News from October 2. Phoenix signed Brian Green (G-F). Vancouver signed Rich Manning (C), Jack Lothian (C), and Chucky Atkins (G). Washington named Clifford Ray as an assistant coach. Washington signed Matt Fish (C), Richard Petruska (C), Ben Wallace (F), Jaren Jackson (G), Chris Kingsbury (G), Clint McDaniel (G), and Dwayne Morton (G). Shawn Kemp (Sea) is holding-out of training camp in protest of his contract. He is now only the 6th highest player on the team. The hold-out is pretty useless as Seattle can not renegotiate his contract this season per the rules of the CBA. Teams that play a preseason game outside of the US and Canada were permitted to open training camp October 1. All other camps open October 4. Seattle signed Derrick Alston (F). Atlanta signed Melvin Booker (G), Pat Durham (G-F), Ivano Newbill (F), and Zarko Paspalj (F). Denver signed Keith Jennings (G), Todd Mundt (C), Eric Murdock (G), Reggie Slater (F), Ed Stokes (C), Michael Willaims [UMass'95], Rich King (F), and Darvin Ham (F). Cleveland signed Ian Lockhart. Sacramento signed Kevin Salvadori (F-C), Gaylon Nickerson (G), Dell Demps, (G), Johny Rhodes (G), and Tony Tolber(G). San Antonio signed Elmer Bennett (G), Dexter Boney (G), and Greg Kite (C). Houston signed Matt Bullard (F). New York signed Chris Jent (F) and Eric Leckner (C). Minnesota signed John Shasky (G), Melvin Newborn (G), and Sherron Mills (F).