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Former Ohio State forward DeShaun Thomas said part of his predraft workouts have included sessions with former Trail Blazers center Greg Oden at the St. Vincents Performance Center in Indianapolis. Oden, who played in 82 games in four seasons after being the No. 1 overall pick with the Blazers in 2007, hasn't played since December of 2009 because of knee problems, but is working toward a comeback. "Man, he looks unbelievable," Thomas said. "He's running, he's lifting weights. You might be seeing a comeback. He looks like he is ready to go. He's running, getting in shape. I'll tell you one thing: For a big 7-footer, that's all he does -- running and getting in shape. He's looking right." Oregonian

Free Agency, Draft, Greg Oden, Deshaun Thomas 

Royce Young: Kevin Martin: "This is a place I'd love to be ... I'm going to have some options out there so I'm going to see how the process plays out." Twitter @dailythunder

Oklahoma City Thunder, Free Agency, Kevin Martin 

Royce Young: Derek Fisher: "I definitely would love to play again next season ... I would enjoy the opportunity to come back." Twitter @dailythunder

Oklahoma City Thunder, Free Agency, Derek Fisher 

Prigioni said he will focus on next year’s plan once the current season ends. “I’m open to staying in the States, and to going back to Europe,” he said. “But why think about that now?” Bloomberg

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Pablo Prigioni 

Teams are already thinking about it. Claudio Villanueva, one of his agents, said Prigioni has offers from at least five Spanish clubs, and would only consider staying with the Knicks if offered a contract worth three times his current salary. Knicks General Manager Glen Grunwald declined to comment for this story. Bloomberg

New York Knicks, Free Agency, Spain, Glen Grunwald, Pablo Prigioni, Claudio Villanueva 

David 'Dubi' Pick: Former NC-State swingman Courtney Fells, now competing in Israeli playoffs, has committed to play for Boston Celtics in NBA Summer League. Twitter @IAmDPick

Boston Celtics, Free Agency, Summer League, Courtney Fells 

David 'Dubi' Pick: Ex-Detroit Mercy PF-C Eli Holman, who registers double-double stats in Israel, will be tested by the Boston Celtics in Orlando SL. Twitter @IAmDPick

Boston Celtics, Free Agency, Summer League, Eli Holman 

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