Having grown impatient with their seven-month pursuit of Dwight Howard, the Brooklyn Nets agreed Monday to acquire Joe Johnson from the Atlanta Hawks, hoping to solidify an All-Star backcourt if Deron Williams agrees to stay. ...more

What to expect when the NBA's free-agent floodgates open at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday. ...more

The Houston Rockets continued stockpiling first-round picks Wednesday in a bid to move into the top 10 of Thursday night's draft and enhance their chances of landing a star player they can build around, league sources told CBSSports.com. ...more

Four rival executives and a fifth person familiar with Deron Williams' thinking told CBSSports.com Tuesday that the Mavericks are becoming increasingly worried that the All-Star point guard will stay with the Nets when the free-agent floodgates open Sunday. ...more

The Houston Rockets are making a bold push to acquire two top-10 picks in an effort to trade for Dwight Howard, even if the All-Star center won't give the team a long-term commitment, multiple sources told CBSSports.com. ...more

MIAMI -- The Orlando Magic have offered their general manager position to Thunder executive Rob Hennigan, who is in contract talks with the team, league sources confirmed to CBSSports.com Wednesday. ...more

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Orlando Magic have narrowed their search for a new general manager to three finalists and haven't ruled out making two hires as they revamp their front office after the departure of GM Otis Smith and coach Stan Van Gundy, multiple league sources told CBSSports.com Tuesday. ...more

Former Portland Trail Blazers executive Tom Penn is among six candidates for the Orlando Magic's GM position, and the Los Angeles Clippers are said to be interested in hiring Kiki Vandeweghe to replace former GM Neil Olshey, league sources told CBSSports.com ...more

When the Hawks picked up the option on Larry Drew's contract for next season, the Atlanta coach still wasn't sure who his general manager would be. But in the past week, GM Rick Sund has told friends he intends to stay on for at least one more year, league sources told CBSSports.com. ...more

The Orlando Magic will begin scheduling interviews for their general manager position Friday and hope to have an executive in place within three weeks, league sources told CBSSports.com. ...more