New York Knicks, who dealt him to the Washington Wizards as part of the Tyson Chandler deal. He played just four games before breaking his hand and was included in Thursday’s three-team deal that landed Nene in Washington. The 6-10 Turiaf has played backup center minutes for the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State, New York and Washington in a

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Rockets to buyout Derek Fisher’s contract

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Derek Fisher will never wear a Houston Rockets uniform. Fran Blinebury of NBA.com is reporting that the Rockets will buy out the remainder of Fisher’s contract (he has a player option worth $3.4 million), making him a free agent and allowing him to sign with the team of his choice — as long as it is not the Los Angeles Lakers. Under new collective bargaining rules (insiders call this one the Ilgauskas rule), a player cannot be re-signed by a team that

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NBA Trade deadline: The grades are in

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Pencils down and papers forward, please. Here are my grades on how teams did at the trading deadline. We aren’t going to evaluate whether Dallas was helped or hindered by Thursday’s wheeling and dealing. The Mavericks – and 13 other teams – didn’t make a deal, so consider their grade to be incomplete. Or a withdrawal, if you prefer. No one got an F, although the Nets came awfully close. At the other end of the scale, the Rockets are officially the teacher’s

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