Danny Manning signed a 2-year, $3.2 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks .

Bruce Bowen signed a 2-year, $1.5 million contract with the Spurs. The second year is a player option.

Brian Cardinal signed a 2-year, $1.1 million contract with the Pistons. The second season is a team option.

Peter Cornell signed a non-guaranteed, 1-year rookie-minimum contract with the Lakers.

Joe Smith signed a 6-year, $34 million contract with the Timberwolves.

Rafer Alston signed a one-year, $650,000 contract with the Bucks.

Jacque Vaughn signed a one-year, veterans minimum contract with the Hawks. As a 4-year veteran, he will earn $590,850.

Ruben Patterson signed a six-year, $34.0 million offer sheet with Portland. Seattle has refused to match the offer. Patterson is now a Trail Blazer.

Adrian Griffin signed a 2-year, $1.2 million contract with the Mavericks.

David Wesley signed a 2-year, $9.4 million contract extension with the Hornets.

Laphonso Ellis signed a 3-year, $10.2 contract with the Heat. The third season is a team option.

Emmanuel Davis signed a 2-year, $1.5 million contract with the Hawks. The second season is a player option.

Second-round draft pick, Loren Woods signed a 1-year, rookie minimum contract with the Timberwolves.

Andrew Declerq was signed to a 2-year, $4 million contract by the Magic.

Don Reid was signed to a 2-year, $2.7 million contract by the Magic.

Stacey Augmon signed a 2-year, $4.2 million contract with the Hornets.

Michael Smith's contract was bought out by the Wizards. He will count as $250,000 against Washington's cap for the 2001-02 season.

The Pistons signed their first round draft choice Rodney White to a 3-year, $5,461,680 contract with a team option for a fourth season at $2,481,242.

TRADE. The Spurs signed Derek Anderson to a 6-year $48 million contract then traded him and Steve Kerr to the Trail Blazers for Steve Smith.

Bryce Drew signed a 3-year, $3.9 million contract with the Hornets.

Corliss Williamson signed a 6-year, $32.5 million contract with the Pistons.

Victor Alexander signed a 1-year, $1 million contract with the Pistons.

Michael Finley was signed to a 7-year, $102.2 million contract by the Mavericks.

Allan Houston was signed to a 6-year, $100.4 million contract by the Knicks.

The Raptors signed their first round pick Michael Bradley to as 3-year, $3,623,400 contract with a team option for a fourth season at $1,984,573.

Ratko Varda signed a 1-year, rookie minimum contract with the Detroit Pistons .

Maurice Evans signed a 2-year, rookie minimum contract with the Timberwolves. The second season is a team option.

David Robinson was signed to a 2-year, $20 million contract by the spurs.

Chris Webber was signed to a 7-year, $122.7 million contract by the Kings. He has a player option after the fifth season and a 15% trade kicker.

John Amaechi signed a 4-year, $9.2 million contract with the Utah Jazz . The fourth season is a player option.

Mitch Richmond signed a 1-year contract with the Lakers for the veteran's minimum. As a player with more than 10 years of NBA experience, Richmnond will earn $1,000,000 but the lakers will only be responsible for $590,850.

Samaki Walker signed a 2-year $2.73 million contract with the Lakers. The second season is a player option.

Alvin Williams signed a 7-year, $42 million contract with the Raptors. There is an early termination option after the 5th season.

Malik Allen was signed to a rookie minimum contract by the Heat.

Mike James was signed to a rookie minimum contract by the Heat

Antonio Davis signed a 5-year, $64 million contract with Toronto.

Todd MacCulloch signed a 6-year, $34 million offer sheet with New Jersey. He will receiv the entire Middle-Class Exception. The Sixers now have 15 days to match the offer and retain MacCulloch.

Dikembe Mutombo signed a 4-year, $65 million contract with Philadelphia. The contract includes a 15% trade kicker.

Anthony Carter signed a 3-year, $12 million contract with Miami.

Christian Laettner signed a 4-year, $21 million contract with Washington.

Nazr Mohammed signed a 5-year, $28.5 million contract with Atlanta.

Horace Grant signed a 3-year, $7.7 million contract with Orlando. He was given part of the Middle-Class Exception.

Avery Johnson signed a 3-year, $15 million contract with Denver. He was given all of the Middle-Class Exception.

Dan Majerle signed a 1-year, $1 million contract with Phoenix. The team is only responsible for $590,850

The Pacers signed their first round pick, Jamal Tinsley. He was signed to a 3-year contract worth $2,416,080 with a team option for the fourth year worth $1,554,326.

The Memphis Grizzlies traded Shareef Abdur Rahim to the Atlanta Hawks for Lorenzen Wright, Brevin Knight and the rights to the #3 pick in the 2001 draft, Pau Gasol. As a result of this trade, the Grizzlies received a Traded Player Exception of $1,125,000.

The Chicago Bulls traded Brian Skinner to the Raptors for Charles Oakley. As a result of the trade, Oakley's trade kicker increased his salary to $7,330,000 and the raptors received a Traded Player Exception of $5,061,539 which must be used within one year.

