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House is averaging 11.1 points and shooting .414 from three-point range. A
source close to the situation said House was waived because the Bobcats
are
going to acquire Kareem Rush from the Los Angeles Lakers for a
second-round
pick.
The source said the Nuggets also offered a second-round pick for Rush.
However, the Lakers believe Charlotte's pick will be higher and they
preferred to trade Rush to the Eastern Conference.
House is making $825,000 in the final year of his contract. Vandeweghe
said
it's possible the Nuggets could put in a waiver claim for House, which
would
increase their chances of getting him when he clears waivers during the
middle of the week.
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The Charlotte Bobcats unexpectedly waived reserve shooting guard Eddie
House
late Saturday, a move that one informed source said could soon make Los
Angeles Lakers guard Kareem Rush a Bobcat.
The source said the Bobcats and Lakers are discussing a trade of Rush for
one or more future second-round picks. A 6-foot-6 swingman, Rush has
fallen
out of favor with the Lakers this season, averaging 6.5 minutes and just
under a point per game.
Rush makes about $1.17 million this season on a Lakers salary cap of $61
million. This would lighten the Lakers payroll slightly, and team owner
Jerry Buss has always ****ed away from the possibility of paying luxury
tax.
The Bobcats are about $6 million under the salary cap, so they have plenty
of room to absorb Rush' money, in the last guaranteed season on his
contract.
Bobcats coach Bernie Bickerstaff initially said House had an "excused
absence" from Saturday's game against the Knicks. Later, the Bobcats
issued
a press release saying House had been waived. House played well in
Charlotte, averaging 11.1 points.
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