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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,...

Shane Battier News From the Web

05/31/12 Shane Battier Accepts Invitation to Americna Century... Source: PRWeb Nev. (PRWEB) May 31, 2012 Shane Battier, starting forward for the Miami Heat, as they battle the Boston Celtics in the NBA Eastern Conference Championship series, has accepted an invitation to compete in the American Century Championship Celebrity Golf Tournament at Lake Tahoe, July 20-22.
05/31/12 NBA lottery wasn't fixed Source: Toronto Sun - Toronto ON - Canada Celtics' Rajon Rondo shoots the ball over the Heat's Shane Battier during Miami's overtime win in Game 2.
05/31/12 Despite playoffs, Miami Heat staff keeps one eye on... Source: Miami Herald - Miami FL While the focus of the Heats coaching staff remains squarely on the playoffs, a portion of the teams front office is splitting its attention between this series and draft preparation.
05/31/12 Hard-working Shane Battier happy to be playing Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA Shane Battier won three state championships in high school and a national title at Duke. But success deep into the postseason had eluded Battier in the first 10 years of his NBA career.
05/30/12 Chris Bosh Injury: What Heat Must Do to Maintain... Source: Bleacher Report The Miami Heat have proven that they don't need Chris Bosh to win games in the 2012 NBA playoffs.

Background on Shane Battier

Shane Courtney Battier (born September 9, 1978) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.

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