Al Horford averaged 14.2 points per game last season for the Atlanta Hawks (along with 9.9 rebounds, 1.1 blocks, and 2.3 assists). According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the team would like to have the 6-10 forward/center continue putting up those kinds of numbers for the team for a few more years

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Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Rudy Fernandez is trying hard to get himself out of the City of Roses, saying that he’ll never play there again.

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Carmelo Anthony made it pretty clear this offseason that he’s interested in leaving the Denver Nuggets , which still has a three-year, $65 million contract extension offer on the table to its star. But Anthony becomes a free agent next season and ESPN is reporting that the Nuggets, at least for now, aren’t trying to trade Anthony at all. Five teams that the site spoke with say that the Nuggets cut off potential trade talks about Anthony before they even get started by telling teams directly that they don’t want to trade Anthony

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The Miami Heat may have the most talented roster on paper going into the season, but the games still need to be played and the South Florida Sun Sentinel is reporting that when training camp gets started in less than a month, the team may be without its starting point guard from last year, Carlos Arroyo . Arroyo is currently stuck on the bench at the world championships due to a "deep bruise in his left quadriceps," the paper reports. If that weren’t enough, third-year guard Mario Chalmers , who is expected to make a run at being the starting point guard, is also possibly not going to be ready to go when training camp starts, the paper reports, because of a high ankle sprain he suffered in July.

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Back in early July, when the free-agent floodgates got thrown open, the New York Daily News reported that New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul felt that team owner George Shinn had "lied" to him about upgrading the team this offseason. Paul is under contract till the end of 2012 but the paper reported that Paul was unhappy with his situation there, which is likely what led to him saying in a speech at Carmelo Anthony’s wadding in New York City, "We’ll form our own Big 3," referring to himself, Anthony, and the big addition to the New York Knicks this offseason, Amar’e Stoudemire . Now head coach Monty Williams, who came onboard July 7, tells the Sporting News that Paul’s supposed disgruntlement was never an issue and that he never asked for a trade .

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It became clear early this week that Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford and his agent want the team to hand over a contract extension so that he won’t be a free agent next summer. If that can’t be done, he’d like to be moved elsewhere. His agent was set to meet with Hawks general manager Rick Sund this week to discuss the topic.

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Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut’s season ended a little early last year when he broke bones in his right hand, fractured his right hand, and dislocated his right elbow after dunking against the Phoenix Suns on April 3. He’s still not ready to be in an NBA lineup, but the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting that the Bucks are hoping and expecting that the seven-foot Australian will be ready to go when the season kicks off. "Our hope and anticipation is that Andrew will be ready to go when the season begins," Bucks general manager John Hammond told the paper

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Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest isn’t one to back down from a fight and his hackles went up when he sensed that the Boston Celtics were using the blown-out knee of Kendrick Perkins in Game 7 of the NBA Finals this year as an excuse as to why it lost the championship to the Lakers.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers were a fairly stable franchise during the LeBron James Era, but now that the team is moving into life without the kid from Akron, things aren’t expected to be so solid. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that there aren’t any trades currently planned, but if the team can’t get itself above .500 at mid-season, there could be a lot of player movement. The Plain Dealer claims that if that’s the case, the team will put Mo Williams , Antawn Jamison , Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon on the trading block and is guessing there’s a 60/40 chance right now that Jamison will be gone before the trading deadline passes

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Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford tallied up 18 points, 2.5 rebounds, and three assists per game last year in his first season with the team. He and his agent would like an extension past this season when his contract is due to run out, according to the Boston Globe. His agent is meeting with general manager Rick Sund this week to discuss the possibility of an extension, the paper reports, in hopes of having him securely on a payroll when next season is scheduled to begin and the collective bargaining agreement is still in question

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Swingman Kelenna Azubuike played only nine games for the Golden State Warriors last season due to tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee last November. He spent the summer working with a private trainer to be ready for his new team, the New York Knicks , but it appears that his work is to no avail. "I think it’s 50-50 whether he’ll be ready for training camp right now," Knicks head coach D’Antoni told the New York Times.

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Swingman Kelenna Azubuike played only nine games for the Golden State Warriors last season due to tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee last November. He spent the summer working with a private trainer to be ready for his new team, the New York Knicks , but it appears his work hasn’t paid off.

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There’s only one roster spot left on the Boston Celtics bench, and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is looking to fill it with a trade, according to the Boston Globe. "We’re just continuing to explore available players and trade possibilities and see what sort of options are there,” Ainge told the paper. "There are some trade discussions that we’re having

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There’s only one roster spot left on the Boston Celtics bench, and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is looking to fill it with a shooter via a trade, according to the Boston Globe. "We’re just continuing to explore available players and trade possibilities and see what sort of options are there,” Ainge told the paper. "There are some trade discussions that we’re having

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Restricted free agent Kyrylo Fesenko could have had a three-year, $9 million deal signed with another team back in July if he were an unrestricted free agent, HoopsWorld reports, but he’s not and so he’s left in limbo. More than a few teams expressed interest in signing the 7-1 Russian but the Jazz let folks know they would match any offer so none came, the site reports, except for European teams, which are offering between one and two million Euros. Fesenko, though, is more likely to sign Utah’s qualifying offer of $1.1 million, HoopsWorld notes.

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Restricted free agent Kyrylo Fesenko could have had a three-year, $9 million deal from another team in July if he were an unrestricted free agent, but he’s not and so the Utah center is left in limbo, HoopsWorld reports. More than a few teams expressed interest in signing the 7-1 Ukrainian, but the Jazz let other teams know they would match any offer so none came, except from European teams, which are offering between one and two million Euros, the site reports. Fesenko, though, is more likely to sign Utah’s qualifying offer of $1.1 million, HoopsWorld notes

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