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George's Return To Dallas Mavericks More Unlikely
"I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope right now," Donnie Nelson said. "We're pretty far apart as far as the numbers go." The Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Hornets have expressed interest in George. According to the report, Boston may also enter the mix after losing James Posey to the Hornets. Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Love, Robin Lopez Added To U.S. Basketball Select TeamRookies Kevin Love (Minnesota) and Robin Lopez (Phoenix) were added on Saturday to the US Select team to scrimmage against America's Olympians, the Associated Press is reporting. Both players were chosen after strong performances in the NBA summer league. Love has averaged 20.7 points and 15 rebounds in three games for the Timberwolves, while Lopez averaged 16 points and 7.7 rebounds in his first three games for Phoenix. Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Suns Pick Dragic Likely To Stay In EuropeWhile Phoenix is hoping that draft pick Goran Dragic will join the team next season, their hopes may have been dashed with Dragic telling a Spanish newspaper that he expects to remain with Tau Ceramica next season, the East Valley Tribune is reporting. Dragic's move to Phoenix for 2008-09 has been hampered by a large buyout. "It is certain that the Suns wanted to have me, but I believe that the best thing for me is to go to Spain and try to find a place for myself in Baskonia," Dragic, translated from Spanish, told El Correo newspaper on Thursday. NBA sources said the Suns are still holding out hope that Dragic can make the move this year and that "there is still a chance" it could happen. But Phoenix can only contribute $500,000 to Dragic's effort to buy out his deal this summer and would have to pay him almost $2 million to reimburse him for lost wages - a figure that would taxed at 100 percent since the team is over the NBA's luxury tax. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Suns Jul 2008 Archive
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At least six teams are interested in Devean George, according to the Dallas Morning News, but after signing DeSagana Diop there may not be any money left for him in Dallas.