Wednesday, July 1, 2009

NBA Free Agency Is Under Way

Here are the latest tidbits with the start of the free agency period, which began at 12:01 am on July 1st.

- Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva flew to Detroit on Wednesday morning for a meeting with Pistons president Joe Dumars.

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the pair are "moving rapidly toward deals" with the club.

Both Gordon and Villaneuva are unrestricted free agents, meaning that they are free to sign with any team they wish without Chicago and Milwaukee respectively having any say

- Since the price tag will be too high, David Lee of the New York Knicks is said to be close to taking a deal from either the Thunder or the Grizzlies.

- Rasheed Wallace is being pursued by many teams this offseason, some key teams being discussed are the Celtics, Spurs and the Magic.

- Determined to make the first splash of the NBA's free-agent negotiating period early Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers are making a strong push to sign Hedo Turkoglu, the prized free agent of the summer.

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