by news.yahoo.com Fri Aug 29, 6:35
NEW YORK (AFP) - Patrick Ewing Jr. followed in his father's footsteps Friday, joining the New York Knicks in a National Basketball Association trade with the Houston Rockets.
Ewing's father, who will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame next week, was a star with the Knicks, taking New York within a game of the NBA crown before losing to the Rockets.
New York sent the rights to French center Frederic Weis, a 1999 first-round draft pick who never made it to the NBA, to the Rockets in exchange for Ewing Jr., a rookie who joined Houston two weeks ago in a major deal with Sacramento.
"Coming to the Knicks, and hopefully being able to contribute, means a lot to me," Ewing Jr. said. "It has been my dream to play for this team. My goal is to show the coaches I can play and do all that I can to help the team win some games."
The younger Ewing spent his first two US college seasons at Indiana before transferring to Georgetown, his father's alma mater. He was named his conference's top reserve after averaging 6.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists a game off the bench.
New York sent the rights to French center Frederic Weis, a 1999 first-round draft pick who never made it to the NBA, to the Rockets in exchange for Ewing Jr., a rookie who joined Houston two weeks ago in a major deal with Sacramento.
"Coming to the Knicks, and hopefully being able to contribute, means a lot to me," Ewing Jr. said. "It has been my dream to play for this team. My goal is to show the coaches I can play and do all that I can to help the team win some games."
The younger Ewing spent his first two US college seasons at Indiana before transferring to Georgetown, his father's alma mater. He was named his conference's top reserve after averaging 6.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists a game off the bench.
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