Tony Mitchell will return to North Texas, ending speculation that he might enter the draft in response to the departure of former coach Johnny Jones.

Jones, who coached North Texas for the past 11 seasons, recently agreed to take over the top job at LSU.

Mitchell, a 6-foot-8 forward, has decided to return with the goal of working on his perimeter skills.

David Stern would prefer that players be at least two years removed from high school before they can declare for the NBA draft.

“I think it would be a great idea to change it to two-and-done," Stern said. "Everyone I hear from -- NBA players, actually; college coaches; NBA teams -- everyone says it's a pretty good idea, except the [NBPA], whose consent is necessary to change it. So, what I tell people to do is, 'Don't call me, call their union.'"

Stern is opposed to reverting back to the old rule, which allowed players to enter the draft directly out of high school.

"We have the current rule, which is one year form high school ... because it's good for our business," Stern said. "We didn't do it to help or hurt the colleges. Any college could decide not to take a player who was likely to leave after a year, but indeed it would probably cost the college president his job."

Seven ties among teams that finished the 2011-12 NBA regular season with identical records were broken through random drawings to help determine the order of selection for the 2012 NBA Draft, which will be held on Thursday, June 28, at The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. 

The drawings were conducted earlier today in New York City by Carol Sawdye, NBA Chief Financial Officer, and Dan Rube, NBA Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.  The tiebreak process was overseen by Martin Shannon, a partner in the accounting firm of Ernst & Young. 

The results of the drawings: 

·       Cleveland (21-45) won a tiebreaker with New Orleans.
·       Sacramento (22-44) won a tiebreaker with New Jersey.
·       Golden State (23-43) won a tiebreaker with Toronto.
·       New  York  (36-30)  won  a  tiebreaker  with  Dallas;  and Dallas won a tiebreaker with Utah.
·       L.A. Clippers (40-26) won a tiebreaker with Atlanta.
·       L.A. Lakers (41-25) won a tiebreaker with Memphis.

The Warriors won their tie-break coin flip against the Raptors and will be slotted seventh in the 2012 Lottery, according to a source.

Golden State's first round pick would go to the Jazz if it falls outside the top-seven.

The Warriors went 3-17 over their final 20 games of the season.

Trey Burke will likely declare for the draft if Michigan advances far into the 2013 NCAA tournament.

"If I have a great season, and we go far, I probably will lean towards coming out," Burke said. "I can’t really speak on that right now, it’s too early.

"But I definitely will look into it and my coaches will help me look into it because they understand the type of situation I’m in."

Burke declined to comment on the results of the NBA's undergraduate advisory board's report.

"I just felt like it was the right decision for me to make," Burke said. "After talking it over with my family, the coaching staff, we kind of pretty much just broke down the pros and cons of leaving and staying, and I felt like the right decision was to stay.

"With the recruits we have coming in, with the players that we have coming back, we have a great chance of being a Final Four, if not a National Championship team."

Cody Zeller put a hold on his NBA career mostly because he thought he wasn't quite mature enough for the pros.

“It’s a tough process. I mean, it’s a lot of money,” said Zeller of his decision to return for his sophomore year at Indiana. “I’m just not ready to grow up yet. Paying rent, getting a house, becoming an adult — I’m not ready for all that. I’m enjoying my college career, on and off the court. I’m definitely happy to be here.”

Zeller was projected as a lottery pick in the June draft.

Moe Harkless is training at IMG Academy in preparation for a professional career.

"This is a really important time in my life," said Harkless, who declared for the NBA draft after being named Big East Rookie of the Year. "I know why I'm down here in Florida and that's to work on my game and get better.

"I've been really focusing on my jump shot and my ball handling. I've also been working on strength and conditioning and just cleaning up the little things leading up to draft day."

Harkless credits the St. John’s coaching staff for his rapid development as a freshman.

"Coach Lavin and the entire coaching staff have been really supportive and they've helped me out a lot," said Harkless. "Coach Mike Dunlap and coach Rico Hines are two coaches who have NBA experience and they worked really hard to help me get better. Everyone was a huge help."

Thomas Robinson will be represented by Tony Dutt and Rivals Sports Group, according to a source.

Dutt’s client list includes former Kansas players Marcus and Markieff Morris.

Robinson is projected as a top-5 in this year’s draft.

The Wizards have clinched the second-worst record in the NBA for the second time in four seasons.

Washington will have a a 19.9 percent chance of winning the lottery and will pick no worse than fifth.

Anthony Davis is expected to be the top overall selection regardless of who wins the lottery.

Nemanja Nedovic, a 6-foot-3, 200 pound scoring guard out of Belgrade, will make himself eligible for this year’s draft.

Nedovic is averaging 9.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists for Crvena Zvezda of the Serbian League.