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Dwight Howard's days in Houston are numbered, but someone will come calling for him this summer. Continue to Article

February 18, 2016 10:43:pm EST

Dwight Howard's days in Houston are numbered, but someone will come calling for him this summer. Continue to Article

February 18, 2016 10:43:pm EST

BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk has a right shoulder injury that will keep him out for about two weeks. Continue to Article

February 18, 2016 8:22:pm EST

After losing center and centerpiece Marc Gasol to a broken bone in his right foot just before the All-Star break, the Memphis Grizzlies entered the trade deadline with a decision to make: try to swing a deal for short-term frontcourt help to weather Gasol's absence and stay in playoff position, or begin to sell off current helpers in search of future assets to help restock a draft-pick cupboard raided in past deas. Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace seems to have chosen the latter path ... and to build one of the most colorful locker rooms in recent league history in the process. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr:  The best slams from all of basketball] Just before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, the Grizzlies reached a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers to send forward Jeff Green to L.A. in exchange for swingman Lance Stephenson and a lottery-protected 2019 first-round pick — the earliest first-rounder the Clips could send , since the Toronto Raptors have the rights to their 2017 first . (L.A. sent it to the Milwaukee Bucks along with Jared Dudley in the summer of 2014, and the Bucks included it as part of the package that imported Greivis Vasquez from Toronto this past summer, and league rules prevent teams from trading away first-round picks in consecutive years.) It's possible, given various pick protections, that the Grizz will have to wait quite a bit longer to get their bounty: There is a possibility that the Memphis will not get the Clipper pick until 2021. Year will be based off the year Toronto receives LAC 1st. — Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) February 18, 2016 If the Grizzlies experience a steep decline out of the Western playoff picture after losing Gasol and trading away both Green and shooting guard Courtney Lee, whom Memphis flipped to the Charlotte Hornets in a three-team deal on Wednesday, it's also possible that the deal could benefit the Denver Nuggets, who have a claim to the 2016 first-rounder that Memphis traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers way back in 2013 as a result of last year's Timofey Mozgov swap : Team that benefits from the Lance Stephenson trade, Denver. Pick goes to Denver if 6-14. — Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) February 18, 2016 But A) the Grizzlies could still make the playoffs anyway, and B) that first-rounder was already gone. If the Grizzlies weren't going to compete for a title this year anyway — a remote possibility even at full strength, as Memphis entered the All-Star break as the West's No. 5 seed at 31-22 with multiple blowout losses to top-flight competition , and a pipe dream without Gasol — it might make sense to get the pain of giving up a mid-to-late lottery pick out of the way now. Continue to Article

February 18, 2016 5:15:pm EST

The Clippers picked up another option at forward while unloading Lance Stephenson onto the Grizzlies. Continue to Article

February 18, 2016 4:05:pm EST