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In talking about his plans to revive the soon-to-be-renamed SuperSonics after their worst season in franchise history, his focus was on building continuity and not the league’s ongoing free agent signing period.

“We’re looking for guys that will play both ends of the floor, but you can’t have a team that’s made up of only defensive players. There needs to be balance to everything you do,” Presti said. “We want guys that will compete. We want players that are going to fit the plan th

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The Knicks hold their first summer-league practice Friday in Las Vegas, and Gallinari is to debut Monday vs. Cleveland.

The Knicks expect to sign Bulls free-agent backup point guard Chris Duhon today after last night inking their first-round pick, Danilo Gallinari, to the standard rookie two-year, $5 million pact for sixth overall picks.

Adding Duhon and Gallinari, a project, are not exactly major upgrades for a 23-59 club.

“I think he’s a pretty complete player. He’s kind of his own player,” Timberwolves assistant general manager Fred Hoiberg said.

The Timberwolves hosted four post prospects for a workout Tuesday at their practice facility. Highlighting the list was Kevin Love of UCLA, a 6-foot-10 sure bet to be among the first 10 picks and perhaps tantalizing enough for vice president for basketball operations Kevin McHale and company to choose at No. 3.

“It’s a smaller league right now, so

Dixon played his first three NBA seasons with the Wizards, from 2002-03 to 2004-05. He has also been with Portland, Toronto and Detroit, averaging 8.9 points, 1.7 assists and 1.9 rebounds over six seasons.

WASHINGTON (AP) -Guard Juan Dixon signed a free-agent contract with the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, returning to the team that drafted him after he led Maryland to an NCAA title.

“He’s a proven NBA player. He’s a tough, hard-nosed competitor,” Wizards presid

The WNBA said it had no comment on the study.

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport study, which grades professional leagues on the number of participating women and minorities, shows women own three WNBA teams, up two from 2007 and one the previous year.

Of the WNBA’s 14 teams, five had female head coaches: Linn Dunn of the Indiana Fever, Pat Coyle of the New York Liberty, Jenny Boucek of the Sacramento Monarchs, the Houston Comets’ Karleen Thompson and the Atla