NBA teams commit $1.4 billion to free agents on 1st day

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Luke Ridnour's strange journey across the NBA team continues as he gets traded for the fourth time in one week. NESN.com's Michaela Vernava examines the five teams that Ridnour has called a temporary home this week.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that that free agent center Greg Monroe has chosen the Milwaukee Bucks over other big-market suitors like the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers. The person spoke Thursday on 

A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Afflalo has accepted a two-year, $16 million offer from the New York Knicks. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no NBA deals can be completed before July 9.

NBA free agency begins at midnight on the East Coast. If history is any guide, deals will start flying around early in the morning. It'll begin not with a top free agent, but an Arron Afflalo or a Kosta Koufos or a Corey Brewer.