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Allen Iverson announced his intention to retire Wednesday, closing the door, for now, on a career marked by incredible personal highs and headline-grabbing controversies. Iverson clearly believes he can still compete at a high level and contribute in a league where he spent 13 full seasons. The former MVP and 10-time ...

The Denver Nuggets swapped Steven Hunter, a protected 2010 first-round pick and cash to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for a future conditional second rounder, Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said Friday. The trade could give Memphis three first-round selections in the 2010 draft. The Grizzlies already are owed the Lakers' ...

The Memphis Grizzlies signed Sam Young to a multi-year contract in a deal announced Wednesday. Young was the 36th pick overall in June. He led Memphis to a 5-0 record in the NBA summer league in las Vegas, averaging a team-high 13.6 points and 4.2 rebounds. The 6-foot-6 guard/forward led Pittsburgh ...

Kevin Durant had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the way to a 100-81 win in a Team USA intrasquad exhibition game on Saturday night. Rudy Gay scored a game-high 27 points for the losing Blue team. Durant, playing for the White team, continued to make his case for a spot ...

First-round draft pick Hasheem Thabeet has signed with the Memphis Grizzlies. The 7-foot-3 center from Connecticut was the second pick in the draft. Thabeet is due to make about $7.7 million over two years under the rookie salary scale. Thabeet is the first Tanzanian-born player drafted by an NBA team. He averaged ...

The Clippers have traded leading scorer Zach Randolph to Memphis in exchange for Quentin Richardson. The deal was announced Friday. Richardson averaged 10.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in 72 games with the New York Knicks last season. He's returning to the Clippers, where he played from 2000-04 after being drafted by the ...

A year ago, the Memphis Grizzlies were vilified by many around the NBA for seemingly giving Pau Gasol away to the Lakers to cut payroll. A year later, a lot of teams are trying to do the very same thing. Almost no one has picked up on the real story behind the ...

Steve Francis and Darius Miles, both obtained by Memphis last month, finally gave a veteran look to the young Grizzlies before Sunday's game against Dallas. Miles was on the active roster, but Francis, who didn't arrive in Memphis until Saturday and only went through a short practice, was on the inactive ...