1.  And to show his allegiance, developmental coach Brad Davis wore an old Maryland T-shirt to practice Monday in support of his alma mater.

2.  Danny Manning, center Raef LaFrentz and developmental coaches Paul Mokeski and Greg Dreiling played at Kansas, and forward Eduardo Najera played for Oklahoma.

3.  Developmental coach Brad Davis said he plans to have arthroscopic surgery on his swollen right knee next week.

4.  Last month, he also spent three weeks in Los Angeles working with Mavericks developmental coach Kiki Vandeweghe.

5.  Nowitzki worked on one-on-one drills with developmental coach Rolando Blackman.

6.  Savard will remain with the team as a developmental coach and a public relations ambassador.

7.  Thomas, Alexander and Harvey are in Los Angeles working out with Mavericks developmental coach Kiki Vandeweghe.

8.  Savard will stay on with the Blackhawks as a developmental coach, spending time with minor league players and draft picks.