News from June 24.

TRADE: Portland traded Nicolas Batum to Charlotte for Gerald Henderson and
Noah Vonleh.

TRADE: Orlando traded Luke Ridnour to Memphis for the draft rights to 2013
2nd round draft pick (#30) Janis Timma.

Monta Ellis (Dal) elected to opt-out of his contract and, thus, is a free
agent.

Kevin Love (Cle) elected to opt-out of his contract and, thus, is a free
agent.

Houston exercised their 15-16 option for Kostas Papnikolaou.

The NBA Board of Governors formally approved the sale of the Atlanta
Hawks.


The NBA draft is tonight (Thursday) starting at 6:30 pm Central on ESPN.

First Round Order
 1. Minnesota
 2. LA Lakers
 3. Philadelphia
 4. New York
 5. Orlando
 6. Sacramento
 7. Denver
 8. Detroit
 9. Charlotte
10. Miami
11. Indiana
12. Utah
13. Phoenix
14. Oklahoma City
15. Atlanta  [from Brooklyn]
16. Boston
17. Milwaukee
18. Houston  [from New Orleans]
19. Washington
20. Toronto
21. Dallas
22. Chicago
23. Portland
24. Cleveland
25. Memphis
26. San Antonio
27. LA Lakers  [from Houston]
28. Boston  [from LA Clippers]
29. Brooklyn  [from Atlanta]
30. Golden State

Second Round Order
31. Minnesota
32. Houston  [from New York]
33. Boston  [from Philadelphia via Miami]
34. LA Lakers
35. Philadelphia  [from Orlando]
36. Minnesota  [from Sacramento via Houston]
37. Philadelphia  [from Denver via Houston via Portland via Minnesota]
38. Detroit
39. Charlotte
40. Miami
41. Brooklyn
42. Utah
43. Indiana
44. Phoenix
45. Boston
46. Milwaukee
47. Philadelphia  [from New Orleans via Washington via LA Clippers]
48. Oklahoma City
49. Washington
50. Atlanta  [from Toronto]
51. Orlando  [from Chicago]
52. Dallas
53. Cleveland  [from Portland via Chicago via Denver]
54. Utah  [from Cleveland]
55. San Antonio
56. New Orleans  [from Memphis]
57. Denver  [from LA Clippers]
58. Philadelphia  [from Houston]
59. Atlanta
60. Philadelphia  [from Golden State via Indiana]


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