Josh Howard has narrowed his list of potential landing spots to Brooklyn, New York, Utah, Indiana and Golden State and is expected to soon make a decision.
An unrestricted free agent, Howard averaged 8.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 43 games for the Jazz last season.
Pablo Prigioni says his game about moving the ball and finding the open man.
“The way I play is great to have wonder players like them (around me),” Prigioni said when asked about playing with scorers like Carmelo Anthony. “I like to play for my teammates, give the ball in the right moments and try to exploit their talents. That’s how I think as a point guard.
“I’m not looking to score 30 points. Some days you need me to score more, I score. I understand basketball is a team sport. I want to play for my teammates, penetrate, dish and get assists. The way I play it is great to have great scorers around me like I have on the national team.”
Prigioni is teaming with fellow NBA players Manu Ginobili and Luis Scola on the Argentinean national team.
“I feel something inside my body to push me to accept (the Knicks) offer,” Prigioni said. “I want to go there to try to play in the best league in the world against the great wonderful players. I’m pretty sure that now I want to go.”
Carmelo Anthony dismissed the notion that he helped run Jeremy Lin out of New York, saying "believe it or not I've been one of the true supporters of Jeremy Lin.
“Money talks at the end of the day. I said this in Vegas, Houston threw something out there that he couldn’t refuse ... I’m proud of him, happy for him. I wish him all the best.”
Anthony communicated with Lin during the free agency process and maintains that he hoped the third-year point guard would remain in New York.
“It’s not something I brag about or broadcast,” Anthony said. “But I’ve been one of his supporters along the way. After he signed with Houston I talked to him. He texted me. I’ll keep that disclosed what we talked about it. But it was a great text. What he sent me really meant a lot.”
The Thunder, Heat and Knicks are each on national television a league-maximum of 25 times.
The Lakers will appear on national television 24 times, while the Celtics and Bulls make 19 appearances apiece and 16 for the Spurs.
The Knicks and Pistons are likely to play a game abroad on Jan. 17th during the 12-13 season, possibly in London.
The Pistons have only one game between Jan. 12th and 20th, while the Knicks don't have another game on their schedule between Jan. 13 and 21st.
The Raptors and Nets played in London in March 2011.
Ronnie Brewer is likely to start at shooting guard ahead of J.R. Smith.
Brewer is considered a plus-defender who can guard multiple positions.
"A lot of people want to play defense but some people just don't have the ability to do it," the 6-7 veteran said. "... I take pride in defense and, in my opinion, I think defense wins championships."
Brewer turned down more lucrative deals elsewhere to play for the Knicks.
"It didn't come down to money," said Brewer, who believes the Knicks have enough talent to compete against the Heat. "It's where you want to go and where you feel comfortable."
The Brooklyn Nets will open the Barclays Center on opening night against the New York Knicks in a game to be shown on TNT.
Both teams open the 2012-13 campaign with that Nov. 1 matchup.
The following 36 NBA players are currently under contract for the 12-13 season and are on their respective country's Olympic rosters:
Atlanta Hawks - no players
Boston Celtics - no players
Brooklyn Nets - Deron Williams (USA)
Charlotte Bobcats - no players
Chicago Bulls - Luol Deng (Great Britain)
Cleveland Cavaliers - Anderson Varejao (Brazil)
Dallas Mavericks - no players
Denver Nuggets - Timofey Mozgov (Russia)
Detroit Pistons - no players
Golden State Warriors - no players
Houston Rockets - no players
Indiana Pacers - no players
Los Angeles Clippers - Chris Paul (USA)
Los Angeles Lakers - Kobe Bryant (USA), Pau Gasol (Spain)
Memphis Grizzlies - Marc Gasol (Spain)
Miami Heat - LeBron James (USA)
Milwaukee Bucks - no players
Minnesota Timberwolves - Kevin Love (USA), Alexey Shved (Russia)
New Orleans Hornets - Anthony Davis (USA), Al-Farouq Aminu (Nigeria)
New York Knicks - Carmelo Anthony (USA), Tyson Chandler (USA), Pablo Prigioni (Argentina)
Oklahoma City Thunder - Kevin Durant (USA), Russell Westbrook (USA), James Harden (USA), Serge Ibaka (Spain)
Orlando Magic - no players
Philadelphia 76ers - Andre Iguodala (USA)
Phoenix Suns - Luis Scola (Argentina)
Portland Trail Blazers - Nicolas Batum (France), Victor Claver (Spain), Joel Freeland (Great Britain)
Sacramento Kings - no players
San Antonio Spurs - Tony Parker (France), Manu Ginobili (Argentina), Boris Diaw (France), Tiago Splitter (Brazil), Patty Mills (Australia), Nando De Colo (France)
Toronto Raptors - Jose Calderon (Spain), Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania), Linas Klezia (Lithuania)
Utah Jazz - no players
Washington Wizards - Nene (Brazil), Kevin Seraphin (France)
The Knicks have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Ronnie Brewer, according to a source.
Brewer will give New York depth at both wing positions.
Brewer spent the past two seasons with the Bulls.
The Knicks have "shown some interest" in Sonny Weems and Maurice Evans, according to their agent Roger Montgomery, who also represents Jeremy Lin.
"I think both of them would fit really good in that situation," Montgomery said. "Mo would fit for a number of reasons because what he does as a veteran, and he's played for Woody. And I think Sonny would be an absolute steal if he was able to go play with them, just because of how athletic he is. I think that he could be a starter and he could be a rotation guy. I think he would be ideal."
Weems, 26, averaged 11.8 points for Zalgiris last season.
Evans, who played for the Wizards last season, fits the Knicks’ spending limit of $1.4 million, the so-called veteran's minimum contract.
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