- Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames include "Flash" and "D-Wade". Wade was named 2006 Sportsman of the Year by "Sports Illustrated". Despite the unorthodox spelling, Wade's first name is pronounced as "Dwayne"; often in print media, it is misspelled as such. - Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq (pronounced "shack"), is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He starts at center for the Miami Heat, after previous stints with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic. O'Neal has been on four NBA Championship teams, most recently in 2006, … - Alonzo Mourning
Alonzo Harding Mourning, Jr. (born February 8 1970, in Chesapeake, Virginia) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Miami Heat. He is also known simply as "Zo". Playing at center, he is tall, and weighs. His tenacity on defense twice earned him NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and perennially placed him on the NBA All-Defensive Team. - James Posey
James Mikely Mantell Posey, Jr. (born January 13 1977 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing small forward for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. - Tim Hardaway
Timothy Duane (Tim) Hardaway (born September 1 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American basketball point guard who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and who in his prime was one of the league's best at his position. Six feet (1.83 m) tall, he was best known for his crossover dribble (dubbed the "UTEP Two-step" by TV analysts), a move which he utilized and which seemingly caused a revolution in the NBA, … - Udonis Haslem
Udonis Johneal Haslem (born June 9 1980 in Miami, Florida) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Miami Heat of the NBA. For the 2005-2006 season, he is listed as 6 ft 8 in and 235 lb. - Lamar Odom
Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward (also plays both forward spots and is a "point-forward") for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. In 1997, Odom was the #1 ranked High School All-American in the United States, … - Ricky Davis
Tyree Ricardo "Ricky" Davis (born September 23, 1979 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. - Jason Williams
Jason Chandler Williams (born November 18 1975, in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA. He grew up in Belle, West Virginia, a small town less than 10 miles from Charleston, and graduated from Dupont High School (a now-defunct institution), where he played high school basketball with current NFL star Randy Moss. - Antoine Walker
Antoine Devon Walker (born August 12 1976, in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American professional basketball player with the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. He has played for four different teams during his NBA career. Walker attended Mount Carmel High School, where he attained all-state status as a senior and earned a full scholarship to play for Rick Pitino at the University of Kentucky. - Gary Payton
Gary Dwayne Payton (born July 23 1968, in Oakland, California) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He is best known for his 12-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics. He has also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Boston Celtics. Payton has played point guard for most of his career. - P. J. Brown
Collier "P.J." Brown (born October 14, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls. After a college career at Louisiana Tech University, he was a second round draft choice of the New Jersey Nets in the 1992 NBA Draft, and has played for the Nets, the Miami Heat and the Charlotte / New Orleans / New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets averaging 9.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. - Eddie Jones
Eddie Charles Jones (born October 20 1971 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Miami Heat. Jones played college basketball at Temple University alongside guard and future NBA player Aaron McKie. He was selected 10th overall in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. In his rookie season he averaged 14.0 points per game and 2.05 steals per game, and played in 64 games, 58 of which he started. - Jason Kapono
Jason Alan Kapono (born February 2 1981 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently with the Toronto Raptors. His previous team was the Miami Heat in 2006-07. On July 11, 2007, he signed a multi-year contract with the Raptors. After a storied college career at UCLA, where he was the first Bruin to earn First Team All-Pac-10 honors all four years and the only UCLA player to lead the school in scoring four straight years, … - Dorell Wright
Dorell Lawrence Wright (born December 2, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player with the Miami Heat in the NBA. Wright was selected 19th overall in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Heat, and averaged 2.3 points per game in three games played during his rookie season. He entered the NBA directly out of high school and in 2006 won his first NBA championship with the Heat. - Caron Butler
James Caron Butler, known as Caron Butler (pronounced "Kuh-RONN") (born March 13 1980, in Racine, Wisconsin), is an American professional basketball player, currently starting at small forward for the NBA's Washington Wizards. - Jamal Mashburn
Jamal Mashburn (born November 29, 1972 in New York City) is a former Dallas Mavericks player. A small forward, Mashburn was a prolific scorer in his 12 seasons in the league, with a career scoring average of 19.1 points per game. He is nicknamed "The Monster Mash" and "Masher". Mashburn had a very successful basketball career in college, playing for the University of Kentucky. - Glen Rice
Glen Anthony Rice (born May 28 1967, in Flint, Michigan) is a retired American NBA basketball player. Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star small forward well known for his pinpoint shooting accuracy, ranking 4th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. Rice has been a player on both a team that won an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and a team that won an NBA Championship. - Anthony Mason
Anthony George Douglas Mason (born December 14, 1966 in Miami, Florida) is a retired American National Basketball Association player with the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat. He played small forward and power forward and averaged 10.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in his career, over 13 seasons. - Eddie House
Edward L. House (born May 14, 1978 in Berkeley, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's New Jersey Nets. House attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Though Arizona State could not recruit a good supporting cast, House became the all-time scoring leader at Arizona State with 2,044 points in his career and is the only player to score more than 2,000. - Keyon Dooling
Keyon Latwae Dooling is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Orlando Magic of the NBA. A 6'3", 195 lbs point guard from the University of Missouri, Dooling was selected by the Orlando Magic with the 10th overall pick of the 2000 NBA Draft and traded on draft day to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Corey Maggette, Derek Strong, and cash for a future 1st round selection. He proved disappointing to many in Los Angeles, … - Damon Jones
