(All-but) Done Deals

Nothing is Official Pending The Signing of the New Labor Agreement, But There Are Plenty of Moves in the Works in the NBA. An overview:

The Biggest Deals

Scottie Pippen to Houston

No deal with Lakers; hewill get new contract and be traded to Rockets for Roy Rogers and a draft pick.

Latrell Sprewell to New York

Golden State’s fire sale sends troubled, talented guard to Knicks for John Starks and Chris Mills.

Derrick Coleman to Charoltte

Free agent will join Hornets for a six-year deal that will pay him slightly more than $6 million a year.

Second-Teir Moves

Charles Barkley

Rockets’ signing of Pippen makes free agent’s return--at a bargain rate--to Houston immminent.

Steve Kerr

Ex-Bills’ sharpshooter will be traded to San Antonio.

Luc Longley

Center will go from Bulls to Phoexix for Mark Bryant, Martin Moursepp and Bubba Wells.

Jayson Williams

One of the top free agents, the power forward effects to stay in New Jersey for $11 million a year.

Matt Geiger

Part-time starter for Charlotte last season gets a $54-million deal to play center for Philadelphia.

Travis Knight

After a one-year experiment in Boston, potential starter returns to Lakers in trade for Tony Battie.

Also

NBA Deal Still Waiting

The league’s latest guess on when the fine print will be finalized on the collective bargaining agreement is today. Until then, no practices, no trades and no schedules. And if there are future delays, Saturday’s exhibitions could be postponed.

Other Pending Moves

The Seattle SuperSonics were set to send center--and high-priced free-agent bust--Jim McLivaine to the New Jersey Nets for veteran forwards Michael Cage and Don MacLean. The Utah Jazz expect to sign free-agent Johnny Newman.

As the Worm Turns

Dennis Rodman’s agent says he’s retiring. Rodman says he’s not done yet. Is it any wonder Michael Jordan grabbed his golf clubs and headed to La Quinta for the Bob Hope Desert Classic starting today?