- J. R. Reid
Herman Reid, Jr., better known as J.R. Reid (born
March 31 ,1968 inVirginia Beach, Virginia ), is a retired American professionalbasketball player for severalNBA teams.The 6'9", 247-pound (2.06 m, 112 kg) Reid, after starring at
Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, playedcollege basketball at North Carolina.Transactions
*Drafted by Charlotte Hornets in 1st round (5th overall) of
1989 NBA Draft .
*Traded by Charlotte toSan Antonio Spurs for Sidney Green, 1993 1st-round pick and 1996 2nd-round pick onDecember 9 ,1992 .
*Traded by San Antonio withBrad Lohaus and future 1st-round pick toNew York Knicks for Charles Smith andMonty Williams onFebruary 12 ,1996 .
*Played inFrance during 1996-97 season.
*Signed asfree agent by Charlotte onJuly 16 ,1997 .
*Traded by Charlotte withB.J. Armstrong andGlen Rice toLos Angeles Lakers forElden Campbell and Eddie Jones onMarch 10 ,1999 .
*Signed as free agent byMilwaukee Bucks onAugust 20 , 1999.
*Traded by Milwaukee withRobert Traylor toCleveland Cavaliers as part of three-team deal onJune 27 ,2000 (Golden State Warriors receivedVinny Del Negro from Milwaukee andBob Sura from Cleveland; Milwaukee receivedJason Caffey andBilly Owens from Golden State).
*Waived by Cleveland onJanuary 2 ,2001 .Was considered the #1 player in his high school class, winning the national player of the year awards for Parade, Gatorade, and USA Today.He ended his career playing in Europe (Strasbourg in France, and then Leon in Spain).Trivia
* While a member of the New York Knicks in 1996, Reid is notoriously known for almost putting a halt to
A.C. Green 's NBA record of playing consecutive games when he intentionally elbowed Green in the face. Reid was fined and suspended several games for that flagrant foul. Green lost two teeth to that hit but was still able to continue his streak which ended in 2001 at 1,192 games played.* While at UNC, Duke fans, notorious themselves for innovative signage about the opposition, displayed signs indicating "J.R. can't reid" In fact, both his parents were educators, and his SAT scores were competitive among entering UNC freshmen.
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=jr_reid nba.com historical playerfile]
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