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Heat Amnesty Mike Miller

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Although Miller had some big moments in the postseason over the last couple years, injuries have limited his production since he signed a five-year deal with the Heat in the summer of 2010.

Richard Hamilton Not Ready To Retire

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The move was no surprise after a disappointing two-year stint with Chicago, during which Hamilton was beset with injuries.

Odds & Ends: Irving, Ellis, Wolters

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They've had some injuries over the years, but they're a good team, too.

Rockets Sign Marcus Camby

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Camby inked a three-year, $13.151MM contract to go to New York, but injuries kept him from living up to it, limiting him to just 42 points in 24 games this past season.

Western Notes: Aldridge, Griffin, Williams, Grizzlies

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In his view, the best case scenario for Golden State is to capture the third seed with the bottom being something resembling the Lakers' 2012/13 campaign - lots of injuries and fighting just to squeak into the playoffs.

James Ennis Signs To Play In Australia

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The deal includes an NBA out for this season if an opportunity with the Heat arises, though Ennis almost certainly won't be playing stateside this season, barring a trade or a rash of injuries for Miami.

Atlantic Rumors: Sixers, Brown, Pierce, Knicks

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I feel like I have more in the tank but you never know with injuries, how your body feels.

Western Notes: Pekovic, Wolves, Jackson, Lakers

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Pekovic isn't the only Wolves player with durability issues, and president of basketball ops Flip Saunders plans changes to the way the team handles the treatment and prevention of injuries, as Zach Harper of CBSSports.com examines.

New Contracts With Player Options

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It's fully guaranteed as long as any of a specific set of injuries doesn't cause him to miss 30 or more games this season or, providing Morrow opts in, 15 of the first 30 games in 2014/15.

Odds & Ends: Heat, Jamison, Scott, TPEs

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If a player is overexerting themselves - which is the time when injuries typically occur - then his activity can be shut down before anything goes south.

Rookie-Scale Extensions And Restricted FAs

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What that offseason showed is that when a talented young player hits free agency, there will be plenty of interest, even if that player isn't viewed as a "sure thing." Lopez and Gordon had missed most of the 2011/12 season with injuries, but the Suns were still willing to offer Gordon the max, and Lopez may have fielded max offers of his own if the Nets hadn't locked him up first.

Warriors Sign Seth Curry

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Although he battled injuries for most of the year, the younger Curry had a productive senior season for Duke in 2012/13, averaging 17.5 PPG and shooting 43.8% on three-pointers.

Poll: Is Tracy McGrady A Hall-Of-Famer?

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An ESPN.com 5-on-5 panel unanimously agreed that McGrady deserves to be elected to the Hall of Fame, but in an Insider piece for ESPN.com, Kevin Pelton points out the many pitfalls of the 34-year-old's candidacy: Back and knee injuries may have prevented him from reaching his full potential, and limited his career totals -- he's only 57th all-time in NBA scoring, for instance, trailing several non-Hall-of-Famers.

Odds & Ends: Hawks, Bradley, Bobcats, Stern

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Bradley says that, due to injuries and the lockout, this offseason has easily been the most productive of his career…

Update On 2013’s 10-Day Signees

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Still, as the season progresses, injuries will start piling up for NBA teams, and fresh bodies will be needed.

Ric Bucher Compares T-Mac to AI & ‘Melo

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And when your effort to be in pristine condition is a question mark, as it was with McGrady, and injuries become chronic and sometimes debilitating, it's not as easy to blame bad luck and weak supporting casts.

Odds & Ends: Lee, SportVU, Ellis, Frye, Bynum

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Both Andrew Bynum and the Cavs paint a sunny picture of his recovery from last year's knee injuries, but the team isn't setting a timetable for his return to action, as The Plain Dealer's Mary Schmitt Boyer observes.

Free Agent Stock Watch: Richard Hamilton

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Hamilton, who signed a three-year, $15MM deal with Chicago after the 2011 lockout ended, had a disappointing stint with the Bulls, struggling with injuries and seeing his production slide when he was on the court.

2012 Camp Cuts Who Earned 10-Day Contracts

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Instead, NBA clubs will retain their D-League rights and carry those guys on their farm teams so they'll be ready when injuries or other circumstances create an opportunity during the season.

Pacific Links: Len, Lakers, Kings

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With the departure of Dwight Howard leaving the roster thinner and the possibility that the team continues to struggle with injuries,…

Extension Candidate: Avery Bradley

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Perhaps those numbers indicate that Bradley was still feeling the effects of the painful shoulder injuries that kept him out until January, which would suggest a turnaround is in order.

Heat Notes: Beasley, Oden, Mini MLE

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"Particularly when you have to deal with everything Miami has to deal with on a daily basis, just the constant critiquing and scrutiny on the team, and then you factor in the injuries with [Dwyane] Wade and [Chris] Bosh and their health.

Teams With 15 Or More Guaranteed Contracts

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Washington WizardsGuaranteed contracts: 15Camp invitees: 0 Like the Nets, the Wizards looked to have a fairly straightforward roster situation until this week, when the team announced that Chris Singleton and Emeka Okafor were both expected to miss the preseason with injuries.

Discarded Trade Acquisitions

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Knee injuries kept Andrew Bynum from ever playing a game for the Sixers after they traded for him in the Dwight Howard swap last August, and though that garners a lot of attention, it's not uncommon for players to fail to appear in a game for the team that acquired them.

Xavier Silas To Sign Camp Deal With Wizards

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That makes it unlikely that camp invitees like Childress or Silas will make the regular-season roster, but Washington has seen Chris Singleton and Emeka Okafor go down with injuries -- if the team is concerned about depth, it could open the door for a small roster shakeup.