Bulls’ Deng to play for Great Britain Luol Deng will play in Great Britain’s European Championship qualifying games after the national association bumped up the insurance to cover his lucrative NBA contract. Deng signed a new deal with the Chicago Bulls last month reportedly worth up to $80 million. British Basketball had been struggling [...]

Heat Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Dwyane Wade continues to insist he’s 100 percent recovered from the left knee and left shoulder problems that have slowed him the past two seasons, and pre-Olympic evidence supports his case.
Wade has sliced and diced international opponents in the pre-Olympic games. His explosion [...]

Grizzlies sign Iranian center Haddadi The Memphis Grizzlies signed free-agent center Hamed Haddadi, who played for the Iranian national team in the Olympics. The 7-foot-2, 254-pound Haddadi averaged 16.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in Beijing. The 23-year-old Haddadi spent the 2007-08 season playing for Saba Battery BC in the Iranian Super [...]

Blazers sign former lottery pick Luke Jackson (PA SportsTicker) The Portland Trail Blazers signed a trio of free agents on Wednesday, including former lottery pick Luke Jackson.
Oklahoma City to reveal name, colors on Sept. 3 Oklahoma City’s new NBA franchise has [...]

Dare to dream about the ultimate Team USA matchup The Dream Team had more power. The Redeem Team has better speed. Charley Rosen can’t resist comparing and contrasting.

Woman in Jordan case out of jail A northwestern Pennsylvania woman who claims Michael Jordan fathered her son is out of jail after agreeing not to bother Jordan. A Crawford County judge released 35-year-old Lisa Miceli, of Meadville, on Friday. She was jailed Aug. 13 for violating an order in civil suit Jordan filed [...]

Heat looking at centers Magloire, Wright, Mbenga
With the bulk of its financial flexibility gone, the Miami Heat has turned its attention to low-cost bulk to beef up its rotation at center.
Breaking down the road to redemption For the first time since 2000, the U.S. struck gold in an [...]

Celtics sign 2nd-rounder, K-State star Walker The Celtics have signed second-round draft pick Bill Walker. Celtics general manager Danny Ainge praised Walker’s “hard work and skill development” over the summer in announcing the signing Friday. Boston obtained the rights to the 6-foot-6 forward out of Kansas State for cash after he was chosen [...]

Heat Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Dwyane Wade continues to insist he’s 100 percent recovered from the left knee and left shoulder problems that have slowed him the past two seasons, and pre-Olympic evidence supports his case.
Wade has sliced and diced international opponents in the pre-Olympic games. His explosion [...]

Heat re-sign F Dorell Wright (AP) The Miami Heat re-signed forward Dorell Wright on Thursday. The Heat tendered the restricted free agent an offer sheet months ago, but the sides didn’t reach a deal until Thursday. Wright has played all four of his NBA seasons with Miami. He appeared [...]