The Sixers have scheduled a meeting with Childress, a restricted free agent, the Philadelphia Daily News reports.

The date of the meeting has not been set. The Hawks have stated that they will match any offer Childress or their other restricted free agent, Josh Smith, will receive on the market. Smith met with Philadelphia officials earlier in the week.

Brown is considering retiring, the Boston Herald reports.

Celtics vice president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was told by Brown that he was not going to return for another season. "Whatever P.J. wants," Ainge said. "He knows that we'd love to have him back, but he has to want to come back. But I'm not counting on it. He's 39 years old, and he has a nice family. He was a great contributor in our winning, but he said he doesn't want to play."

The Bobcats declined to pick up the option on Harrington's contract on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.

Harrington is now an unrestricted free agent. At 34 years old and having missed 71 games over the past two seasons due to two knee surgeries, it looks like his 13-year career is nearing an end.

According to the New York Times, Stephon Marbury will not be with the Knicks for the 2008-09 season, making Duhon the starting point guard for the team.

As part of the Duhon's recruitment to New York, the Knicks all but offered him the starting job. Kevin Bradbury, Duhon's agent, said, "For Chris, the opportunity to be a starting point guard, to have the opportunity to be the starting point guard for the Knicks, to play in New York and to play in D'Antoni's system" was too good to pass up.

It appears Barea will return to Dallas next season as he agreed to three-year deal with the Mavericks, the Dallas Morning News reports.

Barea had several nice moments last season but will likely see limited minutes behind Maverick point guard Jason Kidd.

The Pistons are expected to offer Maxiell a contract extension this summer, the Detroit News reports.

Detroit's not expected to be a major player in the free agent market, meaning they can spend money on Maxiell. Pistons general manager Joe Dumars isn't looking to add much payroll beyond Maxiell's extension and wants to shake up the team through the trade market.

The Celtics worked out O'Bryant Thursday, the Boston Herald reports.

O'Bryant worked out for Boston back in 2006 prior to that year's draft before being selected by Golden State ninth overall. Two years laster, the Warriors did not pick up his option and O'Bryant is an unrestricted free agent.

The Pacers might be among the teams interested in signing Landry, who became a restricted free agent on Tuesday, the Indianapolis Star reports.

Though Landry played his college ball at Purdue, the Pacers don't necessarily have an edge in getting him. Landry should draw widespread interest, plus the Rockets have the right to match any offer to him, as he's a restricted free agent.

Williams emphasized that he wants to remain a Pacer despite recent comments from team president Larry Bird, who said he is looking to trade the embattled swing man, the Indianpolis Star reports.

Bird told the Star two weeks ago that Williams was on "very thin ice" in Indiana. "I just hope the thin ice don't break," Williams said during a recent workout at Indiana's practice court. "I'm going to do everything in my power to keep it thin and try to thicken it up a little bit." Williams said he has streamlined his life to playing basketball, working out, and staying away from trouble. In February, a man wanted on murder charges in Tennessee, was arrested after leaving Williams' home in a truck registered to Williams. This was the same man that was with Williams when he was arrested for driving without a license in Sept. 2007.

Kaman obtained German citizenship and will play for Germany's national basketball team in an Olympic qualifying tournament, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Kaman will join Dirk Nowitzki on the team, trying to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. "We'll be stronger under the baskets with Chris," Nowitzki said. Germany, which has not qualified for the Olympics since the 1992 games in Barcelona (Spain), will head to Athens (Greece) later this month to compete with 11 other national teams looking for three Olympic berths.

Doctors have given the medical clearance for Bynum (knee) to begin conditioning, the Orange County Register reports.

Bynum missed the final 46 games of the regular season after suffering a partially dislocated left knee cap in January. He underwent arthroscopic surgery May 21 to remove cartilage debris. "The knee looks wonderful and we are anticipating that within a short period of time, he will start training," Bynum's agent, David Lee, said. "The doctors told him the knee was doing better than expected."

The Grizzlies and Gasol agreed to terms on a three-year contract worth $10 million, SI.com reports.

Gasol averaged 16.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and was named the MVP of the Spanish League. Gasol will join Darko Milicic in the Grizzlies' front court.

Cook has a separated shoulder and will be sidelined 2-4 weeks, the Associated Press reports.

The good news is that the injury is to his left (non-shooting) shoulder, the bad news is that he will miss Miami's upcoming five-game summer league schedule. The Heat were hoping Cook would turn in a strong summer performance to help him build momentum heading into training camp.

The Bucks are still working on getting Jefferson, obtained in a draft-night trade from New Jersey, into town to meet with the local media, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Apparently, Jefferson is none to happy to be moving from New Jersey to Milwaukee, according to a report in the New York Post, which cites a conversation between New Jersey president Rod Thorn and Jefferson's agent. Meanwhile, members of the Nets' organization said privately that trading Jefferson was necessary partly because of his selfish behavior behind the scenes, the New York Daily News reports.

Minnesota made Smith a qualifying offer, making him a restricted free agent, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

After a strong rookie season, Smith didn't have the breakout season many expect as he got lost a bit in the shuffle of Minnesota's youth movement and struggled with several small injuries. There's an opportunity for him to win minutes in the Minnesota front court when the T-Wolves go big.

Krstic's agent said they are exploring sign-and-trade options with the Nets, who are looking to offer no more than a two-year commitment to the restricted free agent, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

With recent changes to the Nets' roster, including an influx of front court players, Krstic will be nothing more than a spare part on a team looking to craft a new image. "We've talked about all the possible options out there," agent Marc Cornstein said. "Because of his situation -- coming off the injury, his age (he turns 25 in three weeks) -- the important thing is to go into a situation where he is wanted, and where he is able to flourish. So he'd be open to anything, if it's going to be best for his career."

Paul and the Hornets agreed to a deal that will pay the star point guard $68 million over the next four seasons, Yahoo! Sports reports.

Paul holds a player option for the final year of the deal. He is expected to sign the contract sometime Thursday evening, with the deal getting final approval from the league on July 9.

According to people close to Knicks team president Donnie Walsh and coach Mike D'Antoni, it's a near certainty that Marbury will not be with the club for the 2008-09 season, the New York Times reports.

All New York needed to do was add a point guard during the offseason, and the expected signing of Chris Duhon paves the way for the Knicks to jettison Marbury. Whether it be a trade, a contract buyout or simply by waiving him, Marbury will not be with the Knicks.