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The Nets’ interest in Howard is well-documented and unchanged, according to sources close to the situation. This time around, it will be much harder for Brooklyn to land Howard, but they’ll give it their best effort. In order to acquire Howard, the Lakers will have to agree with a sign-and-trade. HoopsWorld

Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Dwight Howard 

Arash Markazi: A big issue for VDN and the Clippers is he'd need at least a 3-year deal. Does CP3 want to trust VDN with the prime of his career? Twitter @ArashMarkazi

Los Angeles Clippers, Free Agency, Chris Paul, Vinny Del Negro, Coaching 

Arash Markazi: Source tells me Clippers decision on coach will be organizational but team will indeed consult with CP3 and Blake. It won't be made blindly. Twitter @ArashMarkazi

Los Angeles Clippers, Free Agency, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Vinny Del Negro, Coaching 

Arash Markazi: The Clippers won't make any move that would make it harder to re-sign CP3. He will be consulted on everything until he re-signs. Twitter @ArashMarkazi

Los Angeles Clippers, Free Agency, Chris Paul, Vinny Del Negro, Coaching 

Guard Nate Robinson wants to return to the Chicago Bulls next season, but he isn't sure if the team will have enough cap space to keep him. "I would love to (come back)," said Robinson, whose Bulls were eliminated by the Miami Heat on Wednesday. "Honestly, I really would. But knowing the guys that we have here, I know it's probably limited space for me, but we'll see how it goes. (I'll) talk to my agent and stuff like that and figure out what's the best plan for me. God has blessed me this far [to] continue to play the game that I love. I love this team, I love these guys, and if I could stay here it would be wonderful." ESPN.com

Chicago Bulls, Free Agency, Nate Robinson 

Mary Schmitt Boyer/Jodie Valade: OSU's deshaun Thomas says he has seen Greg Oden working out and he looks great Twitter @PDcavsinsider

Free Agency, Greg Oden, Deshaun Thomas 

Sources stressed that Sterling could still wind up deciding to go another direction entering a critical summer for the team with Chris Paul bound for free agency July 1. But initial conversations between the team and Del Negro are said to have been positive after the team won a club-record 56 games and overcame a steady stream of injuries to finish with the No. 4 seed in the West. ESPN.com

Los Angeles Clippers, Free Agency, Chris Paul, Vinny Del Negro, Coaching, Donald Sterling 

Cuttino Mobley hasn’t played in an NBA game since November 19, 2008. However, the 37-year-old is hoping to change that next season. Mobley is looking to attempt an NBA comeback after retiring nearly five years ago due to the heart ailment hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. On May 31, ASM Sports will be holding a pro-day for their draft prospects as well as their veteran free agents. Mobley will be one of the free agents participating in the veteran sessions, according to the agency. HoopsWorld

Free Agency, Cuttino Mobley 

The free agent workouts will include drills and five-on-five. Other notable free agents such as Josh Howard, Christian Eyenga and Rasual Butler will also be participating in the pro-day, which will be held at Impact Basketball in Las Vegas. HoopsWorld

Free Agency, Josh Howard, Rasual Butler, Cuttino Mobley, Las Vegas, Christian Eyenga, Impact Basketball, Free Agent 

On Dwight Howard and Chris Paul. Dirk Nowitzki: We'd love to get one of those two. We'd love to get a player in here who can create his own shot and be a superstar-type player. It's still a long way to go until July. Those guys need to clear their minds a little bit and get away and then start thinking what they want to do with their futures. Hopefully, that's where we come in and put a great pitch out there and see what happens. Dallas Morning News

Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Free Agency, Chris Paul, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwight Howard 

On the pitch to free agents. Dirk Nowitzki: I'll definitely be a little involved. But I'll be in the draft 'war room' for the first time ... order some pizza and talk some basketball. I got one year left on this deal and then I'm coming off the books. So if that helps for us to be better I'm going to take a paycut. That's part of the pitch. Cuban and Donnie have got to be part of the pitch. Dallas Morning News

Dallas Mavericks, Free Agency, Draft, Dirk Nowitzki 

Bynum will be an unrestricted free agent this summer after he missed the entire Sixers season with knee injuries. Hinkie said that the one advantage the Sixers have regarding the center is their exclusive negotiating rights with him until he becomes a free agent on July 1. "The advantage there is that we will have an enormous advantage over other teams in gathering information to make an informed decision," Hinkie said. Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia 76ers, Free Agency, Andrew Bynum, Sam Hinkie 

“Every significant NBA exec and every significant agent — they’re all in one place for three days,” Carlisle said. “So obviously, it’s a great place to see everybody and there’s plenty of opportunities to talk.” And mingle. With every mover and shaker in the league on hand, it’s a virtual farmland filled with seeds of trade talks and free-agent chatter. The Mavericks figure to be very active between now and the draft, which is June 27. Free agency begins July 1. Dallas Morning News

Dallas Mavericks, Free Agency, Draft, Rick Carlisle 

Dan Gelston: 76ers prez Sam Hinkie says he's "duty bound" to consider all unrestricted free agents, including Andrew Bynum. Twitter @APgelston

Philadelphia 76ers, Free Agency, Andrew Bynum, Sam Hinkie 

Christopher A. Vito: Hinkie said it's fair to call the Sixers' trade for Andrew Bynum "a failure." Twitter @ChrisVito

Philadelphia 76ers, Free Agency, Andrew Bynum, Sam Hinkie 

Tom Moore: #Sixers Hinkie: 'I don't think there's anything else to be said about (#Bynum) trade. I think of Andrew as 1 of the 1000s of free agents.' Twitter @tmoorepburbs

Philadelphia 76ers, Free Agency, Andrew Bynum, Sam Hinkie 

Tom Moore: #Sixers Josh Harris says team won't re-sign #Bynum just to salvage something from trade. 'It's all sunk cost.' Twitter @tmoorepburbs

Philadelphia 76ers, Free Agency, Andrew Bynum, Owners, Josh Harris 

Lang Greene: Richard Hamilton w/ five points in 10 minutes of action tonight. Could find himself on free agent market this summer. No plans to retire Twitter @LangGreene

Chicago Bulls, Free Agency, Richard Hamilton 

Mark Berman: NBA sources: Rockets will not pick up the 2013-14 team option on Francisco Garcia's contract which is worth $6,400,000. Twitter @MarkBermanFox26

Houston Rockets, Free Agency, Francisco Garcia 

With your situation (unrestricted free agent), is it safe to say you want to be back? Zaza Pachulia: How can’t I. I’ve been here eight years and I call Atlanta home. You guys know the relationship between me and fans. I would love to be back again. I’ve been in this situation, this is my third time being free agent and we all understand that this is a business. We’ll see when July comes and we’ll see what offers I get from what teams. I hope Atlanta will be one of them. How do you handle the uncertainty? Zaza Pachulia: I feel very confident. Not only for this year but for 10 years I’ve been playing in the NBA. Teams know me. So my main focus honestly is to take care of this foot and start working out and get back in shape. The goal is to obviously be the best shape possible for next training camp. This is something that concerns me more than free agency honestly. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Hawks, Free Agency, Zaza Pachulia