The Philadelphia 76ers have struggled to incorporate Chris Webber, the star forward acquired last month, and have lost three of their last five games.

West became upset, however, when Cooke refused to spend the money necessary to acquire forward Julius Erving, who the Nets were selling.

The Bulls acquired 6-9 forward Tyrus Thomas in a draft-day trade.

Denver, a surprise playoff entry last season, lost its upstart status when it acquired forward Kenyon Martin in a deal worth up to $92.5 million.

A deal to acquire forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim from Portland fell through after he failed a physical.

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Regier acquired forward Brad Boyes and his $4 million salary.

The Blackhawks acquired forward Marián Hossa and signed him to a 12-year contract which was worth 62.8 million dollars.

The Rangers acquired one forward in a trade, lost another to free agency and got an arbitration ruling on one of their best defensemen yesterday.

With the 26th pick, the Thunder acquired forward Quincy Pondexter from Washington.