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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
Wednesday, July 7, 1993
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Walters, Jordan chosen during NBA draft
'Sonics select Jordan; Nets nab Walters
Rex Walters shoots a lay up against Kansas State. The New Jersey Nets selected Walters No. 16 in the first round of the NBA draft Wednesday.
By Gerry Fey
By Gerry Fey Special to the Kansan
After helping lead the Kansas men's basketball team to the Final Four, Rex Walters and Adonis Jordan will have opportunities to continue their basketball careers at a higher level.
Both were selected in the NBA draft, held last Wednesday at The Palace in Auburn Hills. Mich. Walters was the No. 16 selection overall and was taken by the New Jersey Nets. The Seattle Supersonics selected Jordan in the second round. No. 42 overall.
Walters, who watched the draft from his home in San Jose, Calif., said his selection was a great situation for him.
"I had good vibes going in, and I'm going to work my fail off to make sure their decision was a good one." Walters said.
While Nets General Manager Willis Reed was happy to get Walters, he was hoping to draft Terry Dehere from Seton Hall Dehere was selected No. 13 by the Los Angeles Clippers.
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"It was no secret, everybody knew that we wanted to get Dehere." Reed said. "We didn't expect him to be there. We were hoping to have a choice between Rex Walters and Greg Graham."
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Adonis Jordan drives to the basket. The Seattle Supersonics selected the former Kansas point guard in the second round of the NBA draft.
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Graham, from Indiana, was taken by Charlotte at No. 17.
Draft experts said the Nets needed a guard to replace Drazen Petrovic. Petrovic died earlier this summer in a car accident.
"With the tragic loss of Drazen Petrovic, it really opens things up at the shooting guard spot." Walters said. "But I want to earn my playing time."
Walers said that comparing himself to Petrovic was difficult.
"Hopefully, if I work as hard as
Drazen did, or even harder, I will have
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Los Angeles Lakers
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the same type of success that he did,' he said.
Walters said the Nets had a great nucleus with forward Derrick Coleman and point guard Kenny Anderson.
"When you talk about the Nets you have to start with those two guys," Walters said.
New Jersey coach Chuck Daly said the Nets needed a guard that could shoot well, preferably a left-handed one. He said the left-handed Walters would help the left-handed Coleman and Anderson.
"Anybody who watched us play last year, and particularly as the season went on, found that Derrick was being double- and even triple-teamed." Daly said. "We now have three left-handers."
Jordan watched the draft at Kansas coach Roy Williams' house.
said Jordan could fit well into the 'Sonics pressing, trapping style of basketball.
"There are a lot of seniors out there that would like to be in my shoes," Jordan said. "Around the 30th pick, I started getting edgy wondering why my name wasn't getting called."
"He's one of the top players from one of the top programs in the country," Karl said. "He's not flamboyant; he's not flashy, he just wins."
Jordan had arthroscopic surgery after the college season ended, but he said he did not think the surgery hurt his draft position.
Supersonic head coach George Karl
Karl said one potential problem
are a little nervous about his size."
he said. "We switch a lot and get into mismatches a lot. How he handles that remains to be seen."
The Supersonics, Western Conference finalists last season, are deep at the guard position. Their roster includes point guards Gary Payton and Nate McMillan, but Karl is hopeful Jordan can impress him and open up a spot on the roster for himself
forcing the 'Sonics to decide who to keep.
Jordan said he liked the way Seattle
uplays
"Ilove to watch them play," he said.
"They play an up-tempo game. Payton is a great defender, and I hope to learn from him. Size shouldn't bother me at all."
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