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John Lero
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P Jimmy King and Ray Jackson can
nly wait now.
The two ex-Wolverines can only
ait for commissioner David Stern to
all out their times today at the NBA
raft in Toronto (7 p.m., TNT).
The pair remain the only Fab Fivers
ho have not wom a pro uniform. But
at all could change tonight.
Both King and Jackson have a shot at
eing selected in the two-round draft, if
t for their raw skills and ability, at least
their experience on a winning team.
wo trips to the Final Four and another
lite Eight appearance are reason
nough for most NBA coaches to draft a
aturally talented athlete.
King, however, who had a sub-par
enior season - one in which he was
xpected to be the Wolverines' leader -
as the best chance of the two to be
rafted.
The6-foot-3 guard from Pano, Texas
ects to go somewhere in the second
und. Early projections had him as alate
econd-rounder, but his workouts this
ummer have been impressive and may
ave boosted his stock a bit. He played
ell at summer camps, but most critics
till say he lacks a consistent three-point
hot.
"Jimmy had productive post-college
nd pro camps," Michigan coach Steve
her said. "He went to Portsmouth
.), went to Phoenix and Chicago. He
layed well and he helped himself. He
hould go low first to mid-second round.
think it'll be early second."
San Antonio is supposedly interested
n the Texas-native. But, King ranks far
ehind the two best shooting guards in
he draft, Michigan State's Shawn
espert who is practically assured of be-
ng a lottery pick, and Florida State's
Sura, who should go somewhere in
late first round.
Jackson, on the other hand, may not
as lucky as his teammate. His 6-foot-5
rame is too small to play small forward
n the NBA and most scouts think he is
ot quick enough and doesn't have a
ood enough outside shot to be a shoot-
ng guard.
Jackson has stepped up almost every
acet of his games in the pre-draft camps.
While most draft experts say Jackson
bably won't be drafted, there is a
ance he could be a late-second round
ick. The addition of two expansion
eams in 1995 means that there will be
our more picks in this years' draft.
"Ray's not going to get drafted -
ut possibly at the tail end," Fisher said.
"He'll have the opportunity to pick
where he'll go (as a free agent) and that
should be good for him."
Maryland's Joe Smith is expected to
*he first pick announced tonight. The
Golden State Warriors, who own the first
pick, are also interested in North
Carolina's Jerry Stackhouse and
Alabama's Antonio McDyess.
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