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Mike Wells: Another element in the Pacers pursuit of OJ Mayo is that they also want to send Brandon Rush to Memphis w McRoberts, according to a source. Twitter

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The Memphis Grizzlies are in advanced discussions with the Indiana Pacers on a sign-and-trade deal that would bring free agent Josh McRoberts to the Grizzlies and send guard O.J. Mayo to the Pacers, according to sources close to the process. ESPN.com

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Marc Stein: Sources also tell ESPN that, as @Mike Wells predicted, Pacers and Grizzlies again engaged Josh McRoberts/OJ Mayo talks. This time S-and-T Twitter

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Mike Wells: The 2 teams could possibly do a sign n trade. The Grizzlies have too many guards and they're interested in free agent Josh McRoberts. Twitter

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Jason Quick: Blazers search for a free agent big man narrowing in on 3 candidates: Reggie Evans, Kurt Thomas or Josh McRoberts. Twitter

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For those of you who ask about Josh McRoberts, the Pacers have had communication with his agent. It’s uncertain where McRoberts is on the pecking order of power forwards the Pacers are looking at. Memphis, New Orleans and the Lakers reportedly also have interest in J-Mac. Indianapolis Star

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Josh McRoberts is on the Grizzlies' radar -- again. The 6-10 power forward/center, whom the Griz attempted to acquire in a trade with the Indiana Pacers last season, is an unrestricted free agent. Griz general manager Chris Wallace contacted McRoberts' agent, Mike Conley Sr., last week when the NBA allowed team executives to talk with player agents. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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There is mutual interest, according to league sources, although no deals can be agreed upon until the collective bargaining agreement is finalized. The league's agreement with the union is expected to be completed by Friday when training camps are scheduled to open. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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McRoberts, 24, is also drawing interest from the Los Angeles Lakers after having spent the past three seasons playing for the Pacers. McRoberts averaged 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds last season as an athletic and versatile frontcourt player. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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The Lakers have interest in Delonte West, who played for coach Mike Brown in Cleveland and last played for Boston, as a potential fill-in at guard and also are keen on Indiana free agent Josh McRoberts, according to a source with knowledge of their thinking. ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported that Denver free-agent guard Arron Afflalo is also on the Lakers' radar. ESPN.com

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McRoberts, who served as a volunteer assistant, could have spent his time during the lockout playing overseas making back some of the money he missed out on due to the lockout. That didn't interest him, though. McRoberts, who spent the past three seasons playing for his hometown Indiana Pacers, read and heard some of the horror stories of players playing overseas. Long bus rides, inadequate playing conditions, no guarantee of receiving a paycheck. "Being a free agent, you never know what can happen overseas," McRoberts said. "It sounds good, but it's a lot different than playing in the NBA." Indianapolis Star

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Former Portland Trail Blazer and Indiana Pacer power forward Josh McRoberts will sign a one-year contract with Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. McRoberts is a free agent in the NBA and it is still unknown will he sign a contract with or without NBA out option. basknet.info

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Mike Wells: Free agent Josh McRoberts is now being represented by Mike Conley Sr. He switched agents when Bob Myers became Golden State's assistant GM Twitter

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McRoberts appeared to catch an elbow to the neck when he and Noah battled near the lane. He then tried to return a shot, for which he was assessed a flagrant 2 foul and ejected. But McRoberts didn't agree with Granger's assertion that the play was dirty. "I'm not mad about it," McRoberts said. "He got a good hit on me. They caught me trying to hit him back. "It's part of the game. I'm not going to say it's dirty. That's Game 5 of a playoff series. You can't say it's dirty, it's part of basketball." ESPN.com

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Memphis and Indiana agreed to swap Mayo for forward Josh McRoberts and a first-round pick but Indiana insisted on making it a three-way trade to make the deal work financially. In the final minutes leading up to the deadline, the New Orleans Hornets pulled out. Indiana recruited another team to keep it a three-team transaction. And there's the rub. By the time the "other" third team got involved and everything was agreed upon everyone missed the deadline. Memphis Commercial Appeal

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The Memphis Grizzlies had agreed in principle to trade guard O.J. Mayo to the Indiana Pacers for forward Josh McRoberts and a 2011 first- round pick, league sources said Thursday, but the deal has fallen apart. ESPN.com

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An hour after the deadline, one source told ESPN.com that the two teams failed to finalize the deal before 3 p.m., while another source said the Grizzlies pulled out of the agreement before the league trade call could make it official. Heisley went so far as to make a statement on the record to the Commercial Appeal about the Mayo trade shortly after the deadline. ESPN.com

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Mike Wells: Call was logged at 3:01 p.m. and Orleans was involved, but they were the team that pulled out, according to a source. Rush was going to N.O. Twitter

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Darren Andrade: O.J. Mayo for Josh McRoberts deal is dead. Trade deadline passed due to cold feet on the deal and could not be revived. #NBA #grizzlies Twitter

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David Aldridge: Grizz owner Heisley: "Indiana was not able to get it all together." Says MEM needed 2 break up 2/3 logjam & wanted 4 to help Arthur/Z-Bo. Twitter

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