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After a regular season where J.R. Smith averaged a career-high 18.1 PPG and 5.3 RPG on his way to being dubbed the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, it looked like he was going to roll into the offseason as a red-hot free agent. Instead, an ejection, a suspension and a 33.1 postseason FG% later, and it's anyone's guess what his free-agent value will be. Smith is expected to test free agency but said after losing to the Indiana Pacers Saturday that he but wants to "retire a Knick," according to ESPNNewYork.com's Ian Begley.

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Indiana big man Cody Zeller was projected as a potential top-three pick when the college campaign tipped off, but his draft stock slipped over the course of the season. There remain questions about how physical the 7-footer can perform in the paint and just how athletic he is. ESPN NBA Insider Chad Ford ranked Zeller No. 12 in his most recent Big Board but noted that he could boost his draft stock at the combine.

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As we noted on Friday, the Toronto Raptors have set a deadline of Monday to decide whether to exercise their option to retain general manager Bryan Colangelo for the 2013-14 campaign. However, the writing appears to be on the wall for Colangelo's exit. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the firm hired by the Raps to determine their best option at GM has set its sights on reining NBA Executive of the Year Masai Ujiri of the Denver Nuggets.

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The Oakland Tribune reports Mark Jackson has dropped agent Steve Kauffman and is now represented by Wasserman Media Group's Arn Tellem. Tellem was Jackson's agent when he played in the NBA and the Warriors head coach decided to go back after he learned that he doesn't have to have an agent who just represents coaches or front office executives.

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George Hill was forced to miss Game 5 against the New York Knicks after he suffered a concussion in Game 4. Hill was set to go through a bunch of league mandated tests on Friday night and he is not expected to play in Game 6 on Saturday, reports The Indianapolis Star.

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Chris Copeland made the rookie minimum of $473,604 this season and the forward is looking for a big raise. Copeland will be a restricted free agent this summer if the Knicks tender him the qualifying offer of $988,872 by June 30.

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Atlanta Hawks head coach Larry Drew will likely not get a new contract from general manager Danny Ferry and during a meeting this week he was told that it was okay to check out other opportunities. Drew is going to do just that as he is set to interview with the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.

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Left foot and ankle issues related to bone spurs hindered Kevin Garnett for a portion of this season and luckily he won't need any surgeries to fix the problems, reports the Boston Herald.

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There has been a lot of speculation that Michael Jordan will request to change the Charlotte Bobcats to the Charlotte Hornets since New Orleans dropped the nickname to become the Pelicans. According to CBSSports.com's Will Brinson, Charlotte has started the process to make it come to fruition.

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The Portland Trail Blazers currently occupy the No. 10 selection in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft, but they could move into the Top-3 during Tuesday's lottery. According to Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com, Portland may attempt to move up if it doesn't happen via the lottery draw because they really want Indiana's Victor Oladipo.

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It looks like the Toronto Raptors may finally be nearing a decision on whether to retain president and general manager Bryan Colangelo. Per the Toronto Star's Doug Smith, "According to NBA sources, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment — and new chief executive officer Tim Leiweke — has to decide by Monday on whether to pick up Colangelo’s option year for 2013-14."

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We quite often hear that an NBA team has made a promise to a prospect that they will draft him if he is still on the board when their turn comes up in the draft. Of course, those promises are as good as the paper on which they are written, which means such handshake agreements rarely come to fruition. For instance, last season, the Phoenix Suns reportedly made a promise to take Dion Waiters with their No. 13 pick, but he ended up going to the Cleveland Cavaliers with the fourth overall pick.

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It remains unclear whether Vinny Del Negro will be brought back for the 2013-14 campaign; his current contract with the Los Angeles Clippers expires June 30. However, a resolution about this matter could be wrapped up in the near future. Per Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com. Del Negro is expected to meet with Clippers owner Donald Sterling over the weekend.

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New Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough already has talked to interim head coach Lindsey Hunter about filling their HC job permanently, but he may be a long shot for that role. According to Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic, McDonough appears prepared to leave no stone unturned during his head coach search.

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