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Spurs’ Tim Duncan tells paper: ‘I’ll be back on the court’

July 1st at 12am midnight Eastern Time, the National Basteball Association Free Agency officially began and it didn’t take long for the National Basteball Association executives and players to makes deals official.

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The person says the Spurs and Hawks have agreed on the trade but the remainder of the deal is being finalized. He and the Spurs are just a year removed from their most recent championship run.

At this point it’s pretty hard to imagine watching the San Antonio Spurs and not see Tim Duncan on the floor owning the paint. His presence would not only take pressure-and double-teams-off Duncan, but it would also allow the aging big man to rest more during the season.

Monta Ellis gave the Indiana Pacers some desperately-needed scoring punch by agreeing to a generous four-year, $44-million pact.

Shane Larkin has agreed to terms with Brooklyn for two years, $3 million.

Other teams can offer Green a max deal of four years, $67.3 million.

Middleton is one several strong perimeter defenders in this free-agent class, as well as an outside shooting threat.

The first day of National Basteball Association free agency saw few surprises, other than price tags, as most players came to agreements with the teams everyone figured they would.

The extension is expected to top $120 million in value, according to ESPN.com. He became the first player in league history to average at least 13 points and nine rebounds for an entire season at age 38 or older.

Duncan didn’t rule out retirement after the Spurs were eliminated in the playoffs, which led to speculation that he might have played his last game in the league.

Lopez has been a Net since being drafted in 2008, and it appears that he plans to stay one for the foreseeable future.

Lopez is a versatile option at center.

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Following the trades, the Suns have about $20 million in available cap space for 2015-16. Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Love made his announcement on Derek Jeter’s “Players Tribune”, citing “unfinished business” in his post. They also re-upped with Iman Shumpert. A year ago, he met with Blazers general manager Neil Olshey and team owner Paul Allen and told them he would re-sign to stay in Portland at this time.

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