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Cavs sign Devin Brown, Trade David Wesley
ZH: Devin will be able to add depth and versatility to a back court in desparate need of exactly those things.
ESPN.com

Knicks trade for Jordan... Jared Jordan
ZH: A nice player to throw into the D League and groom for the next couple of years.
ESPN.com

Knicks Buying Out Dickau's contract
ZH: Dan Dickau would be a steady hand at the point off the bench for Isiah Thomas. Instead, he'll go with the highly combustible Nate Robinson.
Los Angeles Times

Celtics sign Esteban Batista, Dahntay Jones as they head to Camp
ZH: They're carrying 17 players into camp but at least one of these guys should stay.
Boston Herald


Rumors

Orlando Inquires about Webber
ZH: Tony Battie is out with a bad shoulder and the Magic are already desparate for competent big men.
Orlando Sentinel

Nets looking at Darrell Armstrong, Eddie Gill, and Mateen Cleaves
ZH: Marcus Williams' broken bone in his foot makes New Jersey desparate for point guard help.
Bergen Record

C.J. Miles to finally sign with Jazz
ZH: The restricted free agent will take a one year deal after expecting a significant multi-year deal all summer.
Salt Lake Tribune

Is David Stern the Anti-Christ?
OR
The newest Talkhoops.net writer, Phillip Barnett, seems to think so. At a time when the league was introducing its greatest class of new players, it also let in the man that would ultimately be its demise (No, not Terrance Stansbury). David Stern has been a genius in marketing his league, but has come up short in a big way.
Phillip Barnett sheds some light on the subject.