Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your tea. Sorry this is a little late today. You can blame Brandon Roy.

Frank Isola, New York Daily News: "Knicks president Donnie Walsh continues to pursue Golden State forward Al Harrington, but may need a third team to make a trade happen. Harrington's contract matches the salary of Eddy Curry, who fell out of Mike D'Antoni's rotation even before suffering a knee injury. He is expected to be sidelined for two weeks. The Knicks are willing to trade Curry, but the Warriors don't appear to have much interest in the former Bulls center. One other possibility would be for the Knicks to trade Malik Rose and David Lee to Golden State for Harrington. Otherwise, Walsh will have to find a third party. One such team could be the San Antonio Spurs, who have a history of making trades with the Knicks and desperately need additional scoring. The feeling is that by playing alongside Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, Curry could resurrect his career under Spurs coach Greg Popovich. One major stumbling block is that the Spurs may not have enough assets to satisfy the Warriors in a three-way move."

Broderick Turner, LA Times: "In his mind, Lamar Odom had to mentally accept his new role with the Lakers so he could let go of the old and embrace the new. He is no longer in the starting lineup and is now the team's sixth man. Odom wrestled with that idea, initially expressing his disdain at the notion of coming off the bench. Now Odom has seen the light, his mind-set freeing him to welcome a new challenge. 'I think mentally it was different. It humbles you,' Odom said. 'But being humbled has been a part of my life for a long time ... But for these guys in this locker room, this great organization, a great coaching staff, if that's what it has to be, that's what it has to be.' It's only four games into the season, but Odom has seen his playing time equal to those of a starter."

Ross Siler, Salt Lake Tribune: "It's safe to say that Jerry Sloan never could have imagined when he took over as Jazz coach on Dec. 9, 1988 — the end of the Reagan administration, it should be noted — that he would have the chance to win 1,000 games with the team over the next 20 years. Even more absurd probably would have been the thought that Sloan could reach the milestone with a Jazz victory over a team from Oklahoma City, yet that is exactly the possibility that awaits tonight at EnergySolutions Arena. Not only does Sloan, 66, have the chance to make history tonight against the Thunder, as the first NBA coach ever to win 1,000 games with one team, but he has the chance to set a mark that might not be matched for generations, if at all. 'It's one of the things that might stand for a really, really, really long time,' Carlos Boozer said. 'Hopefully we can get him a lot more than 1,000, but that's something that we look forward to doing and hopefully we can do it [tonight].' Only five coaches ever have won 1,000 games for a career, including Sloan, who has 1,093 victories between Chicago and Utah. As far as the most wins with one team, however, Sloan might as well be in the record books by himself."

Melody Gutierrez, Sacramento Bee: "Five games didn't seem too harsh when the penalty was handed out in July. But while serving the suspension, Brad Miller said time dragged on. 'The last two games were definitely the toughest,' Miller said Thursday, a towel draped over his head after working on his three-point shot with assistant coach Randy Brown. But today marks a transition. Miller, the remorseful center, is moving on. 'You have to. I learned from it already,' said Miller, who lost approximately $693,000 of his $11.3 million salary for failing his third drug test because of marijuana use. 'There is nothing you can do except look forward to the next 77 games.'"

Chris McCosky, Detroit News: "That was familiar emotional terrain for Dumars, so he quietly pulled Hamilton aside Wednesday. 'I told him, 'Look, I played with a great guard for a long time. And the first time I stepped out on that court and he wasn't there, man, that was a weird feeling,'' Dumars said. 'He was the only guy I had ever played with, so, yeah, I totally understand what Rip's going through.' Dumars was referring to playing for the Pistons after Isiah Thomas retired. Dumars said he called Thomas after his first practice without him. Thomas was the general manager for the Raptors at the time. 'I told him, 'Man, I had the weirdest feeling today,'' Dumars said. 'Isiah was like, 'What happened?' I told him, 'I stepped out on that court today and you weren't there.'"

Eddie Sefko, Dallas Morning News: "[Mavs coach Rick] Carlisle said 'there would be a very good chance' that Jason Terry would start again at shooting guard, which stands to reason after he popped in 29 points in his first start of the season. What Carlisle worries more about is how the win at San Antonio will carry over. 'It depends on the psyche of our team,' he said. 'If we allow it to soften us up, and we feel too good about ourselves, we'll go in there and get knocked on our heels again. In our two wins, we bounced back, but we can't be a team that reacts. We've got to be a team that hits first. Otherwise, you get beat in this league.'"

