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Rumors are so fun. Here, Marc Stein talks about Miami's backcourt problems and says they were interested in James earlier this summer, but Washington wouldn't take back anything except another expiring contract. Stein writes that, of the Heat's expiring contracts, only Quentin Richardson and Udonis Haslem make around James' salary. He concludes a third team needs to get involved. (Please Udonis Haslem, please!). If the Wizards want to cut money, they could get a team like Oklahoma City involved (because OKC has cap space and can absorb salary). Maybe something like James and Shaun Livingston to Miami, Haslem to Oklahoma City and a second-round pick to DC.

So ... hey, here's to a division rival making themselves way worse.

The official deal has Mo Williams going to the Cavs, Damon Jones' expiring contract, Luke Ridnour and Adrian Griffin to the Bucks and Joe Smith's and Desmond Mason's expiring contracts going to Oklahoma City. Wow, what a dumb trade for Milwaukee. Ridnour's basically a poor-man's Williams and Jones and Griffin won't do anything for them. Cleveland takes on a lot of salary, but Williams fits in quite well next to LeBron. They officially scare me. If I had to rank the East, I'd put Cleveland second ahead of Detroit.

HoopsWorld is reporting that a deal where Houston and Washington could swap their first round picks and send Luther Head to Washington could be in the works.

Unrelated, but damn, the rumor season is off to a bang. I give this about a five percent change of happening, but if it does, that's one hell of a haul for the Jay-Zies.