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Celtics A Free Agency Possibility For Mayo

February 5th, 2012 at 8:08pm CST by Sean Highkin

Rich Keefe of CelticsHub.com interviewed O.J. Mayo before Sunday's Grizzlies-Celtics game, and the Memphis guard implied that he would be open to playing in Boston.

"It’s always been one of the top organizations in basketball," Mayo said. "Ever since you were a little boy start playing basketball you always heard about the Boston Celtics and Larry Bird, all the great players, it’s always been a great organization."

Mayo, 24, was the third overall pick in the 2008 draft and will be a restricted free agent after the 2011/12 season. He's averaging 12.5 PPG, 3.1 RPG, and 2.0 APG this season.

Grizzlies Receive Disabled Player Exception

January 31st, 2012 at 8:53am CST by Luke Adams

The Grizzlies have received a disabled player exception as compensation for losing Darrell Arthur, GM Chris Wallace confirmed to Ronald Tillery of the Memphis Commercial Appeal. Arthur had surgery in December to repair a torn achilles tendon and will miss the season.

Under the new CBA, teams are eligible to receive a disabled player exception worth the lesser of 50% of the injured player's salary or the amount of the non-taxpayer mid-level exception. In this case, half of Arthur's salary works out to just over $1MM, so Wallace doesn't have much flexibility.

"I can't say for certain if we'll use it," Wallace said. "It's fairly small as exceptions go. It's just one more piece to have. When you look at the restrictions around it, the probability is we won't use it."

The Grizzlies, who have until March 5th to use the exception, can only use it to trade for a player in the final year of his contract.

Kyler On Rockets, Nets, Augustin, Chandler

January 30th, 2012 at 3:05pm CST by Luke Adams

Steve Kyler of HoopsWorld took a look this morning at a few names he expects to be discussed in the weeks leading up to March's trade deadline. Here are a few highlights from the piece:

The Jazz and Grizzlies are among the many teams that have some interest in Chris Kaman.
The Rockets have been active, but are seeking a significant return for players like Jordan Hill, Chase Budinger, and Luis Scola.
With just over $34MM committed in 2012/13 salaries, the Nets wouldn't mind clearing some future cap room by moving Anthony Morrow or Jordan Farmar prior to the trade deadline.
If the Cavaliers are still in the mix for a playoff spot as the deadline approaches, don't expect them to become sellers.
Although the Bobcats aren't shopping D.J. Augustin, Kyler hears from sources close to the team that they'll listen to offers if they can obtain draft picks and gain financial flexibility.
When Wilson Chandler returns to the NBA from China, the Raptors plan to "make life hard" for the Nuggets. Denver has the rights to Chandler as a restricted free agent, but Toronto may try to move Jose Calderon or Leandro Barbosa to gather assets for a sign-and-trade offer for Chandler.