MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat have signed free agent guard Rafer Alston, the NBA team said in a statement on Thursday. Alston, who was released by the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday, averaged 9.7 points and 3.9 assists in 27 games this season. He has played for six different teams during his 11-year career, including the Heat during ...

Pau Gasol, the 29-year-old Spanish forward who helped the Los Angeles Lakers win last season's NBA title, has signed a three-year contract extension to remain with the defending champions. The deal, which could be worth as much as 64.7 million dollars depending on 2011 NBA salary cap terms, will keep Gasol on the Lakers through the 2013-2014 season ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Memphis Grizzlies, who are short a player with Allen Iverson taking personal leave, have signed free agent guard Jamaal Tinsley, the NBA team said on Saturday. Tinsley, 31, who averaged a career-high 8.4 assists in 39 games with the Indiana Pacers in 2007-08, his last season in the NBA before he was released by the ...

The New York Knicks re-signed David Lee and Nate Robinson on Friday, two of their only moves in a quiet offseason. The plan remains to make their noise next summer. Though they wanted to keep two of their most popular and productive players, the Knicks refused to part ...