News from April 30. The NBA announced the All-Rookie teams. The teams were selected (regardless of position) by the 30 coaches who were asked to select 5 rookies for the 1st team and 5 for the 2nd team (and couldn't vote for their own players). A 1st team vote was worth 2 points and a 2nd place vote was worth 1 point. Derrick Rose (Chi) and O.J. Mayo (Mem) were the only unanimous selections. All-Rookie Team (30 coaches select first and second teams - maximum 58 points) First Team Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Derrick Rose (Chi) ........ 58 29 0 O.J. Mayo (Mem) ........... 58 29 0 Russell Westbrook (OKC) ... 53 24 5 Brook Lopez (NJ) .......... 49 21 7 Michael Beasley (Mia) ..... 44 17 10 Second Team Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Eric Gordon (LAC) ......... 39 13 13 Kevin Love (Min) .......... 34 7 20 Mario Chalmers (Mia) ...... 29 5 19 Marc Gasol (Mem) .......... 25 2 21 D.J. Augustin (Cha) ....... 17 0 17 Rudy Fernandez (Por) ...... 17 0 17 Others receiving votes Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Courtney Lee (Orl) ........ 12 0 12 Jason Thompson (Sac) ...... 7 0 7 Marreese Speights (Phi) ... 3 0 3 Greg Oden (Por) ........... 3 1 1 Robin Lopez (Pho) ......... 2 1 0 Jerry Sloan (Uta coach) underwent right knee replacement surgery. Orlando activated Jeremy Richardson and placed Courtney Lee on IL. Lee underwent surgery on his fractured sinus. He could be out up to 2 weeks. The NBA released the 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 15. The NBA draft is June 25. Underclassmen who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft: Darion Anderson (guard, Northern Illinois, sophomore) Ryan Anderson (guard, Nebraska, junior) Dominique Archie (forward, South Carolina, junior) DeJuan Blair (forward, Pittsburgh, sophomore) Derrick Brown (forward, Xavier, junior) Chase Budinger (forward, Arizona, junior) Nick Calates (guard, Florida, junior) Earl Clark (forward, Louisville, junior) Dwayne Collins (forward, Miami, junior) Kareem Cooper (center, Texas-El Paso, junior) Kenneth Cooper (forward, Louisiana Tech, junior) Brandon Costner (forward, NC State, junior) Stephen Curry (guard, Davidson, junior) Bryan Davis (forward, Texas A&M, junior) Austin Daye (forward, Gonzaga, sophomore) DeMar DeRozan (forward, Southern California, freshman) Eric Devendorf (guard, Syracuse, senior) Devan Downey (guard, South Carolina, junior) Osiris Eldridge (guard, Illinois State, junior) Wayne Ellington (guard, UNC, junior) Chinemelu Elonu (forward, Texas A&M, junior) Tyreke Evans (guard, Memphis, freshman) Gary Flowers (forward, Chipola JC (FL), sophomore) Jonny Flynn (guard, Syracuse, sophomore) Jonathan Gibson (guard, New Mexico State, junior) Kyle Gibson (guard, Louisiana Tech, junior) Taj Gibson (forward, Southern California, junior) Blake Griffin (forward, Oklahoma, sophomore) D'mond Grismore (forward, Huston-Tillotson (TX), junior) Roger Guignard (guard, Texas-Arlington, junior) Daniel Hackett (guard, Southern California, junior) Luke Harangody (forward, Notre Dame, junior) James Harden (forward, Arizona State, sophomore) Kevin Harris (guard, Northwest Mississippi CC, sophomore) Paul Harris (guard, Syracuse, junior) Gerald Henderson (guard-forward, Duke, junior) Jordan Hill (forward, Arizona, junior) Jrue Holiday (guard, UCLA, freshman) Damion James (forward, Texas, junior) James Johnson (forward, Wake Forest, sophomore) Mac Koshwal (forward, DePaul, sophomore) Gani Lawal (forward, Georgia Tech, sophomore) Ty Lawson (guard, UNC, junior) James Lewis (guard, Fresno Pacific, junior) Darnell Lindsay (guard, Tennessee Tech, junior) Dior Lowhorn (forward, San Francisco, junior) Ater Majok (forward, UConn, freshman) Jodie Meeks (guard, Kentucky, junior) Nate Miles (forward, Southern Idaho, freshman) Patrick Mills (guard, St. Mary's) Tasmin Mitchell (forward, LSU, junior) B.J. Mullens (center, Ohio State, freshman) Ronald Ogoke (center, Paul Quinn College (TX), junior) Patrick Patterson (forward, Kentucky, sophomore) Scottie Reynolds (guard, Villanova, junior) D.J. Rivera (guard, Binghamton, junior) Terrence Roderick (forward, Alabama-Birmingham, sophomore) Magnum Rolle (center, Louisiana Tech, junior) Junior Salters (guard, Wofford, junior) Donald Sloan (guard, Texas A&M, junior) Tyler Smith (forward, Tennessee, junior) DaJuan Summers (forward, Georgetown, junior) Shawn Taggart (forward, Memphis, junior) Jonathan Tavbernari (forward, BYU, junior) Jeff Teague (guard, Wake Forest, sophomore) Hasheem Thabeet (center, UConn, junior) Malcolm Thomas (forward, San Diego City College, sophomore) Dar Tucker (guard, DePaul, sophomore) Jarvis Varnado (forward, Mississippi State, junior) Greivis Vasquez (guard, Maryland, junior) Martez Walker (forward, Riverside CC (CA), freshman) Michael Washington (forward, Arkansas, junior) Jeremy Wise (guard, Southern Mississippi) Nic Wise (guard, Arizona, junior) International players under 22 years old who have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft (foreign players who turn 22 during 2009 are automatically entered