May 13: NBA Early Entry eligibility deadline, 11:59 p.m. ET

May 20: NBA Draft Lottery, Secaucus, N.J.

June 5-8: NBA Pre-Draft Camp, Moody Bible College, Chicago

June 20: NBA Finals 2001 latest possible end date

June 20: NBA Draft early entrant withdrawal deadline

June 27: 2001 NBA Draft, site TBA

July 1: Teams may begin negotiating, but not sign, free agents

Aug. 1: Teams may begin signing player contracts