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"I think 30 teams is a nice, round number, and I would not be recommending to the NBA owners to expand," Stern said on Monday. "We will see in the next couple of years, coming out of the Beijing Olympics, the possibility of some joint venture between the NBA and someone in China about an NBA-sponsored and-branded league in China." Stern added that "an NBA of China" is closer to happening than what he called a 20-year plan for having five franchises in Europe, and that, "domestically, we have enough teams." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Upcoming Awards Announcement Dates Schedule Released
The NBA All-Defensive team will be revealed on April 30, the Rookie Of The Year will be announced on May 2, and the Sportsmanship Award will be announced on May 3. Most believe that Portland guard Brandon Roy is a lock to receive the Rookie Of The Year General Basketball, Portland Trail Blazers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback NBA Breaks Ties For Draft OrderFive ties among teams that finished the 2006-07 NBA regular season with identical records were broken today through random drawings to help determine the order of selection for NBA Draft 2007, which will be held on Thursday, June 28 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The drawings were conducted live on NBA TV earlier today in New York City by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The results of the drawings: - Portland (32-50) won a tiebreaker with Minnesota - Charlotte (33-49) won a tiebreaker with New York and Sacramento; New York then won a tie-breaker with Sacramento - Indiana (35-47) won a tiebreaker with Philadelphia - Washington (41-41) won a tiebreaker with New Jersey - Golden State (42-40) won a tiebreaker with the L.A. Lakers Draft Choice Order (Lottery Chances out of 1,000 in Parenthesis) Memphis (250) Boston (199) Milwaukee (156) Atlanta (119) Seattle (88) Portland (53) Minnesota (53) Charlotte (19) New York (19) Sacramento (18) Indiana (8) Philadelphia (7) New Orleans (6) LA Clippers (5) 15. Orlando (To Detroit) 16. Washington 17. New Jersey 18. Golden State 19. LA Lakers 20. Miami 21. Denver (To Philadelphia) 22. Toronto (To Charlotte via Cleveland) 23. Chicago 24. Cleveland (To Phoenix via Boston) 25. Utah 26. Houston 27. Detroit 28. San Antonio 29. Phoenix 30. Dallas (To Philadelphia via Denver and Golden State) Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Apr 2007 Archive
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NBA commissioner David Stern sees more of a need for new pro basketball teams in China than in North America.
The NBA has released the second 2006-07 NBA annual awards schedule.