After wasting its 1997 lottery pick on point guard Antonio Daniels — who was traded to the San Antonio
Spurs on this year's
draft day for forward Carl Herrera and rookie guard Felipe Lopez — the Grizzlies sought to redeem themselves last June when they used the second
selection to get Arizona's Mike Bibby, a sharpshooting playmaker who handles the ball as if it were attached to his palm with a string.