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The Dallas Mavericks own the No. 13 selection in the 2013 NBA draft and ESPN.coms' Chad Ford reports the team is "likely to trade this pick to save cap room for a run at Dwight Howard this summer."

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When Dwight Howard met the media after the season the center said he was going to keep his options open regarding free agency and for the second time over the last few days there is a report that he may not re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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The Charlotte Bobcats own the No. 4 selection in the 2013 NBA draft and general manager Rich Cho know what he wants out of that pick.

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The New Orleans Pelicans own the No. 6 selection in the first round of the NBA draft and general manager Dell Demps has not ruled out dealing the pick for an established veteran.

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James White is signed through 2013-14, however his salary ($916,099) will not become guaranteed until July 1. White’s agent, Bill McCandless, told Jared Zwerling of ESPNNewYork.com on Tuesday night that the New York Knicks will likely waive his client by June 30. That result will make him an unrestricted free agent.

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There was plenty of speculation that Jason Kidd may retire after his struggles during the playoffs, but that apparently is not going to happen.

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Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars is in the process of interviewing candidates for the head coach position and he plans to make a hire prior to the start of free agency on July 1.

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To no surprise, Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva has exercised his $8.58 million player option for 2013-14, reports the Detroit Free Press.

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Lionel Hollins is reportedly drawing a lot of interest from the Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks, but so far no NBA team has contacted the Memphis Grizzlies to ask permission to speak with their head coach, reports The Commercial-Appeal.

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When anywhere close to healthy this season, Andrew Bogut gave the Golden State Warriors an interior presence they hadn't had in years. Problem is, the 28-year-old Australian 7-footer was never at 100 percent all season -- missing 50 regular season games -- and may never be completely healthy ever again.

Bogut revealed the extent of his painful ankle injury and how much it plagued him throughout the Warriors' playoff run in this story on Monday. Considering that Bogut will be an unrestricted free agent after next season, it'd be wise for the Warriors to look at other big man options who could replace Bogut if injuries plague him again in 2013-14.

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It's been rumored for a while, and now it's official: Vinny Del Negro is out as the Los Angeles Clippers' head coach. Here's a look at some of the coaches the Clips will likely consider to take over.

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ESPN's Chad Ford writes today that Washington would most likely select Nerlens Noel if it gets the No. 1 pick in tonight's NBA draft lottery.Along those lines, Ford believes the Wizards would take Otto Porter with the No. 2 pick, and Anthony Bennett if it lands pick No. 3.

More than likely, though, the Wiz will have either pick No. 8 or 9 -- barring the slim chances (right around 4 percent) that they move into the top 3 or that two or more other teams slotted 4-14 move up into the top 3. What players, then, would they target at pick 8 or 9? Lets take a look.

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Memphis coach Lionel Hollins is in the final year of his contract, and as the Grizzlies are one of four teams left standing in the playoffs the rumors continue to swirl about his future. Will it be with the Grizzlies, or another team like Brooklyn or Phoenix that's been linked to him over the past couple weeks?

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UPDATE: Toronto's interest in Denver's vice president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri is real. Very real. Here's the latest on the Raptors' efforts to woo the Nuggets' highly regarded executive north of the border.

Yesterday, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reported that Raptors' ownership was preparing a major financial offer for Ujiri, and today ESPN's Marc Stein offers further details regarding the type of monetary figures rumored to be in play.

"Early estimates suggest that the Toronto Raptors would be willing to offer Masai Ujiri an annual salary in excess of $2 million to leave the Denver Nuggets' front office," Stein writes. "The Nuggets, I'm told, nonetheless remain positive that they'll be able to hang on to Ujiri -- just named the NBA's Executive of the Year for the 2012-13 season -- while knowing they'll obviously have to raise his reported salary of $500,000 to keep him from wanting to leave."

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