Paul Willis, Rocky Mountain News: "For those holding out hope Antonio McDyess will report to the Nuggets, don't count on it. 'Very, very low to zero,' McDyess' agent, Andy Miller, said Thursday in labeling the percentages his client will come to Denver for a third stint with the team. McDyess was packaged with Chauncey Billups and Cheikh Samb on Monday in a trade that sent guard Allen Iverson to Detroit, but it widely has been speculated since the deal was announced the Nuggets would buy out McDyess' contract. McDyess, who wanted to finish his career in Detroit, would become a free agent if bought out, but he would have to wait 30 days before re-signing with Detroit. 'For Chauncey, this was a no-brainer,' said Miller, who also represents Billups. 'For Antonio, this was never a possibility.'"

Lisa Dillman, LA Times: "It's one thing to be in charge of drink orders, lunch menus and having to snap to attention when someone calls you, 'Rook.' Eric Gordon, the Clippers' first-round draft pick this summer, fully knows that goes with the NBA territory. But the decided drop off in playing time is unfamiliar and unfriendly terrain. 'I was one of the guys leading the Big 10 in minutes,' Gordon said Thursday after practice. 'Now it's a whole different level. I'm just not used to sitting down that much and coming in and just playing like that. I usually have my game flowing. If you're not used to it. It really throws you off.'"

Curtis Pashelka, Contra Costa Times: "It's anybody's guess as to whether forward Al Harrington will be in the starting lineup for tonight's game against Memphis. But regardless of what the future holds, Warriors coach Don Nelson said Thursday that Harrington will remain an important part of the team for as long as he's a Warrior. 'He's a good player. I like him on the court,' said Nelson, who ruled out moving Harrington to the inactive list. 'If you've noticed one thing about me, I play the best players. Whether you like that or not, that's usually what I do. I try to put the best players on the floor most of the time.' ... 'I think Al will be traded, but we've got to wait until we get the right deal for him,' Nelson said after Wednesday's win, which brought the Warriors' record to 2-3. 'But in the meantime, I have to bring his replacement along.'"

Don Seeholzer, St. Paul Pioneer Press: "Timberwolves coach Randy Wittman said he thought it energized his team when he brought rookie forward Kevin Love and backup point guard Sebastian Telfair off the bench in the first quarter of Wednesday night's 129-125 double-overtime loss to San Antonio. That could mean a start for one or both players tonight, when the Wolves begin a three-game road trip in Sacramento. Wittman, asked after Thursday's practice if he is considering any lineup changes, made no attempt to conceal it. 'I've got to look at it,' he said. 'It's early. I don't want to look at that, but I'm seriously looking at different things.'"

Dave D'Alessandro, The Star-Ledger: "He was the last guy to leave the gym Thursday — isn't that always the case with slumping shooters? — but you had the impression that Devin Harris wasn't getting the desired results from those 200 extra jumpers he took with assistant coach Jim Sann. Nobody ever said 200 shots would be enough to cure a sick shooting stroke. But the Nets point guard was only halfway through this workout when another coach, Doug Overton, asked him whether he'd be in the gym later in the evening. 'Meet you around 8 o'clock,' Harris told him, taking his eye off the rim for only a second. To answer the obvious question: Yes, he is taking his slump seriously, as he must. Overshadowed by the Nets' defensive problems is the fact they are often inept offensively, which comes as a surprise to most of them. They had believed that their scoring talent would carry them through the early stages of the season, but when your point guard is averaging 12.3 points on 30 percent shooting, that is not a realistic premise."

Marc Berman, New York Post: "How do you say garbage time in Italian? Knicks New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said yesterday rookie forward Danilo Gallinari is out of the rotation for now and will only play in blowout situations until he gets 'physically ready.' Despite missing all of preseason and virtually the entire summer league, Gallinari was thrown to the wolves in the first two games and looked overmatched. Gallinari missed all three of his field-goal attempts in 11 minutes and scored his only two points on free throws. Gallinari has not played in his past two games."

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