When Michael Jordan was running the show with the Washington Wizards , he picked center Kwame Brown first overall in the draft, which pretty much gained MJ a load of criticism rather than franchise-changing player. Now Brown has signed on with Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats as the team tries to unload center Erick Dampier , according to the Associated Press. The team waived Dampier, who came to this summer in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks , in the hopes of re-signing him but Dampier wouldn’t agree to a new deal, the AP reports, so now he’s on the block but won’t go anywhere till after Sept

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Tim Thomas (notes) is visiting the Dallas Mavericks tomorrow but it looks like the two sides are already close to a one-year agreement , according to ESPN Dallas. The 33-year-old Thomas played 18 games for the Mavericks last season but then left the team in order to be with his ill wife, who is apparently in better shape now. "If all goes well, we’ll reach an agreement," the agent for Thomas told the site

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Free agent guard Delonte West (notes) may soon find himself with his fifth team since joining the NBA in 2004. West was acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves this summer from the Cleveland Cavaliers and recently released

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Free-agent guard Delonte West (notes) may soon find himself with his fifth team since joining the NBA in 2004. West, acquired by the Minnesota Timberwolves this summer from the Cleveland Cavaliers , was recently released. NBA.com is reporting that three teams are interested in West, who averaged 8.8 points, 2.8 rebound and 3.3 assists for the Cavs last season

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The New Orleans Hornets are waiting till Monday to sit down with Chris Paul (notes) to try to work out their differences, but Paul has already let it be known that he would like to be traded before the season begins to the New York Knicks , Orlando Magic , Dallas Mavericks , or Portland Trail Blazers . The Knicks haven’t waited to talk about it internally, of course

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Twelve young NBA stars will be traveling to Las Vegas this week to start practice with Team USA for the world championships in Turkey later this summer and ESPN is reporting that there will also be one oldster in the house: 37-year-old Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd (notes) . Kidd hasn’t made the roster.

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Twelve young NBA stars will be traveling to Las Vegas this week to start practice with Team USA for the world championships in Turkey later this summer. ESPN is reporting that there will also be one oldster in the house: 37-year-old Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd (notes) . Kidd hasn’t made the roster.

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The Dallas Mavericks were "real close" to signing power forward Al Harrington (notes) yesterday afternoon for five years and $34 million, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Marc J. Spears, but lost out for the same amount of money to the Denver Nuggets . The Nuggets could promise the 30-year-old something the Mavs could not: a starting spot.

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The Dallas Mavericks were "real close" to signing power forward Al Harrington (notes) on Tuesday afternoon for five years and $34 million but lost out for the same amount of money to the Denver Nuggets , according to Yahoo! Sports’ Marc J. Spears. The Nuggets could promise the 30-year-old something the Mavs could not: a starting spot

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Swingman Josh Howard (notes) spent time with the Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks last season and now he’s got two other teams battling over his services . Yahoo! Sports’ Marc J

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It’s not a done deal, but it’s looking like 6-11 center Jermaine O’Neal (notes) is going to sign with the Boston Celtics , sources tell Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, who reports that O’Neal was choosing between Boston and the Denver Nuggets (with the Dallas Mavericks in the mix as well). Wojnarowski reports that the 31-year-old 13-year pro is thought to have been offered a $5.8 million midlevel exception over two years. Adding O’Neal would certainly help the Celtics fill the hole that Kendrick Perkins (notes) is leaving as he recovers from knee surgery for five or six months

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Free agent shooting guard Raja Bell (notes) is waiting for LeBron James (notes) , Chris Bosh (notes) , and Dwyane Wade (notes) to announce what they’re going to do next season just like everybody else in the basketball world. In the meantime, Bell has gotten calls from plenty of teams, according to ESPN.

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The Dallas Mavericks have been rumored to be interested in signing free-agent center Shaquille O’Neal (notes) but the Dallas Morning News reports that there is another O’Neal on the team’s radar this offseason: 6-11 center Jermaine O’Neal (notes) , who spent last season with the Miami Heat , pouring in 13.6 points per game along with 1.4 blocks and 6.9 rebounds. The paper reports that the 31-year-old center would more likely go to the Mavs as a "straight free-agent signing, not a sign-and-trade." The Mavs would be O’Neal’s fifth team since he was drafted out of high school back in 1996 by the Portland Trail Blazers

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The Boston Celtics , Dallas Mavericks , and Atlanta Hawks have all contacted Shaquille O’Neal (notes) about possibly coming to work for them, but it looks like the Hawks are the c losest to an actual deal . AOL FanHouse is reporting that the 38-year-old center has an offer from the Hawks for two years that will pay him the mid-level exception of $4.8 million in the first season

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Shaquille O’Neal (notes) may be 38 years old but the 325-pounder has been part of four NBA championship-winning teams and plenty of others would like a little piece of that magic.

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The Houston Rockets don’t have enough room under the salary cap to sign Chris Bosh (notes) and the team is considered a long shot to snag the free-agent forward but the Houston Chronicle reports that General Manager Daryl Morey met with Bosh in Dallas moments after the free-agency window opened at midnight Eastern last night. Morey made sure Rockets fans know what he was doing, tweeting, "Just finished meeting with @chrisbosh – great player & person.

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Dirk Nowitzki (notes) may be an unrestricted free agent and free of the Dallas Mavericks for the first time in his 12-year career, but that doesn’t mean he’s leaving town . Yahoo! Sports’ Marc J. Spears reports that Mavs president Donnie Nelson will make the seven-footer an offer today "I’m going to show up on his doorstep, get on one knee and hope he says, ‘I do,’ " Nelson said

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