The San Antonio Spurs will bring in Brian Butch and Warren Carter next week for a workout.

Carter played for Dexia Mons-Hainaut last season.

Butch has spent the past few seasons in the D-League.

The Bobcats are taking a look at free agent forward Josh Howard, president of basketball operations Rod Higgins confirmed.

Howard has also received interest from the Knicks and Bulls.

The Nets are looking to build a new practice facility and are considering a waterfront site in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, a real estate source said.

Real-estate developer Joseph Sitt has owned the 660,000-square-foot parcel since 2005, when he purchased it for about $24 million.

Mike Zarren has removed his name from consideration for the Philadelphia 76ers general manager job.

Zarren is currently assistant general manager of the Boston Celtics.

Tom Penn and Jeff Bower are also known candidates to replace Rod Thorn.

Real Madrid has offered Sergio Llull a six-year extension with an option on a seventh year.

The Houston Rockets own the draft rights to Llull, buying them for $2.25 million from the Denver Nuggets. Llull was selected with the 34th overall pick in 2009.

Llull averaged 9.8 points, 3.8 assists and 2.0 rebounds over 24.7 minutes per game last season for Real Madrid.

Llull will turn 25 in November.

The Nets are looking to add a veteran center to their roster, and to that end the team worked out free agents Eddy Curry and Hilton Armstrong on Wednesday.

Curry signed with the Heat before last season, but played just 14 games, averaging 2.1 points.

Armstrong, a former lottery pick, played in France last season.

Josh Howard has been working out in Charlotte this week, according to sources.

Howard is from Winston-Salem.

Howard is also drawing interest from the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks.

Howard played for the Utah Jazz last season.

Peter Dinwiddie has been promoted by the Indiana Pacers to Vice President of Basketball Operations.

Dinwiddie will assist Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Kevin Pritchard and Pacers President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh in various capacities, including compliance with the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, assisting in player contract negotiations, salary cap management and compliance with NBA player personnel rules. He is an Indianapolis native who attended Indiana University and has a degree from the New England School of Law.

"Peter is very bright, very intelligent, very thorough and extremely hard working," said Walsh. "Since I returned (in June) and have worked with him on a daily basis, his contributions have been immeasurable. This promotion recognizes his work for the Indiana Pacers. He has a tremendous future in the league."

Terry Stotts has added Dale Osbourne to the coaching staff of the Portland Trail Blazers.

“I'm very excited about Dale joining our staff,” said Stotts. “His diverse coaching background and experience at the college and D-League level will be very valuable in the development of our younger players both on the court and off.”

Osbourne joins the Trail Blazers from the Tulsa 66ers, where he served as head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA Development League affiliate.

The Washington Wizards have signed Martell Webster. 

"Martell brings a combination of versatility and shooting in addition to his experience," said Grunfeld.  “Adding him to the roster provides us with another solid veteran presence and gives us flexibility with our lineups at both the shooting guard and small forward positions."

Webster (6-7, 230) holds career averages of 8.4 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting .374 from three-point range in 394 games (191 starts) over seven seasons with Portland and Minnesota.