into the draft) [country is where player plays]: Amadou Aboubakar Zaki (center, France, born 1988) Rodrigue Beaubois (guard, France, born 1988) Nemanja Bjelica (forward, Serbia, born 1988) Georgios Bogris (forward, Greece, born 1989) Omri Casspi (forward, Israel, born 1988) Victor Claver (forward, Spain, born 1988) Vladimir Dasic (forward, Montenegro, born 1988) Christian Eyenga (guard, Spain, born 1989) Vitor Faverani (forward, Spain, born 1988) Sergey Gladyr (guard, Ukraine, born 1989) Adam Hanga (forward, Hungary, born 1989) Baris Hersek (forward, Turkey, born 1988) Rudy Jomby (forward, France, born 1988) Tanel Kurbas (forward, Estonia, born 1988) Milan Macvan (forward, Serbia, born 1989) Boban Marjanovic (center, Serbia, born 1988) Tim Ohlbrecht (forward, Germany, born 1988) Carl Ona Embo (guard, Italy, born 1989) Nikolaos Pappas (guard, Spain, born 1990) Anton Ponomarev (forward, Kazakhstan, born 1988) Paulo Prestes (center, Spain, born 1988) Miroslav Raduljica (center, Serbia, born 1988) Fernando Raposo (forward, France, born 1989) Ricky Rubio (guard, Spain, born 1990) Evangelos Sakellariou (guard, Greece, born 1989) Alexandros Sigkounas (forward, Greece, born 1988) Ludovic Vaty (forward, France, born 1988) Ibrahim Yildirim (guard, Turkey, born 1990) Artem Zabelin (center, Russia, born 1988) Underclassmen and foreign players who declared and later withdrew their name from the draft: Sean Miller (forward, Arizona, junior) [never formally submitted name] Chi 128, Bos 127 3OT at Chi John Salmons (Chi) had 35 points including 13-22 FG and 5-9 3-pointers and 6 rebounds in 60 minutes. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 9 points and 15 rebounds including 6 offensive. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 28 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers in 59 minutes. Brad Miller (Chi) had 23 points including 8-9 FG and 10 rebounds. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points including 11-12 FT and 9 rebounds in 51 minutes. Glen Davis (Bos) had 23 points and 7 rebounds including 6 offensive in 53 minutes. Rajon Rondo (Bos) had 8 points on 4-17 FG, 9 rebounds, and 19 assists in 58 minutes. Ray Allen (Bos) had 51 points including 18-32 FG and 9-18 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals in 59 minutes. [What a great game.] The series is tied 3-3. Orl 114, Phi 89 at Phi Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 29 points, 7 rebounds including 5 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Marcin Gortat (Orl) had 11 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 steals. Rafer Alston (Orl) had 21 points, 10 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 20 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Andre Miller (Phi) had 24 points including 10-12 FT, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Orl shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and Phi shot 40.8% (31-76) FG. Dwight Howard (Orl, suspended) did not play. Orlando takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the winner of the Bos-Chi series. Hou 92, Por 76 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Ron Artest (Hou) had 27 points including 3-11 3-pointers. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 26 points including 12-21 FG and 5 rebounds. Brandon Roy (Por) had 22 points. Houston takes the series 4-2 and advances to the 2nd round where they will face the LA Lakers. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 LA Lakers (4) ____ 8 Utah (1) |_ 1 LA Lakers (0) _ _ 5 Houston (0) | 4 Portland (2) _____| |_ __ 5 Houston (4) _ | | | 2 Denver (4) __ | | 7 New Orleans (1) |_ 2 Denver (0) ____| | _ 6 Dallas (0) | 3 San Antonio (1) __| | 6 Dallas (4) |_ _ | 1 Cleveland (4) ____ | 8 Detroit (0) |_ 1 Cleveland (0) _ | _ | | 4 Atlanta (3) ______| | | 5 Miami (2) |_ __| _ 2 Boston (3) _______ | 7 Chicago (3) |_ ___| _ 3 Orlando (0) 3 Orlando (4) _| 6 Philadelphia (2) First Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Friday, May 1 Game 6: Atlanta at Miami 7:00 pm ESPN Saturday, May 2 Game 7: Chicago at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Sunday, May 3 *Game 7: Miami at Atlanta 12:00 pm ABC Second Round Schedule (Central times) *if necessary Sunday, May 3 Game 1: Dallas at Denver 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 4 Game 1: Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 5 Game 2: Dallas at Denver 9:30 pm TNT Wednesday, May 4 Game 2: Houston at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Friday, May 8 Game 3: LA Lakers at Houston 8:30 pm ESPN Saturday, May 9 Game 3: Denver at Dallas 4:00 pm ESPN Sunday, May 10 Game 4: LA Lakers at Houston 2:30 pm ABC Monday, May 11 Game 4: Denver at Dallas 8:30 pm TNT Tuesday, May 12 *Game 5: Houston at LA Lakers TBA TNT Wednesday, May 13 *Game 5: Dallas at Denver TBA TNT Thursday, May 14 *Game 6: LA Lakers at Houston TBA ESPN Friday, May 15 *Game 6: Denver at Dallas TBA ESPN Sunday, May 17 *Game 7: Dallas at Denver TBA *Game 7: Houston at LA Lakers TBA ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html