National Basketball Association roundup

[July 03, 2015]  July 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Dwyane Wade will remain in Miami after accepting a one-year, $20 million contract offer from the Heat, according to reports.

The All-Star guard sparred with the team the past few weeks over a new deal before coming to terms on Thursday. The contract can't be finalized under NBA rules until July 9.

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Tim Duncan will return for a 19th season with the San Antonio Spurs, and he might get some help in free-agent center LaMarcus Aldridge.

Duncan, 39, talked with coach Gregg Popovich on Wednesday in Los Angeles, where they were part of a Spurs crew that also met with Aldridge, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Duncan told the newspaper on Thursday that he will return.

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Greg Monroe and the Milwaukee Bucks agreed to a three-year, $50 million contract.

The third year in the deal is a player option, according to reports.

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Free-agent guard Monta Ellis agreed to a four-year, $44 million contract with the Indiana Pacers.

The deal includes an early termination option that would allow Ellis to become a free agent after three seasons.

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Center Omer Asik and the New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a five-year deal that could be worth up to $60 million.

Without incentives, the base contract is a four-year, $45 million pact. Asik can kick in a fifth year and additional $15 million through performance and playing time escalators.

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Arron Afflalo agreed to a two-year, $16 million contract with the New York Knicks.

Afflalo holds a player option for the 2016-17 season, giving him power to return to free agency next summer when contract values are likely to balloon in the current of a new collective bargaining agreement.

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The Sacramento Kings unloaded the contracts of Carl Landry and Jason Thompson and parted with 2014 first-round draft pick Nik Stauskas on Wednesday night in a deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.

In addition to the three players, the 76ers will receive a protected first-round draft pick from the Kings and the right to swap picks in the first round of two other drafts, Grantland.com reported. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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