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Cartier Martin has been biding his time at the end of the Wizards bench, patiently waiting for his chance to play. He got it on Wednesday night at American Airlines Center as the Wizards took on the Dallas Mavericks. Martin scored 14 points in 10 minutes on 5 of 6 from the floor as the Wizards lost 107-101, a game that was headed toward a blowout if not for Martin's efforts.
The Dallas Mavericks are moving on without guard Delonte West, and their starting center for Tuesday night's season opener on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers will likely be someone who wasn't even on the roster a week ago.
There was no secret about the Dallas Mavericks' plans going into free agency and their heavy pursuit of Deron Williams.
John Wall hardly seemed fazed by a trade that left the Wizards without their starting center and one of their top scorers.
The Hornets have decided to trade Chris Kaman, who won't be playing while the club looks for teams interested in making a deal for the veteran 7-foot center, general manager Dell Demps said.
Chris Paul will supply the Los Angeles Clippers with so much more than alley-oop passes to Blake Griffin when he arrives in Hollywood on Thursday night.
Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time _ to the Clippers, not the Lakers.
Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles for real this time _ to the Clippers, not the Lakers.
The Hornets have agreed in principle to deal Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers for guard Eric Gordon, forward Al-Farouq Aminu, center Chris Kaman and a first-round draft choice, people familiar with deal said.
Players union vice president Roger Mason Jr., who recently rejoined the Wizards, feels the NBA is handling the attempts to trade New Orleans guard Chris Paul quite poorly.
The day began with the Los Angeles Clippers rejecting a proposed deal by the New Orleans Hornets for Chris Paul and it ended with them claiming five-time All-Star guard Chauncey Billups off waivers and re-signing center DeAndre Jordan.
Organizers say a scheduled exhibition game including NBA stars has been postponed and will be rescheduled next week.
Blake Griffin had 22 points and 16 rebounds, Chris Kaman added 17 points and 12 boards, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Toronto 94-90 on Saturday night to hand the Raptors their fourth straight loss.
Chris Kaman is back with the Los Angeles Clippers.
More than a month into the season, the injury-riddled Los Angeles Clippers have just five wins and one of the NBA's most inexperienced lineups.
"We're just struggling a little bit right now," center Chris Kaman said. "Having Fisher come in tomorrow could help. Having a vet come in like that is great, who can help some of our young guys."
"We just haven't been able to get it together yet," injured center Chris Kaman said. "We're so young and learning every game."
