News from June 17. Seattle named Paul Westphal as head coach. The team signed Westphal to a 3 year contract with a 4th year at the team's option. Westphal coached Phoenix from 92-93 to January 16, 1996. With the hiring, Denver and the LA Clippers are the teams that currently do not have a head coach. Lee Nailon pulled his name from the NBA draft and will return to TCU for his senior season. Lamar Odom also pulled his name from the draft after accepting admission to Rhode Island. Underclassmen who declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft had until Wednesday (yesterday) to remove their names from the draft.