Reports that the Nuggets could be interested in flipping Joe Smith in a package that yields Corey Maggette keep popping up, according to Dave Krieger of the Rocky Mountain News.

Smith was dealt from Milwaukee in a trade for Ruben Patterson.

Al Harrington, who recently switched agents from Andy Miller to Arn Tellem, is readily available after a sign-and-trade deal between Atlanta and Indiana reportedly was nixed by Pacers ownership.

According to two league sources, the Golden State Warriors have revived discussions with three other teams on a multiple-player swap. The principal parts involve Mike Dunleavy Jr. going to the Clippers, Corey Maggette to Denver and Joe Smith to Atlanta, with the Warriors getting Harrington.

Tellem represents both Harrington and Dunleavy and a similar multi-team deal was discussed in Las Vegas during the summer league, according to one of the sources.

However, the status of Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., a main proponent of the team's interest in Dunleavy Jr., is what could be the deal-breaker. The coach is entering the final year of his contract and would like an extension after guiding his team to the Western Conference semifinals.

he U.S. Department of Justice on Monday sued Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling for housing discrimination, claiming he refused to rent apartments to blacks and families with children.

Federal prosecutors contend that Sterling, his wife, Rochelle, and their family trust refused to rent to many prospective tenants, treated them poorly and misrepresented the availability of apartments to them in the city's Koreatown section.

The defendants also are accused of refusing to rent to black prospective tenants in Beverly Hills as well as families with children looking to rent apartments that the defendants owned or managed in Los Angeles County.

"Here in Los Angeles, where housing is already at a premium, it is imperative that no one be denied housing simply because of their skin color, ethnic background or because they have children," said U.S. Attorney Debra Wong Yang.

The Clippers added some frontcourt depth on Tuesday, signing free agent forward Aaron Williams.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The 6-9, 235-pound Williams, 34, averaged 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 48 games last season with the Raptors and Hornets.