Ray Allen News

The scene is comical: Fans camped out at his Akron home. In Miami they are pretending nonchalance, but sweating profusely through their white linens.

So, turns out, according to ESPN, that the reason the entire basketball world is still being held hostage by LeBron James' indecision is that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's infamous comic sans letter blasted James four years ago.

As the rest of the sporting world is held captive, awaiting word from LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony , there are other players on the market, including some former Huskies.

Everything the past few days to do with the Cavs has been related to LeBron in some way.

With the basketball world waiting for him to decide his career plans, James spoke with Heat president Pat Riley for more than an hour Wednesday in Las Vegas during a highly anticipated meeting that will steer the course of not only the Heat’s future, but also the entire NBA.

Barring a late change of heart, Carmelo Anthony will announce Thursday that he's re-signing with the New York Knicks, the New York Daily News reported, citing a friend of Anthony's.

Nov 27, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Miami Heat shooting guard Ray Allen during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena.

Ray Allen was noncommittal about his future after the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals.

Cavaliers target Heat free agent Ray Allen Ray Allen was a favorite teammate of LeBron James', making him more desirable for Cleveland.

Developments on the LeBron James free agency front are beginning to see the light of day with news of a meeting with Heat President Pat Riley schedule to occur this Wednesday.

Billionaire entrepreneur Miguel "Mike" B. Fernandez sold a Coral Gables mansion to Miami Heat guard Ray Allen.

Well hell, this is getting out of hand. Miami megastar LeBron James is gargling over his free agency options, and us lugs are camping out on our duffs all day, sweating and refreshing Twitter every 30 seconds or so.

Well, frankly, the majority of teams around the league are merely waiting for top prizes - LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony - to choose their destinations.

The Miami Heat 's first moves of NBA free agency did not involve the team's Big Three but could be part of Pat Riley 's master plan to hold things together.

OK, assume LeBron plays for both teams, who would be the picks in a dispersal draft between the two teams? 1) Kyrie Irving 2) Andrew Wiggins 3) Chris Bosh 4) Dwyane Wade So the Cavs have the best two guys and then once you get to #5, it is basically all Cavs. You want Mario Chalmers? I mean, he is probably the next best younger Heat.

Seven days have passed since the official start of the 2014 NBA free agency period and it has been one filled with great deals and surprises.

On the other, there is the longshot hope that another leading man might be willing to jump aboard at a salary-cap discount, as the waiting game continues with free-agent targets Pau Gasol , Luol Deng and Trevor Ariza .

We're still awaiting information on how Derrick Rose's willingness or reluctance to participate in this free agent's decision process might affect things.

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If he had free time, it was either spent in a gym, or in front of a television watching NBA basketball.