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“George Hill is a fighter,” Pacers reserve Gerald Green said. “He’s been dealing with that it seems like all season. But he knows we’re in the most important part of the season. Nothing’s stopping him from being out there.” Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Injuries, Gerald Green, George Hill 

Mike Wells: As @Adrian Wojnarowski reports, Pacers looking to move DJ. Same goes for Gerald Green n Tyler Hansbrough Twitter @MikeWellsNBA

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The Pacers have been sniffing around for smaller more cosmetic deals, and Green seems to be the main piece they are trying to sell. Unfortunately the reason Indiana is looking at Green related deals, is the same reason they may not have anything doable at the deadline; he just doesn’t have a lot of value. HoopsWorld

Indiana Pacers, Trade, Gerald Green 

While Green did not ultimately advance, his plan for what he had ready was among the most inventive. “I was going to do a dunk where I involved Paul George and Lance Stephenson,” Green said. “It was going to be something like the halftime show, but without the trampoline.” I needed some clarification. “It was going to be to where, Lance was going to throw Paul an alley-oop off the glass, Paul was going to catch it, jump pretty high and throw it, and then I come out of nowhere and put it between my legs [before dunking].” NBCSports.com

Indiana Pacers, Gerald Green, All-Star 

The Pacers are, however, open to moving backups Tyler Hansbrough, D.J. Augustin and Gerald Green. I'm told they offered up the names of Hansbrough and Augustin when trying to pry J.J. Redick out of Orlando. But the Magic aren't interested in a move like that. Orlando might yet keep Redick, who wants to stay in Orlando, but only if the sharp-shooting backup settles for less than he might get on the open market this summer. Despite Redick's name being one of the most prominent in trade rumors, some executives are beginning to believe the Magic will not move him. ESPN.com

Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Trade, Tyler Hansbrough, JJ Redick, Gerald Green 

Jody Genessy: Jeremy Evans will get a chance to defend his Slam Dunk crown per @jphanned. Participants: Bledsoe, Faried, White, Green, Ross, Evans. Twitter @DJJazzyJody

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Evan Dunlap: Gerald Green, Terrence Ross, James White, Eric Bledsoe, Jeremy Evans, and Kenneth Faried in the dunk contest. Twitter @BQRMagic

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To the one hundredth of one percent of humans who have experienced what it's like to bounce 40 inches-plus in the air with nothing but a pair high tops to get you there, jumping is an artistic expression. "It's an art form, it really is," Robinson says. "A guy like Gerald Green controls his hops and his jumps are for a purpose. Julius Erving had big hands. He was always moving the ball all around; he made it look like magic in the air. Then you have explosive dunkers who jump high and dunk hard like Dominique Wilkins. Me? I'm an energy jumper. My jumping ability is more like an explosive Dennis Rodman, and since I'm shorter, it looks crazy. I'm just a guy out there who's trying to show the world what I can do. Not too many 5-9 guys can dunk like I can." Yahoo! Sports

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Mike Mazzeo: Gerald Green said Avery Johnson "gave him the opportunity of a lifetime." Felt it was "unfair" how he was fired. #Nets Twitter @MazzESPN

Indiana Pacers, Brooklyn Nets, Avery Johnson, Gerald Green 

Stefan Bondy: Green said he spoke with Bulls and Lakers during free agency, but it came down to Pacers and Nets. Brooklyn could only offer minimum. Twitter @NYDNInterNets

Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, Free Agency, Gerald Green 

Zach Lowe: Just chatted with Paul George, who tells me he won't enter dunk contest, and Gerald Green likely won't, either. Minor news today, I realize. Twitter @ZachLowe_NBA

Indiana Pacers, Paul George, Gerald Green 

After extended stops in Russia and China, he was invited to a Lakers mini-camp in the summer of ’11 but participated in just two practices—hardly enough, in Green’s mind, for the team to get a good look at him. So Green landed in the D-League, with L.A. D-Fenders, coached by Eric Musselman. A former NBA head coach with the Warriors and Kings, Musselman pushed Green to improve his handles and defense. “Eric Musselman, I really have to thank him a lot in terms of my career,” begins Green. “If I could thank him every day, I would, because he was probably the one person that helped me get back in the League. He helped motivate me, he prepared me. He just showed me a different way of scoring, a different way of playing defense. I have to give a lot of credit to him for me being back.” SLAM

Indiana Pacers, Eric Musselman, Gerald Green 

Gerald Green cannot be serious. “Zero.” “If you were to rank me as a dunker?” Green, the unquestionable best dunker in the NBA, repeats aloud, “Last place. I thank people for showing me a lot of love and support, but I would rate myself zero.” SLAM

Indiana Pacers, Gerald Green 

One of the silver linings in last year’s injury-filled Nets season was their ability to mine talent from the D-League. But besides the most obvious example in Gerald Green, who became one of the league’s biggest surprises last season after getting called up, the Nets also used their own affiliate, the Springfield Armor, to supply them with guard Jerry Smith and forward Dennis Horner. That synergy between the Nets and their D-League affiliate will continue this weekend, when the Armor hold an open tryout at the Nets’ practice facility. “The idea is that the Springfield Armor are part of the Nets,” said Milton Lee, the Nets’ General Manager of Minor League Operations. “We’re trying to use it on many different platforms, the most important being developing our Nets players. “Secondly, it’s developing players we have in Springfield and identifying D-League candidates for the NBA. And, thirdly, it’s searching outside of people already in the league for potential D-League caliber and maybe even NBA caliber players.” New York Post

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But he could dazzle. Green won the 2007 NBA dunk contest during All-Star weekend and finished runner-up a year later after simultaneously slamming the ball and blowing out a candle on a cupcake that sat above the rim. Thirteen months later, he was out of the league, relegated to playing professionally in Russia. Then he was in China. Then, the NBA Development League. "I didn't grow up playing in my backyard dreaming of playing in Russia," Green said. Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Gerald Green 

Green, 26, is aware of the long odds he has overcome. Few players head to Europe and make it back. "I just never thought I'd get another opportunity," Green said after a recent workout at Bankers Life Fieldhouse with Pacers center Roy Hibbert, still several weeks prior to the start of training camp. "But I'm glad I'm back where I started." Indianapolis Star

Indiana Pacers, Gerald Green 

The Indiana Pacers announced Thursday they have signed free agent guard/forward Gerald Green ( Photo Gallery » ) to a contract. Per club policy terms of the contract were not released. Green, 6-8, 200 lbs., is a five-year veteran who has played for five teams in the NBA. Most recently, he finished the 2011-12 season with the New Jersey Nets, where he averaged 12.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. In his career, he has averaged 8.3 ppg and 2.2 rpg. NBA.com

Indiana Pacers, Gerald Green 

Mike Wells: Pacers r expected to offer Gerald Green a 3-yr, $10 million contract Twitter

Indiana Pacers, Free Agency, Gerald Green 

Peter Vecsey: Help me out here. Coming in late. Has it been reported that Gerald Green is leaving Nets for Pacers? If not, consider it reported. Twitter

Indiana Pacers, Free Agency, Gerald Green 

Mike Wells: Gerald Green has moved to the top of the FA list for the Pacers as their wing player off the bench, according to source Twitter

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