Sunday's Rumor Mill

According to the Contra Costa Times, Al Saunders remains the lone known candidate to have interviewed to be the Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator, and there is no word on whether he has been offered the job or will accept it if offered. If Saunders isn't selected to fill the position, Paul Hackett, whom the club announced as quarterbacks coach Wednesday, would be elevated to offensive coordinator.

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The Atlanta Hawks' Joe Johnson might be among the top tier of players that might be available during the free agency period of 2010.

The New York Knicks and coach Mike D'Antoni, who coached Johnson during his tenure as the coach of the Phoenix Suns, seem to be interested in such a proposition. The Knicks don't have a true shooting guard and Johnson would fit well with the coach's uptempo scheme, one that he's very familiar with because he played for him while in Phoenix.

"I don't know," said Johnson, who is earning $14.2 million this season and has one more year left at $14.9 million on his five-year, $70-million contract. "I can't really answer that because like I said, I don't know what's going to happen. He was a great coach and I enjoyed the time that we were together."

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