Grant Hill, the one-time heir to Michael Jordan's marketing riches, is expected to miss next season following the fourth surgery on his problematic left ankle in March.

Hill has appeared in only 47 of a possible 246 games since going to the Magic in August 2000.

Hill is the cautionary tale of this hype-driven week leading to the NBA Draft.

Hill was one of the spiffily dressed young men waiting to hear his name called on draft night in 1994.

He had it all: the charm, the smarts, the basketball skills, the Duke University pedigree.

He was the can't-miss kid from South Lakes High School in Reston, the son of an ex-NFL running back who had the hopes of a city on his 6-foot-8 frame. He was the anointed one, ready to make the Pistons relevant again.