News from June 27.

TRADE: New Jersey traded Jim Jackson, Eric Montross, the rights to #7 
draft pick Tim Thomas, and the rights to #21 draft pick Anthony Parker 
to Philadelphia for the rights to #2 draft pick Keith Van Horn, Lucious 
Harris, Don MacLean, and Michael Cage.

The NBA Board of Governors has approved 4 new rules/changes [fortunately
the recommended and confusing rule of allowing any type of defense on the
strong side of the court was not approved].  The 3-point line has been
moved back to the original 23 feet 9 inches with it 22 feet in the
corners.  A defender will not be allowed to use his forearm to hinder the 
progress of an offensive player who is facing the basket in the 
front court.  A player can not call timeout if both feet are in the air 
and any part of his body is over or beyond the out-of-bounds line.  A
half-circle area with the center at the middle of the basket and extending
out 4 feet is considered a no-charge area - an offensive foul will not be 
called if contact occurs in this area.

Atlanta signed #22 draft pick Ed Gray to a 3 year, $2,081,000 contract.

Orlando named Brendan Suhr as an assistant coach.