Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson (notes) is going to be a very popular man on July 1 when he becomes a free agent. And he’s already saying that he wouldn’t mind going to play with the Miami Heat , according to the Miami Herald. Johnson is likely still recovering from the shellacking his Hawks took when the Orlando Magic swept them out of the playoffs

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The Dallas Mavericks got tossed to the side again in the postseason, suffering a four-games-to-two ouster by the San Antonio Spurs . After the final 97-87 loss last night, a disappointed Dirk Nowitzki, who has been with the Mavs since 1998, didn’t give a real vote of confidence that he’ll pick up his option and return to Dallas next season. "I wanted to obviously have a long playoff run here and go for my dream again," Nowitzki said

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