Mike James, Renaldo Balkman want NBA return

Renaldo Balkman and Mike James could earn significantly more money playing overseas but chose to join the Legends, affiliated with the nearby Dallas Mavericks, for the D-League's maximum exposure to NBA executives.

At 39 years old, Legends point guard James is the oldest active player in the D-League … or the NBA. "I may have one, two more years left," the 6-2 James said recently. "I still believe that I'm one of the 300 best that's in the world."

Balkman is "only" 30 years old, a 6-8 Legends forward. He started 12 games in six seasons for the Knicks and Denver Nuggets and has been out of the NBA since 2012. "There's a place for me somewhere in the NBA," Balkman said. "I've just got to find that."