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Thomas Bryant's wait for another team will have to continue as the NBA season approaches quickly. The Indiana product has been quite the journeyman throughout the start of his professional career and while being a journeyman isn't the worst case scenario, the constant lack of security to stick on a roster is a feeling that no player in the league wants to deal with.

In theory, the Heat would accomplish their goal of landing a star player by signing KD next summer. There's one big problem with that. If KD doesn't sign an extension with the Houston Rockets before next summer arrives, he's likely going to be looking for one more big payday before the over-38 NBA rule comes into play. That's the CBA provision that discourages teams from extending contracts to players over the age of 38 for four years or more.

The Knicks have been linked with veteran guard Ben Simmons to bolster the depth of their backcourt, but they have yet to offer him a contract. SNY's Ian Begley was the first to relay that New York has not submitted a formal offer shortly after Marc Stein reported that Simmons rejected a deal sent over by Leon Rose and Co.

Nine-time NBA All-Star guard Russell Westbrook has a cameo in Ciara's new "Dance With Me" music video, which was released Friday. At the two-minute mark, Westbrook and Ciara, who is married to New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson, dance while seated in chairs in front of the iconic Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Ciara teamed up with Tyga on the track, which appears on her new album "CiCi," released Friday.

I just wanted to do what was best for me and my family, obviously. But I wanted to be here, I wanted to keep playing here, especially because I didn't have that many months here.

Horford's second tenure with the Celtics might come to an end soon.

Deandre Ayton has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for next season, earning $34 million between Portland and L.A. His agents finalized the agreement with Lakers president Rob Pelinka.

Free agent guard Tyus Jones has secured a one-year, $7 million deal with the Orlando Magic, solidifying their backcourt as they aim for Eastern Conference contention.

Jerome's rise out of seemingly nowhere mirrored Cleveland's ascent to title contention with a dominant 64-win season, highlighting his significant contribution as a bench player.

As you look at the rest of the team and what we're trying to do, there is no question our priorities would be to bring Al and Luke back. Those guys are huge parts of this organization. They're going to have, I'm sure, plenty of options all over the place, and that's well-deserved, but I think that would be a priority. At the same time, I don't want to put pressure on them.