The Cleveland Cavaliers are pursuing trade scenarios involving Dion Waiters.

The Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers have spoken to the Cavaliers, with Luol Deng, Iman Shumpert and Evan Turner mentioned as targets.

Waiters is open to being traded from the Cavaliers.

The Philadelphia 76ers will officially retire Allen Iverson’s number “3” in a special halftime ceremony on Saturday, March 1, 2014 when the 76ers host the Washington Wizards.

Iverson led the 76ers to the 2001 NBA Finals. 

“Allen Iverson is, without question, one of the most iconic players to ever wear the Sixers uniform,” said Philadelphia 76ers Chief Executive Officer Scott O’Neil. “Allen left everything out on the court and no one could ever question his heart – he was relentless, fearless and pound-for-pound, was one of the greatest to ever play the game.”

Spencer Hawes has gotten off to a strong start for the Philadlephia 76ers, and Brett Brown sees the veteran center as an interesting core piece alongside Nerlens Noel in the frontcourt.

“Could those two play next to each other?” Brown said. “Yes they could.”

Brown likes the idea of Hawes at the power forward position.

Noel, 7-foot-1, is rehabilitating a torn ACL and has a strong chance of missing the entire season.

Hawes is averaging 16.2 points, as well as team-leading totals in rebounds (10.2), blocked shots (1.7), 3-pointers made (23) and 3-point percentage (48.9).

The Philadelphia 76ers have signed free agent guards Elliot Williams and Lorenzo Brown.

Williams (6-5, 190) was an early entry candidate for the 2010 NBA Draft following his sophomore season at Memphis and was selected with the 22nd overall pick by Portland. He played his freshman season at Duke. Williams appeared in 24 games for the Trail Blazers in 2011-12 and saw action in six games for Cleveland this preseason.

Brown (6-5, 186) was an early entry candidate for the 2013 NBA Draft following his junior season at N.C. State and was selected with the 52nd overall pick by Minnesota. He participated for the Timberwolves in both the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas and in the preseason. Brown started 95 of his 101 games played with the Wolfpack and was named Second Team All-ACC as a junior and Third Team as a sophomore.

The Philadelphia 76ers have waived Kwame Brown and Darius Morris.

Morris appeared in 12 games for the 76ers, averaging 6.9 points and 2.6 assists in 16.1 minutes per game.

Brown hadn't appeared in a game this season with Philadelphia as he battled a strained hamstring.

Andrew Bynum was booed heavily in his return to Philadelphia as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, when the 76ers won in a rout.

Bynum finished with four points and five rebounds in 18 minutes and seemed unfazed by the night.

“I thought it was funny,” Bynum said of his reception. “I thought it was a little weak. I thought it was going to be much worse.”

Jason Richardson says he is on schedule to return to the court sometime around the NBA All-Star break.

Richardson underwent left knee surgery last February.

Workouts by Richardson have been reduced to the aquatic realm, with the guard swimming timed laps.

Richardson said he has not been cleared for any impact conditioning, which includes anything basketball-related or even running on a treadmill.

Richardson will undergo a follow-up MRI next week.

Sam Hinkie is encouraged by what he has seen from the Philadelphia 76ers to start the season, but isn't ready to call them a playoff team.

"It's been fun for all of us," Hinkie said on Wednesday. "Good early rewards for the coaches and their efforts and what they've done behind the scenes and for the players, development-wise, they've gotten up and down, and some of your young players have really flourished in this new system.

"I was worried that I was going to have to get [former Sixer, current ambassador] World B. Free to talk to our young players and tell them what a great Philly crowd is like, but now we had the Miami and Chicago games, and they were great, loud crowds."

Brett Brown placed a special emphasis on fitness to start the season.

"[Winning] can only help them, and we talk to our players a lot about it," Hinkie said. "It's an everyday approach, and you're not sure when you're going to see results, but you have to keep at it and do whatever you think will help. Getting some positive results early gives some people some confidence, and hopefully it will help us weather some storms when the time comes."

Michael Carter-Williams helped lead the 76ers to the quick start and won Player of the Week honors.

Rod Baker will be hired by the Philadelphia 76ers to become head coach of the Delaware 87ers, the franchise's D-League affiliate.

Baker has been an assistant coach for the Bakersfield Jam and was previously a head coach in the Premier Basketball League.

Michael Carter-Williams fell to No. 11 to the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA draft and has been a star through the first week of the regular season in leading the team to a 3-0 record.

"Every game I try to prove that I could've been the No. 1 pick," Carter-Williams said. "I have confidence in myself that I should've been."

Carter-Williams did not expect the 76ers to be a doormat as many projected, but he did not expect their current start.

"I'm definitely surprised," Carter-Williams said. "I knew we'd be OK. Not as bad as people were saying, but not like this."