News from May 14. USA Basketball announced that LeBron James (Cle), Richard Jefferson (NJ), Stephon Marbury (NY), Shawn Marion (Pho), and Amare Stoudemire (Pho) have been added to Team USA, which will compete in this summer's Olympics. Previously named Ray Allen (Sea) and Kobe Bryant (LAL) informed USA Basketball that they would not participate. The 5 join previously named Mike Bibby (Sac), Tim Duncan (SA), Allen Iverson (Phi), Jason Kidd (NJ), Tracy McGrady (Orl), Karl Malone (LAL), and Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) on the team [but some of those players may also withdraw]. The NBA released the list of underclassmen (56) and foreign players (37) under 22 years old who declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. The players can withdraw their names up to June 17. The draft is June 24. Underclassmen: Chris Acker (junior, Chaminade, guard) LaMarcus Aldridge (high school senior, Seagoville HS (TX), forward) Trevor Ariza (freshman, UCLA, forward) Brandon Bass (freshman, Louisiana State, forward) Jermaine Bell (high school senior, Notre Dame Prep (MA), forward) Brandon Bender (junior, Robert Morris College, forward) Odartely Blankson (junior, UNLV, forward) Darren Brooks (junior, Southern Illinois, guard) Evan Burns (freshman, San Diego State, forward) Jackie Butler (high school senior, Coastal Christian Academy (VA), forward) Josh Childress (junior, Stanford, forward) Cortez Davis (freshman, Rutgers, forward) Luol Deng (freshman, Duke, forward) Deng Gai (junior, Fairfield, forward) Ryan Gomes (junior, Providence, forward) Ben Gordon (junior, UConn, guard) Devin Harris (junior, Wisconsin, guard) David Harrison (junior, Colorado, center) JaQuan Hart (junior, Eastern Michigan, guard) Darryl Hill (sophomore, St. Johns, guard) Dwight Howard (high school senior, SW Atlanta Christian Academy, forward) Kris Humphries (freshman, Minnesota, forward) Sani Ibrahim (sophomore, Gulf Coast CC, forward) Andre Iguodala (sophomore, Arizona, forward) Martin Iti (freshman, Charlotte, center) Al Jefferson (high school senior, Prentiss High School (MS), forward) Marco Killingsworth (junior, Auburn, forward) Shaun Livingston (high school senior, Peioria Central HS (IL), guard) Kevin Martin (junior, Western Carolina, guard) Louis McCullough (junior, Francis Marion University, guard) Jonathan Moore (junior, North Carolina Central, forward) Emeka Okafor (junior, UConn, center) Randy Orr (sophomore, Georgia Perimeter JC, center) Jason Parker (junior, Kentucky, forward) Kelvin Pena (sophomore, Southeastern CC, guard) Roger Powell (junior, Illinois, guard) Lawrence Roberts (junior, Mississippi State, forward) Nate Robinson (sophomore, Washington, guard) Robert Rothbart (high school senior, Natomas HS (CA), center) Imari Sawyer (junior, DePaul, guard) Maurice Shaw (high school senior, Bidgton Academy (ME), forward) Ricky Shields (junior, Rutgers, guard) David Simon (junior, Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, forward) Tremayne Singletary (junior, Southwestern College, forward) Donta Smith (sophomore, Southeastern Illinois College, guard) J.R. Smith (high school senior, St. Benedict's (NJ), guard) Josh Smith (high school senior, Oak Hill Academy, forward) Kirk Snyder (junior, Nevada, guard-forward) Jay Straight (junior, Wyoming, guard) Robert Swift (high school senior, Bakersfield HS (CA), center) Sebastian Telfair (high school senior, Lincoln HS (NY), guard) Harvey Thomas (junior, Baylor, forward) Dijon Thompson (junior, UCLA, guard-forward) Delonte West (junior, St. Joseph's, guard) Dorell Wright (high school senior, South Kent School (CT), forward) Foreign players: Martynas Andriuskevicius (18 yrs old, Lithuania, center) Ender Arslan (21 yrs old, Turkey, guard) Andris Biedrins (18 yrs old, Latvia, forward) Luka Bogdanovic (19 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, forward) Gary Chathuant (21 yrs old, France, guard) Murilo da Rosas (21 yrs old, Brazil, forward) Marcus de Souza (20 yrs old, Brazil, forward) Mickael