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Philadelphia 76ers: Philadelphia 76ers guard Willie Green will have arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to repair cartilage in his left knee.

He was scheduled to sign a $20 million, six-year contract, but the restricted free agent injured his knee in a pickup game. While contract terms were reached, the deal was never signed.

Green will be operated on by specialist Dr. James Andrews.

Agent Noah Croom said Green has been running and doing light weightlifting, and is optimistic about playing this year.

"He wants to get this over with so he can get back on the court as soon as possible," he said.

Green thrived as a sub last year when Allen Iverson was injured, including a 32-point game against Washington in January.

In two seasons with the 76ers, Green averaged 7.3 points and 1.4 assists. He was drafted in the second round in 2003 by Seattle and acquired by Philadelphia in a draft-night trade.

Toronto Raptors: The Raptors signed free agent guard Chris Duhon to an offer sheet and resigned free agent forward Pape Sow on Tuesday.

Duhon, a second-round pick out of Duke a year ago, became a starter last season and helped the Chicago Bulls make the playoffs for the first time since 1998. He averaged 5.9 points and 4.9 assists in 82 games, 73 as a starter.

Chicago general manager John Paxson said they will more than likely match the offer for the restricted free agent.

Sow, also a second round pick, averaged 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in 27 games with Toronto.

Chicago Bulls: Eddie Basden, a guard who was not drafted out of Charlotte, signed a two-year contract Tuesday with the Chicago Bulls.

The 6-foot-5 free agent led the Bulls in summer league play, averaging 14 points. As a senior at Charlotte, he averaged 15.2 points and eight rebounds.

General manager John Paxson also said Monday the Bulls will more than likely match an offer Chris Duhon received from the Toronto Raptors. The second-year guard is a restricted free agent.

Duhon, a second-round pick out of Duke a year ago, became a starter last season and helped the Bulls make the playoffs for the first time since 1998.

Sacramento Kings: Forward Jamal Sampson signed with the Kings on Tuesday, joining his fourth team in four NBA seasons.

Sampson played one season at California before entering the NBA draft. He appeared in 23 games with Charlotte last season, averaging 3.4 points and 5.3 rebounds before being waived. He missed significant amounts of playing time because of various injuries.

Sampson also played for Milwaukee and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Washington Wizards: Second-round draft pick Andray Blatche signed a two-year contract Tuesday with the Wizards.

Blatche, a 6-foot-11 forward, was the 49th overall pick. The 18-year-old played last season at Connecticut's South Kent Prep School, where he averaged 27.5 points, 16 rebounds and 6 blocks as a fifth-year high school senior. Blatche played with the Wizards' summer league team in Las Vegas last month and averaged 9.2 points and 6.8 rebounds. He turns 19 later this month.

Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press