News from June 22.

Milwaukee fired head coach Terry Porter.

Seattle signed GM Rick Sund to a 3 year contract extension.  His current
contract expires June 30.

The NBA released the list of early entry candidates who withdrew their
names from the draft.  Tuesday was the deadline for early entry candidates
to withdraw.  50 players withdrew, leaving 60 college underclassmen, high
school seniors, and international players under 22 years old as early
entry candidates.  The NBA draft is June 28.

Underclassmen who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft:
  Alex Acker (junior, Pepperdine, guard)
  Deji Akindele (sophomore, Chicago State, center)
  Kelenna Azubuike (junior, Kentucky, guard)
  Sean Banks (sophomore, Memphis, forward)
  Brandon Bass (sophomore, LSU, forward)
  Jermaine Bell (freshman, Indian Hills CC (IA), center)
  Andray Blatche (high school senior, South Kent Prep (Conn), forward)
  Andrew Bogut (sophomore, Utah, center)
  Curtis Brown Jr. (high school senior, Beach HS (GA), forward)
  Andrew Bynum (high school senior, St. Josephs HS (NJ), forward)
  Ike Diogu (junior, Arizona State, forward)
  Monta Ellis (high school senior, Jackson Lanier HS (Miss.), guard)
  Olu Famutimi (sophomore, Arkansas, guard-forward)
  Raymond Felton (junior, UNC, guard)
  Anderson Ferreira (sophomore, Chipola JC (FL), forward)
  Francisco Garcia (junior, Louisville, forward)
  John Gilchrist (junior, Maryland, guard)
  Gerald Green (high school senior, Gulf Shores Academy (TX), guard)
  Jarrett Jack (junior, Georgia Tech, guard)
  Amir Johnson (high school senior, Westchester High School (CA), forward)
  Dwayne Jones (junior, St. John's, center)
  Linas Kleiza (sophomore, Missouri, forward)
  Julius Lamptey (freshman, Garden City CC (KS), center)
  Kyle Luckett (high school senior, South Side HS (IN), forward)
  Darshan Lucky (junior, St. Francis (PA), guard)
  Sean May (junior, UNC, forward-center)
  Rashad McCants (junior, UNC, guard-forward)
  Calvin Miles Jr. (high school senior, Skyline High School (TX), forward)
  J.R. Morris (junior, Seton Hall, guard)
  Randolph Morris (freshman, Kentucky, center)
  Chris Paul (sophomore, Wake Forest, guard)
  Pierre Pierce (junior, Iowa, guard)
  Shavlik Randolph (junior, Duke, forward) and 
  Anthony Roberson (junior, Florida, guard)
  Nate Robinson (junior, Washington, guard)  
  Ray Rose (junior, Olivet Nazarene (IL), guard)
  Ricky Sanchez (high school senior, IMG Academy (FL), forward)
  Chris Taft (sophomore, Pittsburgh, center)
  Charlie Villanueva (sophomore, UConn, forward)
  Tiras Wade (junior, Louisiana-Lafayette, guard)
  Von Wafer (sophomore, Florida State, guard)
  Matt Walsh (junior, Florida, guard)
  Matrell Webster (high school senior, Seattle Prep, guard)
  Deron Williams (junior, Illinois, guard)
  Louis Williams (high school senior, South Gwinnett HS (GA), guard)
  Marvin Williams (freshman, UNC, forward)
  Kennedy Winston (junior, Alabama, forward)
  Antoine Wright (junior, Texas A&M, guard)
  Bracey Wright (junior, Indiana, guard)

International players under 22 years old who have declared themselves 
eligible for the NBA draft (foreign players who turn 22 during 2005 are
automatically entered into the draft):
  Cenk Akyol (18 yrs old, Turkey, guard)
  Martynas Andriuskevicius (19 yrs old, Lithuania, center)
  Marcin Gortat (21 yrs old, Germany, center)
  Mile Ilic (21 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, center)
  Ersan Ilyasova (18 yrs old, Turkey, forward)
  Yaroslav Korolev (18 yrs old, Russia forward)
  Erazem Lorbek (21 yrs old, Slovania, forward)
  Ian Mahinmi (19 yrs old, France, forward)
  Drago Pasalic (21 yrs old, Croatia, forward)
  Johan Petro (19 yrs old, France, center)
  Roko Leni Ukic (21 yrs old, Croatia, guard)

