Brook Lopez agrees to contract extension with Nets

Center Brook Lopez has agreed to an extension with the Brooklyn Nets.

Unable to work a trade with Orlando for Dwight Howard, the Nets used the first day contracts could be signed to get a deal done with their current center.

Lopez had been linked to the Magic in trade talks for months but now knows he will at least begin the season in Brooklyn. He is ineligible to be traded until Jan. 15.

A person with knowledge of the negotiations, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms have not been announced, said Wednesday the deal is worth $60 million.

Lopez was limited to five games last season because of injuries, averaging 19.2 points. He had appeared in 82 games in each of his first two NBA seasons and has a 17.4-point career average.

Crawford is a Clipper

The Clippers made it official, announcing that they had signed free-agent guard Jamal Crawford to a contract.

Crawford signed the mid-level exception, a deal that is for four years and a total of $21.7 million. The Clippers own the option for the third and fourth years of the deal.

Crawford, 32, who will play for his sixth team, averaged 13.9 points a game last season in Portland. He has averaged 15.3 points over his 12-year career.

The Clippers also announced that they traded Reggie Evans to Brooklyn in a sign-and-trade deal in which the forward will sign a three-year deal worth a total of $3.6 million.

The Clippers will exchange second-round draft picks with the Nets in 2016.

Evans played in 56 games last season with the Clippers, averaging 4.8 rebounds in 13.8 minutes.

— Broderick Turner

Kaman going to Mavericks

Chris Kaman says he has agreed to a deal with the Dallas Mavericks.

The 7-foot center, who played in New Orleans last season, announced on his Twitter account that he is going to Dallas to play with Dirk Nowitizki, his friend and teammate on the German national team during the 2008 Olympics.

Kaman averaged 13.1 points and 7.7 rebounds in 47 games with the Hornets last season. He played the first eight seasons of his career with the Clippers, and was an All-Star in 2010.

ESPN.com reported that the Mavericks acquired point guard Darren Collison and swingman Dahntay Jones in a sign-and-trade deal that will send free-agent center Ian Mahinmi to the Indiana Pacers to a serve as a backup for Roy Hibbert.

Warriors get Jarrett Jack

The Golden State Warriors are getting more for Dorell Wright after all — pending some last-minute paperwork.

The Warriors have agreed to send Wright to the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-team trade that will net guard Jarrett Jack from the New Orleans Hornets, two people familiar with the decision said.

The people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to the Associated Press because the trade is still being finalized, said the Hornets will receive the 76ers’ draft rights to Edin Bavcic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a salary-slashing move that also clears space in a crowded backcourt. Bavcic, acquired by Philadelphia in a trade with Toronto in 2006, is expected to remain in Europe next season.

The original proposed trade had the Warriors receiving Bavcic for Wright. Instead, the Hornets hopped in the mix to acquire Bavcic and hand the Warriors the veteran guard they’ve wanted this off-season to play alongside Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

The move will clear about $5.5 million in cap space for New Orleans, which is expected to match Phoenix’s four-year, $58-million offer to restricted free agent Eric Gordon. The trade gives the Hornets more money to sign a center and also allows rookie combo guard Austin Rivers, the 10th overall pick out of Duke in last month’s NBA draft, to see more playing time next season.

The trade was still pending until a series of other moves paved the way for the complicated deal.

The 76ers will use the amnesty clause on Elton Brand and the $18.1 million he’s owed in the final season of a five-year contract — a move that has to happen for the Wright trade to go through.

Trail Blazers to match Batum offers

Portland Trail Blazers General Manager Neil Olshey said the team would match any offers for French swingman Nicolas Batum.

Olshey’s comments came amid speculation the team is working on a sign-and-trade with Minnesota, which is interested in the restricted free agent. “I think Nicolas would have more value than what Minnesota is willing to offer in a sign-and-trade,” Olshey said.

Batum’s agent, Bouna Ndiaye, told the Associated Press last week that he and the Timberwolves agreed to terms on a four-year, $45-million offer with bonuses that could push it past $50 million. A formal offer has not yet been made.

Knicks say Lin is staying

New York Knicks Coach Mike Woodson said Jeremy Lin is staying put.

Woodson repeated Wednesday that Lin will “absolutely” be back next season and will enter training camp as the starting point guard, even with the Knicks agreeing to a deal with veteran Jason Kidd.

Lin has agreed to sign an offer sheet with the Houston Rockets for about $28 million over four years. The Knicks have said all along they planned to match any offer for their restricted free agent, and Woodson said the Knicks “never once” blinked at knowing they would have to pay that figure.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder signed undrafted free agent Hollis Thompson to a contract. Thompson, a 6-foot-8 forward, left Georgetown after his junior season to enter the NBA draft but was not taken. ... The San Antonio Spurs announced they had re-signed Tim Duncan, bringing back the veteran forward for at least a 16th season. Terms were not disclosed, but Yahoo Sports cited anonymous sources in reporting it was a three-year, $36-million deal. ... The Sacramento Kings signed power forward Jason Thompson to a new contract. Thompson was a restricted free agent and had the opportunity to sign elsewhere and wait to see if Sacramento matched the offer. Instead, he decided not to take the chance and signed with the Kings.