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Dominic McGuire To Sign With Hornets

December 16th, 2012 at 11:17am CST by Michael Pina

SUNDAY, 11:17am: John Reid of The Times-Picayune confirms that the signing will take place. The Hornets have been carrying 13 players on their roster, the minimum amount, so they won't have to make a corresponding move unless they want to. He's likely in line for a minimum-salary deal, since that's what he was making before the Raptors let him go earlier this season.

SATURDAY, 10:10pm: According to a tweet from ESPN.com's Marc Stein, the Hornets could be signing former Raptors forward Dominic McGuire soon. McGuire was released by Toronto at the end of November, to make room for Mickael Pietrus.

McGuire's 2012/13 salary was believed to be fully guaranteed. He's owed $992K for this season and had a non-guaranteed year for 2013/14 worth $1.11MM. He spent last season with the Warriors, establishing himself as an athletic perimeter defender. He's 27 years old.

Dominic McGuire Receiving Interest

December 10th, 2012 at 4:53pm CST by Luke Adams

Dominic McGuire was a roster casualty in Toronto earlier this season, when the Raptors cut him to clear a roster spot for newly-signed Mickael Pietrus. Now an unrestricted free agent, McGuire is drawing interest from a few teams, agent Mark Bartelstein tells Shams Charania of RealGM.com.

"He’s proven that he’s a very good NBA player and we’re evaluating the right situation for him," Bartelstein said.

McGuire, known as a solid defender and rebounder, played 64 games for the Warriors last season, averaging 3.5 PPG and 3.8 RPG in 17.6 minutes per contest. However, Golden State, with a full 15-man roster, appears not to have interest in a reunion with the 27-year-old.

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Raptors Sign Mickael Pietrus, Cut Dominic McGuire

November 30th, 2012 at 9:38am CST by Ryan Raroque

After searching for a deal for nearly five months, Mickael Pietrus has finally found his new team. The Raptors officially announced today that the team has signed Pietrus. The deal will be a one-year, minimum-salary contract, with Toronto waiving Dominic McGuire to clear a roster spot.

Pietrus last played for the Celtics during the 2011-12 season, averaging 6.9 PPG and shooting 38.5% from the field in 21.9 MPG. The French swingman has career averages of 8.4 PPG, 42.7% FG shooting, and 35.7% shooting from beyond the arc.

The Raptors only had the veteran's minimum at their disposal to add a free agent, so it's a little surprising that they were able to land Pietrus, whose agent Bill McCandless asserted earlier in the offseason that his client "is not a veteran’s minimum player. There’s no chance he’ll ever sign for that." It seems that, despite talks with Rockets, Timberwolves, Bulls, and Hawks over the course of the offseason, no club was ever willing to commit more than the minimum to Pietrus.

McGuire, whose 2012/13 salary was believed to be fully guaranteed, is owed about $992K for this season and had a non-guaranteed year for 2013/14 worth $1.11MM. While that second year won't be a factor anymore, he should still receive his salary for this season, with the Raptors taking the cap hit for it.

Sam Amick of USA Today first reported that the Raptors and Pietrus had reached an agreement, with Chris Haynes of CSNNW and Shams Charania of RealGM.com (Twitter links) adding details. Luke Adams contributed to this post.

Warriors Rumors: McGuire, Bazemore, Bogut

November 30th, 2012 at 8:36am CST by Luke Adams

Of the two games on the NBA's schedule last night, the Spurs/Heat contest drew most of the headlines for Gregg Popovich's decision to send his stars home. But the evening's late contest in Golden State was arguably the more thrilling game of the two. Andre Iguodala's potential game-winning buzzer-beater left his hand a split second too late, allowing the Warriors to hang on for a one-point victory, 106-105. As the team comes off a big win against the Nuggets, here are a few Friday morning Warriors updates:

With ex-Warrior Dominic McGuire being released by the Raptors, Marcus Thompson of the Bay Area News Group (Sulia link) says not to bank on Golden State having interest in McGuire. Sources tell Thompson that the Warriors don't want to waive Kent Bazemore, the player most likely to be cut if the team adds another player.
Bazemore will, however, be leaving the NBA team for now, as Thompson tweets that the rookie will be assigned to the D-League's Santa Cruz Warriors today.
The Warriors have yet to apply for a disabled player exception following Brandon Rush's season-ending injury, according to Thompson (via Twitter). Such an exception would allow the team to add a player for this season for a salary up to $2MM. With the Warriors already over the tax line, approaching a hard cap, and still holding their $1.96MM bi-annual exception, perhaps the club figures there's no point in asking for an exception that won't be used.
Appearing on Chronicle Live, Warriors GM Bob Myers apologized for deceiving fans in regard to Andrew Bogut's injury situation, as Thompson transcribes. The team did not reveal that Bogut had undergone microfracture surgery earlier this year, news that surfaced this week. "If there was blame to be laid on how this was communicated," Myers said. "That blame ultimately rides with me as the general manager of this organization."

