Hooped Up

The Clippers keep marching on in the post Brand era, signing free agent swingman Ricky Davis to a one-year deal.  Davis has averaged 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 31.1 minutes over his career and has tallied 13.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 82 games for the Miami Heat during the 2007-08 season.

With the additions of Baron Davis, Ricky Davis, Marcus Camby and rookie Eric Gordon things just got more interesting in the west.

LA Times

Multiple sources told ESPN.com that talks with the Indiana Pacers regarding a Carter-for-Jermaine O’Neal swap were dormant, but not dead, after the Nets spent nearly a week devoting their attention to the Kidd deal with Dallas. Another source said there had been preliminary discussions on a three-way trade that would include, among other things, Carter going to the New York Knicks, Eddy Curry to Miami and the expiring contracts of Jason Williams and Ricky Davis to New Jersey. Speaking with writers at the team’s headquarters Tuesday, Thorn was asked if the continued delays in the Kidd trade — first agreed to last Wednesday but not completed until Tuesday — had impacted him on other trade fronts.

ESPN.com

Despite inconsistent play and late-game struggles, Heat swingman Ricky Davis believes he’s part of the solution, not the problem. The Heat (8-23) carries the worst record in the East into the New Year, but looks forward to a fresh start Wednesday against the Bucks. Davis carries plenty of the burden — and disappointment — from the rough start.

Miami Herald

While much has been made about how Jason Williams’ expiring $8.9 million deal could be attractive to teams looking to clear 2008 cap space, Ricky Davis, too, is at the end of a deal, one that pays $6.8 million this season. The thought when Davis was acquired in October was the Heat would play out the contract, consider a new deal in the offseason. Now one has to wonder if Davis is even a 2007-08 necessity, or if something should be done before the Feb. 21 trading deadline. After that, the Heat essentially loses his expiring deal as a trade chip.

South FLorida Sun-Sentinel

Miami is shopping Jason Williams, as they look for a reliable point guard, but they are also reportedly interested in a legitimate scorer.

“A lot of calls are being made in hopes of landing a legit scorer, someone like Ricky Davis,” said one Western Conference executive.

New York Post