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SH Blog: Brandon Roy to return, Elton Brand to be amnestied, Louis Williams to find new team

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Before Ray Allen agreed to join the Miami Heat, nothing of major significance happened in free agency today, with the exception of the return of one Brandon Roy and the Philadelphia 76ers making some major roster adjustments. Aside from that, today’s news is filled with teams and players’ options, desires, possibilities and opinions. First reported by Jason Quick of the Oregonian, Brandon Roy has agreed to deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves: “Brandon Roy has agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal

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Tweet of the Night: Jeremy Lin

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@ @ @ lol i definitely didnt tweet that...twitter lies!
July 5, 2012 7:16 pm via Mobile WebReplyRetweetFavorite
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Jeremy Lin
Tweet of the Night goes to Jeremy Lin, who had to explain to his former teammates about a hilarious fake tweet created by Bob Lee Swagger (@CoSeezy), retweeted by Stephen Curry and Dorell Wright, as seen below: Lmfao tears RT @StephenCurry30: Hahaha RT @COSeezy: Lmao RT @JLin7: “Back then they didnt want me, now I’m hot they all on me” — Dorell Wright (@DWRIGHTWAY1) July 5, 2012 The fake tweet was all for a good laugh – which it got plenty of

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SH Blog: Jason Kidd chooses Knicks over Mavericks, Kyle Lowry traded to Raptors, Lin agrees to terms with Rockets

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Point guards have dominated much of the free agency news up to this point, and Thursday was no exception. The only difference?  It was Marc Stein of ESPN that broke most of today’s biggest news instead of Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, as you will see below. Also, for once, Dwight Howard wasn’t a major part of any big news, though you will still find news about the drama-filled center: Jason Kidd has chosen the New York Knicks over the Dallas

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Point Guards Dominate Deals on Days 4-5 of Free Agency – UPDATED

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SH Blog: The Steve Nash Race Heats Up, Plus More

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With Deron Williams staying with the Nets, the next big free agent point guard moving closer to a decision is Steve Nash. Nash is currently holding an offer from the Raptors, and the Knicks are trying to work out a sign-and-trade that would move some combination of Iman Shumpert, Josh Harrellson, Toney Douglas, Jerome Jordan and Dan Gadzuric (non-guaranteed contract) to Phoenix. There is other stuff going on, too: Aside from the Nets’ complications in getting a deal done for Dwight Howard,

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Day 3 of Free Agency; Complications in Nets’ pursuit of Howard

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// The Orlando Magic are looking for a bundle of first-round draft picks in any package they receive exchange for Dwight Howard, and the Brooklyn Nets are willing to surrender three. They also want a couple good young players, and the Nets are willing to give them three — Brook Lopez, MarShon Brooks and Kris Humphries. Problem is, the Magic already have Glen Davis and Ryan Anderson at the power forward position, which makes Humphries a bad fit. And therein lies one

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SH Blog: Deron Williams will stay with the Brooklyn Nets, Dwight Howard saga continues

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We always get breaking news of players’ decisions from reliable and reputable reporters. Today, someone broke huge news to the basketball world, but it wasn’t a reporter. Find out who it was, and what happened with the Dwight Howard saga in today’s news: Deron Williams will reportedly stay with the Brooklyn Nets, according to Deron Williams:

Made a very tough decision today.... http://t.co/gkFBBzWn
July 3, 2012 6:03 pm via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite
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Deron Williams
Adrian Wojnarowski followed up the report with details:
Deron Williams has reached agreement on a 5 year, $100 million extension with Brooklyn, a league source tells Y! Sports.
July 3, 2012 6:07 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
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Adrian Wojnarowski
UPDATE: Paul Coro has the story on Eric Gordon’s new max deal with the Suns: “Restricted free

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SH Blog: Joe Johnson to Nets, Marvin Williams traded for Devin Harris (in principle)

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The time is near for a decision to come out of the biggest free agent prize this off-season in Deron Williams. The Brooklyn Nets have done all they can to keep the gifted point guard, and there have been reports that Williams and his family have truly enjoyed their stay in New York. Find out what big trade the team has all but secured today – with or without Williams – along with plenty of other free agency news. With so

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