1993 NBA Draft Remix

by Jeff Fox Did the whole 1993 NBA draft class appear on a Sports Illustrated or Madden video game cover? If that isn’t the case, maybe it was a witch doctor, or a black cat or a broken mirror or something, because any way you look at it, the 1993 NBA draft class is cursed. You had a player call a timeout in college and cost his team the championship (Webber). You had a player get robbed and shot (Penny). You had a player spend more time in police custody than on the court (J.R.). You had a player end up paralyzed (Rogers). You had knee injuries (pretty much everyone in the class).  You had a player indicted by a federal grand jury (Webber again).  You had a player almost killed (and his career damaged permanently) by a drunk driver (Hurley).  You had a player fight a constant, losing battle with the bottle (Baker).  Convinced of the curse yet?  Despite all this, it’s still a pretty nice draft class! 1993 NBA Draft Grade: B All-Stars: 7 (Chris Webber, Anfernee Hardaway,...