Jason Williams cleared waivers over the weekend, but he is in no hurry to sign with a new team.

The Grizzlies hope to sign Williams for the remainder of the season, but it is not yet clear if the interest is mutual.

Owner Michael Heisley is said to have the same infatuation with Williams as he did with Allen Iverson last season.

The Mavericks have declined to sign Sasha Pavlovic to another 10-day contract after his second pact with the team expired.

Pavlovic, who averaged 4.1 points in 10 games with the Mavericks, started six contests.

"We appreciate what he did and the guys gave him a great round of applause in the locker room, so it was a nice moment," said coach Rick Carlisle. "I'm sure he's disappointed, but I'm also sure he'll hook on with someone else or if he comes back with us, it will be for the rest of the year. The decision comes down from the top and it basically involves flexibility going forward."

Mark Cuban said he would have liked to sign Pavlovic to another 10-day contract, but he wasn't willing to commit for the rest of the season to a player who would probably be inactive once Peja Stojakovic and Rodrigue Beaubois get healthy.

Marc Gasol will be a restricted free agent this summer and was asked if he gives much thought to rumors about teams that are expected to be interested in signing him.

"Not really," said Gasol. "Of course, you guys remind me a lot about it but that is your job. When that time comes up I will put all the cards on the table and see my options and make a decision. Right now, it’s too soon for that and the good thing about my situation is that nobody can talk to me now about it and I have no concerns, no worries, I just have to play basketball, which is what I really like."

Memphis will have the opportunity to match any offer sheet Gasol signs elsewhere, or the team can also negotiate a sign-and-trade.

The Grizzlies signed Rudy Gay and Mike Conley to sizable extensions in 2010.

Carmelo Anthony's camp has held the same position with the Nuggets since the summer, according to a confidant close to the newly named All-Star starter. Anthony wants to be traded or he will sign with the Knicks as a free agent.

If Anthony leaves via free agency, the Nuggets would be unable to recoup his real value.

Denver believes the Nets will once again be interested in discussing a trade for Anthony, but the same source doesn't expect that to happen.

The Grizzlies are interested in signing Jason Williams after he clears waivers.

Williams, a former member of the Grizzlies, was released by the Magic this week.

Memphis is motivated to sign Williams and are considered favorites unless he gets an offer from a title contender.

The Clippers will not sign a player to a 10-day contract despite the sizable void left behind by Eric Gordon.

"Absolutely not," vice president Neil Olshey said when asked if Los Angeles would make such a signing.

Gordon has a sprained right wrist and bone chip fracture and could be out of the lineup for four weeks. He is averaging 24 points per game.

"Willie Warren has played well for us when he's played," Olshey said. "And right now this is an opportunity for Rasual to rebuild his playing career."

Minnesota GM David Kahn called a New York Times report this week on Ricky Rubio "much ado about nothing" and "not worthy of a response."

An unnamed source close to Rubio indicated that the point guard wants to play for Boston, New York or Miami when he comes to the NBA.

Kahn said he remains "absolutely" certain Rubio will join the Wolves next season after a buyout with his Regal Barcelona team becomes affordable.

Trey Johnson scored three points in his debut with the Raptors on Wednesday against Philadelphia.

Johnson is on a 10-day contract after coming from the D-League's Bakersfield Jam.

“This here is still a partial job interview,” he said. “It's 10 days and you want to extend that 10 days. I just want to show my worth.”

Johnson took a pay cut to leave Europe to pursue his goal of playing in the NBA.

“This is my goal, this is my dream, so I felt like to leave and take money, I’d be giving up on myself,” Johnson said.

Amar'e Stoudemire's camp claims that LeBron James reached out to him about coming with him to the Heat.

But Dwyane Wade had already targeted Chris Bosh as the team's preferred power forward. Wade and Bosh share the same agent in Henry Thomas.

Stoudemire eventually ended up with the Knicks and will likely be named to the 2011 NBA All-Star Game on Thursday as a starter.

Carmelo Anthony said he doesn't know where he'll be traded and expressed concern about getting a contract extension signed before the new collective bargaining agreement is in place.

"At this point, I really don’t know," Anthony said about where he thinks he'll end up.

"New Jersey took that deal off the table. In order for me to consider them, I’d have to agree to the meeting. Now, it’s washed under the table," he continued.

He was asked if the options are strictly New Jersey, New York, Chicago and Denver.

"Yeah. But I really can’t say it’s just those, because I don’t really know (what could happen)," Anthony replied.

Said the writer to Anthony, "If they trade you somewhere, and you don’t sign the extension, you’re screwed."  Then the writer quickly hedged by adding, "Well, not necessarily screwed."  But Anthony agreed with the original assertion, smiling and repeating, "Screwed."

"There are a lot of things that come into play when you look at this situation," Anthony said.  "The fact that they can send you wherever they want to. The fact that, wherever they send me, would I sign the extension there? It’s a lot of stuff I think about through all of this."

"I haven’t had any dialogue with (team executive) Masai (Ujiri) or anybody like that," Anthony said. "Usually I talk to Masai, but a lot of stuff has died down. I’m pretty sure they’ve been behind closed doors, doing what they do. But I haven’t talked to them personally."