NBA - Rumor Mill lyrics

June 24th LeBron James opts out of his contract with Miami. Is he leaving, or is he staying? Klay Thompson is the deal-breaker in the Kevin Love trade between the Warriors-Timberwolves. The Pistons and Kings have reportedly discussed a Josh Smith trade. Ray Allen is considering playing another year, but wants to play alongside LeBron James. June 25th The Warriors bra** is unwilling to break up the Splash Brothers in order to acquire Kevin Love. In an effort to convince LeBron to stay, the Heat are reportedly putting together a trade package to move up in the draft. Tyson Chandler may be returning to Dallas - via trade. Kevin Love nixed a deal to Cleveland that would have netted Minnesota the #1 overall pick. June 26th The Toronto Raptors are in the hunt to acquire the Memphis Grizzlies' No. 22 overall pick in Thursday night's draft The New York Knicks are looking to move newly acquired Shane Larkin and Samuel Dalembert The Pelicans are making it clear that Ryan Anderson is not available June 27th Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are expected to opt out of their contracts with the Miami Heat this weekend. June 29th Jason Kidd reportedly wants a front office job, but neither the Nets or Bucks are willing to extend him an offer. The list of suitors for Chandler Parsons is growing by the day. The Suns are trying to put together an offer to convince LeBron and Melo to come and play together in Phoenix. June 30th With all their cap room, Atlanta could be looking to add Luol Deng. Lionel Hollins appears to be a good bet to take the now-vacant Nets head coaching job. Jordan Hill could have several suitors as free agency kicks off tomorrow. July 1st Even though a deal with the Raptors seemed imminent, Kyle Lowry still has his free agency suitors. First up: Houston Rockets. Less than half an hour into free agency, the Mavericks have already expressed interest in RFA Chandler Parsons. Pau Gasol will not be conducting any face-to-face meetings tonight. All contending teams: report to Spencer Hawes' agent... IMMEDIATELY. Trevor Ariza's list of potential free agent destinations has been leaked. Paul Pierce has received calls from several teams already tonight. Should we say this morning? July 2nd Gordon Hayward could be offered the max... July 3rd Pau Gasol's biggest suitor? OKC. The Clippers are dangling Jamal Crawford in a sign-and-trade. LeBron has reportedly begun evaluating potential suitors aside from the Heat. The Pacers have expressed interest in acquiring Goran Dragic from Phoenix. Chicago is amnestying Boozer - not an unexpected move. The new key to the Heat retaining LeBron: Anthony Morrow? To end the day: the Knicks' offer to Melo is on the table. July 4th The Rockets will set their sights on Chris Bosh if they fail to sign Melo. The Bulls are relying on serendipity to woo Melo if traditional methods fail. July 5th Free agency has taken an interesting turn in regard to Melo and LeBron. The Sixers are interested in trading for Jeremy Lin. Houston and Cleveland are reportedly clearing max contract space. Chris Bosh's agents have been checking on his market value with other teams. Although the Bucks were previously reported to have interest in Lin, they've since backed off. The Melo Sweepstakes now only includes the Lakers, Bulls, and Knicks. The Celtics are preparing a trade offer for Kevin Love. July 9th: Still nothing concrete on the LeBron/Bosh/Melo front. We do, however, have a max contract offer for Gordon Hayward - from the Hornets. July 10th: Drama in Houston. Chandler Parsons has signed a max offer sheet with the Dallas Mavericks. July 11th: It looks like Pau Gasol won't be a Laker next season.