Summary
A year after drafting Al Harrington out of St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, Donnie Walsh went the same route in Indiana by grabbing Jonathan Bender out of Picayune (Miss.) High via a post- draft trade.
That didn't work out as well, as chronic knee problems forced Bender (drafted fifth overall by Toronto then dealt to the Pacers for Antonio Davis) to retire -- until he told Walsh he thought he could play again and the Knicks' president decided to roll the dice by signing him.See the full content of this document
Extract
Walsh Adds Old Fave to Knicks
A slender 7-footer, Bender averaged 5.6 points in seven seasons with the Pac...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
