"I'd just like to say I'm very happy to be here ... I'm here in Detroit where I want to be."
That was Grant Hill the day he was introduced as a Piston in 1994 after he was the 3rd pick in the 1994 NBA Draft. A four year player at Duke, where he won two national championships, Hill certainly brought high expectations with him to Detroit.
"This kid ran like he was Carl Lewis. He jumped like he was Edwin Moses jumping over hurdles," said Arnie Kander, former Pistons athletic trainer.
"Grant Hill was essentially LeBron James before LeBron James came to Cleveland," added Vincent Goodwill, former Pistons beat writer for the Detroit News.