News from July 10. TRADE: In a 3-team trade, Boston traded away a conditional 2nd round draft pick and received Tyler Zeller, Marcus Thornton, and a protected 2016 1st round draft pick; Cleveland traded away Tyler Zeller, Jarrett Jack, Sergey Karasev and a protected 2016 1st round draft pick and received a conditional 2nd round draft pick, the rights to Ilkan Karaman, and the rights to Edin Bavcic; and Brooklyn traded away Marcus Thornton, the rights to Ilkan Karaman and the rights to Edin Bavcic and received Jarrett Jack and Sergey Karasev. TRADE: Toronto traded Steve Novak and a 2017 2nd round draft pick (originally belonging to New York) to Utah for Diante Garrett. Boston signed 1st round draft pick (#6) Marcus Smart to a 2 year, $6,714,360 contract with 2 more years worth $8,116,900 at the team's option. Boston signed 1st round draft pick (#17) James Young to a 2 year, $3,424,320 contract with 2 more years worth $4,628,707 at the team's option. Charlotte made a 4 year, $63 million offer sheet to restricted free agent Gordon Hayward. Utah has 3 days to match the offer. Charlotte named Pat Delany as an assistant coach. Cleveland signed Kyrie Irving to a 5 year, $90 million contract extension with the 5th year at the player's option. Indiana signed Shayne Whittington to a 1 year, minimum contract. The LA Clippers signed Cleveland free agent Spencer Hawes to a 4 year, $23 million contract. The LA Clippers signed LA Lakers free agent Jordan Farmar to a 2 year, $4.2 million contract. Orlando signed Ben Gordon to a 2 year, $9 million contract. Portland signed Golden State free agent Steve Blake to a 2 year, $4.2 million contract with the 2nd year at the player's option. Portland signed LA Lakers free agent Chris Kaman to a 2 year, $9.8 million contract with the 2nd year at the team's option. Toronto re-signed Kyle Lowry to a 4 year, $48 million contract. Washington re-signed Marcin Gortat to a 5 year, $60 million contract. Dallas named Jamahl Mosley as an assistant coach. ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html