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Jeremy Lin thought he was doing the right, veteran thing. He called Scott Machado to say goodbye and good luck. The only problem was that he called the wrong rookie. Machado had been nervously awaiting word on whether he had made the Rockets’ roster. As Lin wished him well, his heart skipped a few beats until he realized he did not need to worry. Lin had thought he called Jeremy Lamb, who had just been traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. By Monday, Machado knew made the team when no one called. “I was like, ‘Hey, it’s Scott, it’s not Jeremy,’ ” Machado said of his conversation with Lin. “’Did you hear something about me?’ I was all nervous. He was like, “Oh, I apologize, I apologize.’ It all worked out.” Houston Chronicle

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The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, two first round picks and a second round pick from the Houston Rockets in exchange for guard James Harden, center Cole Aldrich and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti. NBA.com

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Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed its three first-round selections from the 2012 NBA Draft: Connecticut guard/forward Jeremy Lamb (12th overall), Iowa State forward Royce White (16th overall) and Kentucky forward Terrence Jones (18th overall). NBA.com

Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, Terrence Jones, Jeremy Lamb, Royce White, Transactions 

Jonathan Feigen: Rockets Royce White and Terrence Jones have signed their rookie deals, source said. Jeremy Lamb expected to sign in coming days. Twitter

Houston Rockets, Terrence Jones, Jeremy Lamb, Royce White, Transactions 

Justin Verrier: Vegas Summer League All-Stars con'td: Jeremy Lamb, Dominique Jones, Cory Joseph, Jimmy Butler, Kemba Walker, Donatas Motiejunas, Jae Crowder Twitter

Summer League, Dominique Jones, Kemba Walker, Donatas Motiejunas, Jimmy Butler, Jeremy Lamb, Cory Joseph, Jae Crowder 

The team also picked up its non-guaranteed options on guard Courtney Fortson and forward Diamon Simpson on Friday. Both are expected to be part of the Rockets summer league team, along with this season’s first-round selections, Royce White, Jeremy Lamb and Terrence Jones, last season’s top pick Marcus Morris and Motiejunas. Chandler Parsons and Patrick Patterson are expected to make more limited appearances with the summer league team in Las Vegas. Houston Chronicle

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Will the Bucks use the No. 12 pick in Thursday's draft to get that young, athletic shooting guard to complement Ellis and point guard Brandon Jennings? It's certainly possible. The seriousness of the Bucks' search was revealed Tuesday as two of the elite shooting guard prospects visited the Cousins Center - Washington sophomore Terrence Ross and Connecticut sophomore Jeremy Lamb Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Milwaukee Bucks, Draft, Jeremy Lamb, Terrence Ross 

If they keep the pick, they really need help at center, point guard and small forward. Although Rivers doesn't fill any of those positions, I'm told the Hornets have been enamored with him. Tyler Zeller, Jeremy Lamb and Moe Harkless are other possibilities here. ESPN.com

New Orleans Hornets, Draft, Austin Rivers, Jeremy Lamb, Tyler Zeller, Moe Harkless 

However, Lamb went into Phoenix this weekend and toughed out a workout on the bad ankle. A source in Phoenix told me the Suns were impressed with his toughness and willingness to fight through the workout. His performance there could keep him in the lottery. If Lamb is gone, Terrence Ross, Dion Waiters and Austin Rivers are all possibilities here. So is Arnett Moultrie. ESPN.com

Phoenix Suns, Draft, Austin Rivers, Jeremy Lamb, Terrence Ross, Dion Waiters, Arnett Moultrie 

Brett Pollakoff: Based on Suns GM Lance Blanks' reaction to Jeremy Lamb ?s today, wouldn't be surprised if PHX drafts him if he's on the board at 13. Twitter

