9-13-07 Rumors
Sep 14th, 2007 by Woody Wommack
The Arizona Republic reported: “The Suns and Utah Jazz tossed around the idea of a trade sending Shawn Marion to Utah for Andrei Kirilenko last month but did not move past the stage of talks and the discussion of swapping versatile forwards has been tabled for weeks.”
The New York Post reported: “[Allan Houston] The ex-Knick shooting guard, who retired after the 2004-05 season with knee woes, has “an open invitation” to attend the Nets’ training camp, also with a non-guaranteed, make-good situation, sources said.”
The Deseret Morning News reported: “Utah Jazz restricted free agent Dee Brown has spent the past two days working out with several other guards for the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Brown’s personal Web site blog. The Bucks, who are apparently interested in covering themselves in case they were to lose restricted free-agent guard Charlie Bell to an offer bigger than what they’d want to match, on Tuesday afternoon told Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel writer Bob Wolfley that they were working out some players but would not name them.”
The Arizona Republic reported: With free agent P.J. Brown in no hurry to sign, the Suns are looking at other frontcourt options. Today, they will work out NBDL rebounding champion Elton Brown, 6-foot-8 veteran Michael Ruffin, ex-Sun Zarko Cabarkapa and ex-Arizona State star Mario Bennett, 34. Vitaly Potapenko, an 11-year pro who is back in shape, will visit Thursday, and wide body Mike Sweetney, center Brian Skinner and 20-year-old wing Yaroslav Korolev are expected next week. Phoenix scouted Esteban Batista in the FIBA Americas Championship and has not ruled out Pat Burke.”
The Contra Costa Times is reporting: “The Warriors have extended a $3.5 million qualifying offer to Mickael Pietrus. That’s much more than he’ll get from anyone else for next year. So unless the Warriors get a deal they like from Miami or Dallas, or Pietrus is willing to take a mil or two less and sign with another team, he’ll be accepting that qualifying offer and bolstering the Warriors bench.”