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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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Danilo Gallinari still hasn't begun his recovery in full from a season-ending knee injury, because reconstructing the joint is being done in two stages. Several weeks after he was felled in early April, he had his torn meniscus repaired at the end of that month. Now, he is set to have his torn ACL repaired in three weeks, according to Sportando.net.

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The Golden State Warriors proved to be the darlings of the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs, but, alas, their season is over. Looking ahead, things appear promising for their roster, because they have no restricted free agents and Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry (player option) are their only key unrestricted free agents. Jack's tremendous 2012-13 campaign should boost his free-agent stock plenty, which could make it financially difficult for the cap-strapped Warriors to keep him, but he didn't hold back his love for the Warriors when he talked to reporters after losing to the San Antonio Spurs.

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So, after much drama, the Sacramento Kings are not going to move to Seattle, and the Maloofs are not going to own the team anymore. New ownership likely won't be the only change we see at the top of the organization, though. According to USAToday.com's Sam Amick, it sounds like GM Geoff Petrie and coach Keith Smart are expected to be shown the door and some replacement candidates may already be waiting in he wings.

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Yesterday, we noted that the Detroit Pistons, curiously, have not talked to local hero Trey Burke, while the Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Pelicans are among the 11 teams scheduled to chat him up at the combine this week. Of great interest to his draft value is that he measured in at a legit six feet (5-foot-11.75 shoeless, 6-foot-1.25 sporting his kicks), because small point guards typically struggle on defense at the next level, where PGs come bigger and stronger.

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The Milwaukee Bucks have myriad questions to answer this offseason, beginning with finding a new head coach. After that, they will have to figure out what to do with guards Brandon Jennings, Monta Ellis and J.J. Redick, all of whom are expected to test the free-agent market. As for the latter of that group, the Journal Times' Gery Woelfel is hearing that Redick is unlikely to re-sign with the team that acquired him from the Olrando Magic during the past season.

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Marquette's Vander Blue is one of the big mysteries as we head toward next month's draft. Because there are questions about whether he will even be drafted, he initially wasn't supposed to be at this week's draft combine, but a spot opened up and he has taken part in the sessions. Unfortunately, he didn't knock anyone's socks off Thursday, which has left many wondering if he will be selected at all.

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George Hill took an elbow from Tyson Chandler in Game 4 and after being tested on Thursday morning it was determined that he suffered a concussion. As a result Hill was not available for Game 5 and he may be out for the duration of the Indiana-New York series.

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The NBA released all the measurements of the prospects attending the pre-draft camp in Chicago and some players were helped while others may have seen their stock slide. One player who came up short is Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA).

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Andre Iguodala is expected to exercise the early termination option in his contract and join the 2013 class of free agents. Ty Lawson wants his teammate to sign a new deal with the team and according to The Denver Post, the Nuggets starting point guard has begun to campaign on Twitter.

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The subject regarding Jarrett Jack's future with the Golden State Warriors has been talked a lot as the season was coming to an end and it brought up again Thursday night after the team was knocked out of the playoffs. Jack was teary-eyed after the game and said once again he prefers to re-sign with the club.

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