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 Gay, who has international experience, reached out to USA
Basketball to express his interest in contributing. He played for
the U.S. gold-medal-winning team in the 2010 world championships and
was one of the final cuts made on the 2012 U.S. Olympic roster.
Gay was traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Kings during the
2013-14 NBA season and averaged 20 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.9
assists in 73 games between the teams.
Gay will join the national team at its training camp on Aug. 14 in
Chicago.
The U.S. team is preparing for the FIBA World Cup in Spain on
Aug.30-Sept. 14.
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USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo told NBA.com that injured
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George has been promised a spot on the
2016 Olympic team.
"We thought it's the right thing to do," Colangelo said Thursday.
"That's it. ... We didn't give thought to all the detail. Just that
when a guy goes down and all these things, the circumstances, his
career passes before him, he's out for a year, a year-plus, he's not
able to participate now with us. We wanted to throw that out and
say, 'We're counting on you. You've got a spot in '16.' "
The 2016 Games are in Rio de Janeiro.
George is expected to be sidelined at least a year after breaking
his right leg during the U.S. team's intrasquad scrimmage a week ago
in Las Vegas.
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The Philadelphia 76ers will acquire center Anthony Bennett as part
of the Kevin Love trade, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.
The Cleveland Cavaliers sent Bennett, guard/forward Andrew Wiggins
and a future first-round draft pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves
for Love.
Minnesota will send Bennett, as part of a package of players, to
Philadelphia in exchange for forward Thaddeus Young.
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The deal will become official on Aug. 23. Cleveland signed No. 1 draft
choice Wiggins on July 24. NBA rules stipulate that draft picks cannot
be traded within 30 days of their signing.
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The Phoenix Suns signed first-round draft picks T.J. Warren (14th
overall selection) and Tyler Ennis (18th overall).
Warren, a forward, was the No. 14 overall pick and Ennis, a point guard,
was taken 18th overall.
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The Washington Wizards named Roy Rogers as an assistant under coach
Randy Wittman.
Rogers spent last season with the Brooklyn Nets. He began his NBA
coaching career with the Nets beginning in 2008. He then served as an
assistant coach with the Boston Celtics as part of Doc Rivers' staff in
2010-11 before joining the Detroit Pistons for the next two seasons
under coach Lawrence Frank. (Editing by Gene Cherry)
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