The Trail Blazers traded Greg Anthony to the Bulls for a second round pick (supposedly, this will be the pick received from Toronto in the Oakley/Skinner trade). The Blazers would receive a Traded Player Exception of $3,940,000.

Aaron McKie signed a 7-year, $35.5 million contract with Philadelphia. With bonuses, the contract could be worth $42 million.

Doug Christie signed a 7-year, $48.1 million contract with Sacramento. The first 6th year is partially guaranteed and the 7th is not guaranteed.

Tyronn Lue signed a 2-year, $3.6 million contract with Washington.

Eddie Robinson signed a 5-year, $31.2 million offer sheet with Chicago. Charlotte now has 15 days to match the offer and retain Robinson. The starting salary of the Chicago offer is about $5,205,800 while the most Charlotte can offer with their Early Bird Rights is $ 4,538,000. Unless the Hornets can clear enough cap room to match the offer, Robinson will be a Bull.

Jerome Williams signed a 7-year, $40.8 million contract with Toronto. There is a mutual opt-out for the 7th season.

Clarence Weatherspoon signed a 5-year, $27.2 million contract with the Knicks. He was given the entire Middle-Class Exception.

Popeye Jones signed a 1-year, $1.3 million contract with Washington.

Patrick Ewing signed a 2-year, $ 4.5 million contract with Orlando. He was given part of the Middle-Class Exception.

Milt Palacio signed a 2-year, $1.43 million contract with Boston. He was given part of the Middle-Class Exception.

The Pistons traded Jud Bucheler and John Wallace to Phoenix for Cliff Robinson. As a result of the trade the Suns received a Traded Player Exception of $1,656,250 which must be used within one year.

The New Jersey Nets traded Stephon Marbury, Johnny Newman and Soumaila Samake to the Phoenix Suns for Jason Kidd and Chris Dudley. As a result of this trade, the Suns received another trade exception of $1,349,150 which must be used within one year and may be combined with with the other TPE.

The Nets signed their three first round picks. Richard Jefferson signed a 3 year contract worth $4,448,520. Jason Collins signed a 3 year contract worth $3,442,320. Brandon Armstrong signed a 3 year contract worth $2,792,160. All three players have team option for a 4th season.

Trade: The Wizards traded Charles Oakley and a 2nd round draft pick to the Bulls for Brian Skinner. The trade will be announced on July 18th. As a result of this trade, The Raptors will receive a traded player exception of $5,061,539 which must be used within one year. Also, the trade triggered a tradekicker in Oakley's contract allowing him to earn an additional $700,000.

Trade: The raptors traded the rights to unsigned 2nd round pick Zeljko Rebraca to the Detroit Pistions for a future 2nd round pick.

The Wizards signed their first round pick. Kwame Brown signed a 3 year contract worth $11,924,280 with a team option for a 4th season at $5,361,873.

The Wizards signed their second round pick Bobby Simmons. He will earn the rookie minimum salary of $332,817.

The Celtics signed their three first round picks. Joe Johnson signed a 3 year contract worth $5,188,560. Kedrick Brown signed a 3 year contract worth $4,929,120. Joseph Forte signed a 3 year contract worth $3,029,640. All three players have team option for a 4th season.

The Hornets signed their first round pick. Kirk Haston signed a 3 year contract worth $3,814,080. He has a team option for a 4th season.

The Grizzlies signed their second round picks to non-guaranteed contracts. Will Solomon and Antonis Fotsis will received guaranteed salaries if they are on the roster for opening day.

Cleveland signed 1st round pick DeSagana Diop. He signed a 3 year contract worth $5,941,920 with a team option for a 4th season at $2,695,164.

Phoenix signed second round pick Alton Ford to a one-year contract with a team option for a second year. He will earn the rookie minimum of $332,817

Phoenix signed free agent guard Charlie Bell.

Sacramento signed 1st round pick Gerald Wallace to a three-year rookie contract Friday that will pay him $2.14 million, including $664,900 during his first season and includes a team option for a 4th season at $1,377,045.

Rockets declined to exercise their option on the contract of Carlos Rogers, making him a free agent. Shandon Anderson and Maurice Taylor both declined player options and became free agents.

Wizards waived Mitch Richmond. The Wizards held a buyout on Richmond's contract for $10 million. The Wizards will be charged $5 million for each of the last two seasons of his contract.

Tyrone Hill's agent announced he will not exercise his option to become a free agent. He is now guaranteed through the 02-03 season at $6,600,000 per year.

Memphis signed their first round pick Shane Battier. He was signed to a 3 year contract worth $7,104,720 with a fourth year team option for $3,212,402.

Deseret News reports that Olden Polynice and Danny Manning (Uta) have opted out of their contracts for next year. They are now unrestricted free agents. Utah's John Crotty and John Starks have opted to stay. They are now guaranteed $965,850 and $2,475,000 for 01-02 respectively.