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DETROIT -- With just a couple of hours to go before free agency opened up, the Detroit Red Wings got a deal done Friday with center Darren Helm.The 29-year-old forward signed a five-year deal worth $3.85 million per season to stay in Detroit, according to a league source.?With speed a priority for teams this offseason after the blazing fast Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup, Helm was going to be a popular target if he reached the market as one of the best skaters in unrestricted free agency.As you watch the Stanley Cup playoffs, it re-emphasized the importance of speed, and thats something Darren has, Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said. Hes just 29 and we think hes going to have speed throughout the term of his deal. And, Im told he took less money to stay. Hes a homegrown player, a draft pick of ours, and were glad to keep him because hes becoming a bit of a leader.Helm is best served in the bottom-six forward group and had 13 goals and 26 points in 77 games last season for Detroit.The Red Wings also attempted to address the departure of Pavel Datsyuk by agreeing with Frans Nielsen to a six-year, $31.5 million contract.Hes a centerman we needed after losing one in Pavel Datsyuk, Holland said. We think he can play 200 feet, in all situations, including penalty killing and on the power play.Nielsen averaged 51 points over the last three years with the New York Islanders. The 32-year-old Nielsen, who is from Denmark, has scored 119 goals and added 230 assists over his decade in the NHL.Thomas Vanek also agreed to a one-year, $2.6 million deal with the Red Wings. The Minnesota Wild bought out the final year of Vaneks contract and following a disappointing two-year stint with the team.The 32-year-old Austrian scored a career-low 18 goals last season, but has been a proven scorer in the past with 316 goals since Buffalo drafted him No. 3 overall in 2003 and he made his NHL debut two years later.Defenseman Alexei Marchenko agreed to a deal to stay with Detroit ?just before he would have been available on the market.Detroit desperately needed to add someone at center after Datsyuk decided he was done playing for the franchise and in the NHL. The Red Wings also added depth at the position later on the first day of free agency, agreeing to a one-year, $800,000 deal with Steve Ott. The 33-year-old Ott, coming off an injury-shortened season in St. Louis, has 106 career goals.The Associated Press contributed to this report. 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With the Cleveland Cavaliers set to open their season with a voluntary minicamp in California in less than a week, free-agent guard J.R. Smith shed some light on what is holding up his decision.?Yes and no, Smith told Complex in an interview published Friday, when asked if re-signing with the Cavaliers was his best option. It depends on how you look at it.Financially, you can always go somewhere else. Team morale-wise, there are a few teams that I could see working. There are guys I would like to play with, guys I have played with. Being able to live in that city or a particular place, school systems, kids, family life -- [with] free agency, everything comes into play. Before, I could just sit there and be like, I dont care where I go. But now I have the kids, and its like, OK, whats the best fit??Smith did not pick up his $5.3 million player option for the 2016-17 season in July, becoming an unrestricted free agent after averaging 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals and hitting 204 3-pointers in 77 starts for Cleveland.The 2012-13 NBA Sixth Man Award winner, who turned 31 this month, sought to cash in on a robust free-agent market this summer that saw several journeymen shooting guards (Eric Gordon, Jamal Crawford, Courtney Lee) sign deals worth north of $10 million annually.A source familiar with the negotiations between Smith and the Cavs told ESPN that Smiths camp is prepared to be in it for the long haul until a deal is agreed upon.Smith is represented by Rich Paul of Klutch Sports. Paul also repreesents Cavs starters LeBron James and Tristan Thompson.dddddddddddd Last year, Thompson missed the majority of training camp over a protracted contract holdout before settling on a five-year, $82 million extension.In response to being asked when he expected to reach an agreement with the Cavs, Smith told Complex: Soon, I hope.Cleveland, already over the salary cap with the 12 players it has under contract, would be limited to signing a player to a veterans minimum contract or facilitating a deal to use one of its trade exceptions in order to replace Smith should he sign with another team. Smiths options are seemingly also limited, with the only teams with significant cap space remaining -- the 76ers, Nuggets, Nets, Suns and Jazz -- either being in rebuilding mode or already stocked at shooting guard.James has publicly stumped for the Cavs to reach a deal with Smith, writing on his Instagram account earlier this month when wishing Smith a happy birthday: Enjoy your day to the fullest and know i cant wait to get back to work on that court with u as my wing backcourt mate!! Lets go.?Well, obviously were not where we want to be at from a personal standpoint, Smith told Complex. But its more than just numbers. I dont want to feel like Im taking advantage of the Cavs for everything theyve done for me, and I dont want them to feel like Im taking advantage of them. Its more of a mutual respect thing. ' ' '