After strong showings at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament and the Nike Desert Classic, Paul Grant was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 20th overall pick in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft, but he spent the entire 1997-98 season on the injured list.
After sitting out a year after transferring to Wisconsin from Boston College, Grant was named honorable mention All-Big Ten following a senior year in which he led the Badgers in scoring (12.5 ppg), field goal percentage (.494) and blocked shots (1.2 bpg). At Boston College, Grant started 18 games as a freshman but a total of just 16 games over the next two seasons.
Grant was placed on the injured list prior to the start of his rookie season with a right midfoot sprain. He later underwent surgery to remove bone spurs and chips from both ankles.
1998-1999 REGULAR SEASON
Traded by the Timberwolves with Stephon Marbury, Chris Carr and Bill Curley to the Milwaukee Bucks, in a three-way deal with the New Jersey Nets, for Terrell Brandon, Brian Evans, a 1999 first-round draft choice and a future first-round draft choice on 3/11
On the injured list from 2/19 to 5/4 due to tendinitis in both knees
Made his NBA debut in a 110-92 win over the Denver Nuggets on 2/5
1997-1998 REGULAR SEASON
Placed on the injured list on 10/30 due to a right midfoot sprain
