http://tinyurl.com/345unje A source close to Derek Fisher said he’s confident the free-agent guard will re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers instead of going to the Miami Heat. Fisher reportedly received a $2.5 million offer for next season from the Lakers. He has been seeking a two-year contract with a starting salary closer to the $5 million he made last season. Depending on whether the Heat sign both Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem, they could be in position to offer only the veteran’s minimum to Fisher. Fisher visited with the Heat in Miami on Saturday. – Marc J. Spears, 1:30 a.m. ET, July 12 Celtics eye Howard? The Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls have shown “serious interest” in free-agent forward Josh Howard, a league source told Yahoo! Sports. While the Bulls could have the salary-cap space to sign Howard, depending on what happens with their offer sheet to J.J. Redick, the Celtics would need a sign-and-trade to arrange a deal because they have already used their midlevel exception on Jermaine O’Neal. Howard has yet to receive a contract offer. The Washington Wizards also have some interest in re-signing Howard. – Marc J. Spears, 1:30 a.m. ET, July 12 Mavericks want Haslem The Dallas Mavericks are determined to make it difficult for free agent Udonis Haslem to easily return to the Miami Heat. The Mavs have offered a contract believed to be a minimum of three years and $20 million, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Mavericks have offered Haslem their full midlevel exception starting at $5.85 million this season, a league source said. The Heat are trying to re-sign Haslem to play with Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh, but salary-cap restraints could leave them with as little as $4.3 million a year to pay him. And that’s assuming the Heat signs free agent Mike Miller starting at $4.9 million. Haslem, who made $7 million last season, has been a consistent defender and rebounder for the Heat, and president Pat Riley has been determined to keep him. He averaged 10 points and eight rebounds in seven seasons with Miami. New Jersey has shown interest in Haslem but hasn’t made a formal offer. Haslem shares the same agent as Wade and Bosh, and has expressed a strong desire to return to the Heat. Wade and Bosh, and has expressed a strong desire to return to the Heat. –Adrian Wojnarowski, 10:01 p.m. ET, July 11 Hawks to deal Childress to Suns The Phoenix Suns have agreed to a sign-and-trade with the Atlanta Hawks for Josh Childress and will give him a five-year, $34 million contract, a league source told Yahoo! Sports. The Suns will send a 2012 second-round pick to the Hawks. The Hawks still own Childress’ rights after he signed a three-year, $20 million deal with Olympiakos of Greece in 2008. Childress, a 6-foot-8 forward, averaged 11 points and shot over 50 percent in four seasons with the Hawks. Washington, San Antonio and Utah also pursued Childress. The Suns will also use part of the trade exception received from New York in the sign-and-trade for Amar’e Stoudemire to make the Childress deal work. The Arizona Republic first reported the framework of the sign-and-trade. –Adrian Wojnarowski, 11:34 p.m. ET, July 11 --

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