I’m fairly certain that the suicide rate in the greater Bay Area would spike sharply were this to happen.

Ask, and ye shall may receiveth.

Unlike Richard Jefferson, Frank is handling the trade quite well.

A look at the road ahead for Seattle.

by Marcel Mutoni

Dwyane Wade is quite obviously the do-it-all guy for the Heat. He’s not only the team’s leading scorer and its emotional leader, but he must also initiate the offense. Well, it looks like the man wants to do a little bit less.

D-Wade would like for the Heat to find someone else to jumpstart their offense.

Despite starting his NBA career as a point guard, Wade reiterated he has no desire to return to the position.

“Do I want to set up the offense every time? No, I don’t want to do that,” he said, as his basketball camp wound down at Florida International University. “I would love to get somebody else in that can handle the ball, as well, at times, and make plays.”

Ouch. Another tragic blow to Chris Quinn’s self-confidence. When will it stop?

In all seriousness, though, Wade is right to ask this of the team. They can ill-afford for him to risk any more injuries by having him take on so much responsibility at the offensive end. Start working those phones, Riley!

Classy move by B-Diddy.

by Marcel Mutoni

No major surprises here: CP3 and the Hornets have agreed to a three-year extension for the wunderkind point God.

The deal is estimated at $68 million, which will push Paul’s yearly salary starting in 2009-10 to more than $20 million per season, Under NBA rules, Paul cannot sign the deal until July 9.

“The deal is done,'’ said [agent Lance Young], who declined to go into more specifics regarding the deal.

As the article notes, this is a similar deal to the one LeBron famously signed two years ago. Smart business move on Paul’s part; the summer of 2011 should be quite an eventful one.

Doctors have given Andrew Bynum the greenlight to resume his workouts, and he’s expected to be ready for training camp.

by Marcel Mutoni

Agent Zero is a man of his word. He asked the Washington Wizards to take care of his teammate Antawn Jamison (they did), and in turn, he’d remain with the team. That’s exactly what happened.

Gilbert Arenas took less money than expected (about $16 million less than the Wiz were offering), and has agreed to a six-year extension. Naturally, he was quick to underscore that he took less money for the good of the franchise.

“[The Wizards] offered me the max, and I’m basically giving back $16 million,” Arenas said. “This is in line with what I’ve been saying the whole time. You see players take max deals, and they financially bind their teams. I don’t wanna be one of those players, and three years down the road your team is strapped and can’t do anything about it.

“What can I do for my family with $127 million that I can’t do with $111 million?” he added.

The Wizards have re-signed their major pieces (and even saved a little money in the process!), and now, the prayers for their health begin anew.