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Jared Zwerling: Copeland: "To be here has been a dream come true, but to stay here, this place means the world to me." #Knicks Twitter @JaredZwerling

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Chris Copeland 

Jonah Ballow: "Without a doubt" @Carmelo Anthony asked if he wants @JR Smith back #Knicks Twitter @jonahballow

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith 

Frank Isola: Carmelo on whether Chris Paul re-signs with the Clippers: "Shit, I don't know. Don't start anything Frank." Oh, it's started. Twitter @FisolaNYDN

Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, Free Agency, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony 

Steve Popper: Kenyon Martin, asked to put his GM hat on, would be an awesome GM: "Ain’t my call, man. If I say anything it’s bring Kenyon back." Twitter @StevePopper

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Kenyon Martin 

Adam Zagoria: Chris Copeland, no surprise, said he wants to come back to the #Knicks. Team must make him a qualifying offer by June 30 Twitter

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Chris Copeland 

Alex Kennedy: The Atlanta Hawks will also pursue Dwight Howard. Their dream scenario is to sign Howard and Chris Paul. They can offer two max contracts. Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA

Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Free Agency, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard 

Ramona Shelburne: You can cross Clippers off list of Dwight suitors, btw. Not happening for multiple reasons, according to sources Twitter @ramonashelburne

Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Free Agency, Dwight Howard 

Regardless of whether Kidd or Pablo Prigioni return next season, the Knicks need to upgrade at point guard. They will likely look to add a young guard through the draft or free agency (they will have the veteran's minimum or the mini-mid-level exception to offer free agents) or via a trade. Ideally, they'd find a guard who can excel on both ends of the floor. Outside of Iman Shumpert and Smith (when he's engaged), the Knicks don't have many two-way players. ESPN.com

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Draft, Trade, Pablo Prigioni 

Greg Oden is still on the Celtics’ radar, but the oft-injured free agent center doesn’t seem to be a high priority. There have been good reports lately on Oden, who met with the C’s three months ago. “We’ll look into Greg still,” Ainge said of the 2007 No. 1 overall pick who hasn’t played since making 21 appearances in the 2009-10 season. “He wasn’t ready to play when we saw him last. He wasn’t ready to work out — I mean, not like a real workout. We’ll probably check into that some time this summer.” Boston Herald

Boston Celtics, Free Agency, Greg Oden 

With the Lakers hoping for a swift decision from Dwight Howard on his free agency this summer, the All-Star center has given no indication he will rush the process and has privately indicated that he plans to give strong consideration to multiple teams, league sources told CBSSports.com. Though Howard is adamant that his free agency not be marred by the circus-like environment that surrounded his departure from Orlando last summer, word already has spread to multiple levels of his support staff that Howard re-signing with the Lakers is far from a done deal. CBSSports.com

Los Angeles Lakers, Free Agency, Dwight Howard 

With six weeks to go before Howard becomes an unrestricted free agent, the team that is said to intrigue him the most is the Houston Rockets, according to multiple people briefed on internal conversations surrounding Howard's free-agent decision. The Rockets have a young star, James Harden, who has proved himself worthy of playing the leading role for the franchise; a budding 3-point shooting threat in Chandler Parsons; a defensive-minded coach in Kevin McHale; and Omer Asik, the kind of 7-footer Howard is believed to want next to him in the frontcourt. CBSSports.com

Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Free Agency, Dwight Howard 

The Mavericks represent another franchise that intrigues Howard, and Dallas is a minor transaction or two away from having enough room to sign Howard outright as an unrestricted free agent. Howard plans to explore all such options, and a person briefed on his plans told CBSSports.com that there are "several" teams the free-agent center is "going to take a hard look at." CBSSports.com

Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Free Agency, Dwight Howard 

Though league sources acknowledge that it would be difficult for Howard to leave LA and its off-court branding opportunities, Howard would find himself in somewhat of a dead-end in terms of the talent surrounding him with the Lakers going forward. If the Lakers re-signed Howard, even the bold move of amnestying Pau Gasol and his $19.3 million contract would leave them too far over the luxury-tax line to have access to anything beyond the taxpayer mid-level exception and minimum contracts to improve the roster. Teams that are $4 million or more above the tax line cannot use the full mid-level or bi-annual exceptions to sign free agents. Also, Kobe Bryant, 35, is coming off surgery to repair a torn Achilles' tendon. CBSSports.com

Los Angeles Lakers, Free Agency, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard 

Net Daily: Last summer, all the Nets drilled at PNY Center prior to training camp. One other NBA player joined in. NY resident, now FA, Mike Dunleavy. Twitter @NetsDaily

Brooklyn Nets, Free Agency, Mike Dunleavy 

David 'Dubi' Pick: Cleveland coach Mike Brown, impressed by 7-3 Greg Somogyi during '12 Lakers training camp, invited the Hungarian center to Cavs mini camp. Twitter @IAmDPick

Cleveland Cavaliers, Free Agency, Mike Brown, Greg Somogyi 

After the Bucks bowed out of of the playoffs to Miami, I asked current Heat and former Bucks guard Ray Allen which Bucks impressed him. He immediately cited Mike Dunleavy. Apparently, Dunleavy’s fine playoff showing after a quality regular-season performance has impressed some other NBA folks as well. I’m hearing several teams are keenly interested in signing the soon-to-be unrestricted free-agent. Racine Journal-Times

Milwaukee Bucks, Free Agency, Mike Dunleavy 

I also hear the Cavs are still considering 7-foot Greg Oden, the former Ohio State center who has not played in an NBA game since December 2009. He was the top pick in the 2007 draft, but he's played just 82 NBA games -- averaging 9.4 points and 7.3 rebounds for Portland. The real problem is Oden having three microfracture knee surgeries. (Two such surgeries may have ended the career of Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore.) So Oden's a gamble, and a signal the Cavs are looking for a defensive center. Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Free Agency, Greg Oden 

Whether Smith, 27, gets a chance to redeem himself in New York is uncertain. He is expected to opt out of the final year of his below-market value contract ($2.8 million per year) and test free agency this summer. The most the Knicks can offer the Jersey product is an “early Bird” exception starting at $4.9 million per year over four years, but there might be a team with more salary-cap room willing to pay Smith substantially more. “I want to retire a Knick. I don’t want to go anywhere else,” Smith said. “I love my teammates, I love my coaches. I was standing in the locker room looking at my jersey after the game and just knowing that I don’t want to be anywhere else except in the orange and blue. We’ll see.” New York Daily News

New York Knicks, Free Agency, JR Smith 

Still, when asked if he’d be willing to take less money to remain in New York, Smith hedged and added, “I haven’t even thought about all that, that far. I still have to talk to (agent) Leon (Rose) and see where we’re at.” New York Daily News

New York Knicks, Free Agency, JR Smith 

Kenyon Martin says he’d like to return to the Knicks but understands “that’s not up to me.” Martin was a good addition after being signed in February and eventually moved ahead of Stoudemire in the rotation. New York Daily News

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Kenyon Martin