Kyle Lowry was set to be shipped to the Knicks and then all of a sudden, he wasn’t. After the Knicks and Raptors shook hands on a deal that would have brought the guard to New York, owner James Dolan reportedly put the kibosh on the deal. It’s believed that Dolan vetoed the deal in part because he doesn’t want to get burned by Masai Ujiri for a second time after he already gave away a boatload of talent to acquire Carmelo Anthony from Denver. More from the week that was..
- The Kings officially acquired Rudy Gay, Aaron Gray, and Quincy Acy from the Raptors for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson, and Chuck Hayes. No word yet on whether Rudy will allow stat sheets in the Sacramento locker room.
- Derrick Rose has told some confidantes that he’s concerned about the Bulls potentially losing key players in free agency.
- The Cavs may or may not be a suitor for Rockets center Omer Asik, depending on who you ask. Houston plans to move the big man this week.
- The Nets also like Lowry but they’ll only go so far to get him.
- The Knicks would prefer to keep Iman Shumpert out of a deal for Lowry for the purpose of including him in a future trade and perhaps packaging him with Amar’e Stoudemire.
- The Bulls met with Nikola Mirotic.
- The Suns are willing to trade their 2014 picks for a star.
- The Lakers are open to re-signing Pau Gasol but are reportedly fielding offers for him.
- The Pelicans have released swingman Josh Childress.
- Carmelo is allegedly the only Knick off-limits in a trade.
- The Clippers signed Stephen Jackson.
- Gilbert Arenas is aiming for a 2014 comeback. Insert gun joke here.
- The Bulls signed D.J. Augustin after he was waived by the Raptors.
- The Knicks might make a run at Tom Thibodeau.
- Jason Collins doesn’t believe that he’s being discriminated against for his sexual orientation.
- The Grizzlies are shopping Zach Randolph with Ryan Anderson of the Pelicans as the primary target, though that report has been disputed by others.
- Jason Thompson is on the block in Sacramento.
- The Thunder are willing to trade Jeremy Lamb.
- Cavs owner Dan Gilbert wants to keep Dion Waiters.
- The Bobcats signed Chris Douglas-Roberts. They waived James Southerland to make room.
- The Grizzlies are looking for a long-term pickup rather than a short-term fix.
- Jonas Valanciunas is the Raptor least likely to be traded, but even he isn’t entirely off-limits.
- Elias Harris is headed to Germany.
- The Warriors signed big man HIlton Armstrong.
- The Lakers will target Leandro Barbosa and other point guards.