Atlantic Notes: McGuire, Ross, Brown, Brewer

October 3rd, 2012 at 10:10pm CST by Chuck Myron

The Celtics have won the Atlantic Division five years in a row, but a sixth straight title could be a tall order, as the rest of the division made strides in the offseason. There's news about pickups from each of the four challengers to Boston's throne tonight.

Raptors coach Dwane Casey is a fan of Dominic McGuire and is glad his team fought off the Nets and the Warriors for the defensive-minded wing, who's in camp on a partially guaranteed deal, as Mike Ganter of the Toronto Sun details.
The Raptors' focus is starting to shift away from player development and toward competing, so that means Terrence Ross, the eighth overall pick in the draft, is behind DeMar DeRozan on the depth chart, Ganter reports.
Kwame Brown figured to start at center for the Sixers when he signed his two-year, $6MM deal earlier this summer, but now he appears to be out of the team's rotation plans, as Tom Moore of PhillyBurbs.com writes.
Keith Schlosser of Knicks Journal shares insight from returning Knicks on the team's offseason acquisitions, including Carmelo Anthony's praise of Ronnie Brewer, who came over from the Bulls on a minimum-salary deal.
Newsday's Roderick Boone examines the dynamic between the new Nets backcourt of Deron Williams and Joe Johnson.

Raptors Sign Dominic McGuire

September 12th, 2012 at 8:50am CST by Michael Pina

WEDNESDAY, 8:50am: The Raptors have officially signed McGuire, according to a team release. McGuire will have at least some guaranteed money on his one-year deal, says Doug Smith of the Toronto Star.

SUNDAY, 4:21pm: The Toronto Raptors have reached an agreement with free agent forward Dominic McGuire, according to a tweet from Yahoo! Sports columnist Adrian Wojnarowski. Late last week, Wojnarowski tweeted that the Nets were planning on bringing McGuire in for a workout, but it appears he's headed to their division rival.

The 6'9" defensive specialist should be a perfect fit with the plan head coach Dwane Casey's trying to set forth in Toronto. He's coming off one of the best seasons of his five-year career. With near-career best averages of 3.5PPG and 3.8RPG with the Warriors.

Eastern Notes: Nets, Heat, Dyson, Pistons

September 6th, 2012 at 10:54pm CST by Luke Adams

There have been plenty of newsworthy items out of the Eastern Conference today, with the Knicks unveiling new uniforms, the Nets possibly having signed Andray Blatche, and the league's most popular 12th man landing a TV gig with the Celtics. Here are a few more Eastern-related links we've yet to cover:

The Nets plan to hold a free agent workout with forwards Josh Childress and Dominic McGuire early next week, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo (via Twitter).
SI.com's Zach Lowe believes that, on a minimum-salary contract, Blatche would be worth the gamble for either the Nets or Heat.
While we've heard that Mehmet Okur will probably require more than a minimum-salary commitment, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel still thinks he could be a possibility for the Heat.
Jerome Dyson is the latest player to audition at the Heat's pre-camp tryouts, reports Winderman (Sulia link).
The Pistons' depth at small forward could mean that a trade is in the team's future, writes David Mayo of MLive.com.
Former George Washington point guard Tony Taylor Jr. will work out with the Knicks for a second time next week, according to Keith Schlosser of KnicksJournal.com.
Amare Stoudemire appeared on FOX Sports Radio to discuss a number of topics, including former Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, Jeremy Lin, and the infamous fire extinguisher incident. Sports Radio Interviews rounds up a few of Stoudemire's noteworthy quotes.
NBA.com's Sekou Smith takes a look at the Bobcats' future after the team set a record for futility in 2011/12.

