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Randolph's 31 and 25 power Grizzlies (AP)

Zach Randolph overwhelmed them with his scoring and rebounding. Tracy McGrady lasted 15 minutes before calling it a night. Good thing all the New York Knicks' moves are for the future. Because if they were about the present, all of them backfired Saturday night. Randolph had 31 points and a career-high 25 rebounds against his former team, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Knicks 120-109 to tie a...

Blazers' Oden has 14 points, 9 rebounds (AP)

Kelenna Azubuike scored 18 points, all in the second half, and Brandan Wright added 16 points and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 110-95 Wednesday night. Portland center Greg Oden, the first pick of the 2007 draft, scored 14 points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.

Warriors acquire G Williams from Nets (AP)
The Golden State Warriors acquired Marcus Williams from the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday, filling their need for a backup point guard. The Warriors, who lost Baron Davis to the Los Angeles Clippers in free agency, traded a conditional first-round draft pick to the Nets for Williams, a first-round pick in 2006.

Sources: Nets trade Marcus Williams to Warriors
The New Jersey Nets have traded point guard Marcus Williams to the Golden State Warriors for a future first-round draft pick, sources told ESPN.com on Tuesday.

Grizzlies beat Nets, end 9-game skid (AP)

Hakim Warrick scored a season-high 25 points and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped their nine-game losing streak with a 100-93 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night. Warrick connected on 9-of-15 from the field as Memphis won for the first time since Feb. 12. The teams were tied at 73 after three periods, and Memphis entered the game 1-39 when tied or trailing entering the final quarter.

Turkoglu's 25 lift Magic over Nets (AP)

Hedo Turkoglu scored 17 his 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Orlando Magic won their third straight game, 102-92 over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night. Rashard Lewis added 25 points, and slam dunk champion Dwight Howard had his 50th double-double of the season (17 points, 10 rebounds) as Orlando ran its streak of 100-point games to nine.

Harris will be out at least 2 weeks
Devin Harris says he won't take Jason Kidd's place in the Nets' lineup for a week or more. Harris is recovering from what he called a "grade two" ankle sprain. He has already missed three weeks with the injury. He was acquired by the Nets in an eight-player deal on Tuesday that sent Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks. Marcus Williams is expected to start at point guard when New Jersey faces the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Harris says he'll be out at least 1 week
Devin Harris says he won't take Jason Kidd's place in the Nets' lineup for a week or more. Harris is recovering from what he called a "grade two" ankle sprain. He has already missed three weeks with the injury. He was acquired by the Nets in an eight-player deal on Tuesday that sent Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks. Marcus Williams is expected to start at point guard when New Jersey faces the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Nets win first game without Kidd 110-102 (AP)

Marcus Williams, in his first game as Jason Kidd's temporary replacement at point guard, combined with Richard Jefferson for New Jersey's first 10 points of overtime, and the Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 110-102 on Wednesday night. Vince Carter led the Nets with a season-high 33 points, though appeared to be grabbing at his hamstring as the game ended.

Spurs waive Williams, add well-traveled Johnson
The San Antonio Spurs signed journeyman guard DerMarr Johnson and waived 2007 draft pick Marcus Williams on Saturday.

Williams, Boone locked in by Nets through 2009
The Nets exercised the third-year options on the contracts of guard Marcus Williams and forward Josh Boone on Monday, keeping the players through the 2008-09 season.

Nets exercise options on Williams, Boone (AP)
The New Jersey Nets exercised the third-year options on the contracts of guard Marcus Williams and forward Josh Boone on Monday, keeping the players through the 2008-09 season. "Both Marcus and Josh have consistently improved since joining our team," Nets president Rod Thorn said. Williams and Boone were teammates at Connecticut and were selected by the Nets with the 22nd and 23rd picks in the 2006...

Duncan, Spurs rout Panathinaikos (AP)

Tim Duncan scored 20 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 113-91 victory Saturday over Panathinaikos of Greece. The reigning NBA champion Spurs never trailed against the Euroleague champions and were up by as many as 29 in the exhibition game. Duncan played just over 21 minutes and sat out the fourth quarter, as did the Spurs' other starters.

NJ’s Marcus Williams has foot surgery, out 6-8 weeks
New Jersey Nets guard Marcus Williams underwent successful surgery this morning, Wednesday, October 3, 2007, to repair a fractured fifth metatarsal of his right foot, Nets President Rod Thorn announced today. The surgery, performed by Dr. Martin O’Malley and Nets team physician Dr. Riley Williams III at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, [...]

Nets guard Williams has broken bone in right foot
Nets backup point guard Marcus Williams broke a bone in his right foot and will have surgery on Monday.

Injured Nets PG Williams to miss camp (AP)
New Jersey Nets backup point guard Marcus Williams broke a bone in his right foot and will have surgery on Monday. Nets president Rod Thorn did not know how the second-year pro from Connecticut broke his fifth metatarsal. Williams is expected to be sidelined about six weeks, which will cause him to miss training camp.

Spurs sign their scond round pick Marcus Williams
The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they signed their 2007 second round draft pick Marcus Williams.  Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Williams, the 33rd overall pick, played for the Spurs summer league teams in both Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.  He averaged 3.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 18.6 [...]

Marcus Williams, F - SA
Spurs sign second-rounder Williams Visit Rotoworld.com for more analysis on this update.

Marcus Williams, G - NJ
Report: Marcus Williams to have foot surgery Visit Rotoworld.com for more analysis on this update.

NJ’s Marcus Williams breaks right foot, needs surgery
New Jersey Nets guard Marcus Williams has suffered a fractured fifth metatarsal of the right foot, Nets President Rod Thorn announced today. Williams, a second-year pro from the University of Connecticut, will undergo surgery on Monday, October 1. The Nets will release further details upon completion of the surgery. As a rookie in 2006-07, [...]