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Marc Stein: Sixers also sign veteran C Mikki Moore for frontcourt depth. Team says Bynum diagnosed w/bone bruise in right knee but can do conditioning Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

Philadelphia 76ers, Mikki Moore, Training Camp 

Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has signed free agent guard Jannero Pargo. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. NBA.com

Washington Wizards, Free Agency, Jannero Pargo, Training Camp 

The Oklahoma City Thunder signed guard Walker Russell to a contract. RealGM

Oklahoma City Thunder, Walker Russell, Training Camp 

Ronald Tillery: Griz add 6-6 guard Kyle Weaver to camp roster with non-guaranteed deal. Twitter @CAGrizBlog

Memphis Grizzlies, Kyle Weaver, Training Camp 

The #Cavs added Justin Holiday to their training camp roster. He is the brother of Jrue Holiday and played summer league with the Cavs Sulia

Cleveland Cavaliers, Training Camp, Justin Holiday 

Benjamin Hochman: Nuggets training camp invitees: Ben Uzoh, Anthony Carter. Twitter @nuggetsnews

Denver Nuggets, Anthony Carter, Ben Uzoh, Training Camp 

One of the early themes from training camp is Blake Griffin’s new jump shot. After spending about two months working with shooting coach Bob Thate, the superstar, who has averaged 21.7 points per game through his first two seasons in the league, says he already feels more comfortable taking, and making, shots from the perimeter. “For me the feel is much more compact, there’s less chance for error, but still I have a long way to go,” Griffin said. “A lot of times when I would shoot I would fade back a little bit unnecessarily, sometimes I would hang and keep the ball up high for a while, and I think we’ve pretty much gotten rid of all that.” NBA.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Blake Griffin, Training Camp 

The Suns might replace a Wildcat with the Sun Devil who was drafted one pick after him seven years ago. Former Arizona State star power forward Ike Diogu was added to the Suns' training camp roster. Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns, Free Agency, Ike Diogu, Training Camp 

Once relatively settled with 13 guaranteed contracts, the Suns likely will stage a battle for another roster spot in light of the expectation that Channing Frye's enlarged heart will sideline him for the season. The Suns have invited NBA veteran power forward/center Solomon Jones, power forward/center Luke Zeller, swingman Othyus Jeffers and point guard Diante Garrett to training camp, which opens Tuesday with the first of four consecutive two-a-day sessions at UC-San Diego. The camp, which is closed to the public, will conclude Saturday with an intrasquad scrimmage before the Suns return to Phoenix to prepare for their Oct. 10 preseason opener at Sacramento. Arizona Republic

Phoenix Suns, Othyus Jeffers, Solomon Jones, Diante Garrett, Luke Zeller, Training Camp 

The Trail Blazers have signed G Coby Karl, bringing the training camp roster to 19. He will wear No. 7. #RipCity Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Coby Karl, Training Camp 

A new name has emerged in the race to become Israel's second-ever NBA player alongside Cleveland's Omri Casspi. Point guard Gal Mekel impressed the Utah Jazz in a recent audition to such a degree that the Jazz, according to sources close to the situation, have extended an unexpected invitation to training camp to Mekel, who played two seasons at Wichita State from 2006-08. ESPN.com

Utah Jazz, Training Camp, Gal Mekel 

But sources told ESPN.com that visa complications have made it unlikely that Mekel could be ready to join the Jazz before the end of the coming week at the earliest, by which point he'd have already missed several practices, thus setting him back and complicating any attempt to try to make Utah's roster. ESPN.com

Utah Jazz, Training Camp, Gal Mekel 

Q: You'll likely start Ty Lawson at point guard, Iguodala at shooting guard, Gallinari at small forward and Kenneth Faried at power forward. What about center? George Karl: Training camp is going to tell me who plays. My idea right now is Mozgov would start with Faried and JaVale would stay with (reserve point guard) Andre Miller. But again, I don't (care) about starting lineups, and you guys are already stirring the pot. It's all about how many minutes you play, who you play with, how well you play and how we play (when you're on the court). Kosta Koufos is in the mix, too. Let's make sure you understand that. In the last 15-20 games of the season, when Timo got hurt, Kosta not only played well but good enough to get us to the playoffs. Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, George Karl, Javale McGee, Andre Miller, Kosta Koufos, Ty Lawson, Kenneth Faried, Training Camp 

Q: Why do Miller and McGee connect so well? A: I think Andre has such a distinctive ability to see a play before it happens. And JaVale has such a large, athletic space to get the ball to, above the defense. So the lobs and spins and all that stuff, Andre has the courage to throw the ball — and he throws it very well. Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, George Karl, Javale McGee, Training Camp 

After pushing through an MVP performance in the NBA Finals and winning an Olympic gold medal in the past 10 months, Miami Heat forward LeBron James said Sunday he's taking a cautious approach to training camp. That process could start with James skipping the Heat's preseason opener Oct. 7 against the Atlanta Hawks. James said he's not concerned about wearing down before the Heat open defense of their title. But after 10 months of relatively nonstop basketball, the league's reigning regular season and Finals MVP doesn't want to overwork himself leading into the Heat's Oct. 30 opener against Boston. ESPN.com

Miami Heat, LeBron James, Injuries, Training Camp 

Since signing Ray Allen in July, the Heat have been talking about ways to best integrate the league’s all-time leading 3-point shooter into the lineup — a process that shifts more to the practice floor now that training camp is open. ‘‘He strikes fear,’’ Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Saturday. ‘‘We know about that fear, because every time he found his way open behind the 3-point line, as a collective staff, we would say, ‘Oh . . . ’ thinking the worst.’’ Boston Globe

Miami Heat, Ray Allen, Erik Spoelstra, Training Camp 

The Utah Jazz will open training camp Tuesday with 19 players on their roster, including disgruntled guard Raja Bell, though the team and his agent have mutually agreed the 35-year-old should not attend. The team is allotted 20 spots for camp but must trim its roster to 15 before the regular season starts.Bell is taking up one of those spots. He is scheduled to make $3.5 million in the final year of his contract but has publicly feuded with coach Tyrone Corbin and indicated the relationship had suffered "irreparable damage." ESPN.com

Utah Jazz, Raja Bell, Tyrone Corbin, Training Camp 

With training camp looming around the corner, the Orlando Magic today announced the signings of point guard Armon Johnson and wing DeQuan Jones to fill out the team's preseason roster. Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Magic, Armon Johnson, DeQuan Jones, Training Camp 

Additionally, five players were invited to (Clippers') camp, all long-shots to make what is already a full roster: Marqus Blakely, Courtney Fortson, Chris Johnson, Trent Plaisted and Hank Thorns. HoopsWorld

Los Angeles Clippers, Marqus Blakely, Trent Plaisted, Chris Johnson, Courtney Fortson, Training Camp 

Nets point guard Deron Williams said it in July when the Williams-Joe Johnson backcourt combo became official. Nets general manager Billy King reiterated it as NBA training camps start opening. "I think we have the best backcourt in the NBA," he said. "That's no disrespect to Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash. I just think where these guys (Williams, Johnson) are in their careers, they are. What I really like is that they're both very physical offensively and defensively. They'll be the most physical backcourt in the league." USA Today

Brooklyn Nets, Joe Johnson, Deron Williams, Billy King, Training Camp