NBA News Updated (2-8)

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Nets plan to sign 6-year contract extensions to Jefferson and Jason Collins. Jefferson extension worth between $70 million and $75 million. The maximum the Nets can pay Jefferson is around $84 million

2.
Nets could sign free agents Ron Mercer and Eric Williams. Williams would get a three-year deal worth $11.5 million while Mercer would get two years for $3.3M

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Nuggets forward Rodney White, a free agent, is getting interest from New York and Sacramento

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Nuggets likely will focus on re-signing free-agent forward Ryan Bowen

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Suns explore possible trades for a front-line center like Cleveland's Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Portland's Theo Ratliff or Golden State's Erick Dampier, New Orleans' Robert Traylor, Dallas' Scott Williams, Toronto's Corie Blount and Atlanta's Zeljko Rebraca

6.
Cavs is interesting abt Nets backup center, Aaron Williams

7.
Tony Massenburg could be back in the NBA next season as a San Antonio Spurs reserve

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Former Raptor's coach O'Neill signs a three-year contract that matches the time remaining on Carlisle's deal, replaces Ron Rothstein on Carlisle's staff of assistants

9.
Vince Carter insists that he wants to stay

10.
Clippers ar interesting Zeljko Rebraca, a 7-foot center, who played in Pistons and Hawks last season and former lakers Samaki Walker

11.
Portland rookie Viktor Khryapa is out for the season after a surgery which insert 4screws into his left foot

12.
Suns is considering a contract extension for Joe Johnson

13.
Honets cound purse the Seatle's Ansu Sesay, Knicks' DerMarr Johnson, Nets' Rodney Rogers or Heat's John Wallace

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Clippers are expected to sign 2 players from their summer league team: Quinton Ross, a 6-6 guard (ex-clippers) and Mamadou N'diaye, a 7-0 center from senegal (ex-Hawks)

hermit

MERCER - didnt ply defense ga
Massenbeng - not bad as a backup for PF/C. Willis is too old la...not much playing time la...
RODNEY WHITE - he was playing in Denver last season..but coach rarely uses him.