Apr 17, 2002 11:50 AM EST

Auditions for the Mavericks continued Tuesday night, with a handful of players still fighting to make the roster. The playoff roster, that is.

Only 12 of the 15 players can make the playoff squad, which must be set by Thursday at 2 p.m., and the Mavericks still have a handful of players on the bubble. Evan Eschmeyer, Shawn Bradley, Avery Johnson, Johnny Newman and Danny Manning all are fighting to make the roster.

But Mavericks coach Don Nelson won't hint at who the front-runners are.

"It's a decision you have to make at the last moment," Nelson said.

"Why would you make it before you have to?"

Via Dallas Morning News