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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;By Brian Rauf, Chat Sports&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cleveland Cavaliers are celebrating their NBA title with a championship parade on Wednesday, but the rest of the league has shifted their attention to Thursday's draft and the start of free agency on July 1.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out the latest NBA news and rumors below.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 LeBron James told ESPN\u2019s Dave McMenamin that he will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers next season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 The Los Angeles Lakers plan to take Brandon Ingram with the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, reports ESPN\u2019s Chad Ford and Ramona Shelburne.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;Chat Sports:&amp;nbsp;Three NBA draft sleepers who could turn into stars&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 The Philadelphia&amp;nbsp;76ers&amp;nbsp;have&amp;nbsp;promised to take Ben Simmons&amp;nbsp;with the No. 1 overall pick, according to Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 The Boston Celtics have been trying to trade their No. 3 draft pick for a veteran player, but have been rejected by at least three teams, reports ESPN\u2019s Marc Stein. Boston made offers for Bulls guard Jimmy Butler, Jazz guard Gordon Hayward and Bucks teammates&amp;nbsp;Jabari Parker and Khris Middleton.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Gordon Hayward has&amp;nbsp;not demanded a trade&amp;nbsp;and will not be traded despite reports, according to the Deseret News\u2019&amp;nbsp;Jody Genessy.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue told ESPN\u2019s Mike &amp;amp; Mike that he expects forward Kevin Love to be back with the team next season.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard has declined his player option, making him an unrestricted free agent, reports The Vertical\u2019s Shams Charania.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 The Pistons, Magic and Lakers are all expected to pursue Al Horford in free agency this summer, reports ESPN\u2019s Marc Stein.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili has declined his player option for next season, reports&amp;nbsp;Charania\u200B.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;Chat Sports:&amp;nbsp;More NBA rumors and news inside the Chat Sports App&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 The Pistons and Bucks will pursue Matthew Dellavedova in free agency, reports ESPN\u2019s Brian Windhorst.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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