Lee Nailon

infobox Euroleague Player
name = Lee Nailon
nickname =
position = Power Forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 240
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1975|2|22|
birth_place = South Bend, Indiana
highschool = Clay (South Bend)
college = Texas Christian
draft = 2nd round, 43rd overall
draft_year = 1999
draft_team = Charlotte Hornets
league = Russian Super League
team = Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (2007–)
career_start = 1999
career_end =
former_teams = Adecco Milano (1999–2000),
Charlotte Hornets (2000–2002),
New York Knicks (2002–2003),
Atlanta Hawks,
Orlando Magic,
Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2004),
New Orleans Hornets (2004–2005),
Philadelphia 76ers (2006–2007),
Bnei HaSharon (2006–2007),
awards =

Lee Nailon (born February 22nd, 1975 in South Bend, Indiana) is an American professional basketball player in the Russian Super League, currently with Lokomotiv Novosybirsk.

After an all-conference career at Texas Christian University, Nailon was a second round (43rd overall) pick of the Charlotte Hornets in the 1999 NBA Draft. He has played for the Hornets (in separate stints for both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises in 2000-02 and 2004-05 respectively), the New York Knicks (2002-03), Atlanta Hawks (2003-04), Orlando Magic (2003-04), Cleveland Cavaliers (2003-04) and Philadelphia 76ers (2005-06). He holds NBA career averages of 8.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. His international experience includes playing for Adecco Milano in Italy (1999-2000), Bnei HaSharon in Israel (2006-2007), and his current team as of October 2007, Lokomotiv Novosybirsk in Russia.

Nailon was a graduate of South Bend Clay High School, where he led his basketball team to the 1994 State Championship.

In the 2006-07 season, Nailon led Bnei Hasharon to the Israeli Cup final, shocking the everlasting champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv, in the semifinal (eventually losing to Hapoel Jerusalem in the final).

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/lee_nailon/ NBA.com Profile - Lee Nailon]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/nailole01.html Basketball Reference Profile]
* [http://www.safsal.co.il/player2551.aspx Safsal.co.il Profile]