Earlier today, I joined Zach Burke, Craig Smoak, and Q on 1660 ESPN Radio in Central Texas to talk LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, the latest on the Mavericks and Rockets, and much more. If you missed out, you can listen to the interview here. Here’s more from around the league..
- The Pelicans are among the many teams that have inquired about Jameer Nelson since his release, but he’s in a holding pattern like everyone else at this stage, tweets David Aldridge of NBA.com.
- USA Today’s Sam Amick adds the Spurs to the list of teams pursuing Caron Butler, while Gery Woelfel of The Journal Times says the Wizards are after him, too (Twitter link).
- The Grizzlies have expressed interest in free agent point guard Brian Roberts, tweets Michael Scotto of Sheridan Hoops.
- When the Mavs traded for Tyson Chandler, it removed them as the suitor for Marcin Gortat that the Wizards feared the most,Grantland’s Zach Lowe writes.