After the buzz about the new big three in Miami the other teams in the NBA are now busy collecting other pieces for their team.
McGrady could take additional visits after working out for the Bulls, according to the source. A signing is not imminent for the seven-time All-Star, who finished last season with the Knicks after being traded briefly to Sacramento by the Rockets. The 31-year-old only played in 24 games last season as he came back from microfracture surgery on his left knee in February, 2009. would He hoped to come back for Houston but after he and the team disagreed on how much playing time he'd get the two sides mutually agreed that McGrady would stay away from the team until a deal could be made.
McGrady started 24 games for New York, averaging 9.4 points and 3.9 assists in 26.1 minutes.
McGrady wrote on his Twitter account Wednesday, "clippers, bulls, lakers, heat....but that could change by the morning...lol..this is the NBA".
The Clippers said that McGrady had a good workout with them but did not commit to making him a contract offer. Los Angeles has a need at small forward, with rookie Al-Faroqu Aminu not ready to handle major minutes. A league source said Wednesday that the Clippers have asked about Philadelphia forward Andre Iguodala, though there was no indication that Los Angeles has made or will make an offer for Iguodala.
Injuries have greatly slowed McGrady in the last two years; he has played in just 65 games during that time. But McGrady still believes he can return to the form that made him a two-time NBA scoring champion and one of the best late-game finishers of the past decade. He has worked out in Chicago almost non-stop when not playing the last couple of years with famed trainer Tim Grover.
The Bulls have already had a very busy summer, signing power forward Carlos Boozer to a five-year, $80 million deal, shooting guards Ronnie Brewer and Kyle Korver for three years and $12 and $15 million, respectively, and completing a sign-and-trade earlier this week for backup point guard C.J. Watson from Golden State. McGrady could provide veteran insurance at small forward behind Luol Deng, who has also struggled with injuries in the past few seasons.
The New Jersey Nets meanwhile, after failing to grab LeBron James moved to plan B signing FOUR free agents by the names of: Johan Petro (C), Travis Outlaw (PF/SF), Anthony Morrow (SG), and the two time Laker champ Jordan Farmar (PG).
They drafted two good players in the draft: Damion James (SF), and Derrick Favors (PF).
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In the PBA the Semi Finals have started and the First Round was quite a rumble!
The San Miguel Beermen took game 1 by storm against the BMEG Derby Ace Llamados with the stellar game of Jay Washington 28 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assist, and 1 block in 32 minutes of play.
Final Score: 101-88
The BMEG Derby Ace Llamados needs a gameplan defending the San Miguel Beermen in order to win this series.
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On the other side, Coach Tim Cone of the Alaska Aces never runs out of tricks up his sleeve beating the invulnerable Talk N Text Tropang Texters and shocking the Philippine Basketball World with its 104-88 win in the game 1 of this Semi-final showdown.
The bench played a big role with their win, FIVE Players scored double digits for the Aces and Tony Dela Cruz almost had a double digit score (9 points for him).
The bench of the Aces must be consistent with their play to beat this Talk N Text squad, while Talk N Text must pick-up the pace and double their output in rebounds and assists for them to succeed.
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-Deerman
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