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KC Johnson: Joakim Noah and Keith Bogans are scheduled to play in Drew Gooden's charity game in San Fran on Sunday. Twitter

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Drew Gooden’s Make-A-Wish Game at the Cow Palace (at 6 p.m. on Nov. 20) will be Wright’s sixth this offseason. Call him the charity game king. WRIGHT: “Trying to stay right.” Part of Wright’s training program has been to play in charity games. But charity games are glorified pick-up games, right? Are they even beneficial? Wright says yes. WRIGHT: “It’s a great way to reach out with the fans and also give guys a chance to play good ball and compete. And it’s more of an All-Star Game with guys from everywhere. So the fans love it and we do as well.” Contra Costa Times

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Chris Haynes: Sources: John Wall would only make Drew Gooden's charity game in SF if game n AM. He's committed 2 @dontegreeneCOS game Nov. 20 that evening Twitter

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Samples said the D12 Foundation also has received commitments from Gilbert Arenas, Trevor Ariza, Carlos Arroyo, Matt Barnes, Brandon Bass, Earl Clark, Drew Gooden, Rashard Lewis, Mike Miller, Jameer Nelson, Jason Richardson and DeShawn Stevenson. Those commitments are in addition to Ryan Anderson, Chris Duhon, Quentin Richardson and Daniel Orton, who have told the Orlando Sentinel directly or through their agents that they expect to play. Orlando Sentinel

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Sources also indicated veteran forward Drew Gooden is not a candidate for the amnesty provision. Gooden signed a five-year, $32 million contract prior to last season but was limited to 35 games and just 18 starts due to injuries. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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Gooden — who played last season with the Milwaukee Bucks and had two seasons with Orlando in the early 2000s — along with operating partner George Taylor III last month inked a deal with Texas restaurant chain Wingstop Inc. to open four new restaurants in the Orlando area. The pair, as Zerocon Food Systems LLC, plan to open the eatery in areas such as Altamonte Springs, Dr. Phillips, Lake Mary, the University of Central Florida main campus area in east Orlando and Winter Park, just to name a few possible locations. Gooden said he expects to sign the first lease by the end of this month, most likely in the Altamonte Springs area. Business News

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Gooden’s goal: To grow Wingstop in Orlando to the proportions of Five Guys Burgers and Fries or Jimmy Johns. “I did lot of research on different franchises,” he said, adding that he wanted to land a Five Guys deal, but that the only franchises available were outside of the United States. “Wingstop is where Five Guys was four years ago, and now it’s got 15-20 locations throughout Orlando.” Business News

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Bucks forward Drew Gooden put on his "Magic" act, as in Magic Johnson, on Saturday night. Gooden dished out a career-best 13 assists to go along with 13 rebounds and 15 points in the Bucks' 108-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Bradley Center. "I'm a good practice player at trying to be Magic Johnson," Gooden said as reporters gathered around his locker. "Maybe in practice is probably as close as I came (to 13 assists)." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Milwaukee Bucks, Drew Gooden, Magic Johnson 

In an interview before the Bucks played Cleveland on Wednesday, the 29-year-old Gooden said he intends to return this season. He has set a target date of March 23, when the Bucks play a home game against Sacramento. "I am for sure going to be back this season," Gooden said. "I'm just trying to work my way where I'm healthy and I can play and I'm pain-free. "I still haven't been running on 100% of my body weight. I get a week next week to practice with the team, and after that, contact and game time." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Milwaukee Bucks, Drew Gooden, Injuries 

Bucks forward Drew Gooden will be sidelined four to six weeks because of lingering problems with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. General manager John Hammond says Gooden will undergo treatment on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The injury has already cost Gooden 21 games this season, including the last six. FanHouse.com

Milwaukee Bucks, Drew Gooden, Injuries 

Gooden is quite content in Milwaukee, especially when it comes to satisfying his hunger. "Out of all the cities I've played in, Milwaukee has the best restaurants. And I'm including Chicago," said Gooden, whose much-traveled career also includes stops in Memphis, Orlando, Cleveland, San Antonio, Los Angeles and Dallas. "The restaurants in this city are unbelievable. You got Italian restaurants, German restaurants, Tai, Chinese, American ... You name it, they got it here." Racine Journal-Times

