Steve Nash has a new team...

Al IannazzoneofNewsday reports on Twitterthat Portland Trail Blazers unrestricted point guard Raymond Felton is of interest to the New York Knicks. ------------------------------ Raymond Felton very much on the Knicks' radar and might be their best option if [Steve] Nash picks Toronto or other teams. ------------------------------Earlier this week, the Phoenix Suns announced that team president Lon Babby hoped to meet with Felton this week. Both the Knicks and the Suns wereon a list Felton put out two weeks ago, along with the New Jersey Nets and the Blazers. Felton, 28, averaged 11.4 points, 6.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals during the 2011-12 season, his first and only with the Blazers. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twittter

Takes another suitor out of possible Batum destinations. It seems like it's going to be Wolves or Blazers.

The Wages of Wins Journal chimed in on the Hibbert offer. I'm not totally convinced by the argument -- namely, that Hibbert will regress to his first few seasons of mediocrity, and so the offer is overpriced. From what I've read, Hibbert had asthma issues in those first seasons, and so last year wasn't quite the outlier that the Wages of Wins thinks it is. Still, it makes me wonder whether Asik or Hawes would be better values. Note that Wages of Wins thinks the Blazers drafted really well -- not for getting Myers Leonard, but Will Barton.

Broderick Turnerof theLos Angeles Times reportsthat the Los Angeles Clippers could offer Portland Trail Blazers unrestricted free agent guard Jamal Crawford a 3-year contract. ------------------------------- They plan to have free-agent guard Jamal Crawford in for a visit Tuesday at the team’s practice facility, according to sources who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The Clippers plan to offer Crawford the mid-level exception that starts at $5 million. The Clippers are willing to offer Crawford, a 6-foot-5 guard, at least a three-year deal, sources said. ------------------------------- Crawforddecided not to pick up his player option2012 - 13赛季和说他正在寻求a multi-year contract offer after spending one season with the Blazers. He signed a 2-year mid-level contract with a player option with Portlandback in December 2011. Crawford, 32, averaged 14.0 points, 3.2 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 26.9 minutes for the Blazers last season. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Marc SpearsofYahoo! Sports reports on Twitterthat the Indiana Pacers met with New Orleans Hornets unrestricted free agent center Chris Kaman on Monday but did not offer him a contract. ------------------------------- Hornets free agent C Chris Kaman had positive meeting with the Pacers' brass over dinner tonight in Indy, but no offer made, source tells Y! -------------------------------Marc SteinofESPN.com reports on Twitter... ------------------------------- He will be meeting with more teams, but I'm told Chris Kaman and size-seeking Pacers hit it off during an all-day meeting Monday in Indy Pacers known to be seeking C to replace Roy Hibbert if they elect not to match Blazer offer sheet. Kaman known to want to join playoff team -------------------------------Mike Wellsof theIndianapolis Star reports on Twitter... ------------------------------- Kaman is clearly the Pacers' favorite to replace Hibbert if they don't match Portland. Indy tried to get Kaman at the deadline last season. ------------------------------- It was reportedearlier this weekendthat the Pacers would begin to investigate other potential options at center after the Portland Trail Blazersreportedly agreed to extenda 4-year, $58 million offer sheet to Pacers restricted free agent center Roy Hibbert. While Pacers coach Frank Vogelsaid before free agency openedthat Hibbert "wasn't going anywhere" there aresome who don't viewthe Pacers matching as a slam dunk. Kaman, 30, averaged 13.1 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Hornets in 2011-12 after being traded to New Orleans by the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pacersreportedly agreed to re-signrestricted free agent guard George Hill to a 5-year contract on Monday. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Darren WolfsonofESPN1500.com reports明尼苏达森林狼仍未为波特兰径开拓者提供限制自由球员前进的尼古拉斯·巴伐克的报价。--------------------------------计划在自由机构中 - 他告诉狼队他对即将到来的合法兴趣。在经济上，狼知道波塔姆的位置，所以提前一项口头协议于7月11日 - 可以签署第一天免费代理合同 - 可能会很快来。但截至周一晚上，在双城不再在双城区，尚未达成口头协议。......团队来源说，波格5将通过签约交易来实现更好的机会，因为直接着陆受限制的自由球员太难了。----------------------------------------Here's my quick-hit readbetween the lines on it. -- BenHat tip: Blazers.com ed: text edited, bumped to front page

Jason QuickofThe Oregonian reports on Twitterthat the Portland Trail Blazers have "shown interest" in Philadelphia 76ers unrestricted free agent center Spencer Hawes. ---------------------------------- Agent Greg Lawrence says Blazers have shown interest in unrestricted free agent Spencer Hawes Hawes figures to be Blazers' Plan B if Indiana matches Hibbert deal. Philly likes Hawes, but is also trying to re-sign Lou Williams Sounding like Blazers interest in FA center Spencer Hawes more perfunctory than serious. ---------------------------------- Hawes, 24, attended the University of Washington and has posted career averages of 8.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game in five seasons with the Sacramento Kings and the 76ers. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Nets trade away, basically, all their assets, "Not willing to wait" for Howard

Chris HaynesofCSNNW.com reportsthat the Portland Trail Blazers will meet with restricted free agent forward Nicolas Batum later this week. --------------------------- Restricted free agent forward, Nicolas Batum, will meet with the Portland Trail Blazers this Thursday or Friday in Portland, a league source says. --------------------------- Batum has yet to reach a verbal agreement on an offer sheet. He reportedly met with the Minnesota Timberwolves over the weekend and hasmultiple other suitors, including the New Orleans Hornets, Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Suitors can offer Batum a 4-year contract while Portland can add a fifth year. Offer sheets cannot be signed until July 11, after the NBA's free agency moratorium is completed. At that point, the Blazers would have three days to match. Batum said back in April that he was"99 percent" surethat the Blazers would match any offer made to him and the team's ownership and management has consistently referred to him as one of the roster's core pieces. The Blazersextended a qualifying offerto Batum last week. Batum, 23, averaged 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in 30.4 minutes for the Blazers last season.Follow along and discuss the latest NBA league-wide free agency rumors and reports in这个帖子. ed: text edited, bumped to front page