The Charlotte Bobcats have agreed in principle on a six-year contract worth at least $72 million with restricted free agent Emeka Ofakor. Okafor averaged 13.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks last season in 33.2 minutes per game last season.

The New York Knickerbockers announced that a 2010 second-round draft choice, guard Taurean Green and guard/forward Bobby Jones have been acquired from Denver for forward Renaldo Balkman and cash considerations. Green and Jones were immediately waived.

In other eastern conference player movement, the Atlanta Hawks signed guard/forward Maurice Evans and forward/center Randolph Morris to contracts. The Philadelphia 76ers signed guards Kareem Rush and Royal Ivey further bettering their team. The Detroit Pistons signed the 2001 #1 pick Kwame Brown to a two year $8 million dollar contract.

Nets center Nenad Krstic has officially signed a two year contract with Triumph Moscow worth $9 million per year. Krstic joins Josh Childress, Bostjan Nachbar, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Delfino, and Primoz Brezec as NBA players who opted to play for more money overseas this year.

In the west the Warriors re-signed center Andris Biedrins to a six-year contract worth a guaranteed $54 million and potentially topping $62 million with incentives. The L.A. Clippers signed Heat guard Ricky Davis for two years, $4.7 million with an opt out clause for Davis after his first year.