News from June 25.

TRADE: Washington traded Courtney Alexander to New Orleans for the 17th
pick in the draft.

Denver released Tim Hardaway and exercised their $1 million buyout of the
last 2 years of Hardaway's contract.

Phoenix named Mike D'Antoni as an assistant coach.

Chauncey Billups (Min) opted-out of the final year of his contract and is
now a free agent.

The NBA draft takes place tonight and will be televised on TNT start at
6:30 pm Central time.

2002 Draft order

First Round
   1. Houston
   2. Chicago
   3. Golden State
   4. Memphis
   5. Denver
   6. Cleveland
   7. New York
   8. LA Clippers  [from Atlanta (Lorenzen Wright trade)]
   9. Phoenix
  10. Miami
  11. Washington
  12. LA Clippers
  13. Milwaukee
  14. Indiana
  15. Houston  [from Tor (Hakeem Olajuwon trade)]
  16. Philadelphia
  17. Washington  [from NO (Courtney Alexander trade)
  18. Orlando
  19. Utah
  20. Toronto  [from Sea (Sea->NY Patrick Ewing trade) via NY (NY->Tor
                Mark Jackson trade)]
  21. Portland
  22. Phoenix  [from Bos (Tony Delk and Rodney Rogers trade)]
  23. Detroit  
  24. New Jersey
  25. Denver  [from Dal (Raef LaFrentz trade)]
  26. San Antonio
  27. LA Lakers
  28. Sacramento 
[Only 28 picks as Minnesota lost theirs due to the Joe Smith fiasco]

Second-round draft order 
  30. Golden State
  31. Chicago
  32. Memphis  [from Washington]
  33. Denver
  34. Milwaukee  [from Hou (Kevin Willis trade)]
  35. Cleveland
  36. New York
  37. Atlanta
  38. Houston  [from Mia]
  39. Washington  [from Pho (Pho->Den Antonio McDyess trade) via Den
                   (Den->Was Popeye Jones trade)]
  40. Washington
  41. LA Clippers
  42. Milwaukee
  43. Portland  [from Tor (Tor->Chi Charles Oakley trade) via Chi 
                 (Chi->Por Greg Anthony trade)]
  44. Chicago  [from Ind (Jalen Rose trade)]
  45. Philadelphia  
  46. Memphis  [from Orl (Steve Francis trade)]
  47. Utah
  48. Milwaukee  [from NO (Dale Ellis trade)]
  49. Seattle
  50. Boston
  51. Portland
  52. Minnesota
  53. Houston  [from Det (Det->Tor Zeljko Rebraca trade) via Tor (Tor->Hou
                Hakeem Olajuwon trade)]
  54. New Jersey
  55. Dallas
  56. San Antonio  [from LAL (Corey Hightower trade)]
  57. San Antonio
  58. Sacramento