• The Philadelphia 76ers and TNT broadcaster Doug Collins have agreed on a four-year deal for Collins to become the team’s next head coach.

• The NBA has suspended official Joe DeRosa one game for tossing a basketball at a heckling fan.

• Mark Cuban says the Mavericks are getting in on the LeBron chase.

• Former Mavericks coach Avery Johnson is  not a contender for the Chicago Bulls’ coaching vacancy.

• The Nets, after saying they wouldn’t renew general manager/interim coach Kiki Vandeweghe’s contract this summer, have eliminated the former position altogether and have merged it with Rod Thorn’s president position.