- Stromile Swift
infobox NBA Player
name = Stromile Swift
nickname = (Stro)
position =Power forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10
weight_lbs = 230
team =New Jersey Nets
number = 6
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|11|21
birth_place =Shreveport, Louisiana
highschool = Fair Park (Shreveport)
college = LSU
draft = 2nd overall
draft_year = 2000
draft_team = Vancouver Grizzlies
career_start = 2000
career_end =
former_teams = Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies (2000-2005), (2006-2008)
Houston Rockets (2005-2006)
awards =Stromile Swift (born
November 21 1979 inShreveport, Louisiana ) is an American professionalbasketball player currently with theNew Jersey Nets of theNational Basketball Association . He is a 6'10" and 230 lbs power forward.College and early NBA career (Vancouver Grizzlies)
After a college career at
Louisiana State University , where he led the Fightin' Tigers to the Sweet 16 round of theNCAA Men's Basketball Tournament his sophomore year. Swift was selected second overall in the2000 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies.Houston Rockets
After the 2004-05 season, he left the Grizzlies as a
free agent and signed a four-year, $22 million dollar contract with theHouston Rockets . Before his departure to Houston for the 2005-06 season, Swift was the last remaining player on the Grizzlies roster to have moved with the team from Vancouver. He was also one of only two Vancouver Grizzlies players to participate in NBA All-Star Weekend festivities other than the rookie game. Swift competed in the 2001 slam dunk competition, followingMike Bibby 's participation in the 2000 long-distance shootout.Memphis Grizzlies
In
2006 , he was traded back to the Grizzlies along with the rights to the #8 draft pickRudy Gay in exchange forShane Battier , in a draft day trade. For some time, he was their starting center.New Jersey Nets
On February 4, 2008, Stromile Swift was traded to the
New Jersey Nets forJason Collins and cash considerations. Four days later, Swift played his first minutes with the Nets, scoring his first basket late in the game, on a jumper, against theCharlotte Bobcats . In the game against theMinnesota Timberwolves , on February 12, he scored on an alley-oop dunk fromJason Kidd , in the only game they would see time on the court together in a Nets uniform, as Kidd would be traded to theDallas Mavericks shortly thereafter.NBA career statistics
Regular season
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align="left" | 2000–01
align="left" | Vancouver
80 || 6 || 16.4 || .451 || .000 || .603 || 3.6 || .4 || .8 || 1.0 || 4.9
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align="left" | 2001–02
align="left" | Memphis
68 || 14 || 26.5 || .480 || .000 || .711 || 6.3 || .7 || .8 || 1.7 || 11.8
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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Memphis
67 || 26 || 22.1 || .481 || .000 || .722 || 5.7 || .7 || .8 || 1.5 || 9.7
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Memphis
77 || 10 || 19.8 || .469 || .250 || .725 || 4.9 || .5 || .7 || 1.5 || 9.4
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Memphis
60 || 14 || 21.3 || .449 || .000 || .758 || 4.6 || .7 || .7 || 1.5 || 10.1
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Houston
66 || 5 || 20.4 || .491 || .000 || .651 || 4.4 || .4 || .6 || .8 || 8.9
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Memphis
54 || 18 || 19.1 || .465 || .000 || .724 || 4.6 || .3 || .6 || 1.1 || 7.8
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Memphis
35 || 4 || 15.7 || .525 || .000 || .642 || 3.7 || .6 || .3 || 1.0 || 6.8
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | New Jersey
21 || 0 || 14.0 || .477 || .000 || .750 || 3.3 || .2 || .2 || .9 || 5.0
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
528 || 97 || 20.1 || .474 || .038 || .703 || 4.7 || .5 || .7 || 1.2 || 8.6
###@@@KEYEND@@@###Playoffs
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Memphis
4 || 0 || 18.5 || .346 || .000 || .750 || 4.8 || .8 || .8 || 1.5 || 6.0
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Memphis
3 || 0 || 16.0 || .600 || .000 || .571 || 4.7 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 9.3
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
7 || 0 || 17.4 || .457 || .000 || .667 || 4.7 || .6 || .6 || .9 || 7.4
###@@@KEYEND@@@###External links
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/stromile_swift/index.html NBA.com profile - Stromile Swift]
* [http://www.nba.com/media/act_stromile_swift.jpgPicture]
* [http://www.clutchfans.net/players/stromile_swift/ ClutchFans.net Stromile Swift Profile] - Houston Rocket Fan Site
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3401 Yahoo Sports Player Profile]
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