The Nets are considering a 'significant offer' for O.J. Mayo if they are unable to trade for Joe Johnson, according to sources.

Mayo is an unrestricted free agent after four seasons with the Grizzlies.

The Celtics, Pacers and Suns will also be in the mix for Mayo, according to Ken Berger..

The Nets and Rockets held deep trade talks on Saturday centered around Luis Scola, according to sources.

But talks fell apart before a deal could be reached.

Houston has been working to trade Scola this offseason and selected several forwards in this week's draft.

The Nets are losing hope that they can acquire Dwight Howard from the Magic, according to multiple sources.

Howard met with new Magic general manager Rob Hennigan on Friday, however, and requested a trade to the Nets.

Brooklyn is working to build a roster suitable to keeping Williams and that will likely mean they could not put together an attractive offer for Howard.

The Nets and Hawks are discussing a trade centered around Joe Johnson, according to sources.

Brooklyn would pair Johnson with a re-signed Deron Williams.

With no deal is close to completion, sources say the teams are discussing trade on multiple fronts.

Trading for Johnson would likely eliminate the Nets from their pursuit of Howard.

For Atlanta, trading Johnson would effectively be a salary dump of his $90 million over the next four years.

The Nets would have to piece together several contracts, including those of Jordan Farmar, who opted into the final $4.2 million year of his deal on Saturday, Anthony Morrow, Johan Petro and a sign-and-trade with one of the Nets' free agents to make the exchange of salaries work for Johnson’s contract.

New Magic GM Rob Hennigan met with Dwight Howard on Friday in Los Angeles.

Sources say that Howard informed Hennigan he wants to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets.

Hennigan did not inform Howard of his intentions.

Jordan Farmar has opted in for his $4.25 million contract in 12-13 with the Nets.

The Nets still retain approximately $44 million in cap room excluding cap holds.

Deron Williams will meet with both the Nets and Mavericks on Monday before deciding on which team to sign with, according to a source.

Jason Kidd will join Williams on whichever team he chooses, according to sources.

Kidd recently purchased a home in East Hampton, according to a source.

A source with business ties to both Williams and Kidd said the two have already decided to play together with the Nets.

Williams hopes to decide officially by July 7 when the Olympic team begins practice.

The Suns appear unwilling to sign Steve Nash to a three-year deal, an offer he is likely to receive from the Raptors and Nets.

Nash earned $11.7 million last season, but the Phoenix offer is likely to be for less than that.

"He (Nash) will have many factors to weigh," Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby said. "Candidly, we will have decisions to make. If we can get together and reach a common ground, that's fine. Regardless of the outcome, the one thing I'm confident about will be that it'll be handled with grace and dignity on both sides. We'll see if there is a basis for the relationship to continue that's best for him and also best for us."  

The Mavericks are prepared to offer Steve Nash a two-year deal if they are unable to secure Deron Williams, according to sources.

Nash played several seasons with the Mavericks until signing with the Suns in the summer of 2004. Nash and Dirk Nowitzki remain close friends.

"Everyone knows they're going to go after Deron Williams," said Nash. "He's a terrific player, a lot younger than I am, and that'd be the smart thing for them to do. But if they don't get him, maybe I'll be a candidate there as well. It's a great city. It's one that obviously I have a history with and an affinity and affection for, so it's another opportunity different from Toronto but one that's exciting and has some great facets to it as well."

Nash sees the circumstances of his 2004 exit as being irrelevant in considering a return.

"That's so far in the past. For me that's not really a factor."

The Raptors will bring a contingent of five members of the organization to meet with Steve Nash as soon as he's ready on Sunday.

Toronto's offer, likely to reach $12 million per season according to sources, is likely to be the most lucrative.

The Raptors are pushing for a playoff return in the 12-13 season.

"The Raptors would be one of those teams where you're probably not going there to win a championship in the next three years," said Nash. "For me it'd be going home to Canada, to a great city, and trying to help an organization move forward.

"I'm open to the positives of all of them. It'd be great if four or five contenders came after me and all offered me a deal, but the reality is I might not get that opportunity. So I'm going to look at every opportunity and Toronto will be one that I'll study as well and look at the opportunity for them to grow in the next three years and what kind of impact I can have on that team. And obviously from a community standpoint, it's a special place for me."