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Chandler Parsons: Heat tonight! Lebron is going off. Twitter @ChandlerParsons

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Emiliano Carchia: Janis Timma will likely stay in the draft. He is going to USA next weekend with a first workout with the Rockets Twitter @SportandoBasket

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Janis Timma is drawing interest from eight NBA teams, could stay in the draft. He will work out for Rockets, Hawks, Grizzlies, Warriors, Thunder, Clippers, Nuggets, Suns. Soon he will go to USA where he will have these workouts in hopes of getting drafted. He still has time till 17th June to pull out of draft. After working out for NBA teams he will be at Impact Basketball in Las Vegas. In USA he will stay till Latvian NT training camp which starts in July. Sportando

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As you probably know if you're reading this article, the Rockets were fined today for tampering violations related to articles that appeared on the team website. Specifically, the articles were Jason Friedman's free agency preview, where Friedman ran down the best 60 or 70 free agents that will hit the open market this summer. Those articles have since been taken down by the Rockets, but by looking at the cached version of the site, I was able to pull up all five, and I will try to give you a better idea of what the NBA deemed tampering. The Dream Shake

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Excluding the Carlos Delfino blurb in the small forward edition of the preview series, the word "Rockets" is not used in the thousands of words Friedman wrote on future free agents. If this was truly some subliminal message from the front office geared to convince free agents to come to Houston, he at the very least could have written how Dwight Howard "rockets" to the rim or something along those lines. The Dream Shake

Houston Rockets, Dwight Howard 

No talk of how the Rockets are sure-fire contenders to land any of these free agents, nothing that crosses the line. And if you're nodding your head at all of this, it gets worse. Rockets.com ran the exact same series last year. The Dream Shake

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Marc Stein: No teams or fine amounts were listed in league memo, but ESPN has learned that Houston Rockets were also among three teams fined today Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

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Dwight Howard will not be the only object of the Rockets’ free-agent affections, and the Los Angeles Lakers center has not been the only subject of their intensive preparations for next month’s sales pitches. Howard has generated by far the most attention as a Rockets free-agent target, but the team plans a similar and simultaneous pursuit of Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul, a person with knowledge of the Rockets’ thinking said. According to another individual familiar with the team’s plans, “they are targets No. 1 and 1A.” Houston Chronicle

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The difference is there have been far more indications Howard, a 6-11 center, will be receptive to the Rockets’ recruiting efforts. Although it is too early to know if Paul, a 6-0 guard, is disinterested or keeping his thoughts private, the Rockets have gone through detailed preparations to chase both. Houston Chronicle

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Rockets players James Harden and Chandler Parsons have spoken with Howard about the Rockets and playing in Houston. Harden is even closer to Paul from their time together on the USA Basketball senior national team. Houston Chronicle

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According to an individual with knowledge of Howard’s thinking, Howard has been interested in playing for Rockets coach Kevin McHale and assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff, citing among other things McHale’s style and playing history as a Hall of Famer. Houston Chronicle

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The moves to clear the rest of the cap space needed have long been planned with their veterans. There never was a chance the Rockets would pick up their option on the $6.5 million final season of Francisco Garcia’s contract. Houston Chronicle

Houston Rockets, Free Agency, Francisco Garcia 

New Zealand Breakers and Tall Blacks basketball star Tom Abercrombie is off to the United States for a "now-or-never" crack at an NBA contract. Abercombie flies out of Auckland tomorrow for mini-camp opportunities with NBA franchises the San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. The Spurs currently lead the NBA finals 1-0 and feature former Tall Blacks captain Sean Marks as a key executive. Stuff.co.nz

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Do you consider going to Houston a bad choice? Vassilis Spanoulis: “I had just won a silver medal with the Greek national team in the World Championship and I decided to play in the NBA. It turned out that what I had agreed upon, never happened. Coach Adelman wanted me, he asked me to stay, to cooperate with him and start playing. I said to him that I appreciated this, but my decision was already made. The rest was easy, the adjustment to the American way of life and the NBA lifestyle. When I don’t feel good on the basketball court, then everything is wrong and everything is bothering me. When I am full of basketball, then I can adjust, no matter the environment”. EuroHoops.net

Houston Rockets, Vassilis Spanoulis 

Would things be different with an other coach? Spanoulis: “They would definitely be. Coach Van Gundy didn’t knew who I was. As I said before, coach Adelman called me and tried to be supportive. But at that point, I had lost my trust. I was angry, I was enraged and I said to myself that I will not allow myself to be involved again in such a situation”. EuroHoops.net

Houston Rockets, Vassilis Spanoulis 

Alexandre has really developed over the past 12-14 months. He was the star of the Liga Desenvolvimento Olimpico (LDO), which is the second most important league in Brazil. I put a copy of the national champioship game on youtube. Yesterday he worked out in Houston for the Rockets.To see that I am not exaggerating about him having Lebron' s physique, his measurements from today yesterday were: Height: 6'8" Weight: 241 lbs Wingspan: 7'3" Bodyfat: 9% After the workout I met people from the Rockets and I think they were very impressed with Alexandre. ESPN.com

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I'm hearing that German point guard Dennis Schroeder struggled in his workouts in Milwaukee and Houston. Schroeder, according to team sources, struggled to keep up with the defensive intensity in workouts. He works out again Friday in Utah. Schroeder rode a dominant performance at the Hoop Summit into the top 30, but if he doesn't start playing better, he could be in for an equally significant decline. ESPN.com

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Steve Luhm: Schroeder heading home after working out for Utah, Philly, Dallas, Boston, Milwaukee and Houston. Twitter @sluhm

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Rockets assistant Kelvin Sampson remains in the mix for the Sixers' head coaching job, but new GM Sam Hinkie is inclined to focus on the draft and free agency before hiring a coach, league sources said. CBSSports.com

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David Baumann: Kenny Boynton told us he "surprised" the Bulls & Timberwolves with his shot accuracy, but he wasn't thrilled about his Rockets workout. Twitter @DavidBaumann33

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