Underclassmen automatically entered into the draft due to having played for
a professional team:
  Jean Baptiste (Bah Birmingham Southern, Orleans (France))
  Niv Berkowitz (Marquette, Ramat Hasharon (Israel))
  Kyle Brereton (Globe Tech (NY), Harlem (ABA))
  Angel Rosa (Clemente Brescia (KY),  Leones de Ponce (Puerto Rico))
  Ricky Clemons (Missouri, Pennsylvania (USBL))
  Chanan Colman (Chipola JC (FL), Lappeenranta (Finland))
  Istvan Dohar (Jacksonville CC (TX), BC Kormend (Hungary))
  Daryl Dorsey (Brevard CC (FL), Las Vegas (ABA) and Rome (WBA))
  Davor Filipovic (Fairleigh Dickinson, Alkar Sinj (Croatia))
  Neil Fingleton (Holy Cross, Boston (ABA))
  Brandon Gary (Hutchinson CC (KS), Huima (Finland))
  Kevin Haas (Rock Valley JC, Rockford (CBA))
  Chris Hall (Southern Nevada CC, Las Vegas (ABA))
  Gabriel Inglis (Bridgeport, Westchester (USBL))
  Jan Jagla (Penn State, Panellinios (Greece) and Quakenbrueck (Germany))
  Joakim Kjellbom (Northern Arizona, Sundsvall (Sweden))
  Ivan Lopez (Memphis, Gallitos de Isabela (Puerto Rico))
  Jure Lozancic (Jacksonville, SKS Polhamra (Poland))
  Andrzej Misiewicz (Daytona Beach CC, Zubry Bialystok (Poland))
  Kimmo Muurinen (Arkansas Little Rock, Honka Playboys (Finland))
  Grega Nachbar (Houston, Elektra (Slovenia))
  Jim Nystrom (Georgia Tech, Solna (Sweden))
  Gene Oliynyk (Northeastern, Nikolaev (Ukraine))
  Kelvin Pena (Southeastern Iowa, CDP (Dominican Republic))
  Brandon Robinson (Auburn, KTD Kotka (Finland) and Magic City (WBA))
  Robert Rothbart (Natomas HS (CA), Paris Basket Racing (France))
  Imari Sawyer (DePaul, Louisiana (ABA))
  Kgomotso (Sefolosha Mineral Area CC (MO), St. Etienne (France))
  Maurice Shaw (Hutchinson CC (KS), (WBA))
  Jamie Sowers (St. Peters, Brooklyn (USBL))
  Obadiah Toppin (Eastern Oklahoma St., Harlem (ABA) and Brooklyn (USBL))
  Rasheim Wright (District of Columbia, Bosna Sarajevo (Bosnia))

Underclassmen and foreign players who declared and later withdrew their 
name from the draft:
  Nemanja Aleksandrov (18 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, center)
  Jose Juan Barea (junior, Northeastern, guard)
  Martellus Bennett (high school senior, Alief Taylor HS (TX), forward)
  Luka Bogdanovic (20 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, forward)
  Brandon Bowman (junior, Georgetown, forward)
  Dee Brown (junior, Illinois, guard)
  Keith Brumbaugh (high school senior, DeLand HS (FL), forward)
  Ivan Chiriaev (21 yrs old, Russia, center)
  Jermareo Davidson (sophomore, Alabama, center)
  Toney Douglas (freshman, Auburn, guard)
  Rudy Fernandez (20 yrs old, Spain, guard)
  Torin Francis (junior, Notre Dame, forward)
  Mike Hall (junior, George Washington, forward)
  Chris Hernandez (junior, Stanford, guard)
  Jibril Hodges (junior, Long Beach State, guard)
 *Bryan Hopkins (junior, SMU, guard) 
  Paulius Jankunas (21 yrs old, Lithuania, forward)
  Viktor Keirou (21 yrs old, Russia, guard)
  Tomasz Kesicki (19 yrs old, Spain, forward)
  Brian Kim (junior, Vanguard University (CA), guard)
  Armein Kirkland (junior, Cincinnati, forward)
  Carl Krauser (junior, Pittsburgh, guard)
  Marko Lekic (20 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, forward)
  Steven Markovic (20 yrs old, Australia, guard)
  Miguel Marriaga (21 yrs old, Venezuela, forward)
  Pops Mensah-Bonsu (junior, George Washington, forward)
  Tim Parham (junior, Maryland Eastern Shore, forward)
  T.J. Parker (junior, Northwestern, guard)
  Kosta Perovic (20 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, center)
  Kevin Pittsnogle (junior, West Virginia, center)
  Alexandr Rindin (20 yrs old, Azerbaijan, center)
  Chris Rodgers (junior, Arizona, guard)
  Brandon Rush (high school senior, Mt. Zion Academy (NC), guard)
  Dusan Sakota (19 yrs old, Greece, forward)
  Predrag Samardziski (19 yrs old, Serbia-Montenegro, center)
  Cheick Samb (21 yrs old, Spain, center)
  Carlos Matias Sandes (21 yrs old, Argentina, forward)
  Thabo Sefolosha (21 yrs old, France, guard)
  Marcus Slaughter (sophomore, San Diego State, forward)
  Steven Smith (junior, La Salle, forward)
  Tim Smith (junior, East Tennessee State, guard)
  B.J. Spencer (junior, Jacksonville State, guard)
  Tiago Splitter (20 yrs old, Spain, center)
  Tang Zhengdong (21 yrs old, China, center)
  Marko Tomas (20 yrs old, Croatia, guard)
  Caio Torres (18 yrs old, Spain, forward)
  Konstantinos Vasileiadis (21 yrs old, Greece, guard)
  Panagiotis Vasilopoulos (21 yrs old, Greece, forward)
  Marcus Vieira de Souza (21 yrs old, Italy, forward)
  James White (junior, Cincinnati, guard)
  Eric Williams (junior, Wake Forest, center)
 *Shawne Williams (high school senior, Laurinburg Inst. Prep (NC), forward)
*Never formally declared, despite media reports that the player declared