News from May 3. The NBA fined Jason Richardson (GS) $35,000 for improper contact with a fan during Tuesday's Dal-GS game. Luol Deng (Chi) won the NBA Sportsmanship Award award. Deng received 52 of a possible 313 1st place player votes. The players were asked to give a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place vote to the 6 previously announced divisional winners. Total position votes (313 player votes) Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Luol Deng (Chi) ......... 2027 52 69 48 62 53 29 Shane Battier (Hou) ..... 2005 65 58 59 38 36 57 Derek Fisher (Uta) ...... 1953 58 55 51 55 47 47 Elton Brand (LAC) ....... 1935 50 49 66 57 53 38 Joe Johnson (Atl) ....... 1737 47 45 43 52 64 62 Anthony Parker (Tor) .... 1611 41 37 46 49 60 80 The NBA released the official list of underclassmen and foreign players under 22 years old who declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Players who declared can remove their name from the draft up to June 18. The NBA draft is June 28. Underclassmen who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft: Arron Afflalo (junior, UCLA, guard) Shagari Alleyne (junior, Manhattan, center) Corey Brewer (junior, Florida, forward) Dwight Brewington (junior, liberty, guard) Roy Bright (junior, Delaware State, guard) Aaron Bruce (junior, Baylor, guard) Jaycee Carroll (junior, Utah State, guard) Wilson Chandler (sophomore, DePaul, forward) Dan Coleman (junior, Minnesota, forward) Mike Conley (freshman, guard, Ohio State) Daequan Cook (freshman, Ohio State, guard-forward) P.J. Couisnard (junior, Wichita State, guard) Javaris Crittenton (freshman, Georgia Tech, guard) Sasha Cuic (junior, Oregon State, forward) JamesOn Curry (junior, Oklahoma State, guard) Chris Daniels (junior, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, center) Glen Davis (junior, LSU, center) Kevin Durant (freshman, Texas, forward) Drew Gibson (junior, Wofford, guard) Jeff Green (junior, Georgetown, forward) Taurean Green (junior, Florida, guard) DeVon Hardin (junior, California, center) Spencer Hawes (freshman, Washington, center) Roy Hibbert (junior, Georgetown, center) Al Horford (junior, Florida, forward-center) Leon Jacob (junior, Texas A&M International, guard) Dominic James (sophomore, Marquette, guard) Robert Earl Johnson (freshman, Clinton Junior College, forward) Joseph Jones (junior, Texas A&M, forward) Marcel Jones (junior, Oregon State, forward) Marcelus Kemp (junior, Nevada, guard) Kellen Lee (sophomore, Los Angeles City College, center) James Mays (junior, Clemson, forward) Bo McCalebb (junior, New Orleans, guard) Dominic McGuire (junior, Fresno State, forward) Josh McRoberts (sophomore, Duke, forward) Tack Minor (junior, LSU, guard) Joakim Noah (junior, Florida, forward-center) Greg Oden (freshman, Ohio State, center) Kendaris Pelton (junior, Southern Mississippi, forward) Bruce Price (junior, Tennessee State, guard) Gabe Pruitt (junior, USC, guard) Shaun Pruitt (junior, Illinois, center) Charles Rhodes (junior, Mississippi State, forward) Maureece Rice (junior, George Washington, guard) Brandon Rush (sophomore, Kansas, guard) Ramon Sessions (junior, Nevada, guard) Sean Singletary (junior, Virginia, guard) Jason Smith (junior, Colorado State, forward) Rodney Stuckey (sophomore, Eastern Washington, guard) Spencer Tollackson (junior, Minnesota, forward) Isaac Wells (junior, Arkansas State, forward) Terrance Whiters (junior, Arkansas Tech, guard) Marcus Williams (sophomore, Arizona, forward) Sean Williams (junior, Boston College, forward) Brandan Wright (freshman, UNC, forward) Julian Wright (sophomore, Kansas, forward) Nick Young (junior, USC, guard-forward) Thaddeus Young (freshman, Georgia Tech, forward) International players under 22 years old who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft (foreign players who turn 22 during 2007 are automatically entered into the draft): Ralfi Silva Ansaloni (center, Brazil, 1987) Stanko Barac (center, Bosnia, 1986) Rodrigue Beaubois (guard, France, 1988) Marco Belineli (guard, Italy, 1986) Hakan Demirei (guard, Turkey, 1986) Romain Duport (center, France, 1986) Kyrylo Fesenko (center, Ukraine, 1986) Vladimir Goubovic (center, Serbia, 1986) Rafael Hettsheimeier (forward, Spain, 1986) Deyan Ivanov (forward, Spain, 1986) Kaloyan Ivanov (forward, Spain, 1986) Maxym Ivshyn (center, Ukraine, 1986) Petteri Koponen (guard, Finland, 1988) Ivan Maras (forward, Montenegro, 1986 Manuchar Markoishvili (guard, Slovenia, 1986) Douglas Angelo Nunes (forward, Brazil, 1987) Caner Oner (forward, Turkey, 1987) Miroslav Raduljica (center, Serbia, 1988) Nikita Shabalkin (forward, Russia, 1986) Vladimir Stimac (forward, Latvia, 1987) Gabriel Szalay (center, Sweden, 1986) Ante Tomic (center, Croatia, 1987) Caio Torres (center, Spain, 1987) Yi Jianlian (center, China, 1987) Artem Zabelin (center, Russia, 1988) Underclassmen automatically entered into the draft due to having played for a professional team: Amir Alvarado (Marshalltown CC) Daniel Alves ( Western Nebraska) Marvin Beatty (Trinity Valley CC) Richard Blowe (Essex CC) Mamery Diallo (Gonzaga) Billy Edelin (Syracuse) Hernol Hall (Poland) Alex Hill (Abraham Baldwin College) Dominique Johnson (Walla Walla CC) Melvin Tyler Jones (St. John's) Jamal Joseph (Southern University) Jonas Langvad (Utah) Joe Nieves (Southern Idaho) Ije Nwankwo (Cleveland State) Sened Padilla (Iowa Western JC) Kevin Palacios (South Carolina) Henry Uhegwu (Southern Utah/) Major Wingate (Tennessee) Calvin Wooten (Oakland University) Dayshawn Wright (Syracuse) Underclassmen and foreign players who declared and later withdrew their name from the draft: *Reggie Williams (junior, Virginia Military Institute, forward) *never formally submitted the paperwork GS 111, Dal 86 at GS Matt Barnes (GS) had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. Stephen Jackson (GS) had 33 points including 7-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Baron Davis (GS) had 20 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Josh Howard (Dal) had 20 points and 6 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) had 20 points. GS shot 23-30 FT and Dal shot 10-13 FT. GS out-scored Dal 36-15 in the 3rd quarter. Golden State takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round. Uta 94, Hou 82 at Uta Carlos Boozer (Uta) had 22 points including 9-16 FG and 9 rebounds. Mehmet Okur (Uta) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Deron Williams (Uta) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists. Yao Ming (Hou) had 25 points including 9-16 FG and 6 rebounds. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 26 points on 8-23 FG and 9-10 FT and 10 rebounds. The series is tied 3-3.