- Stacey Augmon
infobox NBA Player
name = Stacey Augmon
nickname = Plastic Man
position =Small forward /shooting guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8
weight_lbs = 203
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1968|8|1
birth_place =Pasadena, California
highschool = John Muir
college = UNLV
draft = 9th overall
draft_year = 1991
draft_team =Atlanta Hawks
career_start = 1991
career_end =
former_teams =Atlanta Hawks (1991–1996)Detroit Pistons (1996–1997)Portland Trail Blazers (1997–2001)New Orleans Hornets (2001–2004)Orlando Magic (2004–2006)Stacey Orlando Augmon (born
August 1 1968 inPasadena, California ) is an American professionalbasketball player, formerly in the NBA. He gained the nickname "Plastic Man " due to his athletic ability to "stretch," as can theDC Comics superhero of the same name. He also has a son named Justice.College
Augmon played college basketball for four years at UNLV and won the 1990 NCAA Championship with them. Augmon was the first three-time winner of the
NABC Defensive Player of the Year , winning the award in 1989, 1990, and 1991. [cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=264117|title=Williams Repeats as NABC National Defensive Player of the Year|accessdate=2007-04-07] He is a class of 2002 member of the UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame along with teammatesGreg Anthony and Larry Johnson. [cite web|url=http://unlvrebels.cstv.com/genrel/060506aaa.html|title=UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame Members|accessdate=2007-01-11]NBA career
Augmon was drafted by the
Atlanta Hawks with the ninth pick of the1991 NBA Draft . Upon Augmon being chosen,Bill Walton famously said "Russell begat Kareem, Kareem begat Magic, and so Magic has begat the Plastic Man." He was the first player in the top ten draft picks to work out a deal, a 5-year contract worth between 6.5 and 7 million dollars. [cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEFDF163EF932A35753C1A967958260|title=Hawks Sign Augmon and Drop Moncrief|accessdate=2007-01-11] Augmon has played for the Hawks, theDetroit Pistons , thePortland Trail Blazers , the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, and the Magic. He holds a scoring average of 8.0 points per game throughout his career.The Magic decided not to re-sign Augmon for the
2006-07 NBA season , making him an unrestricted free agent. On October 3, 2007, theDenver Nuggets announced the signing of the 15-year veteran [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=txaugmonnuggets Nuggets sign veteran F Augmon] , October 3, 2007] , but he was later waived on the 24th [ [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nba/article/0,2777,DRMN_23922_5730112,00.html Nuggets make cuts] ,October 24 ,2007 ] . One month and three days later, Denver re-hired Augmon, this time as a player development coach. [ [http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/hire_augmon_112707.html NUGGETS: Nuggets Add Augmon as Player Development Coach ] ]Controversy
During the 2004-2005 season, Augmon was investigated by the league for two incidents. He had already refused to speak to the media, which violated league rules.
The first was following a game March 11, 2005. Greg Sandoval from "
The Washington Post " wrote, "As reporters gathered around the locker of Magic guardJameer Nelson , a female reporter for a local TV station kneeled down to give cameramen a clear shot and to place a microphone near Nelson, who was sitting. Augmon, whose locker is near Nelson's, made a comment about the woman being on her knees in front of a player that involved a reference to oral sex, a witness told the newspaper." [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A36942-2005Mar15?language=printer washingtonpost.com: League Is Investigating Augmon Comments ] ]Two nights later on March 13, Sandoval continues, "Augmon became angered over a question that an "
Orlando Sentinel " reporter asked Magic guardSteve Francis ."That's a stupid [expletive] question," Augmon allegedly said, according to several reports. When a male "Florida Today " reporter told Augmon that they were interviewing Francis and not him, Augmon shouted obscenities and began moving toward the reporter. A Magic employee stepped in front of Augmon, who then threw a bottle of lotion at the reporter. The bottle did not strike the reporter but some of its contents splashed his clothes."Augmon later apologized to the reporter by purchasing him a new suit made of fine Italiansilk . ["Plastic man" gives silk gift]References
External links
* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=AUGMOST01 Career Statistics]
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/stacey_augmon/ NBA.com Profile - Stacey Augmon]
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