Damon Darron Jones (born August 25, 1976 in Galveston, Texas), nicknamed DJ, is an American professional basketball player currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. A 6' 3" point guard-shooting guard, he played collegiately for three years at the University of Houston but went unselected during the 1998 NBA Draft. - Chris Quinn
Christopher James Quinn (born September 27 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA. - Alec Kessler
Alec Christopher Kessler (born January 13 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. Kessler played collegiately for the University of Georgia where he was a three-time academic all american first-team selection as well as the national academic all-American of the year in 1989 and 1990. - Kurt Thomas
Kurt Vincent Thomas (born 4 October 1972 in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player with the NBA's Phoenix Suns. Thomas is a 6'9", 235 lb. forward/center known for his hard-nosed playing style and tough defense. He graduated from Texas Christian University, where he led the NCAA Division I in scoring and rebounding, becoming only the third player in history to accomplish this feat. - Brian Grant
Brian Wade Grant (born March 5 1972, in Columbus, Ohio) is a retired American basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions for five teams during 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He was known for his tenacious rebounding and blue-collar defense. During his career, he played with the Sacramento Kings (where he made First Team All-Rookie in the 1994-1995 season), Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. - Rasual Butler
Rasual Butler (born May 23 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. He was raised in South Philadelphia in the Point Breeze area, one of the toughest sections of the city, notorious for crime. After a career at La Salle University, Butler was a second round draft choice of the Miami Heat in the 2002 NBA Draft. After three seasons, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets as part of the largest trade in NBA history. - Earl Barron
Earl Daniel Barron, Jr. (born August 14 1981 in Clarksdale, Mississippi) is a professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Miami Heat. A 7'0" center from the University of Memphis, he was never drafted by an NBA team, and instead began his professional career with the Turkish team Tuborg Pilsener in 2003. Prior to the 2005-2006 season, he also played with the Red Bull Thunder team in the Philippine Basketball Association in the Philippines, … - Wayne Simien
Wayne Anthony Simien, Jr. (born March 9, 1983 in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Miami Heat of the NBA. Growing up, Simien was a KU fan due to his proximity to Lawrence. He committed to play for Roy Williams and the University of Kansas as early as the 8th or 9th grade, and was later named to the 2001 McDonald's All-American team. - Michael Doleac
Michael Scott Doleac (born June 15 1977 in San Antonio, Texas, USA) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Miami Heat of the NBA. He graduated from Central Catholic High School (Portland, Oregon) Doleac was selected 12th overall in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1998. After four years at Utah, he was among the school's all-time top ten in 3 categories: 10th in scoring (1,519 points), … - Dan Majerle
Daniel Lewis Majerle (surname pronounced "MAR-lee"; b. September 9 1965, Traverse City, Michigan) is an American former professional basketball player. Known by his fans as "Thunder Dan" or "Dan the Man" he played 14 years in the National Basketball Association, primarily with the Phoenix Suns, also with the Miami Heat and, briefly, the Cleveland Cavaliers. During his career, he was named to the All-Star team three times, … - Steve Smith
Steve Smith is vice president of Government and Community Affairs for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc). Smith serves as the company's liaison to elected officials and community leaders, helping to guide the development and implementation of all Turner community relations and employee volunteer projects. He also consults on the review, selection and funding of community non-profit organizations through TBS, Inc.'s corporate philanthropy program. - Rodney Buford
Rodney Alan Buford (born November 2 1977, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American professional basketball player. - Rony Seikaly
Ronald F. Seikaly is a retired Lebanese-American basketball player. Born in Beirut, Lebanon on 10 May 1965 (but also a United States citizen by birth), Rony Seikaly attended an American high school in Athens, Greece. In 1984, he began attending Syracuse University in Upstate New York. He played basketball for the Orange (then known as the Orangemen). After his senior year, he was a 2nd Team All-American and named to the Wooden Award All-American Team. - Bruce Bowen
Bruce Bowen Jr. is an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. The 6'7", 200 lbs. Bowen plays small forward for the San Antonio Spurs. He is an alumnus of Edison High School and Cal State Fullerton and also a former member of the NBA Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers, the CBA Rockford Lightning and the French clubs Le Havre, Evreux and Besançon BCD. Regarded as one of the best defenders in the NBA, … - Wang Zhizhi
Wang Zhizhi (born July 8, 1977 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is a former player in the National Basketball Association. Wang is 216 cm (7'1") tall. Wang's father Wang Weijun (196 cm) and mother Ren Huanzhen (186 cm) were both basketball players. Wang is married with one son. In China, Wang is sometimes affectionally called "Da Zhi" (大郅) or "Big Zhi". In the NBA, Wang's nickname "Dodger" is a transliteration of the word. - Otis Thorpe
Otis Henry Thorpe (born August 5 1962 in Boynton Beach, Florida) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. A graduate of Lake Worth Community High School, Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Kings as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA Draft and played seventeen seasons in the NBA, seven and a half of which were played with the Houston Rockets. While with the Rockets, Thorpe made his only All-Star appearance in 1992. - Tim James
Tim O'Connor James (born December 26 1976 in Miami, Florida) is a former National Basketball Association player who, in a three-year career, played for the Miami Heat, the Charlotte Hornets and the Philadelphia 76ers. He played collegiate basketball at the University of Miami. James also played overseas in Turkey, Japan and Israel. - Keith Askins
Keith Bernard Askins (born December 15, 1967 in Athens, Alabama) is a former professional basketball player. After playing at the University of Alabama, the 6'7" Askins signed with the Miami Heat in 1990. A versatile athlete who could play at multiple positions, Askins spent his entire career as a reserve for the Heat, retiring after being waived by the Heat in 1999 with career totals of 1,852 points and 1,428 rebounds. He now works as an assistant coach for the Heat. - Rafer Alston
Rafer Jamel Alston, a.k.a. Skip To My Lou or Skip 2 My Lou (born July 24, 1976 in Queens, New York City), is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Houston Rockets.
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