Phoenix Suns, Draft, Lance Blanks, Jeremy Lamb 

Jeremy Lamd on UConn center Andre Drummond: "It depends on if he wants to work. He's a great athlete. He can jump. He can block shots. He can rebound. I always say, it's funny, we will have an early practice at like 8 AM, and everyone is trying to get warmed up and stuff. He'll just come out and do a windmill to warm up. His bounce is amazing. I believe he's going to work hard, develop post moves, I think he can be a great pro." Blazers Edge

Draft, Jeremy Lamb, Andre Drummond 

If Jeremy Lamb doesn't go 8 to Toronto as some expect, there are rumors that he could really slide on draft night. Teams apparently are more than just a little bit worried about his shoulder, which David Aldridge first reported on. The injury that doctors have flagged is to his right shooting shoulder and there is concern that it could recur during his career. One team we spoke with said they felt he could slide right out of the lottery and into the teens. We consider Lamb to be the SG prospect with the most long term potential. But this shoulder injury combined with his ankle injury and inability to work out for teams before today (Portland) could cost him on draft night. NBADraft.net

Toronto Raptors, Draft, Jeremy Lamb 

On Monday, the Trail Blazers held what might be their final workout ahead of Thursday's draft. They brought in four players, one of whom is in Portland's draft range: Jeremy Lamb. Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Jeremy Lamb 

(Jeremy Lamb) was supposed to work out earlier for Blazers, but he sprained his ankle at a workout in Toronto. "I've been working months and months, and to get a sprained ankle at this time, it was frustrating," he said Monday Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Draft, Jeremy Lamb 

(Toronto) was believed to have narrowed its list to a handful of players expected to be around at No. 8 next Thursday — Weber State point guard Damian Lillard, Connecticut guard Jeremy Lamb and Syracuse guard Dion Waiters — but another name appears to have entered the conversation. Multiple team sources told the Sun that they were impressed with North Carolina power forward John Henson’s workout at the ACC on Thursday. Toronto Sun

Toronto Raptors, Draft, John Henson, Jeremy Lamb, Damian Lillard, Dion Waiters 

Some NBA officials believe Toronto, with the eighth overall pick, is leaning toward taking Lamb Racine Journal-Times

Toronto Raptors, Draft, Jeremy Lamb 

There are also six players who are all projected to be picked in the area where the Bucks are drafting that probably won’t travel to Milwaukee before the draft. They are Duke combo guard Austin Rivers, Washington shooting guard Terrence Ross, Syracuse combo guard Dion Waiters, Connecticut shooting guard Jeremy Lamb, Weber State point guard Damion Lillard and Ohio State power forward Jared Sullinger. Racine Journal-Times

Milwaukee Bucks, Draft, Jared Sullinger, Austin Rivers, Jeremy Lamb, Terrence Ross, Dion Waiters, Damion Lillard 

Cavs like Lamb. I hear the Kings like Lillard ... but unlikely for both. I think they're draft range starts at No. 6 unless a team trades up ahead of that. ESPN.com

Cleveland Cavaliers, Sacramento Kings, Draft, Jeremy Lamb, Damian Lillard 

UConn shooting guard Jeremy Lamb remains in the running as a top-10 pick, but his workout with Toronto (No. 8) on Thursday hardly helped his case. Sources said Lamb turned his ankle minutes into the session, and he was expected to cancel a scheduled workout with Portland (Nos. 6 and 11) for Friday. Though the injury is not considered serious, the predraft workout phase is obviously not a good time to be dealing with a weak ankle. SI.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Draft, Jeremy Lamb 

2012 NBA Draft prospect Jeremy Lamb was in Toronto on Thursday to workout for the Toronto Raptors, but rolled his ankle very early on and was not able to complete the session. “Jeremy Lamb went down early in the process, so you have to make do,” said Raptors Executive VP Ed Stefanski. “This is a process, we have done work all year long. This is to get to meet the kid, take him out and have a meal with him and see what he is like, but you would rather have the guys healthy as they are going one-on-one against each other.” HoopsWorld

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