Fred Kerberof theNew York Post 报告s on twitterthat the Brooklyn Nets will offer forward Gerald Wallace a 4-year contract extension worth $40 million once the 2012 NBA free agency moratorium lifts on July 11.Marc SteinofESPN.com 报告sthat the two sides have agreed to the terms. Wallace was traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Nets at the 2012 NBA trade deadline in exchange for Mehmet Okur, Shawne Williams and a protected first round pick, which wound up being Weber State guard Damian Lillard. The Nets have also been linked in trade rumors to Atlanta Hawks forward Joe Johnson and Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard. Brooklyn is also in the process of trying to re-sign point guard Deron Williams.Follow along and discuss the latest NBA league-wide free agency rumors and reports inthis post. ed: text fanshot, bumped to front page.

Chris HaynesofCSNNW.com 报告sthat the Minnesota Timberwolves have talked with a Portland Trail Blazers restricted free agent forward Nicolas Batum about a 4-year contract offer. ----------------------------------- An offer was discussed and the two sides will meet in Minnesota later today to deliberate on it further, according to a source very close to the situation. The detailed figures that are being mulled over is a four-year, $45-50 million deal. ----------------------------------- Minnesota 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 moratorium is completed. At that point, the Blazers would have three days to match. Haynes also reports that the New Orleans Hornets and the Toronto Raptors are interested in Batum.Earlier Saturday, the Timberwolves, Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings were also linked to having interest.Update:Jason Jonesof theSacramento Bee 报告s on Twitterthat Batum is "out of the price range" for the Kings. 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 offer上周巴统。巴统,23岁,平均13.9分s, 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 inthis post.-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Sam AmickofSI.com 报告s on Twitterthat Portland Trail Blazers president Larry Miller and GM Neil Olshey made Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert their first stop of the 2012 NBA Free Agency period and that they came bearing money, lots of it. ----------------------------------- Source: Portland GM Neil Olshey and team President Larry Miller visited restricted free agent center Roy Hibbert tonight in DC, offered max deal. Indiana did not offer a max deal, and Hibbert is now leaning to Blazers unless Pacers match. One other unnamed team offered max. ----------------------------------- Remember, the Blazers can offer Hibbert a 4-year contract; the Pacers can offer him a fifth year. Offer sheets cannot be signed until July 11, after the NBA's moratorium is completed.Update:Ken BergerofCBSSports.com 报告sthe offer is worth $58 million over four years.Storytellersent in a few good reminders and figures on the financials at play,posted here.Joe FreemanofThe Oregonian quotesOlshey saying the Blazers "intend to enter into an offer sheet" on July 11 after the two sides reached a "verbal agreement" on the deal. Here's reaction fromMike Wellsof theIndianapolis Star on Twitter. -------------------------------- The Pacers are already looking at other options at center. They've reached to out Omer Asik, who was with Chicago last season. Indy has also reached to Jamal Crawford, who signed with Portland instead of the Pacers last season. No, that does not mean the Pacers won't match Portland's offer to Hibbert. Time will tell on that. Pritchard and Walsh are just doing their job. It's been a rough few days for Pacers fans. Upset over Plumlee pick, now Hibbert. -------------------------------- Hibbert, 25, just completed his fourth season with the Indiana Pacers, posting career-high averages of 12.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. He played in 65 of Indiana's 66 games last season. The Pacers, who advanced to the second round of the 2012 Eastern Conference playoffs after posting the NBA's fifth best record in 2011-12, have been expected to match any offers made to Hibbert.Back on June 23,Evan Siderypolled the readers of SBNation's Indiana Pacers blogIndyCornrows.com: 67%的人说他们不会匹配一个四年,maximum contract offer to Hibbert. The Pacers are in a similar position as the Blazers. They are well under the salary cap currently but need to pay Hibbert just as the Blazers need to pay Batum. Hibbert, listed at 7-foot-2 and 278 pounds, is generally regarded as a top-5 free agent in this year's class and the best available center. Last week, Pacers president Larry Bird stepped aside with former Pacers and New York Knicks executive Donnie Walsh taking his place. Former Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard was promoted from director of player personnel to GM while former GM David Morway was pushed out. Another contingent of Blazers executives报告edly metwith Chicago Bulls restricted free agent center Omer Asik on July 1 as well.Follow along and discuss the latest NBA league-wide free agency rumors and reports inthis post.-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Chris HaynesofCSNNW.com 报告sthat the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns contacted Portland Trail Blazers unrestricted free agent guard Jamal Crawford on July 1, the day that 2012 NBA free agency opened. Haynesadded later on Twitterthat the Minnesota Timberwolves also contacted Crawford. Crawforddecided not to pick up his player optionfor the 2012-13 season and said that he is seeking a multi-year contract offer after spending one season with the Blazers. Crawford, 32, averaged 14.0 points, 3.2 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 26.9 minutes for the Blazers last season.Follow along and discuss the latest NBA league-wide free agency rumors and reports inthis post.-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Joe FreemanofThe Oregonian 报告s on Twitterthat Portland Trail Blazers restricted free agent forward Nicolas Batum will have at least three suitors. ------------------------------ But one league source said to expect Minnesota [Timberwolves], Cleveland [Cavaliers] and Toronto [Raptors] to chase Batum vigorously. ------------------------------ The Sacramento Kings have also been linked to interest in Batum recently.Jason Jonesof theSacramento Beecalled Batum an "ideal target" for the Kingson Twitter. 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 offer上周巴统。巴统,23岁,平均13.9分s, 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 inthis post.-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

