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Kent Bazemore spurns Warriors, signs with Lakers

Kent Bazemore has decided to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, rejecting a similar offer from the Golden State Warriors, according to the Athletic’s Shams Charania. Bazemore, whose new deal is for one year, was attracted by the opportunity to compete for a championship with the Lakers. According to Charania, Bazemore turned down more money and years from Golden State. This is a blow for the…

Kent Bazemore vs Timberwolves:

7 points

3 rebounds

2 steals

1 block

Report: Evan Turner Traded to Hawks from Blazers for Kent Bazemore

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The Portland Trail Blazers reached an agreement Monday to trade shooting guard Evan Turner to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Kent Bazemore, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Chris Kirschner of The Athletic noted there’s no further compensation in the trade and that it’s a straight swap of Turner and Bazemore.

The trade represents an about-face by the Portland front…