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The Los Angeles Lakers have retracted an offer to Lamar Odom, saying that talks to re-sign the free agent have stalled. Lakers public relations director John Black said the team had taken the offer off the table in the past two days. "There are specifics behind why we pulled it, but that's ...

The Charlotte Bobcats have signed second-round draft pick Derrick Brown to a two-year contract. The deal announced Monday guarantees Brown his first-year salary for the NBA minimum of about $458,000. The second year has a partial guarantee that could be worth about $736,000. The 6-foot-8 former Xavier star was the 40th overall ...

The Phoenix Suns have reached a contract agreement with free-agent center Channing Frye. The team scheduled a news conference Tuesday to introduce the former University of Arizona star. Frye agreed to a two-year contract with the second year at his option. He will earn about $2 million next season. The 6-foot-11 ...

Getting paid $34 million to back up Dwight Howard on the Orlando Magic for the next five years might sound like a good gig. It's just that Marcin Gortat was looking forward to having the chance to start for the Dallas Mavericks. The Magic surprised -- and disappointed -- Gortat and the ...

Anthony Parker's fondest basketball memories came overseas, where he won three Euroleague championships and twice was named league MVP. After signing Monday with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Parker believes he has a legitimate shot at winning his first NBA title. "For me it's always about who really saw me fitting in with what ...

The Chicago Bulls today signed free agent Jannero Pargo. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. Pargo, a 6-1, 185-pound guard, reunites with Chicago having played for his hometown Bulls from 2003-06. A six-year NBA veteran, Pargo played overseas in 2008-09, where he split time between the MBC ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed guard James Harden, center B.J. Mullens and forward Serge Ibaka. Terms of the deals were not disclosed Saturday. Harden, the third overall pick in the draft, was a first-team All-American and the Pac-10 player of the year after averaging 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists ...

The Portland Trail Blazers signed restricted free agent forward Paul Millsap to an offer sheet Friday. The Utah Jazz have seven days to match the offer. The terms were not disclosed by the Blazers because of team policy. Millsap's agent did not immediately respond to phone calls and e-mails from The Associated ...

First-round draft pick Jordan Hill has signed with the New York Knicks. The Knicks announced Saturday that they had signed the forward from Arizona. Hill was the eighth overall pick in the draft. He would earn about $4.3 million over two years under the rookie salary scale. The 6-foot-10, 235-pound Hill averaged 18.3 ...

Please welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to Free Agency 2009. Danny Ferry finally reached agreements with a pair of players on Wednesday, bringing back Anderson Varejao with a six-year contract worth $50 million, and bringing in Anthony Parker, as reported by The Cleveland Plain-Dealer. While the Cavs swung and missed with Ron Artest ...