After losing Ewing, the Knicks finally decided to welcome another tough center from Georgetown. They realized that having Ewing around wasn't too bad after all.
Although he had various shortcomings and seemed unlikely to lead the Knicks to a championship, Ah Gan was right; after losing Ewing, who knows when the next one would come.
So, the money-loaded Knicks didn't hesitate to give Mourning a billion-dollar contract, pairing him with Kemp and Rice to build the new New York Knicks.
In Portland, Larry Bird read the newspapers in his office, watching these younger players make so much money, and couldn't help but grumble.
"I fought through my entire career, only to earn as much as these kids do in a year now. If I'd known, I wouldn't have played so hard; extending my career until 1996 would have been great."
