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Important update to our weekend report regarding the prospect of a return to the Los Angeles Lakers for veteran guard Derek Fisher. Sources briefed on the discussions told ESPN.com on Monday that Fisher has, indeed, been verified by the league off...

No less an authority than Kobe Bryant announced this week that he's convinced longtime teammate Derek Fisher will not have to wait forever to remove himself from the list of free agents still looking for work. "I'm pretty confident," Kobe says, "h...

A new name has emerged in the race to become Israel's second-ever NBA player alongside Cleveland's Omri Casspi. Point guard Gal Mekel impressed the Utah Jazz in a recent audition to such a degree that the Jazz, according to sources close to the s...

L.A. native Gilbert Arenas was playing pickup ball in the Lakers' practice facility as recently as Thursday, but Arenas has yet to secure a training camp invite for the coming season. Not from the Lakers or the Clippers, his two preferred destinat...

Some interesting numbers get sent around the office this time of year. Three in particular that made the e-mail rounds Tuesday night had to be shared immediately. $136,395,446: That's how much guaranteed money was designated for amnesty in 2012...

The Boston Celtics have emerged as a serious suitor for Courtney Lee after coach Doc Rivers met with the free-agent guard Saturday night, according to sources familiar with Boston's thinking. Sources told ESPN.com that the Celtics, in the wake of...

The New Orleans Hornets' frontcourt is taking shape. Sources with knowledge of the talks told ESPN.com on Sunday that the Hornets and Orlando Magic reached agreement on a sign-and-trade deal that will send Magic forward Ryan Anderson to New Orlean...

Toronto Raptors guard Jerryd Bayless is suddenly an unrestricted free agent after the Raptors rescinded his qualifying offer. Bayless' agent, Jeff Schwartz, told ESPN.com on Friday that the Raptors informed him this week that the combo guard, init...

Free agent guard Nick Young has agreed to sign a new deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to his agent. Mark Bartelstein announced Friday that Young and the Sixers have reached terms on a one-year deal that, once finalized, is expected to f...

Jeremy Lin has verbally agreed to sign a four-year offer sheet with Houston Rockets on July 11, according to a source close to the talks. The four-year deal would be worth an estimated $30-plus million. Read the full story here » •&nbs...

In an unforeseen reversal, Jason Kidd has decided to leave the Dallas Mavericks to join the New York Knicks, according to sources familiar with the decision. With the Mavericks confident that they were closing in Thursday on a verbal agreement on ...

The Toronto Raptors are on the verge of acquiring guard Kyle Lowry from the Houston Rockets, according to sources briefed on the discussions. Sources told ESPN.com that the Rockets will receive a protected future first-round pick, but stressed th...

Discussions continued Wednesday between the New York Knicks and the Phoenix Suns on a sign-and-trade deal to bring Steve Nash to the Knicks, according to sources briefed on the discussions. But as of 1 p.m. ET, no deal had been consummated, despit...

The Houston Rockets are pessimistic about their chances of re-signing point guard Goran Dragic with the sides far apart in negotiations, according to sources close to the process. The Rockets met with Dragic on Monday in Houston and were hopeful o...

The Toronto Raptors are quietly getting unexpected moral support from the Los Angeles Lakers in their quest to sign Steve Nash. Reason being: Sources say the Lakers -- as long as they retain Pau Gasol -- have an inside track to sign point guard Jo...

The Los Angeles Clippers have engaged in trade discussions to bring Lamar Odom back to the L.A. team that drafted him, according to sources close to the situation.