FILE -- Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd(notes) is shown during Game 3 of the NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal against the Denver Nuggets, in Dallas. NBA free agency opens with the Mavericks expected to try to re-sign Jason Kidd, one of the hottest free-agents on the market when it comes to point guards.

In this May 11, 2009 photo, Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd(notes) (2) brings the ball down court against the Denver Nuggets in the first half of Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal in Dallas. Free agency opens in the NBA on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, and Kidd is among the point guards garnering interest.

In this photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, San Antonio Spurs guard Michael Finley(notes) looks on against the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver. Finley has told the Spurs he plans to return for another season, the team announced Tuesday June 30, 2009.

In this Tuesday, March 31, 2009 file photo, New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson(notes), left, confers with center David Lee(notes) while facing the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver. Lee and Nate Robinson become free agents on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, and the New York Knicks say they would like to keep both.

DENVER - JUNE 26: First round draft pick Ty Lawson(notes) of the Denver Nuggets poses for a portrait following a press conference on June 26, 2009 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

DENVER - JUNE 26: First round draft pick Ty Lawson(notes) of the Denver Nuggets poses for a portrait following a press conference on June 26, 2009 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

DENVER - JUNE 26: Ty Lawson(notes) of the Denver Nuggets speaks to the media during a press conference on June 26, 2009 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

DENVER - JUNE 26: Ty Lawson(notes) is introduced as a Denver Nuggets during a press conference on June 26, 2009 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

DENVER - JUNE 26: Head coach George Karl of the Denver Nuggets introduces Ty Lawson(notes) during a press conference on June 26, 2009 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

DENVER - JUNE 26: First round draft pick Ty Lawson(notes) of the Denver Nuggets poses for a portrait following a press conference on June 26, 2009 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

DENVER - JUNE 26: Ty Lawson(notes) of the Denver Nuggets speaks to the media during a press conference on June 26, 2009 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

DENVER - JUNE 26: First round draft pick Ty Lawson(notes) of the Denver Nuggets poses for a portrait following a press conference on June 26, 2009 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

DENVER - JUNE 26: Head coach George Karl of the Denver Nuggets introduces Ty Lawson(notes) during a press conference on June 26, 2009 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

DENVER - JUNE 26: Ty Lawson(notes) of the Denver Nuggets speaks to the media during a press conference on June 26, 2009 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

Ty Lawson(notes), center, who was selected as the 18th pick in the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, jokes with Mark Warkentien, left, vice president, and George Karl, head coach of the Denver Nuggets, before a news conference in Denver on June 26, 2009. A draft-day trade sent Lawson to the Nuggets. Lawson, who helped to lead North Carolina to the 2009 NCAA Championship, will back up Nuggets' guards Chauncey Billups(notes) and Anthony Carter(notes).

Ty Lawson(notes), left, who was selected as the 18th pick in the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, is presented a jersey by Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl after talking about the draft-day trade that sent Lawson to the Denver during a news conference on Friday, June 26, 2009, in Denver. Lawson, who helped to lead North Carolina to the 2009 NCAA Championship, will back up Nuggets' guards Chauncey Billups(notes) and Anthony Carter(notes).

Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl reacts after pulling off a sling he was using after rotator cuff surgery as he sits down to take part in a news conference to welcome Ty Lawson(notes) who was selected as the 18th pick in the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, on Friday, June 26, 2009, in Denver. Lawson, who helped to lead North Carolina to the 2009 NCAA Championship, will back up Nuggets guards Chauncey Billups(notes) and Anthony Carter(notes).

Ty Lawson(notes), front, who was selected as the 18th pick in the NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, talks about the draft-day trade that sent him to the Denver Nuggets, during a news conference on Friday, June 26, 2009, in Denver. Nuggets head coach George Karl, back, looks on. Lawson, who helped to lead North Carolina to the 2009 NCAA Championship, will back up Nuggets guards Chauncey Billups(notes) and Anthony Carter(notes).

Ty Lawson(notes), who was selected as the 18th pick in the NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, talks about the draft-day trade that sent him to the Denver Nuggets, during a news conference on Friday, June 26, 2009, in Denver. Lawson, who helped to lead North Carolina to the 2009 NCAA Championship, will back up Nuggets' guards Chauncey Billups(notes) and Anthony Carter(notes).

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2009, file photo, Atlanta Hawks guard Acie Law, left, slips past Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin(notes) for a basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver. A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Hawks and Golden State Warriors are working on a trade that would send point guard Jamal Crawford(notes) to Atlanta for guards Acie Law and Speedy Claxton(notes). Crawford can't be traded until July 1 or until he signs paperwork indicating he won't opt out of his contract and become a free agent.

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2008 file photo, San Antonio Spurs forward Fabricio Oberto(notes), of Argentina, takes the floor before facing the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver. A Bucks official, who requested anonymity, with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday June 23, 2009, that Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson(notes) to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen(notes), Kurt Thomas(notes) and Oberto, giving them a veteran cast and financial flexibility.