Milwaukee Bucks, Drew Gooden 

Drew Gooden didn't fly with the team to Florida for the Bucks' games Tuesday night against Miami and Wednesday night against Orlando. Gooden, the Bucks' starting power forward, told me he'll likely miss the Bucks' other two games this week as well: Friday night against Miami in Milwaukee and Saturday night against New Jersey in East Rutherford, N.J. Racine Journal-Times

Milwaukee Bucks, Drew Gooden, Injuries 

"Absolutely not. The reasons are two-fold. We're not playing as well as we'd like and we're not the healthiest team. I'm not sure order that would go, as far as importance, but I think those are the two primary factors. I don't know how else to explain it. We were optimistic coming into the season, as a lot of teams are, but we need to continue to improve and we need to continue to get healthier. "We're not shooting the ball well, as much as anything, and it's really kind of strange. We're also not the only team talking about how hard it is to evaluate where they are right now because we haven't had everyone on the floor. Carlos Delfino has missed most of our games and he's our starting small forward. Andrew Bogut has missed six games, Drew Gooden has missed five or six games . . .I think a lot of teams that are going through those kinds of issues are probably saying the same thing. We need to give ourselves a fair chance to really evaluate who and what we are." HoopsWorld

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Gooden and Maggette were both in uniform but neither played in the loss to Utah Monday. There was no way Gooden would have played because of the painful plantar fasciitis in his left heel. Despite his ankle soreness and the fact that he had been ill during the day, Maggette could have played if really necessary against Utah but coach Scott Skiles said it never got to that point. “He was sick the whole day and he also has the ankle thing,” said Skiles. “I didn’t have a plan not to play him. But we were just hanging tight and hanging tight and then ‘Boom’ it was blown open (at the start of the fourth quarter) and there was no reason to put him in then.” Gooden has missed the last two games with his injury and by the sound of it, he may miss a couple more. “I’ve got some junk going on in there,” he said. “I banged it in September but it went away. I’ve been playing on it and playing on it…I’ve felt it before and after games. But as soon as I got warmed up, I was fine. It slowly caught up with me.” Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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Here are the annual amounts of Gooden's and Maggette's contracts: Gooden: $5.76M in 2010-2011, $6.20M in 2011-2012, $6.68M in 2012-2013, $6.68M in 2013-2014 and $6.68M in 2014-2015. Salmons: $8.0M in 2010-2011, $8.5M in 2011-2012, $8.08M in 2012-2013, $7.58M in 2013-2014 and $7M in 2014-2015 although just $1M guaranteed. Racine Journal-Times

Gooden signed a five-year, $32 million deal, according to sources, with no team option involved in the contract. The 28-year-old veteran will be paid an average of $6.4 million in a contract that is short of a full mid-level contract. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Milwaukee Bucks, Free Agency, Drew Gooden 

Drew Gooden and John Salmons signed multiyear deals with the Bucks today, after agreeing to free-agent contracts last week. And the two players said they expect the Bucks to be extremely competitive following last year's 46-victory season. Salmons chose to re-sign with Milwaukee after playing a pivotal role in its playoff push last season, while Gooden signed a five-year deal estimated at $32 million. The 29-year-old Gooden admitted he had been eyeing the Bucks for a long time and had been a subject of intense discussion by the team at last season's trade deadline. "I know it's a big table this summer and I just wanted my seat at the table, basically," Gooden said following a news conference held at the Bradley Center on Thursday morning. "I worked hard for whatever I got and Milwaukee was the organization that thought I was deserving of this deal. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Milwaukee Bucks, Free Agency, John Salmons, Drew Gooden 

The NBA executive of the year struck quickly on the first day of free agency, agreeing in principle to a five-year, $32 million contract with power forward Drew Gooden. And the Bucks took some major steps toward securing a long-term commitment from shooting guard John Salmons, who had opted out of the final year of his contract on Tuesday. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Milwaukee Bucks, Free Agency, Drew Gooden 

More on Drew Gooden... If you are wondering… Drew Gooden's five-year $32 million deal is completely guaranteed. The Bucks were after Gooden fairly aggressively last summer, and he opted to go to Dallas to chase a championship, agreeing to a partial guaranteed one-year deal. The Bucks tried desperately to obtain Gooden at the trade deadline and wasted no time in free agency in securing his services. HoopsWorld

Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Free Agency, Drew Gooden 

Drew Gooden apparently is headed to the Milwaukee Bucks, two league sources told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher. The two sides are discussing a deal that could be worth $32 million over five years, a source close to Gooden said. The deal is not done and details still need to be worked out, a source said, but it appears both sides are committed to getting it done. ESPN.com

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