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Chris Webber happily speaks with reporters after being traded to the Golden State Warriors.
SWings again
tap Bue talent[E o K
By BRETT FORREST team in a stellar first year with the come to camp and hopefully will be
DSLY HOCxrR WITER Lakers. Hilton scored 16 goals and impressive."
The pipeline between the Michi- added 15 assists and was a CCHA All signs show that Ward willink a
gan hockey program and the Detroit Rookie Honorable Mention in a fine contract with the Wings, but nothing is
Red Wings is secure. Sophomore cen- freshman campaign. set at the present time.
ter Kevin Hilton became the newest RECRUITS SELECTED mGH: Three "Discussions exist at the moment
Wolverine-Wing June 26 in Quebec incoming Wolverines were alsonabbed on contractual terms," Ward said.
City when Detroit selected him in the in June's draft. The New Jersey Devils Winnipeg originally selected Ward
third round (74th overall) of the 1993 selected center Brendan Morrison in in the 1991 NHL draft.
NHL Entry Draft. the second round (39th overall) and MORE DRAFT: Seven CCHA play-
The Wings acquired defenseman took right wing Mike Leggin the 11th ers were drafted by NHL teams this
Aaron Ward last month from the (273 overall). Right wing Warren year. Seven more incoming players
Winnipeg Jets and drafted junior right Luhning was taken by the New York were taken and three juniors were se-
wing MikeKnubleinthe fourthround Islanders in the fourth round (92nd lected in the supplemental draft.
(76th overall) in 1991. overall). Over the last four years, the CCHA
In a surprising move, Hilton was WARD UPDATE:Wardis talking with has accounted for 49 percent (51 of
selected five rounds and 128 picks the Red Wings and has yet to sign with 105)of allU.S.college players taken in
before Lake Superior's Sean Tallaire the club. NHL Entry Drafts.
was taken by the Vancouver Canucks "We're hoping to sign him this MiamiRedskinssophomore Kevyn
in the eighth round (202nd overall). summer," Wings general manager Adams was selected by the Boston
Tallairehad26goals and 52points and Brian Murray said. "We'll see what Bruins in the first round (25th overall),
was named to the CCHA All-Rookie we get done. Aaron will hopefully giving the CCHA 11 first-round picks
since 1985.
Adams scored an overtime game-
U S E A winner against Michigan Feb. 6 in
Oxford and again scored in the extra
session against Ferris State March 19
inkin the CCHA tournament semifinals.

By KEN DAVIDOFF
and JAESON ROSENFELD
DAILY SPORTS WRITERS
AUBURN HILLS - For Chris
Webber, the anticipation of daily rides
on Space Mountain were quickly
dashed in a blockbuster deal at the
1993 NBA draft last Wednesday at the
Palace of Auburn Hills.
After being drafted with the first
pick by Orlando, the 6-foot-9 power
forward spentamere20iminutes in the
Magic'sKingdombeforetheysenthim
toGoldenStatefor third-pick Anfernee
Hardaway and three first-round picks,
to be used no sooner than the 1996,
1998, and 2000 drafts.
While Webberhad salivated in the
weeks preceding the draft at the pros-
pect of Orlando center Shaquille
O'Neal dunking home his air balls, he
said being sent to the home of Alcatraz
was a sentence he could stomach.
"I didn't know I would be traded,
but it doesn't matter," Webber said. "I
believe God has a plan forime, and the
plannowisformetoplayinCalifomia.
... I'm just glad I was chosen number
one, that was the important thing."
Aside from any personal gratifi-
cation this might provide for Webber,
the number one pick represents one
thing: big bucks.
Last year's No. 1 pick, O'Neal,
signed a seven-year, $49 million con-
tract, a deal Orlando felt it would have
trouble duplicating for Webber while
still staying under the NBA's salary
cap. Orlando, therefore, traded for
Hardaway, a player they coveted and
thought they would be able to sign.
"Hardaway came down (to Or-
lando), and he was absolutely spec-
tacular yesterday," Orlando President
Dick DeVos said. "He impressed ab-
solutely everyone in the building, and
everybody in the half-mile around.
"There are no bad choices," he
added. "Chris is a wonderful young
man and a great young player."
Webber'saddition totheWarriors'
arsenal gives them one of the best
young teams in the Western Confer-

ence. With Chris Mullin, Tim
Hardaway, Sarunas Marciulionus and
Billy Owens, all scoring threats from
theoutside,GoldenStatedearlyneeded
a power player to grab rebounds and
muscleinside.Andwithahoslofyoung
guns, the Warriors weren't hesitant to
deal away part of their future.Even so,
some questioned whether Webber was
worth Anfernee Hardaway and three
first-rounders. Webber ranked among
the most prominent of the skeptics.
"Iwouldn'thavedone(thetrade),"
Webber said.
Those willing to shell out $12. 50
and dress nicer than the blue-jeans-
and-sneakers look could join Webber
inhisgood fortune at the State Theater
in Detroit after the draft. But part of
Webber'sentourageaccompaniedhim
to the draft itself. Among those spotted
were Webber's parents, former team-
mates Jalen Rose andJimmy King and
Michigan coach Steve Fisher.
Webber's father Mayce expressed
his faithinWarriors'coachDonNelson
to look after Chris.
"I'm going to look to Don Nelson
to take care ofimyson,"MayceWebber
said. "I trust Don Nelson. ... If he's
willing todo what they didtogetChris,
I think they like him.
"He's somebody Iknow cancoach.
Just look at his record, it's amazing."
As for Rose, there had been much
speculation before this past season that
he would join his friend Webber at the
professional level. Buthe chose to stay
for another year, and he admitted no
sadness at seeing his companion go.
"Youkind ofthinklike that(regret-
ting his decision to stay)when you hear
some of the draft choices, but I'm
happy with my decision," Rose said.
"My time will come in the next two
years."
Although he received the bulk of
the attention, Webber did not qualify
astheonly Wolverine whose timecame.
Center Eric Riley, who played as a
reserve for most of his final two years
at Michigan, was selected 33rd overall
by the Dallas Mavericks. He followed

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