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"Ive got to be the happiest person in the world right now just to be back in the gym, getting a chance to work out with a couple of my teammates," Paul said in New Orleans. "Im just happy to be back and be back on the court, as Im sure all the players are." League officials hope to open training camps next Friday, and that stayed on track Thursday when more than 300 players submitted signatures authorizing the re-formation of the players association. That paves the way for negotiations to continue on the remaining issues, and both sides hope the deal is ratified sometime next week. The league planned to return player content, images and videos to NBA.com and its other media by Friday morning after removing it when the lockout began. With the lengthy labour fight all but over, a sense of excitement has returned. "Yeah, it was," Milwaukee general manager John Hammond said. "Since it was announced that the potential deal was imminent, it occurred immediately. I think immediately, you could kind of feel that in your gut: Here we go, were getting ready to get started again. I think as each step progresses, that will continue." In the meantime, the big news remained the focus on the headliners of the 2012 free agent class, which also includes Dwight Howard. The agent for Deron Williams told The Record of Bergen, N.J. that his client would opt for free agency instead of a contract extension with the Nets, and Yahoo Sports reported that Pauls agent informed the Hornets that he wanted a trade to the Knicks. Paul and Anthony are friends who spent time together this summer and its long been speculated they wanted to play together, but Anthony denied trying to recruit his Olympic teammate. "As far as me recruiting Chris Paul, no, not at all," he said at the Knicks training facility. "Were very close friends. 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Chandler is one of the biggest, and though he provided the Mavericks the interior defence they needed to finally win a title, they may not spend the money necessary to bring him back. "You cant see my fingers or toes, but they are crossed hoping that Tysons coming back," guard Jason Terry said. "He was a big part of what we accomplished here. Weve laid a foundation. To take a step backward would be terrible. Im not saying that we wouldnt have a chance to win this year if Tyson doesnt come back, but it definitely puts things up against us." In Toronto, Raptors centre Andrea Bargnani was the only player in town Thursday. He was at Air Canada Centre and spoke with the teams strength and conditioning coach, but did not take part in any workouts or drills. Chris Bosh, looking more muscular, arrived at Miamis facility, where LeBron James and Dwyane Wade arent expected until next week. The Heat also were without Mike Miller, who has battled injuries since signing there last summer. He will miss about eight weeks while recovering from hernia surgery this week. There was no guarantee Miller would return anyway, given the considerable speculation the Heat would waive him via the amnesty clause that will be in the new CBA. "I know Mike. Hes a strong guy, hes going to stay positive and hes going to get back as soon as he can," said Heat forward Udonis Haslem, who went to the University of Florida with Miller and considers him one of his very closest friends. "The key with Mike is, weve got to fight him not to get back too fast. Hes going to want to be out there. Hes going to want to play. Hes got to just pace himself and get healthy." Otherwise, the news around the league was positive. Golden State GM Larry Riley was greeted with a warm welcome from a security guard upon his arrival at Oracle Arena. "That guy greeted me with a huge smile and just happy to be back," Riley said. 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