News from June 25.

TRADE: Atlanta traded the 45th and 47th picks of the draft to Seattle for
the 28th pick.

The 1997 NBA draft will be held in Charlotte.

The threat of a lockout once again looms for July 1.  The NBA and the NBA
Players Association had agreed in principle to the new collective
bargaining agreement (and the 1995-96 season operated under that
agreement) but have spent the past season trying to iron out the details.  
They have been unsuccessful in doing so.  If an agreement is not signed by 
the end of June 30, it is likely the owners will declare a lockout.

Glenn Robinson (Mil) resigned from the 1996 USA Men's Olympic Basketball
Team (aka Dream Team III) due to tendinitis in his right Achilles tendon.
Gary Payton (Sea) has been named as Robinson's replacement.
1996 USA Men's Olympic Basketball Team roster:
[I know that Richmond and Barkley have been assigned numbers, but I
only releasized yesterday that I still didn't know what they were.  If
anyone knows, please let me know.  And if anyone finds out what Payton's
number is, please let me know.]
No  Player (team)           Pos  Ht  Wt    B-day   College               Exp
 4? Mitch Richmond (Sac) ..  G  6-5  215  6/30/65  Kansas State'88        7 
 5  Grant Hill (Det) ......  F  6-8  225  10/5/72  Duke'94                1
 6  Anfernee Hardaway (Orl)  G  6-7  195  7/18/72  Memphis State'93       2
 7  David Robinson (SA) ...  C  7-1  225   8/6/65  Navy'87                6
 8  Scottie Pippen (Chi) ..  F  6-7  225  9/25/65  C. Arkansas'87         8
10  Reggie Miller (Ind) ...  G  6-7  185  8/24/65  UCLA'87                8
11  Karl Malone	(Uta) .....  F  6-9  256  7/24/63  Louisiana Tech'86     10
12  John Stockton (Uta) ...  G  6-1  175  3/26/62  Gonzaga'84            11
13  Shaquille O'Neal (Orl)   C  7-1  301   3/6/72  LSU'93                 3
15  Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) .  C  7-0  255  1/21/63  Houston'84            11
??  Charles Barkley (Pho) .  F  6-6  252  2/20/63  Auburn'84             11 
??  Gary Payton (Sea) .....  G  6-4  190  7/23/68  Oregon State'90        5 

Head Coach: Lenny Wilkens (Atlanta Hawks)
Assistants: Jerry Sloan (Utah Jazz)
            Bobby Cremins (Georgia Tech)
            Clem Haskins (U. Minnesota)


The 1996 NBA draft will take place tonight (Wednesday) starting at 6:30
Central and will be televised on TNT.
Here is the order for the 1996 draft:

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

Second Round
 30. Houston  (from Vancouver)
 31. Philadelphia
 32. Philadelphia
 33. Milwaukee
 34. Dallas
 35. Seattle  (from Minnesota)
 36. LA Clippers  (if Den's 2nd round pick is not available, LAC's 2nd
                   round pick to Phoenix (via Detroit))
 37. Denver  (from Sacramento via New Jersey)
 38. Boston
 39. Denver  (if this pick is available, it goes to Pho (via LAC and Det))
 40. Golden State
 41. Sacramento
 42. Houston  (from Vancouver via Washington and Orlando)
 43. Phoenix
 44. Charlotte
 45. Seattle  (from Atlanta via Miami)
 46. Portland
 47. Seattle  (from Atlanta)
 48. Philadelphia  (from Detroit)
 49. Orlando  (from New York via Minnesota and Vancouver)
 50. Houston  (from Cleveland)
 51. Vancouver  (from Houston)
 52. Indiana
 53. Milwaukee  (from LA Lakers via Seattle)
 54. Utah
 55. Washington  (from San Antonio via Charlotte)
 56. Cleveland  (from Orlando)
 57. Seattle
 58. Dallas  (from Chicago)