News from July 10. TRADE: Sacramento traded Carl Landry, Nik Stauskas, and Jason Thompson to Philadelphia for the rights to 2015 2nd round draft pick ($47) Arturas Gudaitis and the rights to 2015 2nd round draft pick (#60) Luka Mitrovic. Brooklyn reached a buyout agreement with Deron Williams and released him. Cleveland signed Charlotte free agent Maurice Williams to a 2 year, $4.3 million contract. The LA Clippers signed Washington free agent Paul Pierce to a 3 year, $10 million contract. Miami re-signed Dwyane Wade to a 1 year, $20 million contract. Miami signed Dallas free agent Amare Stoudemire to a 1 year, minimum contract. Milwaukee signed Greg Monroe to a 3 year, $50 million contract. Minnesota re-signed Kevin Garnett to a 2 year, $16 million contract. New York re-signed Lance Thomas to a 1 year contract. Portland signed Luis Montero. Sacramento signed Milwaukee free agent Caron Butler to a 2 year, minimum contract. Utah re-signed Joe Ingles to a 2 year, $4.5 million contract. The LA Lakers signed 1st round draft pick (#2) D'Angelo Russell to a 2 year, $10,435,920 contract with 2 more years at the team's option worth $12,582,058. Philadelphia signed 1st round draft pick (#3) Jahlil Okafor to a 2 year, $9,371,520 contract with 2 more years at the team's option worth $11,308,952. Orlando signed 1st round draft pick (#5) Mario Hezonja to a 2 year, $7,615,320 contract with 2 more years at the team's option worth $9,245,551. Miami signed 1st round draft pick (#10) Justise Winslow to a 2 year, $5,075,160 contract with 2 more years at the team's option worth $6,153,966. Oklahoma City signed 1st round draft pick (#14) Cameron Payne to a 2 year, $4,134,000 contract with 2 more years at the team's option worth $5,466,735. Houston signed 1st round draft pick (#18) Sam Dekker to a 2 year, $3,366,960 contract with 2 more years at the team's option worth $4,554,695. Brooklyn signed 1st round draft pick (#23) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to a 2 year, $2,731,080 contract with 2 more years at the team's option worth $3,926,077. Memphis signed 1st round draft pick (#25) Jarell Martin to a 2 year, $2,517,000 contract with 2 more years at the team's option worth $3,757,822. The LA Lakers signed 1st round draft pick (#27) Larry Nance to a 2 year, $2,363,280 contract with 2 more years at the team's option worth $3,532,031. Brooklyn signed 1st round draft pick (#29) Chris McCullough to a 2 year, $2,314,800 contract with 2 more years at the team's option worth $3,460,921. ---- 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