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The Memphis Grizzlies signed point guard Jamaal Tinsley, who hasn't played in the National Basketball Association in more than a year. Tinsley was bought out by the Indiana Pacers in July, but hasn't played since midway through the 2007-08 season. He remained under contract with Indiana last season, but the team told him to stay away. In seven seasons with the Pacers, Tinsley averaged 10.4 points and seven assists. But he has also been in trouble during his career. There was a bar room scuffle, and Tinsley was the target of a drive-by shooting before the Pacers broke ties with him. Grizzlies general manager ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies, who are short a player with Allen Iverson taking personal leave, have signed free agent guard Jamaal Tinsley, the NBA team said on Saturday. Tinsley, 31, who averaged a career-high 8.4 assists in 39 games with the Indiana Pacers in 2007-08, his last season in the NBA before he was released by the team in July. "We are pleased to add a veteran playmaker with Jamaal's credentials to the team," Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said in a statement. "He will add experience and high-level passing ability." (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by ... Read Full Story

The Indiana Pacers have signed free agent guard Earl Watson to a multiyear contract. Terms of the deal were not released Tuesday. The 6-foot-1 veteran was waived earlier this month by Oklahoma City. He also has played with Seattle, Memphis and Denver in eight NBA seasons. Watson adds depth to an Indiana team that has already lost one guard, Jarrett Jack, in free agency and is likely to lose another, Marquis Daniels, this offseason. Last week, the Pacers declined to match Toronto's $20 million offer sheet for Jack. Daniels' agent has said he is heading to Boston. Watson has averaged 7.3 points and 4.6 ... Read Full Story

Former Indiana Pacers guard Marquis Daniels will play for the Boston Celtics next season. Agent Glenn Schwartzman said on Saturday that his client has committed to go to Boston as a free agent or as part of a sign-and-trade deal with Indiana. Schwartzman said both teams would prefer that the sign-and-trade works out, but the Celtics will use the biannual exception to sign Daniels if trade talks fizzle. Schwartzman wouldn't say which other players would be involved in a deal. Yahoo! Sports first reported that Daniels would join the Celtics. Daniels averaged a career-high 13.6 points last season, but Indiana chose not to pick ... Read Full Story

“ Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door !” EMMA LAZARUS Inscribed On plaque On Statue Of Liberty New York Vinnie is wondering if Memphis Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace had that quote involved this season as he started to build his roster for this season. Because there certainly a whole bunch of “ wretched refuse ” on his team right now. The “ Memphis Commercial Appeal ” has reported that the Grizzlies have signed former ... Read Full Story