Brendan Haywood has meetings scheduled with the Mavericks, Cavaliers and Heat on Thursday, a league source said. Haywood will conduct the meetings in Charlotte, NC.

The Nuggets, Knicks, Bulls and Raptors also have interest, the source said.

Brian Windhorst reports that a double sign-and-trade involving Shaquille O'Neal could lead Haywood to Cleveland.

The Cavaliers are currently negotiating a contract with Byron Scott, according to a report from ESPN.

Broussard reports that Scott will be Cleveland's next head coach.

Earlier on Wednesday, Brian Windhorst of the Plain-Dealer reported that Brian Shaw was beginning to assemble a coaching staff and would be bringing the Triangle offense to Cleveland if a deal was reached.

Windhorst confirms Broussard's report of the Cavaliers moving forward with Scott.

Brian Shaw's agent has told FanHouse that he withdrew his name from consideration.

LeBron James already recruited one player to join him, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, according to Frank Isola.

"He said, 'Would you be willing to take less to join Dream Team?'" the unidentified player told the New York Daily News. "He said his people were putting it together."

James will begin taking free agent meetings in Ohio.

The Cavaliers have talked to Lakers assistant Brian Shaw about their head coaching job, but they have yet to make an offer, according to a source.

Cleveland has narrowed their search to "two or three" candidates, but no one is going to be offered the job on Tuesday.

A person familiar with the search said earlier Tuesday that the Cavaliers were moving toward an agreement with Shaw.

While the job hasn't been offered to Shaw, the Cavaliers are "excited" about Shaw after spending time with him this week.

Maverick Carter, the longtime friend and business manager of LeBron James, said Tuesday that Wesley would not play a role in James? free-agent decision-making process and would not be present when teams meet with James starting this week.

"All the Wes rumors are untrue and he will not be at the meetings," Carter said. "Wes has nothing to do with where [James] goes."

James, Carter and James? agent, Leon Rose, will be in attendance when teams fly to Ohio for the meetings.

A source close to Dwyane Wade confirmed that not only has the Heat superstar tried to recruit LeBron James and Chris Bosh to Miami, but the three have gone as far as to discuss sharing the Heat's available cap room.

The Heat may look to deal Michael Beasley to create even more salary-cap room.

According to the source, the three have agreed to consider to "split the money up" should they all decide to sign in Miami.

Wade's agent Henry Thomas, who also represents Chris Bosh, has said that Wade was not in Miami over the weekend as reported by ESPN.

"Dwyane was not in Miami this weekend," Thomas said. "That is untrue."

Thomas admitted that the players are in communication but emphatically denied that a summit occurred in South Florida over the weekend.

"I said when it first broke about that, that the guys would undoubtedly talk with each other, which they have. That's not a surprise to anyone," Thomas said. "But this meeting this weekend in Miami just did not take place. Dwyane was not in Miami this weekend."

Brian Shaw is close to accepting the head coaching job of the Cavaliers, according to his agent Jerome Stanley.

Shaw has been an assistant with the Lakers for several seasons.

RealGM Note: Brian Windhorst of The Plain Dealer reports that an agreement to bring Shaw aboard is "not close."

A source close to Byron Scott said discussions for him to take over the job have not moved forward.

A source told Fanhouse that Brian Shaw is close to a deal to become the Cavaliers' new head coach.

But via his Twitter page, Brian Windhorst of The Plain Dealer reports that an agreement to bring Shaw aboard is "not close."

A source close to Byron Scott said discussions for him to take over the job have not moved forward.

A source told The Plain Dealer that the Cavaliers maintain an edge to sign LeBron James as a free agent this summer.

"Despite all summits/rumors/reports," wrote Brian Windhorst on his Twitter page, "LeBron source told me this morning that Cavs still have edge in race."

Later in a full-length article, Windhorst said that the additional cash the Cavs can offer, plus the fact that James makes his home in nearby Akron, continue to keep the Cavs in the lead.  

"This is based not only on the fact that the Cavs can pay him $30 million more than another team over the next six years, but also that it is James' home," Windhorst wrote.

"After all the meetings, according to sources, James is expected to make his decision over a period of several days," Windhorst added. "Until then, James does not plan on committing to anything."

The Cavaliers have no interest in being a part of a sign-and-trade with LeBron James, according to ESPN's Ric Bucher.

The report could mean that the Mavericks are out of the race to land James before he even hits the market.

Dallas is over the salary cap, which means a sign-and-trade is their only chance of acquiring the superstar.