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Schroeder said his first team workout will be with the Houston Rockets on May 29 and his second with the Bucks on or around June 1. He went through the interview process with Milwaukee officials during the combine, which concluded Friday at the Attack Athletics facility on Chicago's west side. "I think it's a good team, too, for me," Schroeder said of the Bucks. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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Gery Woelfel: German point guard Dennis Schroeder will work out for Bucks. Ditto for Houston and Utah. Twitter @GeryWoelfel

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They may meet next week after the Combine, but so far the Suns have not requested to interview Houston assistant J.B. Bickerstaff. Phoenix, like a few teams, is still in search of a new head coach. 1500 ESPN

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Asked about a report that the Sixers had asked for permission to talk to Rockets assistant coach Kelvin Sampson about their coaching vacancy, Hinkie said: "I'm not even there yet. I won't confirm or deny, but I will say I don't know where that came from." Philadelphia Inquirer

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Rick Bonnell: Charlottean Seth Curry can't work out following leg surgery to stabilize a stress fracture. He interviews today with Lakers, Rockets, Knicks Twitter @rick_bonnell

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UCLA’s Shabazz Muhammad worked out this morning, along with other wings. He said he interviewed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers and Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. “It went all well,” he said. “The interviews were really comfortable.” Orlando Sentinel

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Chris Mannix: Cody Zeller says he interviewed with Toronto, Portland, Houston and Boston. Denies wingspan is 6-8. Says closer to 6-11. Twitter @ChrisMannixSI

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The 76ers have received permission to interview Houston assistant Kelvin Sampson. However, if they are going to talk to him they had better do it quickly as Sampson has already drawn a lot of interests from other teams. Philadelphia Inquirer

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Hope @Highway_30 writes a mental illness book #AnxietyTrooper #Support” Royce White: Writing now, don't want to rush it. Appreciate the love! Twitter @Highway_30

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The companies are mulling whether to make these tools available to other NBA teams. The Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers have expressed interest in using the technology. BusinessWeek.com

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Mark Berman: NBA sources: Rockets will not pick up the 2013-14 team option on Francisco Garcia's contract which is worth $6,400,000. Twitter @MarkBermanFox26

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In three conversations with people in Houston who have worked with him and watched him work, the common thread is that while Hinkie and former boss Daryl Morey, the Houston general manager, have hired a slew of MIT MBAs to analyze everything, Hinkie is a relentless worker who will "scout talent as much as anyone in the league." Philadelphia Inquirer

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Dave McMenamin: A name to look for the Lakers to pursue this offseason: Francisco Garcia. LAL tried to trade Vujacic for him when Garcia was with SAC Twitter @mcten

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The Philadelphia 76ers have hired Houston Rockets executive Sam Hinkie to be the franchise's new general manager, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports

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Hinkie, who had been the Rockets' vice president of basketball operations since 2010, met with 76ers officials a year about the job, but the team ultimately promoted DiLeo to the GM role. Philadelphia president Rod Thorn is retiring this spring and assuming a consultant's role with the organization. Doug Collins resigned as coach at season's end. Yahoo! Sports

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Philadelphia has reached agreement with Houston assistant GM Sam Hinkie to be the 76ers new GM, league source tells Y! Sports. Twitter @WojYahooNBA

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Jonathan Feigen: Hinkie played huge role for Daryl Morey in Rockets decision-making, cap moves, analytics along with Gersson Rosas. Will be tough to replace. Twitter @Jonathan_Feigen

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Houston Rockets assistant J.B. Bickerstaff is interviewing Friday for the Bucks head coaching job, a source confirmed. Bickerstaff's interview comes one day after another Rockets assistant, former Bucks assistant Kelvin Sampson, had an extended interview with Bucks officials. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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Houston Rockets assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff is interviewing with Milwaukee Bucks officials on Friday for the franchise's head coaching job, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. This is Bickerstaff's second interview for a head-coaching job this week. He met with Detroit general manager Joe Dumars on Tuesday. Yahoo! Sports

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Bickerstaff, 34, is likely to be among the coaching considerations for new Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough, league sources said. Yahoo! Sports

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