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Newly acquired Pacers point guar Darren Collison will miss the next 3-4 weeks, according to the Indianapolis Star. Collison reportedly fractured his right pinkie on the same day he was traded to the Pacers. He suffered the injury while playing basketball, but he'll be ready for training camp on Sept. 28. "It's nothing serious," Collison told the Star. "I'll be out 3-4 weeks so I'll be well before training camp, so it's nothing serious." Sporting News

Indiana Pacers, Darren Collison, Injuries 

The Pacers have the expiring contracts of Mike Dunleavy ($10.56 million), T.J. Ford ($8.78 million) and Jeff Foster ($6.66 million) to dangle in trades. That Murphy has an expiring contract worth $11.97 million played a role in the Pacers getting into the four-team deal, enabling them to acquire a much-needed point guard. "I love them," Granger said of the trade acquisitions. "I really love them. As soon as it happened, I called Darren Collison because I was really excited about it ... Amazing point guard. What he did for New Orleans when Chris Paul was out (the second half of last season with a knee injury). And I think in our system he'll really thrive. And he shot it well. I think, when he got drafted, they didn't know how good of a shooter he was." FanHouse.com

Indiana Pacers, Darren Collison, Danny Granger 

Collison wants to pick up where Miller left off. "People can look forward to a player that loves to win," Collison said in a phone interview Thursday. "I just want to bring that excitement back to the city." Collison will be given the opportunity to lead the Pacers back to the postseason for the first time since 2006. He's expected to be the starting point guard when the Pacers open the season Oct. 27 at San Antonio. "I talked to Darren and he's excited about the opportunity to run the team," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said. "He knows the tempo we play at, and he's excited to be part of this growth process." Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Darren Collison 

"As much as I liked having Troy on the team, he certainly gave us a double-double every time out, but by getting Collison and Posey, we really made ourselves more athletic and quicker," O'Brien said. Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Darren Collison 

The Pacers envision Collison, who turns 23 on Aug. 23, dishing to Danny Granger, Brandon Rush, Tyler Hansbrough and Roy Hibbert for years. "Just like I told Darren awhile ago, I think this is the piece we needed," Bird said, as general manager David Morway sat by his side during a news conference announcing their biggest deal as a tandem. "We've got a lot of young talent here. Obviously some of the guys are very new and raw. The vision I have for this franchise is to get the core group up and ready to go as quick as we can. This piece here will accelerate everything." Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Darren Collison, Larry Bird 

Bird said he didn't get frustrated as the point guards went off the market via trades and free agency. "Believe it or not, I'm pretty patient," he said. "With all the conversations we had with other teams, you never know if anything is going to materialize but the one thing about it is I've been very patient. "I know this is a process and I'm going to do exactly what I said I'm going to do....I know a lot of people get frustrated at times, but you have to be patient in this situation." Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Darren Collison, Larry Bird 

The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have acquired Trevor Ariza from the Houston Rockets in a trade that sends James Posey and Darren Collison to Indiana, Courtney Lee from New Jersey to Houston, and Troy Murphy from Indiana to New Jersey. NBA.com

Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Darren Collison, Troy Murphy, Trevor Ariza, James Posey, Courtney Lee 

The deal is low-risk and high-reward for Nets GM Billy King, because it’s rare to land a productive power forward in the prime of his career with an expiring contract, one who is willing to hold a job until rookie Derrick Favors is ready to snatch it from him. "When I looked at the team, and talking with Avery (Johnson) about where we are, I think Derrick Favors is going to be an All-Star down the road," King said. "But I felt we were a little thin at the power forward spot, and looking at Brook Lopez -- and looking at how I think Avery wanted to coach -- one of the players who stood out to me right away was Troy Murphy." Newark Star-Ledger

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But King’s primary concern was having a giant hole to plug until Favors matures, and Murphy can plug it -- or, the veteran’s expiring $11.9 million salary could be a trade asset if Favors develops faster than expected. "He’s a player who could start if need be, teach Derrick about the power forward position, and play with Brook. A proven pro, a great rebounder, can shoot the 3," King said of Murphy. "It was something I felt when you have a chance to get a big man in this league, you have to go for it because there’s not a lot of big men in this league. You win with big guys and you win with rebounding." Newark Star-Ledger

Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Darren Collison, Troy Murphy, Trevor Ariza, James Posey, Courtney Lee 

Four NBA teams have agreed to a five-player trade that will send Trevor Ariza to the New Orleans Hornets and Darren Collison to the Indiana Pacers, two league sources said. ESPN.com

Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Darren Collison, Trevor Ariza 

Sam Amick: The agent for Courtney Lee and Troy Murphy, Dan Fegan, confirms ESPN.com report on four-team, five-player trade to FanHouse. Twitter

Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Darren Collison, Troy Murphy, Dan Fegan, James Posey, Courtney Lee 

In the proposed deal, the Houston Rockets will send Ariza to the Hornets, who in turn will send Collison and James Posey to the Pacers. The Pacers will send Troy Murphy to the New Jersey Nets. And the Nets will send Courtney Lee to the Rockets. ESPN.com

Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Darren Collison, Troy Murphy, James Posey, Courtney Lee 

According to the sources the Rockets, Hornets, Pacers and Nets have agreed to the details of the trade and are awaiting a trade call with the league this afternoon to make it official. The deal, if approved, could fill some long-term needs for the Hornets, Pacers and Nets, as well as provide needed salary relief for the Rockets. ESPN.com

Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Darren Collison, Troy Murphy, James Posey, Courtney Lee 

For the Hornets, while moving Collison leaves the team without a credible backup for Chris Paul, the addition of Ariza gives them a young, athletic wing entering his prime. The Hornets are hoping that the addition of Ariza quiets the complaints address Paul's concerns about the team's commitment winning by showing that they're willing to spend money to get better. Ariza signed a six year, $35 million dollar deal with the Rockets last summer. For the Pacers, landing Collison gives them the young starting point guard they've been looking for and adds another piece to a young core of players including Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert and promising rookies Paul George and Lance Stephenson. ESPN.com

Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Darren Collison, Troy Murphy, James Posey, Courtney Lee 

Marc J. Spears: No draft picks involved in four-way trade. Twitter

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New Orleans Hornets point guard Darren Collison was granted permission by Coach Monty Williams on Monday morning to leave the summer league team so he can enroll in summer school at UCLA. Collison said he is one class from earning his bachelor degree in history. He sat out Sunday night’s game against the Miami Heat because of a bruised right knee. At 0-2, the Hornets have three summer league games remaining and they play the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans Hornets, Darren Collison, Summer League 

The Indiana Pacers have turned to free agency in their ongoing search for a point guard. The team worked hard in the draft to work out a deal that would land them a young point guard like Ty Lawson, Eric Maynor or Darren Collison but couldn't get anything done. They're now wooing the top two young point guards on the market Kyle Lowry (restricted) and Jordan Farmar (unrestricted). I don't expect either player to get full mid-level offers. ESPN.com

Indiana Pacers, Free Agency, Jordan Farmar, Darren Collison, Eric Maynor, Kyle Lowry 

Bower has been open to attaching Darren Collison to one of the Hornets’ bad contracts – such as Emeka Okafor – to clear salary, sources say. The first step of moving Paul will come when Bower proposes a trade that requests a team with cap space take Paul and absorb one of those bad contracts. Some officials believe Bower had made that kind of an offer to New Jersey, but Nets officials deny it. Yahoo! Sports

New Orleans Hornets, Trade, Chris Paul, Emeka Okafor, Darren Collison