This summer didn't bring Dwight Howard to Dallas, but Mark Cuban wasn't going to just sit on his wallet. The Mavs went out and formed a backcourt of Jose Calderon and Monta Ellis while bolstering the frontcourt with Samuel Dalembert, who was signed to a two-year, $7.5MM deal this week. Here's the rest of our look back at the week that was on Hoops Rumors..
- LeBron James will reportedly exercise his ETO next summer and choose between staying with the Heat or returning to the Cavs. The Lakers are eyeing him and Carmelo Anthony in 2014.
- The Heat used their amnesty provision to get out from under Mike Miller's contract. The veteran is now being courted by the Thunder, Nuggets, and Grizzlies.
- Ask (whine?) and you shall recieve. Marcus Camby got his buyout from the Raptors and is now a free agent. He hopes to play for two more seasons, then coach.
- The Blazers and LaMarcus Aldridge's reps discussed a possible deal.
- Richard Hamilton isn't ready to call it a career just yet.
- The Hawks agreed to a one-year deal with Elton Brand.
- Drew Gooden was amnestied by the Bucks and cleared waivers.
- Linas Kleiza was amnestied by Denver.
- The Rockets officially signed Aaron Brooks.
- The Wolves' owner expects to keep Nikola Pekovic.
- The Magic signed former Piston Jason Maxiell.
- The Greg Oden saga continues.
- Baron Davis wants to return to the NBA.
- The Celtics agreed in principle to a deal with Vitor Faverani.
- D.J. Augustin will join the Raptors.
- The Mavs reached a new deal with Devin Harris.
- Chuck Hayes is open to a trade.
- Kendall Marshall is on the block.
- The Clippers and Byron Mullens agreed to a two-year, $2MM deal with a player option on year two.
- The 76ers are still after a head coach.
- The Mavs waived Bernard James as well as Josh Akognon to make cap room.
- The Lakers will sign Shawne Williams.
- The Sixers claimed a pair of former Rockets.
- The Celtics signed Phil Pressey to a multi-year pact.
- The Thunder found some change underneath the couch cushions.
- The Knicks will give Jeremy Tyler a non-guaranteed deal. As a high schooler, Tyler was thought to be an elite talent.
- The Magic will sign Ronnie Price.
- The Bobcats are now going to become the Hornets.
- The C's waived Kris Joseph.
- John Lucas signed with the Jazz.
- The Cavaliers shed two non-guaranteed contracts from their books, waiving Kevin Jones and Chris Quinn.
- The Nets said goodbye to D.J. White.