Report: Cavaliers officials have met with LeBron James' agent

Four years after their messy breakup, the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James are at least talking about a reunion.

Cavs officials met with James' agent, Rich Paul, this week about the free-agent superstar's possible return. The sides visited as James continued his family vacation, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press last night on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the talks. It was not immediately clear if owner Dan Gilbert was at the meeting.

James recently opted out of the final two years of his contract in Miami. The two-time NBA champion has gone to four straight Finals with the Heat. But after losing in five games to the Spurs, James said he would weigh his options this summer.

One of them could be re-signing with the Cavs, his team for seven seasons before he left in 2010, taking his talents to South Beach.

ESPN has reported that Paul met with several teams.

The Cavs have waited patiently for their chance to try to convince the Akron, Ohio, native to come home. In the past few weeks, the Cavs have hired new coach David Blatt, selected Kansas forward Andrew Wiggins with the No. 1 overall pick and gotten All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to agree to a five-year, $90-million contract extension. Now they're working on bringing back James, who has never ruled out the possibility of a return.

Dirk, Mavs: 3-year dealDirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks have agreed on a three-year contract worth roughly $30 million, a person with knowledge of the deal said. Nowitzki, 36, is taking a big pay cut with a contract similar in value and structure to the one Tim Duncan signed with the Spurs two years ago.

Collison to Kings

The Sacramento Kings and Darren Collison agreed to a three-year contract worth about $16 million, a person familiar with the deal said. He opted out of the final year of his Clippers contract, which would have paid him $1.9 million next season. -- AP