Webber ends up with NBA’s Golden State
AUBURN HILLS, Mi< h CAP) — Orlan
do helped Golden Sioti' get toller end
tougher In return, the Magic received the
perfei t t omplemmit to Shaquiile O'Neal
and a chance to lx* one of the superteams
of the future
Orlando made Chris Webber. Michi
gan's Ci-foot-9 forward, the first player
chosen in the NBA draft Wednesday
night And after the Warriors look Mem
phis State do-it-nll guard Anfernee Hard
away two pic ks later, the teams swapped
the players
In I tel ween, Philadelphia filled its tall
order with 7-fi Shawn Bradley
Golden State, desperate to add
rebounding and defensive help to a
small, potent lineup, threw in three first
round draft c hoic.es. with the first to hi*
exert ised no earlier than I'l'lti
It was the first draft-day deal ever
involving the league's No 1 pic k and the
first time the top c hoice has been dealt
at all since Cleveland at quired the pic k
from Philadelphia in 198f>
"These are boih great players. We
would let happy wtlh either one." said
Dick DeVoss. Orlando's director of play
er personnel. “Bui when you put one
together with three other players, that's
a fantastic value We just insured our
future.*'
Webber and Hardaway both wanted to
play for the Magn
"Nothing against Golden State, but I'm
looking forward to playing with Shatj,"
said Hardaway, a fine passer and outside
shooter who ran play point guard, shoot
ing guard and small forward "I think
we re going to l>e a dominating team. Me
and Shaq will play well together We
really complement each other."
Webtrer appeared t learlv disappointed
when first told about the trade Hu! it
didn't take long for him to get philosoph
ical
"Maybe I wasn't the right thing for
them," he said "This is still a great thrill,
to lie the number one player in the draft
Asked if he was upset, Webber said
"This is (i dream come !roe Don't take
away my dream come true.”
As costly as the trade was (or Golden
State, coach Don Nelson was thrilled
“The beauty of the trade was that we
didn't have to lose any players," he said,
"We did have to give a lot. Three first
round picks is a lot to give for anybody,
but wo think it was well worth it
"Tills has been in the works off and on
for well over a month We continued to
communicate on a daily Iwisis and it was
culminated a few minutes before the draft
began."
The move also had financial repercus
sions. especially for Orlando The Magic
are going to struggle signing their draft
picks as it is. Adding the No J choice for
the second straight year might have boon
impossible.
O'Neal signed a seven-year, $40 mil
lion contract after Orlando drafted him
first last year. Christian Laettner, picked
third l>\ Minnesota a year ago, signed a
six-year, $21 f> million deal
Wrestlers sue
to compete
DES MOINES. Iowa (API —
Drake University wrestler*, charg
ing discrimination, have sued the
school, demanding reinstatement of
their sport.
The suit, filed Tuesday in U S.
District Court in Des Moines, said
wrestlers are being treated unfairly
because they're being denied a
chance to compete and obtain
scholarships.
Attorney Lawrence Marcucci.
who is representing the wrestlers,
said they are seeking no monetary
damages, only reinstatement of a
program the school dropped in
March
"Wrestling programs are caught in
a v ic e between rising costs and Title
IX." Marcucci said Wednesday.
FOOTBALL
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lain involving eight teams
Many presidents are worried a playoff would < on flit i
with their staled philosophy of de< reusing commercial
isiri in athletic s
"Nothing would be done unless that had been thor
oughly discussed and it was coni luded by members of
the commission that would not be the case." Voung said
In other business, the commission voted to sponsor
legislation at the January < on volition adopting several
rei ommendalions In a spei oil cost cutting committee
and issued a position paper lor a task fori e that is prepar
ing possible legislation to increase funding for women's
sports in pursuit of gender equity r
There is no plan to put an action
item on the agenda. On the other
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not something we ought to
continue to examine, to take a
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UCLA chancellor Charles Young
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rw niumondation to limit !A foot I in 11 partu ipation to 105
athletes, including walk-ons. Presently. IA schools can
have HH players on scholarship and an unlimited num
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grams such ns Nebraska.
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• reducing proseason practice for fall sports.
• reducing proseason orientation for freshmen ath
letes.
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