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 Carter-Williams, last season's Rookie of the Year, had shoulder
surgery in May.
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The Orlando Magic signed center Nikola Vucevic to a contract
extension, the team announced.
The team did not provide details of the signing, but multiple media
outlets reported earlier that it was a four-year extension.
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NBA Defensive Player of the Year Joakim Noah said he has no pain in
his surgically repaired left knee, but it remains unclear how much
playing time he will get early in the season.
"Yeah ... I had surgery," Noah said. "It's fine. It's a work in
progress. It's getting better. I'm happy with where it's at. Let me
live, man. Jeez."
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Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love is ready for more
touches, particularly in the paint.
"The offense is built that way but I just have to make a conscious
decision to get myself in there," Love told the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. "There are a lot of times where I just find myself fading to
the three-point line. For me, it's a mentality and that's easy to
fix."
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Phoenix Suns rookie forward T.J. Warren has been fitted for a splint
and will be sidelined while a small crack in a bone in his left
thumb heals. The team has not set a timetable for the return of the
14th overall pick in the 2014 draft.
Warren has averaged 5.0 points and 12.2 minutes in five preseason
games.
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Kobe Bryant is ready for the regular season according to Los Angeles
Lakers coach Byron Scott, who shut down Bryant for the last two
games of the preseason to rest him for the games that count.
Bryant sat out Wednesday as the Lakers beat the Portland Trail
Blazers 94-86 in Ontario, Calif., and he won't play Friday when the
Lakers oppose the Sacramento Kings in Las Vegas.
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Former Memphis guard Geron Johnson signed with the Houston Rockets,
who waived forward Akil Mitchell to create a roster spot.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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