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Powerade, Petron and Meralco already named their respective reinforcements for their campaigns in the season-ending conference late this month. The Tigers are tapping a proven scorer and playmaker in former NBA player and North Carolina standout Rashad McCants. Manila Standard-Today

Free Agency, Rashad McCants 

After less than one day and four minutes on the court, Rashad McCants was released by Puerto Rican team Piratas de Quebradillas. McCants was waived yesterday by Caciques de Humacao and signed a one-week contract with Piratas de Quebradillas. Sportando

Free Agency, Puerto Rico, Rashad McCants 

Rashad McCants, released today by Caciques de Humacao, reached a new agreement in Puerto Rico with Piratas de Quebradillas. The contract is for one week with the option to extend it for the season. Sportando

Free Agency, Puerto Rico, Rashad McCants 

Rashad McCants: "My agent advised me to play in the Puerto Rican League and considering how many NBA players have come to play this season, I think it was a good idea. Maybe if I play well here some NBA team will give me a legitimate chance to fight for a roster spot." Primera Hora

Free Agency, Puerto Rico, Rashad McCants 

Former lottery pick Rashad McCants showed up at the Lakers facility to work out before training camp officially began, seeking an invite. McCants told the Globe in an August interview that he would return to the NBA only if he could play with the Lakers and Kobe Bryant. Boston Globe

Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Rashad McCants 

Regardless, McCants labeled the Lakers as "an ideal team for me to play for" as a reserve, though that'd bring inevitable complications with Lamar Odom considering that his wife Khloe Kardashian once had a relationship with McCants. Still, he plans to visit the Clippers and Lakers facilities until training camp starts Friday, though he maintained earlier this off-season he'd only return to the NBA "if I get to play with Kobe Bryant." Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Free Agency, Kobe Bryant, Rashad McCants 

How sweet of him. "Focus on the future," McCants said. "Everything that's happened in the past has been in the past. I've grown a lot. Right now, my focus is helping any team to the playoffs and to the championship. Maturing as a player, maturing as a person, has just been about helping the team win and do my part to help the team to get more wins to a championship." Los Angeles Times

Free Agency, Rashad McCants 

Jorge Sierra: From two sources: Rashad McCants agreed in principal to a deal with a Chinese team a few weeks back, but didn't honor his commitment. Twitter

Lockout, Rashad McCants, China 

Marc Stein: Hearing Jiangsu of China is latest team putting on full-court press to convince Mr. McCants to end self-imposed exile and return to hoop Twitter

Lockout, Rashad McCants, China 

Jorge Sierra: Rashad McCants has declined an offer from Jiangsu of the Chinese League, agent Bernie Lee told HoopsHype. "He's going to wait out the lockout and see what happens," Lee said. Twitter

Lockout, Rashad McCants, China 

Marc Stein: Hearing that Rashad McCants, last seen with D-League's Texas Legends last season, is in serious talks to sign with unnamed team in China. Twitter

Lockout, Rashad McCants, China 

Marc Stein: Word is McCants worked out for Chinese club officials last week in LA and is intrigued by prospect of playing abroad for first time. Twitter

Lockout, Rashad McCants, China 

Now McCants is a forgotten man, considered an afterthought because of his lack of development and an unsavory reputation. He turns 27 next Sunday and is unquestionably talented enough to make a roster, but the question is whether the desire remains and teams will overlook his past miscues. “Basketball was an opportunity, a means to an end after college, and I planned not to solely depend on basketball, so the lockout doesn’t affect me - I have been locked out two years,’’ said McCants, who said he owns successful businesses. “I have been blackballed for two years, so these guys are making a big thing out of the lockout. They don’t know what locked out is.’’ Boston Globe

Rashad McCants 

McCants said he is not eagerly pursuing a second chance, and that his previous struggles were a byproduct of playing for two downtrodden teams with unstable coaching situations. McCants believes neither Minnesota nor Sacramento offered him an atmosphere in which to succeed. “I never got a chance to show my true ability, period,’’ said McCants, who started just 39 games in four NBA seasons. “But it’s understandable when it looks like ‘he’s OK and he’s playing for two of the worst teams in the league.’ Boston Globe

Rashad McCants 

“The way my career went wasn’t the way I dreamed it, it was more of a nightmare,’’ said McCants. “To actually wake up and be like, ‘Wow that wasn’t even real, now I can actually live in the real life.’ To develop my own company, make real money, and start a real business and be creative and not thinking in a one-dimensional box like they make you do in the NBA. “I’m not bitter about anything. My NBA lifestyle was amazing. I don’t take anything back. I am grateful for the NBA for putting me in the position I am in now.’’ Boston Globe

Rashad McCants 

The reason for this seeming contradiction is related to the enhanced revenue-sharing system the league will implement. The big-market owners will bear the brunt of the new system and, according to sources, some of them are adamant about having a hard cap so that if they must share revenues, they’ll have more money from which to pull. “The big markets want to revenue share but not with their current profits,’’ one of the sources said. “Instead, they want to share from the profit they would get from a harder cap.’’ ESPN.com

Rashad McCants 

Sources say Maccabi, meanwhile, has been taking a long look at former NBA lottery pick Rashad McCants, since Casspi and Farmar could be called back to the States at any team if/when the lockout ends and since Pargo's departure robs Blatt's team of its most dynamic scorer. Speaking on an ESPN.com podcast, Stern stated that there is some interest in contraction from both the league and players sides and that the subject will be picked up after the current Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations are completed. "[Contraction] is not a subect that we're against," Stern said. "In fact, when you talk about revenue sharing, a number of teams have said that if you have a team that is perpetually going to be a recipient, aren't you better off with the ability to buy them in? Because between the revenue sharing and the split of international and the TV money, we could almost buy them in with their own money. "The players actually have been heard to suggest that as well, which was interesting because that means they are suggesting that we eliminate 30 jobs, or the potential for 30 jobs. So we've said to the players, you know, 'Give us the right to contract, let's agree upon what the basis will be. Let's make this deal and then let's continue to look at that subject.'" CBSSports.com

Lockout, Rashad McCants, Maccabi Tel Aviv 

Marc Stein: Evening's last word: Loud rumbles emanating from Israel that perennial Euroleague power Maccabi Tel-Aviv taking long look at Rashad McCants Twitter

Lockout, Rashad McCants, Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv 

After the arrivals of Kevin Fletcher and Alex Righetti, Pepsi Caserta is trying to bring in former North Carolina standout Rashad McCants. Sportando

Free Agency, Lockout, Rashad McCants, Italy 

Bernie Lee: Happy to announce a new client, Welcome Rashad Mccants to the Leebasket family. Twitter

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