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Brian T. Smith: Details of Tinsley's contract with #UtahJazz still have to be worked out. But he's coming into camp with idea it's a long-term role. Twitter

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David Aldridge: While we watch the Commish and wait for the CP3 deal to drop like a new foal..source says FA guard Jamaal Tinsley has agreed to terms w/Utah Twitter

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Alex Kennedy: Jamaal Tinsley is arriving Utah tonight. After a brief D-League stint, he'll be on the Jazz's training camp roster. Twitter

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Scott Schroeder: However, I'm told right now that Jamaal Tinsley isn't 100 percent certain to sign with the Jazz. The Knicks are also a possibility. Twitter

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Ira Winderman: Keep an eye on the Jamaals, namely Jamaal Magloire to the Raptors and the possibility of the Heat extending an invite to Jamaal Tinsley. Twitter

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Alan Hahn: Along with being down wit OPP (Paul, etc), #Knicks apparently interested in 10 different free agents. I'll add another name: Jamaal Tinsley. Twitter

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Unlike other players who have signed overseas in an effort to resume their NBA careers, Tinsley chose the D-League because it allows him to stay in the United States and be closer to his family. It will also provide him with more exposure, whereas signing abroad could cause him to be out of sight, out of mind. “There were a few overseas offers, but being close to my family was essential,” Tinsley said. “No matter what level I’m at, I can still get better. It’s a humbling experience for me and I’m looking forward to it.” HoopsWorld

D-League, Jamaal Tinsley 

It’s no secret that the D-League pays significantly less than international teams. D-League players make between $12,000 and $25,000 per season, which is why Tinsley insists this isn’t about getting paid. He made $39,960,706 throughout the course of his NBA career and has managed his money well. “It’s not about the money,” Tinsley said. “This is about my love of the game.” HoopsWorld

D-League, Jamaal Tinsley 

Jerry Zgoda: Rubio: “The best thing I can do is come here, play with the guys who are playing in the NBA and be ready when the league starts." Twitter

D-League, Jamaal Tinsley 

As expected, the D-Fenders took former NBA point guard Jamaal Tinsley with the first overall pick in the NBA Development League draft Thursday night. “Our goal all along with the first overall pick was to take the player who we felt gave the D-Fenders the best chance of winning right now,” D-Fenders coach Eric Musselman said. “In this case, we were able to do just that with the selection of Jamaal. The guard position was a point of emphasis for us entering the draft, and Jamaal’s extensive experience in the backcourt provides the D-Fenders with a great foundation as we work towards our ultimate goal of winning a D-League championship.” Orange County Register

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Scott Howard-Cooper: The D-League draft started. Jamaal Tinsley goes No. 1 to L.A. D-Fenders, Alando Tucker No. 2 to Texas Legends. Names off the board early. Twitter

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Every rival team consulted says LA D-Fenders and Eric Musselman will use No. 1 overall pick in Thursday's D-League draft on Jamaal Tinsley. Only other name to come up as potential No. 1 is DePaul-ex Mac Koshwal ... but even in D-League you know L.A. teams desperate for star power Twitter

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That model has opened up the possibility for a few interesting NBA comeback tails this season as several former NBA Draft picks that have been out of basketball for a bit have decided the D-League will be used as their vehicle to get back into the Association. The three to watch for in Thursday evening's D-League Draft (more participants listed here) are former Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley, former NBA journeyman Jamal Sampson and Chris Taft, a promising prospect for the Golden State Warriors before he had his career derailed due to a back injury. Ridiculous Upside

Indiana Pacers, D-League, Jamaal Tinsley 

Jamaal Tinsley hopes to return to the NBA, and he wants to use the Development League to help his efforts. Tinsley has sent in the needed paperwork to enter Thursday’s NBA Development League draft, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Tinsley, 33, averaged 9.8 points and 6.6 assists per game through eight NBA seasons while starting 366 of 436 career regular-season games. He last played in the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2009-10 season. The deadline to enter the D-League draft is Tuesday. Yahoo! Sports

D-League, Jamaal Tinsley 

At Joe Abunassar's Impact League in Vegas last week, one of the more intriguing people there was Jamaal Tinsley -- about 20 pounds less of him -- diming people up like he used to in Indiana. The only person not at all surprised by this was Tinsley. "People just need to see me," the 31-year-old said after a run at Impact last Wednesday afternoon. "This place, everybody comes, and I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to come out and play. When I'm healthy, I don't care who you put in front of me. I'm gonna hold mine." And Tinsley insists he finally is healthy, after missing huge chunks of four of his last five seasons in Indiana, including the last 16 months. That last year-plus was at the team's request, having told him to stay away from team facilities and practices while it tried to trade him. NBA.com

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And Tinsley, who has offers from teams abroad, says he doesn't really care if he's in the NBA again. "I'm not even worrying about the NBA," he said. "If I get a job, I get a job. I want to play basketball. I do it for free now. I'm not going to stop playing just because I'm not a professional no more. I like to play the game. I go out there and play with my son. I'm teaching him stuff now, stuff I didn't do when I was little. Who don't want to play (in the NBA)? But I can't control that. For me, sitting around, pouting, blaming somebody, I can't do that." NBA.com

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Tinsley says he has no hard feelings toward Rick Carlisle, the Pacers coach at the time. "I don't have nothing against him," Tinsley said. "It's a business. It is what it is. It ain't their fault. It's the people upstairs that control everything. They make the last decision. The coaches just abide by them. I don't have no grudge against nobody." (Carlisle declined comment on Sunday.) NBA.com

Indiana Pacers, Jamaal Tinsley, Rick Carlisle 

But Tinsley still thinks he was made the scapegoat in Indiana. "I'm normal," he said. "Everybody goes out, to the strip clubs, whatever. I'm a good person. Everything that happened in Indiana, I ain't have nothing to do with it. Just being there. I ain't start nothing, none of my friends started nothing. I took a polygraph. For everybody. But at the end of the day, they had to point at somebody. I wouldn't take nothing back. When it's this and that, one name, when it's other people. Know what I'm saying? And the eight other people, they come from different backgrounds, so you don't throw their name out there? I come from a totally different background, so you throw my name out there? Sometimes, I wouldn't even be there; I'd just be coming to it. But the only person whose name they knew was Jamaal. That's the nature of the beast." NBA.com

Indiana Pacers, Jamaal Tinsley 

"That could happen anywhere," he said. "We're athletes. We have a lot of cars, jewelry. It could happen anywhere. Bigger cities, it's known to happen more, but you just don't hear about it because it's a bigger city. It's Indiana, so you're gonna hear about it. They're going to make a big thing out of it, you know? At the end of the day, that could happen to anybody stepping out that club. Whoever's coming out of that club, that's who he was targeting. Whoever's car it was." (However, Tinsley says he does take security with him now whenever he goes out.) NBA.com

Indiana Pacers, Jamaal Tinsley 

Jamaal Tinsley hasn’t been on an NBA roster for over a year, but the 33-year-old hopes that changes when the lockout comes to an end. Tinsley has been eyeing a comeback for quite some time, and he’s been working hard to turn his vision into reality. “Physically, I was away from the game, but mentally I was there,” Tinsley said. “I got up early every day and worked out. I did lots of shooting and lots of conditioning. I maintained a healthy diet and watched tons of basketball.” HoopsWorld

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