In the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, Phil Jasner reports Thursday the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to terms with restricted free agent guard Lou Williams on a five-year contract. The report did not disclose financial terms for Williams, who is coming off the best season of his career.
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Denver Nuggets rookie Sonny Weems had surgery Thursday to repair a sports hernia. Weems, a second-round pick who was acquired by the Nuggets on draft night, is expected to fully recover in time for the start of training camp on Sept. 30.
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The Los Angeles Clippers signed veteran forward Brian Skinner, Vice President of Basketball Operations announced Thursday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not announced.
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The Chicago Bulls announced today that the team has waived guard JamesOn Curry .
Curry (6-3, 190), was selected by Chicago in the second round (51st overall) of NBA Draft 2007.
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The National Basketball Association announced today that the Professional Basketball Club, LLC, owner of the Oklahoma City NBA franchise, has reached an agreement in principle to purchase the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League from Southwest Basketball, LLC. Oklahoma City becomes the third NBA team to purchase an NBA D-League affiliate, joining the Los Angeles Lakers (L.A. D-Fenders) and the San Antonio Spurs (Austin Toros) as sole owners of their affiliates.
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Charlotte Bobcats General Manager Rod Higgins today announced that the team has re-signed restricted free agent forward/center Emeka Okafor to a multi-year deal. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“It was important for us to get a deal done,”Higgins said. “Securing Emeka demonstrates that Bob Johnson and the rest of our ownership group are committed to building a winning franchise in Charlotte. Any time you have a player who consistently ranks among the NBA’s best in rebounding and shot blocking, you want to keep a guy like that around.”
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NBA.com’s John Schuhmann is in Macao with USA Basketball and gives you some extra tidbits from Thursday’s 114-82 win over Turkey.
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After allowing 30 points in the first quarter Thursday in Macao, the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team stepped up their defense to beat Turkey by 32 in their second exhibition game leading up to the 2008 Olympics.
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LeBron James scored 20 points and was a defensive force Thursday night in his exhibition debut, helping the U.S. Olympic basketball team overcome some early sloppy play to beat Turkey 114-82 in its first game in China.
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