James Harden will consider signing with the Suns if his contract expires after next season.

"Yeah," he said. "Of course. I love it there. My mom lives there still. So that's definitely my second home as far as my comfort level and going to school there. But obviously, I'm with the Thunder right now and what we have is special."

Oklahoma City will be able to match any offer Harden receives.

"That's out of my hands," Harden said. "That's not my decision. That's the front office. I'll let them decide that."

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.

Kevin Durant wrote on his Twitter feed on July 3rd that James Harden would not become a restricted free agent next summer.

"He not hittin the market," said Durant in a response to Nate Jones.

Durant was asked about his comments by Sean Deveney of Sporting News.

"I may be wrong," said Durant. "I don’t sign contracts, I don’t negotiate contracts."

There are seven NBA teams that have never had a luxury tax payment since it came into existence with the 1999 collective bargaining agreement.

The Bulls, Warriors, Clippers, Wizards, Bobcats, Hornets and Sonics/Thunder have always been on the receiving end of tax distributions.

While the Clippers, Wizards and Hornets have taken on salary during the 2012 offseason and the Thunder face tax issues if James Harden and Serge Ibaka are signed to new deals, the Bulls and Warriors continue to be tax conscious in their decision-making.

Golden State has just one playoff appearance over that stretch. 

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)

• Click here to view the full Olympic rosters.

Thunder center Kendrick Perkins underwent a successful procedure to repair a ligament tear in his left wrist, the team announced today.
 
Perkins suffered the injury during the 2012 Western Conference Finals.  Following a scheduled postseason evaluation, it was determined a procedure was necessary.  The nine-year NBA veteran is expected to be ready for the 2012-13 season.
 

The National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League, the official minor league of the NBA, announced the affiliation system for the 2012-13 season. An all-time high eleven NBA teams will have single NBA D-League affiliates including first-year partnerships between the Boston Celtics and Maine Red Claws and the Portland Trail Blazers and Idaho Stampede.   

Here are the affiliation for the 12-13 season:

AUSTIN TOROS (TX) 

San Antonio Spurs  

BAKERSFIELD JAM (CA) 

Atlanta Hawks 
Los Angeles Clippers 
Phoenix Suns 
Toronto Raptors 

CANTON CHARGE (OH) 

Cleveland Cavaliers 

DAKOTA WIZARDS (Bismarck, ND) 

Golden State Warriors 

ERIE BAYHAWKS (PA) 

New York Knicks  

FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS (IN) 

Charlotte Bobcats 
Detroit Pistons 
Indiana Pacers 
Milwaukee Bucks 

IDAHO STAMPEDE (Boise, ID) 

Portland Trail Blazers  

IOWA ENERGY (Des Moines, IA) 

Chicago Bulls 
Denver Nuggets 
New Orleans Hornets 
Washington Wizards 

LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS (CA) 

Los Angeles Lakers 

MAINE RED CLAWS (Portland, ME) 

Boston Celtics  

RENO BIGHORNS (NV) 

Memphis Grizzlies 
Sacramento Kings 
Utah Jazz 

RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS (TX) 

Houston Rockets 

SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE (SD) 

Miami Heat 
Minnesota Timberwolves 
Orlando Magic 
Philadelphia 76ers 

SPRINGFIELD ARMOR (MA) 

Brooklyn Nets 

TEXAS LEGENDS (Frisco, TX) 

Dallas Mavericks 

TULSA 66ERS (OK) 

Oklahoma City Thunder

The Thunder defeated Utah by a final score of 89-75 in Summer League play on Friday.

Lazar Hayward had 15 points while Reggie Jackson added 14.

Enes Kanter had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Jazz.

The Thunder defeated the Nets by a final score of 87-86 in Summer League play on Thursday.

Dwight Buycks had 22 points and five assists to lead Oklahoma City. John Holland added 15 points.

Tyshawn Taylor scored 23 points to go with five assists for Brooklyn. Al Thornton scored 19 points eight of the points coming from the line.

Kendrick Perkins underwent a successful procedure on his right groin.

This past season, Perkins appeared in 65 games (all starts) for the Thunder and recorded averages of 5.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.12 blocks in 26.8 minutes per game.

Perkins is expected to miss 4-6 weeks before returning to normal offseason activities.