FANTASY / PLAYER NEWS
Andrew Bynum: Seeking Contract Extension
Update: Bynum, who is coming off knee surgery, will be seeking a 5-year, $80 million extension this offseason, the Orange County Register reports.
Analysis: With Bynum coming off a knee injury, the Lakers may wait until training camp opens up when they can get a good look at Bynum's knee before beginning talks.
Chris Kaman: German Citizen
Update: Kaman obtained German citizenship and will play for Germany's national basketball team in an Olympic qualifying tournament, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Analysis: Kaman will join Dirk Nowitzki on the team, trying to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. "We'll be stronger under the baskets with Chris," Nowitzki said. Germany, which has not qualified for the Olympics since the 1992 games in Barcelona (Spain), will head to Athens (Greece) later this month to compete with 11 other national teams looking for three Olympic berths.
Josh Childress: Scheduled to Meet Sixers
Update: The Sixers have scheduled a meeting with Childress, a restricted free agent, the Philadelphia Daily News reports.
Analysis: The date of the meeting has not been set. The Hawks have stated that they will match any offer Childress or their other restricted free agent, Josh Smith, will receive on the market. Smith met with Philadelphia officials earlier in the week.
P.J. Brown: May Be Retiring
Update: Brown is considering retiring, the Boston Herald reports.
Analysis: Celtics vice president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was told by Brown that he was not going to return for another season. "Whatever P.J. wants," Ainge said. "He knows that we'd love to have him back, but he has to want to come back. But I'm not counting on it. He's 39 years old, and he has a nice family. He was a great contributor in our winning, but he said he doesn't want to play."
Chris Duhon: Starting Job Near Certain
Update: According to the New York Times, Stephon Marbury will not be with the Knicks for the 2008-09 season, making Duhon the starting point guard for the team.
Analysis: As part of the Duhon's recruitment to New York, the Knicks all but offered him the starting job. Kevin Bradbury, Duhon's agent, said, "For Chris, the opportunity to be a starting point guard, to have the opportunity to be the starting point guard for the Knicks, to play in New York and to play in D'Antoni's system" was too good to pass up.
Stephon Marbury: Departure a Near-Certainty
Update: According to people close to Knicks team president Donnie Walsh and coach Mike D'Antoni, it's a near certainty that Marbury will not be with the club for the 2008-09 season, the New York Times reports.
Analysis: All New York needed to do was add a point guard during the offseason, and the expected signing of Chris Duhon paves the way for the Knicks to jettison Marbury. Whether it be a trade, a contract buyout or simply by waiving him, Marbury will not be with the Knicks.
Andrew Bynum: Medical Clearance
Update: Doctors have given the medical clearance for Bynum (knee) to begin conditioning, the Orange County Register reports.
Analysis: Bynum missed the final 46 games of the regular season after suffering a partially dislocated left knee cap in January. He underwent arthroscopic surgery May 21 to remove cartilage debris. "The knee looks wonderful and we are anticipating that within a short period of time, he will start training," Bynum's agent, David Lee, said. "The doctors told him the knee was doing better than expected."
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