WASHINGTON -- On the eve of their deadline to match the Rockets' three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet for Jeremy Lin, the Knicks have yet to tip their hand. But there was a school of thought in league circles Monday that the Knicks matching the massively back-loaded offer should not be ruled out. ...more

NEW YORK -- Faced with a poisonous offer sheet from the Houston Rockets for Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks took a step that strongly signals they won't match by acquiring point guard Raymond Felton from the Portland Trail Blazers in a sign-and-trade deal Saturday night, league sources confirmed. ...more

Magic executives have continued to tell teams this week they do not intend to trade Dwight Howard, but several teams came away from the conversations with a clear picture of what the club wants if it changes course: a replica of the deal Denver pulled off last February for Carmelo Anthony, multiple league sources told CBSSports.com Thursday. ...more