Via Jerry Zgoda:
“News just broke tonight that Ricky Rubio is poised to sign with Barcelona, but is that really it?
Might the Wolves be about to deal the Spanish point guard, perhaps to the New York Knicks, which Rubio’s parents and representatives have wanted all along?
Or at least is that what Rubio’s agent is trying to [...]

Via AW:
“…The Minnesota Timberwolves and the NBA will have to wait until 2011 for Ricky Rubio(notes) to leave Europe, a high-level source told Yahoo! Sports on Monday night.
Regal of Barcelona has agreed to a six-year contract with Rubio after working out a buyout package with DKV Jovenut of Spain on Monday.
After weeks of haggling, Minnesota [...]

Now let me preface this as not to upset anyone who is allergic to speculation. But I have a feeling there is something in the works regarding the Knicks roster. I’ve poked around and heard from several places that there is zero trade market for Nate Robinson, and along with the sign and trades that [...]

ESPN.com contributors voted on where the top four free agents of 2010 (Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Amare Stoudamire, and Chris Bosh) will land.  Just more speculation, really, but ESPN’s prognostications are obviously going to be more accurate than everybody else’s, right?Out of 52 voters, 35 said he would stay in Cleveland (how shocking?) and the Knicks came [...]

According to a report on ESPN, Wolves GM David Kahn has stepped up his efforts in an attempt to put an end to the Ricky Rubio saga and bring the PG stateside once and for all:
“David Kahn spent the weekend in Spain in his latest attempt to bring Ricky Rubio to the NBA.
“There was no [...]

Mike Fisher of DallasBasketball.com hears that the Warriors might be looking to trade away PG Monta Ellis.  With Stephen Jackson looking for a way out, Fisher believes that there might be potential for a tandem trade.
Last season, Ellis missed a lot of the season while recovering from an ankle injury.  He averaged 19 ppg and [...]

An earlier report noted that the Blazers were sure that the Knicks would match any offer to Lee, hence why GM Kevin Pritchard decided not to attempt to sign Lee to an offer sheet, yet from what I’m hearing out in P-Town, that wasn’t the case. That said, a source confirms relative interest between both [...]

Via Hahn:
“The only holding out on David Lee’s mind right now is mainly the hope that his contract status will be resolved fairly soon. In fact we’re hearing through a source tonight that there are “are a couple of sign-and-trades still being considered before a one-year deal is negotiated.”
We can’t tell you what these deals [...]

This is courtesy of ESPN, who have compiled votes on several topics including what they call “Team Turmoil.”
The Pistons, who spent plenty of money during the off season on Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva, finished tied for 1st with 8 votes along with Golden State.
The Knicks finished tied for 4th along with the Clippers and [...]

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