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Mike Conley and All-Stars Andre Drummond and DeMar DeRozan are staying put. So are Hassan Whiteside and Nicolas Batum.Dwight Howard, Joakim Noah and many more players are on the move -- and some are getting paid like they never could have imagined.Howard and Noah both returned to their hometowns Friday, with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks hoping the former Defensive Players of the Year have plenty left to offer.Howard agreed to a three-year deal worth $70.5 million with the Hawks, with the Knicks gave Noah $72 million over four years.Kent Bazemore also re-signed with the Hawks for $70 million over four years, joining players such as Chandler Parsons, Evan Turner and Timofey Mozgov in cashing in during the first day of free agency -- and really, of a new era -- in the NBA.With revenues rising and the salary cap soaring right along with it, good players were being paid like All-Stars, while All-Stars were getting contracts that used to go only to superstars.And former players couldnt help but be a little jealous.Um.....it might be time for a comeback.........(hash)freeagency, former Miami forward Shane Battier wrote on Twitter.Conley is in a class of his own -- for now- after agreeing to a $153 million, five-year deal to remain in Memphis, the biggest deal handed out yet.And the players at the top of the class havent even started agreeing to deals yet. Kevin Durant and Al Horford probably cant wait to see what they get after watching what lesser players on the market have already received.For example:Parsons -- four years, $94 million from Memphis.Turner -- four years, $70 million from Portland.Mozgov -- four years, $64 million from the Lakers.Their timing was even better than their play, as they became free agents at the ideal moment. With the NBAs national TV contracts worth more than $2.6 billion annually beginning with next season, the salary cap thats tied to revenues will soar well beyond its previous record to between $90 million to 95 million.Some players didnt have to wait long to claim their share of it.Drummonds five-year maximum contract to stay in Detroit will be worth $130 million, just a share more than the $128 million Bradley Beal got to remain in Washington. DeRozan will do a little better in Toronto and Charlotte kept Batum for about $120 million.But the Hornets lost a couple of key players from their 48-win team, as Jeremy Lin got a three-year, $36 million contract from Brooklyn, and the Pacers lured Al Jefferson to Indiana with a three-year, $30 million contract.None of the contracts can be signed until July 7, after next seasons salary cap is set and the moratorium is lifted.Missing out on the money was O.J. Mayo, the former No. 3 overall pick who finished last season in Milwaukee and was a free agent. But he was dismissed and disqualified from the NBA on Friday for violating the terms of the leagues anti-drug program, the first player to receive that punishment in a decade. He will be eligible to apply for reinstatement in two years.His old team was busy, as the Bucks agreed to terms with free agent shooter Mirza Teletovic on a three-year deal worth $30 million, and also agreed to terms on a four-year, $38.4 million offer sheet with restricted free agent Matthew Dellavedova. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the option to match that deal.Durant had his first discussions with another team, meeting with the Golden State Warriors. He met with his Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, before free agency opened, as the former NBA MVP decides whether to remain with the franchise that selected him with the No. 2 pick in 2007.The other MVP available is LeBron James, who opted to become a free agent. But he said last week he intends to return to Cleveland to defend the citys first championship in 52 years.The Cavaliers biggest decision could be what to do with free agent forward J.R. 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Barcelona hosts third-division side Cartagena in the return leg of their round-of-32 tie after winning their first meeting 4-1. http://www.vapormaxplus.com/ . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half. 2018 Nike Vapor Max Plus . The team said Saturday that Lopez was hurt during its 121-120 overtime loss at Philadelphia on Friday. The Nets said they would issue another update next week after consultation with their doctors. Nike Vapor Max Plus . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas wishes Tom Brady had kept the pressure on in his Deflategate fight.New Englands quarterback recently dropped his appeal and will serve a four-game suspension to begin this season for his alleged involvement in taking air out of footballs before the 2015 AFC Championship. Brady threatened to take his case to the Supreme Court before giving up.I was disappointed that he didnt keep appealing, from a players standpoint, Thomas said Saturday as the Browns got ready for their second practice of training camp, because it kind of gives the commissioner a little bit more power that maybe was not necessarily already negotiated or settled.Thomas has been outspoken in the past about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodells handling of Bradys situation. Last year, Thomas accused Goodell of witch hunts aagainst players.ddddddddddddOne of eight players in history to make the Pro Bowl in each of his first nine seasons, Thomas believes Brady finally relented because there was no guarantee hed win.I think that everyone just got kind of sick of appealing that, Thomas said. I guess maybe the NFLPA might sue on his behalf down the line to try to balance the commissioners powers, so Im not sure.After serving his suspension, Brady is eligible to return to the field on Oct. 9, when the Browns host the Patriots.I was hoping he would appeal for like one game, Thomas joked. So he would be suspended Week 5 and we didnt have to see him.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '