Our morning look around the NBA — links to stories worth reading and notes to check out (stuff that did not get its own post here at PBT).
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Samuel Dalembert is very close to landing back in Sacramento.
Catch a live stream of the Derrick Rose press conference where he rakes in the big bucks by following this link at noon eastern.
The Nets are in talks to land DeShawn Stevenson. That would be another nice short-term get.
If you can’t wait until next summer, here are your top free agents for 2012.
Baron Davis is keeping the beard in NYC. As he should.
Chris Paul’s debut with the Clippers set an NBATV ratings record for a preseason game. But yea, no way fans are coming back after the lockout.
Fewer people watched, but Richard Hamilton had a nice debut for the Bulls — 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting. I watched half of this game and Hamilton provided spacing the Bulls need. On one play the ball went into Joakim Noah in the post, Hamilton slid over to be an outlet and when his defender sagged off Noah hit Hamilton and a quick three was up and good.
Our line of the night goes to the Kings center DeMarcus Cousins: Six points, 10 rebounds, three steals — and nine turnovers.
E’Twaun Moore is making fans in Boston.
Thunder coach Scott Brooks hints James Harden may start this season, not be the sixth man. About time.
Corey Maggette is back practicing with the Bobcats, which is good for their offense since he is pretty much it.
What if, like with the English Permiere League, we let the free market determine where NBA teams can be located? (via TrueHoop)
It wasn’t all bad news Lakers fans, rookie PG Darius Morris looked good.
Robert Horry is not really fond of people calling him “Big Shot Bob” (or Rob), but he was cool with Barack Obama doing it.
Memphis has officially put in an offer sheet on Dante Cunningham.
Jannero Pargo is officially a Hawk. That should change everything.
Jerome Randle is making quite a push to get his way on to the Mavericks roster.
The Trail Blazers waived Earl Barron.
Former UConn star Jeff Adrien has signed a two-year contract with the Rockets. The first season is partially guaranteed, the second not at all.
Iranian Hamed Haddadi is expected to rejoin the Grizzlies, once his work visa is approved.