The ‪#Blazers‬ do not have intentions of pursing a PG to compete with Damian Lillard for starting spot. Lillard will be the guy. -Joe Freeman

Sam AmickofSI.com 报告s on Twitterthat the Portland Trail Blazers will not pursue Phoenix Suns unrestricted free agent guard Steve Nash. ------------------------------------ While some teams pursuing Steve Nash expected Portland to join the race, sources say the Blazers aren't in that hunt. ------------------------------------ Nash, 38, has been linked to the Blazers in trade rumors for years. He averaged 12.5 points, 10.7 assists, 3.0 rebounds and shot 53.2 percent from the field in 21.6 minutes per game last season. Nash is expected to be pursued by the likes of the Suns, Toronto Raptors, and New York Knicks, among others. Some have concluded that players like Nash will not be on Portland's free agency radar because Blazers GM Neil Olshey has stressed that his team is looking for sustainable success rather than quick fixes.Follow along and discuss the latest NBA league-wide free agency rumors and reports inthis post.-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Adrian WojnarowskiofYahoo! Sports 报告s on Twitterthat the Portland Trail Blazers will make an offer to Chicago Bulls restricted free agent center Omer Asik. ------------------------------- After Houston tonight, Blazers GM Neil Olshey will meet with Chicago center Omer Asik and make him an offer, sources tell Y! Sports. To clarify, a Portland contingent is meeting with Omer Asik tonight, but Olshey was meeting with a different player, source tells Y! Sports. -------------------------------Peter Vecseyof theNew York Postresponded to the newson Twitter... ------------------------------- Paul Allen should keep Neil Olshey as far away from restricted free agent centers (think DeAndre Jordan) as possible. ------------------------------- Olshey's Clippers matched a 4-year, $43 million offer made to Jordan by the Golden State Warriors back in December.K.C. Johnsonof theChicago Tribune 报告sthat Asik could command an $8 million per year offer from the Houston Rockets, who are meeting with Asik early Sunday morning. Rockets GM Daryl Morey encouraged his team's fans to send messages to Asikon Twitter. Asik, 25, averaged 3.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game for the Bulls last season. The Blazers drafted Asik in the second round of the 2008 NBA Draft before trading him to the Bulls.Follow along and discuss the latest NBA league-wide free agency rumors and reports inthis post.-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Adrian WojnarowskiofYahoo! Sports 报告s on Twitterthat Houston Rockets unrestricted free agent point guard Goran Dragic must hold the starting job wherever he lands in free agency. ------------------------------- Whether guard Goran Dragic stays in Houston - or leaves for Phoenix, Toronto, or elsewhere - he needs to know he's the starter, sources say. -------------------------------Ken BergerofCBSSports.com 报告s on Twitterthat Dragic is looking for an eight-figure per year pay day. ------------------------------- League sources say free-agent PG Goran Dragic also is looking for a deal that starts in the $10M range. ------------------------------- Dragic, who has been linked to the Portland Trail Blazers in rumors for months, backed up Kyle Lowry for much of the 2011-12 season until Lowry missed time with a mysterious illness. Blazers GM Neil Olshey said that Portland selected a "franchise point guard" in Weber State's Damian Lillard during Thursday's 2012 NBA Draft. -------------------------------Update:Joe FreemanofThe Oregonian 报告s on Twitterthat the Blazers "will no longer pursue" Dragic. ------------------------------- Dragic, 26, averaged 11.7 points, 5.3 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 26.5 minutes per game last season.Follow along and discuss the latest NBA league-wide free agency rumors and reports inthis post. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter

Looks like 4 years for 4M+ a season.