UNLESS Dikembe Mutombo agrees to decrease the $37 million guarantee remaining on his Nets contract over the next two years by roughly $10M, he's not going anywhere, stipulates a team source. The only other option remains the Blazers, who refuse to assume Mutombo's salary along with Kenyon Martin unless New Jersey takes disgruntled Ruben Patterson along with Rasheed Wallace.

Should Mutombo and agent David Falk relent, there's almost definitely a mid-level, multi-year deal with his name on it in Toronto. Not long ago, the Clippers were seriously considering a similar offer, but have decided against it, reveals a club official. At $4.9M per, you'd have to believe the Knicks, who backed off acquiring the 7-2 center just before the 76ers peddled him to the Nets, would have to find Mutombo relatively attractive.