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The Atlanta Hawks have reached a verbal agreement to re-sign wing Kent Bazemore on a four-year deal worth $70 million, his agent, Austin Walton, said.The fourth year of the deal is a player option, league sources told ESPN.Bazemore, who turned 27 on Friday, is a defensive specialist who has worked his way up after going undrafted. He had several suitors, including the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers.My life has gone the right direction in Atlanta -- on and off the court, Bazemore told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Its a great fit. Im beyond elated.Bazemore declined four-year, $72 million offers from the Rockets and Lakers, a source told ESPN, confirming an NBA.com report.Bazemore played 23 games for the Lakers after they traded for him in 2014, and a source said he seriously considered their offer before deciding to return to the Hawks.Combined with their agreement with Dwight Howard on a three-year, $70.5 million deal earlier Friday, the Hawks have nearly exhausted their available salary-cap space, while All-Star free agent and nine-year team veteran Al Horford has yet to pick a team.However, the Hawks were engaged in trade talks Friday that potentially would allow them to open more cap space in the event Horford decided to re-sign. Horford is one of the most coveted free agents on the market, with several teams interested in him, including the Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards.The Hawks have yet to offer the full five-year max to Horford, a source said.Horford met with the Celtics, Rockets, Wizards and an unknown team Friday in Atlanta and expects to make a decision this weekend, sources said.Bazemore averaged 11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game for the Hawks last season.ESPNs Calvin Watkins, Ramona Shelburne and Jeff Goodman contributed to this report. Swell Traveler Mug . General manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he wants to see Gaboriks contributions go beyond the scoresheet before considering a long-term deal for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. Swell Flaske Salg . Irving scored 23 points, Tristan Thompson had 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-109 on Friday night. http://www.swellflaskenorge.com/swell-traveler-norge.html .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. Swell Flaske Blomster .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. Swell Flaske Marble . Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on Saturday night. Saturday in the desert saw No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons take on No. 2 Brandon Ingram.And last years No. 2 pick,?DAngelo Russell, drained the game-winner. Heres what was buzzing around the second day of Las Vegas Summer League:Vegas Summer League buzz: Day 1Rome wasnt built in a dayJaylen Brown sat out two games at the Utah Jazz summer league after suffering a bone bruise on his knee in his debut Monday. He admitted to being a step slow Saturday, but also stressed those that doubt his draft position only motivate him more.Everything is fuel to the fire, Brown said. Its all about getting better. Ive said it before, Im not trying to be cocky, I dont care about the pick; I want to be a top-3 player one day. So Im going to keep getting better. Rome wasnt built in a day. The biggest room in the world is a room for improvement. -- Chris Forsberg, ESPNNo more Mr. Nice Guy?The Bulls offseason makeover has been a major topic of conversation among the coaches and scouts at the summer league this week. Consider them generally skeptical about how well newcomers Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade will mesh with Jimmy Butler and Chicagos holdovers.In particular, the consensus seems to be that Fred Hoiberg will have his hands full with the big personalities in his locker room. Hoiberg may be too nice to coach this team. -- Kevin Pelton, ESPN InsiderA raucous crowd at summer league?Saturday broke a single-day attendance record for NBA summer league in Las Vegas. The total count for both gyms was 16,208. That tops the previous record of 12,422 set on July 10, 2015. -- Baxter Holmes, ESPNSixers summer league coach Lloyd Pierce on the crowd for Lakers-Sixers: Unbelievable. I talked to the guys in there (in the Sixers locker room afterward) that there are 82 of these during the season. This is a great first step, especially for Ben [Simmons], just for everybody. The crowd, to feel the energy, one-point game. I dont know how you can start summer league better than that, other than to get the win. -- Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPNWorth a shotJonathon Simmons is working to change his jumper by keeping the ball away from his face, which will result in the second-year mans form being taller when he releases the ball.dddddddddddd The bulk of the work done to improve Simmons shot has been performed by Spurs assistant Chip Engelland and Marlon Garnett, a player development/video coordinating assistant who is also serving as an assistant on the Las Vegas Summer League squad. -- Michael C. Wright, ESPNA Buddy by any other name...Dont worry about coming up with a nickname for New Orleans Pelicans rookie Buddy Hield. He already has three that hes been cycling through since college: Buddy Fresh, Buddy Love and Buddy Buckets.After a 5-for-20 performance in his debut Friday, Hield promised to put on the appropriate persona for the follow-up Sunday against the Utah Jazz: Its Buddy Buckets tomorrow. -- Justin Verrier, ESPNChecking in on Utahs Trey LylesHaving already played a few games in the Utah Summer League, Trey Lyles continues to show he has a well-grooved spot in an NBA rotation -- a big shooter who can use shot-fake attack moves comfortably. His game is mostly about being a shooter, even when he posts up.As for his foundation, thats fine. Even if Lyles does not add more to his game, he has a place in the Jazz rotation with room to grow. His shot looks very good, with solid mechanics and pace. Which is good because Lyles isnt shy about taking 2s and 3s. -- David Thorpe, ESPN InsiderAll in the familyNuggets-Grizzlies clearly was not the main event. Ben Simmons and Brandon Ingram were facing off in the other gym, and Emmanuel Mudiay had bowed out of the rest of Denvers summer league stretch. And yet, famed LeBron James business partner Maverick Carter was in the audience, sitting courtside and staying until the end.The reason? Nuggets summer leaguer and former Wichita State Shocker Darius Carter is Carters cousin. The lanky forward was kept on the bench until garbage time in the fourth quarter, when his first contribution was a putback that garnered a pointing celebration from Carter.Were family, Darius Carter said after the game. Thats what we do. -- Ethan Sherwood Strauss, ESPN ' ' '