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Grizzlies send G Troy Daniels to SunsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies have traded guard Troy Daniels to the Phoenix Suns.Phoenix also receives a second-round pick in next year's draft in exchange for a second-round pick, the Grizzlies announced in a release Friday.The 6-foot-4, 204 pound Daniels averaged...

AP Basketball WriterMinnesota's Wiggins considers contract deal without agentBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Andrew Wiggins says he feels good about a max contract offer that is sitting in front of him with the Minnesota Timberwolves. But he's in no rush to get it signed.Wiggins says he is going over...

AP Basketball WriterOlynyk makes a big splash in end-of-camp Heat scrimmageBy TIM REYNOLDSBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Habits are something Miami coach Erik Spoelstra talks about often with his club, that word becoming as much of his everyday vernacular as probably any other.Kelly Olynyk has noticed. He's also noticed...

Associated PressNBA players go on trial in 2015 Phoenix assaultBy CLARICE SILBERPHOENIX (AP) NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris went on trial Monday on felony assault charges stemming from a 2015 beating that prosecutors labeled as an ''orchestrated attack'' and defense lawyers dismissed as a ploy to get...

Associated PressSpurs stand pat as league improves around themBy RAUL DOMINGUEZSAN ANTONIO (AP) The Spurs have been praised for an ability to remain successful for the past two decades without a major roster overhaul, but that constancy appeared to be a step back for the five-time champions following...

AP Sports WriterHornets' Kaminsky healthy again after 'miserable process'By STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Frank Kaminsky never expected to be hospitalized for four days in June of 2016 with tubes running in and out of his chest following surgery to repair an air pocket in his lung.He never expected...

AP Basketball WriterSilver expects NBA players to stand during national anthemBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) Adam Silver expects NBA players to continue standing for the national anthem.Not only because it's a league rule, but because they are aware of what it means in what the commissioner believes is...

Former Lakers, Bulls assistant Frank Hamblen dies at 70LOS ANGELES (AP) Frank Hamblen, who won seven NBA championships as an assistant to Phil Jackson in Los Angeles and Chicago, died Saturday. He was 70.The Lakers said Hamblen died in Del Mar. They did not provide a cause of...

AP Basketball WriterAP Interview: Wade wants to wear Heat jersey again - somedayBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade cannot be clearer about this: He wants to wear a Miami Heat uniform again.Someday.After signing his one-year, $2.3 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Wade - speaking from his new...

AP Basketball WriterAnthony sharp in OKC debut, Rockets look fine without himBy BRIAN MAHONEYCarmelo Anthony sizzled in his first game with the Thunder, though Chris Paul and the Rockets look like they will be just fine without him.Houston overcame Anthony's 19 points in just 20 minutes and Paul George's...

AP Basketball WriterSilver expects NBA players to stand during national anthemBy BRIAN MAHONEYNEW YORK (AP) NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday he expects players to stand for the national anthem, which is a league rule.He wants them to remain active in their communities and take part in what...

Associated PressZach Randolph faces misdemeanor marijuana charge in LABy MICHAEL BALSAMOLOS ANGELES (AP) Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph has been charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and resisting arrest following an incident this month when a large gathering became unruly at a Los Angeles housing project, prosecutors said Thursday.The...