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Howard Beck: Meanwhile, the Knicks do still have interest in Mo Evans, who as far as I know has not signed with the Bobcats. Twitter

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It’s down to either Jamal Crawford, Shawne Williams and a new name on their list, Maurice Evans, for the Knicks’ $2.5 million exception. Have the Knicks been used in Crawford negotiations to drive up other bidders? They will find out today, when Crawford makes his decision. He has much-stronger offers from Sacramento and Portland, near his hometown Seattle. New York Post

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New York has several options as they decide how to spend the $2.5 million exception. They have reached out to Jamal Crawford, Maurice Evans and Shawne Williams in recent days. If the Cleveland Cavaliers use the amnesty clause on Baron Davis, the Knicks are expected to target him as well. HoopsWorld

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Evans’s agent, Roger Montgomery, said on Friday that there is “still mutual interest” between his client and the Wizards. The Wizards have been in daily conversations with Montgomery in hopes of bringing back the wing player who brought an aggressive style of play and a steadying presence after arriving in a trade deadline deal with Atlanta. Washington Post

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The Heat continue to explore any and all free-agent options, with Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea and Washington Wizards guard Maurice Evans among the latest to be contacted. South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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The NBA and the newly re-formed players union resumed negotiations on Friday in New York to determine the final details of a new collective bargaining agreement but Wizards free agent guard and union vice president Maurice Evans was not in attendance. Evans plans to join the discussions after taking care of some other important personal business: He will receive his diploma during the University of Texas commencement ceremony on Saturday morning. “I’m walking tomorrow to complete my graduation,” Evans wrote in a text message. “All my family is meeting in Austin, then I’m leaving afterward to finish up the “B” issues.” Washington Post

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The Spurs are believed to have been in contact with representatives of at least four free-agent small forwards: Dallas’ Caron Butler, former New Jersey Net Bostjan Nachbar and Washington Wizards Josh Howard and Maurice Evans. San Antonio Express-News

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Craig Stouffer: #Wizards have made requisite call to acknowledge interest in Mo Evans, says his agent, Roger Montgomery. Twitter

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In a memo to union members Saturday night obtained by ESPN.com, NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter told players that they will receive a 51.2 percent share of Basketball Related Income in the 2011-12 season. After months of contentious talk with the owners on the annual revenue split, which saw the players drop more than seven BRI points from their 57 percent share in the final year of the last labor agreement, 51.2 percent would fall at the high end of the 49-to-51 BRI band that Hunter and fellow union leaders Derek Fisher and Maurice Evans agreed to Friday during a 15-hour marathon negotiating session. ESPN.com

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“I trusted Billy. I knew for me to go up there it had to be serious,” said Evans, the Washington Wizards’ free agent swingman and union vice president. “I knew it was an opportunity to close out. I think that was big for everybody to get that and take the pressure off everybody.” Washington Post

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Chris Mannix: Mo Evans told me he doesn't expect players to be able to access team facilities until December 9th. Twitter

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Alex Kennedy: Derek Fisher and Mo Evans are at today's meeting. They didn't want to leave their families but were told that the NBA is ready to negotiate. Twitter

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National Basketball Association players won’t get their first paychecks of the season today. NBA Commissioner David Stern says they may not get the rest either, after they dissolved their union yesterday. Under the labor agreement that expired 138 days ago, most of the league’s 450 or so players received 1/12th of their salaries on Nov. 15 of each season. With average salaries last season at $5.1 million, that’s a $425,000 payday. The date arrived this year with no new deal after negotiations collapsed and the National Basketball Players Association said it was disbanding as a union to allow for antitrust lawsuits against the league. “This goes far beyond paychecks,” Maurice Evans, a member of the union’s executive board who finished last season with the Washington Wizards, told reporters following what he said was a unanimous vote. The union will become a trade association. “It’s bigger than just basketball. It’s about guys who will play after us and it’s about guys who played before us.” Bloomberg

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“We’re fortunate in a year when we did get our additional escrow. Guys understand the ramifications. It’s worth the fight,” Evans said. “This goes far beyond paychecks. Derek has alluded to the workers and people who are making sacrifices financially. It’s bigger than just basketball right now. It’s about guys who will play after us. It’s about guys who played before us. Everybody unanimously, understands the consequences and we’re unified.” Washington Post

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“We understand the consequences of potentially missing the season, we understand the consequences that players could potentially face if things don’t go our way, but it’s a risk worth taking,” said union VP Maurice Evans. “It’s the right move to do.” New York Daily News

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Marc Berman: Mo Evans said "We understand we may not have a season." Twitter

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Asked if he had been promised any type of post-playing career work by anyone in the NBA, either directly or indirectly through other parties, Fisher shook his head no and started to speak, but was then interrupted by one of the union's vice presidents, Bucks guard Keyon Dooling, whose testimonial to Fisher was followed by similar sentiments from Wizards forward Mo Evans and Spurs forward Matt Bonner. "I think he's the best president we've ever had," Dooling said. "I think he's articulate enough to relay the message. I think he's tough enough to get his feet dirty, to get his hands dirty. He's on the ground level with us. It really pains me, because not only do I look at Derek as a leader, but I look at him as a mentor. To hear all the confusion and the things that's being written and said about him, and what it does for our fight and our cause, it does a lot of detriment. And that's not even the true internal battle. I don't think the battle is within our union ... I'm the first vice president. And I stand behind him, and I stand behind Mr. Hunter." NBA.com

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J. Michael Falgoust: Union executive vp Mo Evans says he told Fisher "100% that I trusted him" #Nbalockout Twitter

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J. Michael Falgoust: Mo Evans says all the controversy is "a sideshow" ... " Derek and Billy deserve better than this" #Nbalockout Twitter

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J. Michael Falgoust: Matt Bonner said reports of rift in union "was shocking to me" #Nbalockout Twitter

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