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He ain’t Elton Brand, but he’s going to have to do. Ronny Turiaf, the 6-foot-10, 250-pound big man, is officially a Warrior.

First-round draft choice Anthony Randolph scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Warriors wrapped up the Summer League in Las Vegas on Saturday with a 95-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

It is only four days, but what a four days it will be. Bulls rookie Derrick Rose is about to get the best possible crash course in life as an NBA point guard.

Veteran NBA center Marcus Camby of Denver is angry about his trade to the Los Angeles Clippers this week, the Rocky Mountain News reported Thursday.

When 16-year-old David Anderson learned he was going to be coached by an NBA player this summer, he couldn’t help but get excited.

The thin ice Shawne Williams is standing on with the Indiana Pacers could be getting ready to break.

Led by Marko Tomas who scored 21 points, the Croatians managed to beat the Germans despite a spirited performance by their Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki, who notched up 30 points.

Matt Bonner sat on a small bench in the Rundlett Middle School lobby, a full 3 feet taller than the little girl that was seated next to him.

Baron Davis flashed his sparkling sense of humor often on his return to Los Angeles.

With the past few days being slow, I have had the chance to sit back and look at Orlando’s off-season moves so far.

By the box score, Luke Jackson had an outstanding game . Everybody shot the ball effectively save for Acie Law IV and Speedy Claxton .

Any kid growing up and playing basketball in the state of Indiana has the dream of playing professionally.

For all those who doubt Anthony Randolph, keep doubting. For all those who say he’s too skinny, too raw for the highest level of basketball, keep talking.

Dirk Nowitzki overcame an early shooting slump to score a game-high 20 points and lead Germany past Brazil 78-65 and into the semifinals of the Olympic basketball qualifier on Friday.

LAS VEGAS — Will Bynum scored 16 points to lead four Pistons in double figures in Friday’s 78-67 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats — Detroit’s summer league finale.

‘ One restricted free agent down, one to go for the Cavaliers. With Daniel “Boobie” Gibson having signed a long-term contract Wednesday, Cleveland’s attention has shifted to getting Delonte West to do the same.

Watching Warriors’ second-year guard Marco Belinelli shoot, when he’s feeling it, is like watching the sunrise at Pebble Beach.

We have seen many instances of this over the years. Robert Parish was considered a troublemaker in Golden State they felt that he would never be a good center and couldn’t wait to trade him so that they could …

The Detroit Pistons finished their NBA Summer League campaign with an impressive 78-67 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats in Las Vegas on Friday.

So many signs point to the Lakers not matching the four-year, $17 million offer sheet Ronny Turiaf signed with the Golden State Warriors.

Dallas Mavericks forward Brandon Bass took the hard-hitting questions he received from young fans Wednesday afternoon at Schimelpfenig Middle School as a good sign.

Francisco Elson said in an email from his first home, the Netherlands, that he would be excited to come back to his second home and play in a Denver Nuggets uniform.

We have seen many instances of this over the years. Robert Parish was considered a troublemaker in Golden State they felt that he would never be a good center and couldn’t wait to trade him so that they could …

HOMETOWN HERO: With the Chinese center playing post, China s Lithuanian coach Jonas Kazlauskas said he hoped they could take their game to another level AFP, HANGZHOU, CHINA Saturday, Jul 19, 2008, Page 19 …

The combination of Hilton Armstrong and Bobby Brown were too strong for the Los Angeles Clippers as they guided the New Orleans Hornets to an 80-76 overtime victory in the second of six games Thursday at the …

Newly signed Bucks guard Tyronn Lue told the Boston Globe he had hoped to join the world champion Celtics.

Chris Duhon, a 2000 Salmen High graduate, has signed a two-year $12 million contract with the New York Knicks.

ESPN’s Mark Stein covered all sorts of topics in his ” Vegas Chatter ” column, but the thing that jumped out at me was this blurb about Dallas/Sacramento trade talk involving Ron Artest.

With an eye toward bolstering the team’s depth along the perimeter, the Pistons have been in contact with several free-agent swingmen around the league — including a former player, Carlos Delfino.

Sometimes, it seems Warriors power forward Brandan Wright exists in a different realm, a much more pacified realm.