UPI - The NBA's free agency period began at midnight Sunday, and this year's list includes marquee names such as Rashard Lewis, Pao Gasol and Vince Carter.

The Bergen Record reported this weekend that Carter's team, the New Jersey Nets, likely will offer him a guaranteed four-year contract with a partial guarantee for a fifth year. The total guarantee money for the new deal would be $65 million, the newspaper said.

Carter led the Nets last season with an average of 25.2 points per game.