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Waiver Wire Alert: Everyone's Talkin' Chase Budinger

I'm not sure if NBA fans were every as giddy about a former All-American volleyball player as they are now with Rockets swingman and super-athlete, Chase Budinger. With the Rockets having dealt Shane Battier to Memphis in a deal which netted them Hasheem Thabeet, Budinger has stepped in and played the role of starting...

Grizzlies Owner Heisley Admits Thabeet Trade Could 'Come Back to Haunt Us'

Conventional basketball wisdom dictates you usually don't trade a 7-footer taken with the No. 2 pick just 1 ½ years after he's drafted. The Grizzlies did that at Thursday's trade deadline when center Hasheem Thabeet was sent to Houston in a deal that bought back to Memphis popular forward Shane Battier. It's true the 7-3...

NBA Trade Deadline Sees Flurry of Deals

PLANET LOVETRON, NBA UNIVERSE -- Woe to those NBA fans who own an authentic or replica jersey or T-shirt of one of the following players: Gerald Wallace, Dante Cunningham, Joel Przybilla, Aaron Brooks, Goran Dragic, Nazr Mohammed, D.J. White, Morris Peterson, Shane Battier, Hasheem Thabeet, Semih Erden, Luke Harangody,...

Fantasy Spin: Aaron Brooks Traded to Phoenix; Shane Battier to Memphis

The Houston Rockets have finally traded Aaron Brooks. After a long battle with their one-time starting point guard, the Rockets were able to unload Brooks on the Phoenix Suns for backup point guard Goran Dragic. Brooks has complained about his lack of playing time after losing his starting gig to Kyle Lowry. Now,...

Rockets Deal Shane Battier, Aaron Brooks for Goran Dragic, Hasheem Thabeet

HOUSTON (AP) -- A person familiar with the specifics of the trades says the Rockets have sent point guard Aaron Brooks to Phoenix and forward Shane Battier to Memphis in separate deals that will bring guard Goran Dragic and center Hasheem Thabeet to Houston. The Rockets also get first-round draft picks from both teams,...