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[September 18, 2014]  Sept 17 (The Sports Xchange) - The Sacramento Kings traded 15-year veteran guard Jason Terry to the Houston Rockets for guard-forward Alonzo Gee, guard Scotty Hopson and two second-round draft picks on Wednesday.

Terry, a 15-year NBA veteran, has averaged of 15.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 1,136 NBA games, shooting 44.6 percent from the field, 37.9 percent from three-point range and 84.6 percent from the free throw line. He missed the last 28 games last season because of a left knee injury.

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Denver Nuggets forward J.J. Hickson was suspended five games by the league on Wednesday for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program.

Hickson will begin his suspension without pay when 2014-15 regular season begins.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves signed second-round draft pick Glenn Robinson III on Wednesday.

Robinson, a 6-foot-6 forward from Michigan, was selected 40th overall in this year's draft. He is the son of former NBA forward Glenn Robinson Jr., who was the first overall pick in the 1994 draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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