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The New York Knicks need to upgrade the roster, however making a major move during the summer is difficult as they will begin the 2013-14 salary cap year over the luxury tax line. That leaves them with just the $3.18 million taxpayer mid-level exception to offer free agents and at this time Chris Copeland's agent wants most of it.

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Carmelo Anthony had been dealing with an injured left shoulder since the first round series against Boston and he's set to meet with his doctor to determine the best way to repair the damage, reports the New York Daily News.

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There has been plenty of speculation that Memphis Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace could be released or have a reduced role in the front office with the team having new owners. Wallace told NBA.com that he still has several years on his contract and that he wants to keep his job.

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Dwight Howard is set to hit the free agent market on July 1 and he can expect to hear from several teams once the clock hits 12 am eastern. Those teams include the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks. Howard is expected to to re-sign with the Lakers. however Houston is certainly a viable option.

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The Brooklyn Nets remain a team without a head coach, but they appear to be narrowing their search down, and their short list of candidates includes some interesting options, according to Gery Woelfel of the Journal Times.

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Per ESPN Stats & Information, there is some good news for the Memphis Grizzlies as they prepare to face the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals after taking down the Oklahoma City Thunder, because the last three teams to eliminate the Thunder from the postseason went on to win the NBA title (Lakers in 2010, Mavericks in 2011, Heat in 2012). That's a somewhat random stat, though, so let's look at some deeper stats from ESPN Stats & Info.

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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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