
| Posted: Friday June 9, 2006 10:30AM; Updated: Friday June 9, 2006 11:04AM
There is growing sentiment that Detroit free-agent center Ben Wallace will have the Chicago Bulls on his short list of teams this summer. The pre-draft camp is supposed to be about rookies, but the Charlotte Bobcats keep getting asked about a veteran. Brevin Knight. It sounds as if a deal could happen this summer. Coach-general manager Bernie Bickerstaff said he's spoken with the Raptors and Blazers, along with other teams he didn't identify, about various possibilities. The Raptors and Blazers could use a veteran point guard, although at 30 Knight would likely be more attracted to a contender. There are still whispers Bucks center Jamaal Magloire could end up being traded to the Raptors, and that super-sub guard Mo Williams could accompany him in a blockbuster deal. Swingman Mo Peterson and forward Charlie Villanueva are the Raptors most prominently mentioned in such a deal. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he wants star forward Dirk Nowitzki to be a Maverick "forever." Nowitzki, who will be 28 on June 19, can opt out of his contract in the summer of 2007. Though the Jazz say they want to keep Carlos Boozer now with the big front line they're developing, his price tag is too high for what seems like a team that is a first-round playoff candidate at best for now. Is Latrell Sprewell's career over? Some NBA officials have serious reservations whether Sprewell has anything left in his tank. And this is the guy who turned down an offer in excess of $20 million before last season to stay with the Timberwolves. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||