Gklabale (21 yrs old, France, forward) Marcin Gortat (20 yrs old, Germany, center) Hamid Haddadi (19 yrs old, Iran, center) Ha Seung-jin (19 yrs old, South Korea, center) Marcelo Huertas (21 yrs old, Brazil, guard) Mile Ilic (20 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, center) Arturas Kaubrys (21 yrs old, Lithuania, forward) Ivan Koljevic (20 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, guard) Erazem Lorbek (20 yrs old, Italy, forward) Dirk Mddrich (21 yrs old, Germany, forward) Miguel Marriaga (20 yrs old, Venezuela, forward) Sergei Monya (21 yrs old, Russia, forward) Pavel Mroz (20 yrs old, Poland, center) Damir Omerhodzic (19 yrs old, Croatia, forward) Drago Pasalic (20 yrs old, Croatia, forward) Kosta Perovic (19 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, center) Johan Petro (18 yrs old, France, forward) Pavel Podkolzine (19 yrs old, Italy, center) Peter John Ramos (18 yrs old, Puerto Rico, center) Jaber Rouzbahani (18 yrs old, Iran, center) Dusan Sakota (18 yrs old, Greece, forward) Predrag Samardziski (18 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, forward) Armands Skele (21 yrs old, Poland, forward) Uros Slokar (21 yrs old, Italy, forward) Jerry Sokoloski (21 yrs old, Canada, center) Tiago Splitter (19 yrs old, Spain, forward) Marcin Stefanski (21 yrs old, France, forward) Marko Tomas (19 yrs old, Croatia, guard) Roko Ukic (20 yrs old, Croatia, guard) Aleksander Vujacic (20 yrs old, Italy, guard) Min 86, Sac 74 at Min Latrell Sprewell (Min) had 34 points including 13-21 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 23 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 8 turnovers. Mark Madsen (Min) had 7 points including 1-6 FG and 13 rebounds including 8 offensive. Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 12 points including 5-14 FG. Chris Webber (Sac) had 13 points including 5-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 6 assists. Bobby Jackson (Sac, abdominal strain) did not play. Min leads the series 3-2. NJ 127, Det 120 3OT at Det Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 31 points including 13-18 FT, 11 rebounds, and 6 turnovers in 53 minutes. Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 20 points including 6-17 FG, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists in 55 minutes. Jason Kidd (NJ) had 16 points including 4-14 FG, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals in 57 minutes. Brian Scalabrine (NJ) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 18 points including 5-15 FG and 8 rebounds in 55 minutes. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Ben Wallace (Det) had 16 points including 4-12 FT, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 steals. Chauncey Billups (Det) had 31 points on 9-29 FG and 10-12 FT, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals in 55 minutes. NJ leads the series 3-2. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Minnesota (4) ____ 8 Denver (1) |_ 1 Minnesota (3) __ _ 4 Sacramento (2) | 4 Sacramento (4) ___| |_ __ 5 Dallas (1) _ | | | 2 LA Lakers (4) ____ | | 7 Houston (1) |_ 2 LA Lakers (3) _| | _ 3 San Antonio (2) | 3 San Antonio (4) __| | 6 Memphis (0) |_ _ | 1 Indiana (4) ______ | 8 Boston (0) |_ 1 Indiana (2) ____ | _ 4 Miami (2) | | 4 Miami (4) ________| | | 5 New Orleans (3) |_ __| _ 2 New Jersey (4) ___ | 7 New York (0) |_ 2 New Jersey (3) _| _ 3 Detroit (2) 3 Detroit (4) ______| 6 Milwaukee (1) Second Round (Central times) *if necessary Saturday, May 15 Game 5: Miami at Indiana 7:00 pm TNT Game 6: San Antonio at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Sunday, May 16 Game 6: Minnesota at Sacramento 3:30 pm ABC Game 6: Detroit at New Jersey 7:00 pm TNT Tuesday, May 18 Game 6: Indiana at Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Wednesday, May 19 *Game 7: Sacramento at Minnesota TBA *Game 7: LA Lakers at San Antonio TBA Thursday, May 20 *Game 7: New Jersey at Detroit TBA *Game 7: Miami at Indiana TBA