News from June 16.

A.J. Abrams (junior, Texas, guard), Chase Budinger (sophomore Arizona, 
forward), Robert Dozier (junior, Memphis, forward), Wayne Ellington 
(sophomore, UNC, guard), Danny Green (junior, UNC, forward), Lester 
Hudson (junior, Tennessee-Martin, guard), Ty Lawson (sophomore, UNC, 
guard), Jeremy Pargo (junior, Gonzaga, guard), Ronald Steele (junior, 
Alabama, guard), and Robert Vaden (junior, Alabama-Birmingham, 
guard-forward) withdrew their names from the NBA draft.  The deadline for
underclassmen and foreign players under 22 years old who had previously
declared themselves eligible for the draft to remove their names from the
draft has past.  The NBA will release the official list of those who
withdrew in a few days.


Playoff Standings
  1st Round      2nd Round             3rd Round             Finals
  (Best of 7)    (Best of 7)           (Best of 7)           (Best of 7)
1 LAL (4) ____
8 Den (0)     |_ 1 LA Lakers (4) ___
               _ 4 Utah (2)         |
4 Uta (4) ____|                     |_ 1 LA Lakers (4)   _
5 Hou (2)                            _ 3 San Antonio (1)  |
                                    |                     |
2 NO (4) _____                      |                     |
7 Dal (1)     |_ 2 New Orleans (3) _|                     |
               _ 3 San Antonio (4)                        |
3 SA (4) _____|                                           |
6 Pho (1)                                                 |_ 1 LA Lakers (2)
                                                           _ 1 Boston (3)
                                                          |
1 Bos (4)  ___                                            |
8 Atl (3)     |_ 1 Boston (4)    ___                      |
               _ 4 Cleveland (3)    |                     |
4 Cle (4)  ___|                     |                     |
5 Was (2)                           |_  1 Boston (4)  ____|
                                     _  2 Detroit (2)
2 Det (4)  ___                      |
7 Phi (2)     |_ 2 Detroit (4) _____|
               _ 3 Orlando (1) 
3 Orl (4) ____|
6 Tor (1)