Dave McMenamin, ESPN: "Exactly four weeks after the NBA super summer free-agency frenzy commenced,
Shannon Brown(notes) has had three places emerge as his most probable destinations next season: Hollywood, Broadway or the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Brown has to decide between taking less money and a smaller role with the championship-contending
Los Angeles Lakers, the team that turned his career around when it acquired him a season and a half ago, or a bigger pay day and possible starting position on the
New York Knicks or
Cleveland Cavaliers, two teams in transition mode after the acquisition of Amare Stoudemire and the exit of
LeBron James(notes), respectively. CBSSports.com reported Thursday the Knicks have extended a formal offer to Brown. New York has shown interest in Brown throughout the summer, according to a source close to the situation who also said Brown's representative has been in discussions with both Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh and coach Mike D'Antoni about how the guard would fit into D'Antoni's system. Discussions remain 'ongoing,' according to the source."