Webber Finds Happiness In Six-Year Deal With Bullets

Chris Webber could have gotten more money to play elsewhere, and he certainly could have picked a team with a more illustrious tradition.

Yet, when Webber put his name on a six-year contract with the Washington Bullets on Monday, he finally got what he had been striving for since becoming the NBA’s top draft choice in 1993.

“It’s about being happy. I have peace of mind, something I’ve been searching for for two years,” he said. “That’s a hard thing to do without, but now I have a family and a place that I can call home.”

Webber said he is planning to spend the rest of his career in Washington. The 6-foot-10 forward will receive $59 million the next six years. What the Bullets want in return is no small thing.

“When I first saw him last year, I thought, ‘You’re going to be my man. You’re going to bring me a championship,”’ owner Abe Pollin said.