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Plain Dealer — Associated PressFor complicated reasons, the Cavs are having a hard time making themselves attractive to some free agents.CLEVELAND -- For reasons both obvious and nebulous, Cleveland never has been a magnet for NBA free agents, and the Cavaliers have been......

Plain Dealer — F or LeBron James, the journey to repeat as the NBA's Most Valuable Player begins Monday morning. That's when the Cavs star will meet assistant coach Chris Jent at the team's practice facility in Independence. "LeBron is driven to win......

Houston Chronicle — Von Wafer’s agent said he was "floored" that the Rockets pursued free-agent forward Trevor Ariza. ...

Detroit Free Press — Sports Illustrated's Ian Thomsen seems to like the Pistons' recent free agent signings. That is, if they're the first of a few more moves by Joe Dumars....

Detroit Free Press — ESPN's Mark Stein is reporting that Pistons president Joe Dumars is scheduled to have a face-to-face meeting with Avery Johnson this weekend....

Los Angeles Daily News — Phil Jackson will return to coach the NBA champion Lakers for at least one more season, the Hall of Famer announced today....

Los Angeles Daily News — Phil Jackson will return to coach the NBA champion Lakers for at least one more season, the Hall of Famer announced today. Jackson, 63, received positive news on a battery of medical tests and made his decision known today....

Riverside Press-Enterprise — What has been a near-certainty for weeks finally became official Friday: Phil Jackson will be back next season as coach of the Lakers.The Lakers released a statement confirming that Jackson will return for a 10th season with the franchise after results from a battery of medical tests came back positive. Jackson said last month that an unexpected setback was the only scenario that would keep him from coming back....

ESPN Video — Ric Bucher on Lakers adding Ron Artest, Rasheed Wallace headed to Celtics and Shaq winning a title...

Los Angeles Times — He has several medical tests and says, 'All things point to go.' After a two-day retreat to his lakeside Montana home, Phil Jackson decided to return to the Lakers, agreeing on Friday to come back for a 19th season as an NBA coach. ...

Detroit News — The Boston Celtics made forward Rasheed Wallace of the Pistons a contract offer during a three-hour meeting in Detroit, according to a report....

Grand Rapids Press — Avery Johnson appears to still be the front-runner to become the Detroit Pistons next coach. However, Detroit may consider expanding the search to include at least one more veteran coach. Joe Dumars, Detroit's president of basketball operations, said that it... ...