Real GM reports that Anderson Varejao has elected not to exercise his player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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The Detroit Pistons fired Michael Curry as head coach on Tuesday.

Doug Collins is believed to be a leading candidate for the job, according to a source.

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Channing Frye

Channing Frye’s two-year stint with the Trail Blazers officially ended Monday when general manager Kevin Pritchard said the team has decided not to make a qualifying offer to the 26-year-old free agent power forward.

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Brandon Bass is drawing a lot of attention on the free agent market, according to his agent.

“Brandon likes Dallas and appreciates the Mavericks,” agent Tony Dutt said. “He will certainly look at that, but he will look at other options, too. I’m pretty comfortable in saying he’s going to get a ton of interest.”

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Charlie Villanueva

In a move that was considered shocking in some corners Monday, the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to offer young free-agent power forward Charlie Villanueva a qualifying offer to make him a re stricted free agent.

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Jason Kidd

It has been reported that the New York Knicks will meet Wednesday with free agent and former Dallas Mavericks’ guard Jason Kidd.

A league source told the Daily News Monday night that Kidd is scheduled to sit down with Knicks president Donnie Walsh and head coach Mike D’Antoni early Wednesday. Kidd said in January that he would strongly consider signing with the Knicks.

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Right now, based on contracts that are going into next season, the New Orleans Hornets have a team payroll of $77.5 million, which is highest in the league.

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Yao Ming could miss the entire 2009-10 season and his career could even be in jeopardy, according to a report.

“The realization has hit them that this is grave,” one NBA general manager said.

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Amare Stoudemire’s camp has not heard from any other NBA team about the possibility of acquiring him or any interest in securing his future with a contract extension.

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Turkoglu and Okur

Mehmet Okur is “leaning toward opting out” of his contract with the Jazz and could make the decision official as soon as today, Okur’s agent, Marc Fleisher, said Sunday.

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