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NBA-National Basketball Association roundup

July 3 (The Sports Xchange) - Free agent center DeAndre Jordan is expected to accept the Dallas Mavericks' four-year max contract offer, according to multiple reports Friday. Jordan has agreed to the deal to join the Mavericks, sources told the Dallas Morning News. - - Free agent forward LaMarcus Aldridge will take some time to weigh his future after meeting with multiple teams the past few days, according to a report. Aldridge met a second time for about 90 minutes with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night for a discussion centered on basketball, ESPN reported. - - Free agent guard Gary Neal is moving closer to home after agreeing to a one-year, $2.1 million contract with the Washington Wizards, according to several reports. The 30-year-old Neal, a Baltimore native, has bounced around the NBA with stops in San Antonio, Milwaukee, Charlotte and Minnesota. - - Free agent guard-forward Marco Belinelli reached agreement on a three-year, $19 million contract with the Sacramento Kings, according to multiple reports. The 29-year-old Belinelli averaged 9.2 points and 2.5 rebounds and shot 37.4 percent on 3-pointers last season for the San Antonio Spurs but missed 20 games because of injuries. - - The Miami Heat signed forward Justise Winslow, who was the 10th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. - - The Toronto Raptors signed their first-round pick, guard Delon Wright, to a rookie contract. - - Becky Hammon will be the first woman to coach an NBA Summer League team. The Spurs named Hammon as the head coach of their team that will play in Las Vegas starting July 11 against the New York Knicks. (Editing by Frank Pingue)