Pacific Notes: Warriors, Jenkins, McGuire, Kings

July 31st, 2012 at 2:33pm CST by Luke Adams

With the most active weeks of the 2012 free agent period behind us, it's never too early to start looking ahead to 2013 free agency. Stephen Brotherson does just that today, ranking the best of the 2013 free agent class in a piece for HoopsWorld. There's a heavy Los Angeles presence at the top of his list, with Andrew Bynum coming in third, Chris Paul in second, and Lakers' trade target Dwight Howard in the top spot. I examined Bynum as a potential extension candidate earlier today, but here are a few other Tuesday notes on L.A.'s rivals in the Pacific Division:

Matt Steinmetz of CSNBayArea.com notes that Charles Jenkins' contract with the Warriors becomes guaranteed if he's not waived by tomorrow. Despite the team's proximity to the tax threshold after agreeing to sign Carl Landry and Brandon Rush, Golden State will almost certainly be keeping Jenkins, according to GM Bob Myers. At this point, only about $200K of his 2012/13 salary is guaranteed, but as of tomorrow he'll be in line for his full $762,195 salary.
Meanwhile, given their recent signings, the Warriors appear very unlikely to re-sign Dominic McGuire. According to Marcus Thompson of the Bay Area News Group (via Twitter), McGuire would like to return, but the Warriors think they can get similar production out of Draymond Green.
Steve Kyler of HoopsWorld examines what the future holds for the Kings, pointing out that there's no guarantee where the team will play starting in 2013/14. Kyler says to keep an eye on Seattle, which is making progress toward building a new arena.

Warriors Close To Signing Rush, Landry

July 30th, 2012 at 2:57pm CST by Luke Adams

2:57pm: Bartelstein tells Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle that deals for Rush and Landry could be finalized "within the next day or two" (Twitter link).

2:24pm: The Warriors are closing in on deals with restricted free agent Brandon Rush and unrestricted free agent Carl Landry, agent Mark Bartelstein tells Matt Steinmetz of CSNBayArea.com. Rush and Landry, who are both represented by Bartelstein, could each agree to deals with Golden State by the end of the day, according to Steinmetz.

Landry has been the Warriors' top target for the last couple weeks, as the team looks to add a power forward to its rotation. The former Hornet is arguably the top free agent remaining on the market, but it was unclear whether Golden State had the financial flexibility to make him a competitive offer. SI.com's Zach Lowe tweeted earlier today that the Warriors seem unlikely to be able to sign both Landry and Rush without surpassing the luxury tax threshold.

As for Rush, he has received a little interest from rival teams, including the Lakers, but with the Warriors expected to match any reasonable offer sheet, it seems as if clubs have shied away from formally extending an offer. Bartelstein suggests Rush will simply re-sign with the Warriors rather than signing an offer sheet — in that case, the 27-year-old could either sign his qualifying offer and become an unrestricted free agent next summer, or work out a multiyear agreement with the team.

If the Warriors are able to finalize deals with Landry and Rush, the team probably won't retain free agent forward Dominic McGuire, says Steinmetz.

Odds & Ends: Nowitzki, Collison, Humphries, Hill

July 20th, 2012 at 11:27pm CST by Chuck Myron

NBA superstars are often reluctant to take a back seat to anyone, but that's just what Mavs coach Rick Carlisle wants to see Dirk Nowitzki do. For the Mavs to contend for a championship again, someone other than Nowitzki must be the best player on the team, Carlisle told radio station 1070 the Fan in Indianapolis (via the Dallas Morning News). Of course, after missing out on Deron Williams, it doesn't appear like Nowitzki will have to relinquish his status as the team's alpha dog any time soon, unless Dallas somehow jumps to the forefront of Dwight Howard trade talk. We've got more news and analysis from around the league here:

Mark Bartelstein, the agent for Warriors free agents Brandon Rush and Dominic McGuire, will speak with Wolves GM David Kahn this weekend, tweets Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune.

Earlier updates:

Carlisle, in the same interview, also said he's excited to see what the extra motivation of a contract year will do for the play of point guard Darren Collison, acquired in a trade with the Pacers.
Brian Kamenetzky of ESPNLosAngeles.com looks at the effect re-signing Jordan Hill will have on the Lakers. He also notes that the team doesn't have any money committed beyond 2013/14, except for the final season of Steve Nash's contract.
Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News examines how agent Dan Fegan patiently waited for the market to turn in favor of client Kris Humphries, who re-signed with the Nets on a two-year, $24MM deal, taking advantage of the team's inability to acquire Dwight Howard.
With Humphries, Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Gerald Wallace and Brook Lopez, the Nets are believed to be first team with five players making at least $10MM a year, writes Chris Bernucca of SheridanHoops.com.
The Spurs are high on 6'9" free agent Eric Dawson, who signed a pair of ten-day contracts with the team last season, and he's a candidate to return, says Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News. It might be tough for him to make the team right out of camp, though, since the team already has five big men under contract, as McDonald notes (Twitter links).
The offseason is only a few weeks old, but Ben Golliver already has a list of free agency winners and losers on CBSSports.com. The Heat, Nets, Pacers, Lakers, Mavs and Nuggets have come out on top, Golliver says, while the Magic, Knicks, Bulls, Suns, Rockets and Trail Blazers didn't fare so well.