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Knicks nab McGrady in three-way dealBasketball Betting Lines02/18/2010 - Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets have reportedly agreed to terms on a deal that will see McGrady wind up in the Big Apple. The deal, being reported by ESPN.com, also has point guard Sergio Rodriguez heading to New York. Houston will get guard Kevin Martin from Sacramento and forwards Jordan Hill and Jared Jeffries from New York and will also have the right to swap first- round picks in 2011 with the Knicks in addition to a take on New York's 2012 first-round pick. Sacramento acquires forwards Carl Landry and Joey Dorsey from Houston along with guard Larry Hughes from New York. McGrady is coveted for his enormous expiring deal, which could help a club knock significant dollars off the payroll at the end of the season. With several major free agents-to-be looming in the summer of 2010, teams like the Knicks are looking to shed as much salary as possible. In his sixth season with Houston, McGrady has appeared in just six games in 2009-10 after undergoing microfracture surgery last year on his knee and has scored 19 points. Martin was pulled from Wednesday's game against Golden State in anticipation of the trade. The report states that Kings coach Paul Westphal informed Martin of the impending deal. The 27-year-old Martin has spent his entire career with Sacramento but was made expendable with the emergence of rookie Tyreke Evans. Martin suffered an injury early in the season that caused him to miss a significant amount of time, and he has averaged 19.8 points in 22 contests in 2009-10. Landry, 26, has been a solid bench player for the Rockets the last three seasons and is averaging 16.1 points per game in 52 contests. Dorsey has played sparingly in his rookie season and averages 1.6 points in 7.7 minutes. Hughes, 31, is in his 12th season in the NBA. Over 31 games this season, he has averaged 9.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game over 26 1/2 minutes. Rodriguez plays 13 minutes a game for the Kings and averages six points. Hill, the eighth overall pick by New York in this year's draft, has averaged 4.0 points and 2.5 rebounds over 24 games. Jeffries, a seven-year pro, has appeared in 52 games this season and averaged 5.5 points and 4.3 rebounds. Dorsey has appeared in limited action over his two seasons in the league and over seven games with Houston this season he has averaged 1.6 points and 3.6 rebounds.
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MySportsbook.com: NBA Championship Odds With the playoffs about two months away, the top two teams in the Western Conference are the clear cut leaders to win the NBA Championship. The Dallas Mavericks have the best record in the NBA (44-9) and have been absolutely scorching since the second week of the season. What makes the Mavs’ record more impressive is the fact that they dropped their first four games of the season. Currently they have won 17 out of their last 18 and are MySportsbook.com’s favorite (2-1) to win it all. Right behind the Mavs are the Pacific leading Phoenix Suns (39-13). Last season, the Suns lost in the Conference Finals to non-other then the Mavericks four games to two. Of course the Suns were without center Amare Stoudemire who has is averaging 19.9 PPG and 9.5 RPG since coming back from his knee injury. Unlike the Mavs, the Suns have struggled a bit lately having lost their last three and four out of their last seven. Of course the main reason for their three straight loses is due to the absence of two time MVP Steve Nash, who is out with a shoulder injury. Heads-up, the Mavs have beaten the Suns in both of their meetings this season. In the Eastern Conference, the Pistons (32-19) are the favorites to win it all at 6-1. The addition of Chris Webber seems to have been a good move for the Pistons. Since coming over from the 76ers, Webber has averaged 13.1 PPG and 7.3 RPG and the Pistons are 11-4. Even though the defending champion Heat are currently on the playoff making cusp, they are the Eastern Conference team that is getting the most action to win it all (9-1). The fact that Shaquille O’Neal is back in the starting lineup after missing 39 games probably has something to do with this. No doubt, Shaq makes a difference when in the lineup as their winning six out of their last seven would indicate. Just because it is the All-Star break doesn’t mean that you can’t bet on NBA hoops this weekend. Be sure to log onto MySportsbook.com to bet on who you think will cut down the nets this July. Also, be sure to check out all of the lines and props for All-Star weekend. With the highest credit card acceptance rate in the industry, there are plenty of ways to cash in on the NBA this weekend. MySportsbook.com’s NBA Championship odds: Atlanta Hawks 1000-1 Boston Celtics 5000-1 Charlotte Bobcats 5000-1 Chicago Bulls 20-1 Cleveland Cavaliers 20-1 Dallas Mavericks 2-1 Denver Nuggets 25-1 Detroit Pistons 6-1 Golden State Warriors 250-1 Houston Rockets 12-1 Indiana Pacers 60-1 Los Angeles Clippers 45-1 Memphis Grizzlies 5000-1 Miami Heat 9-1 Milwaukee Bucks 1000-1 Minnesota T-Wolves 200-1 New Jersey Nets 50-1 New Orleans Hornets 150-1 New York Knicks 150-1 Orlando Magic 75-1 Philadelphia 76ers 1000-1 Phoenix Suns 5-2 Portland TrailBlazers 1000-1 Sacramento Kings 250-1 San Antonio Spurs 9-1 Seattle Sonics 5000-1 Toronto Raptors 35-1 Utah Jazz 20-1 Washington Wizards 25-1 About MySportsbook.com:
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