Danny Fortson
Fortson in 2003.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
March 27, 1976 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Shaler Area (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Cincinnati (1994–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1997–2007 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 15, 21, 27 |
| Career history | |
| 1997–1999 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1999–2000 | Boston Celtics |
| 2000–2003 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2003–2004 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2004–2007 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,615 (8.2 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 3,184 (7.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 301 (0.7 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Daniel Anthony Fortson (born March 27, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played power forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2007.
Although born in Philadelphia, Fortson grew up in Altoona, Pennsylvania in a difficult home environment. He did not get along well with his father, who spent some time in jail, while his mother spent some time in the hospital. Fortson had grown up in the same neighborhood as Doug West and began high school at the same school West attended, Altoona Area High School. Before starting there, he became friends with a family whose son played on his AAU basketball team. He spent two summers living with the family in the middle-class Pittsburgh suburb of Shaler Township, eighty five mile west of Altoona.
After his sophomore year, he and his mother moved to Shaler and Fortson transferred to Shaler Area High School for his final two years in high school (1992–1994). He was ruled ineligible his junior year for all but two games and averaged 30 points per game his senior year. He was a member of the prestigious JOTS squads for pre-college basketball prospects.
Fortson played for the Cincinnati Bearcats for 3 years from 1994 to 1997. He owns many of the school scoring records, due in large part to his speed and quickness. School records include a season point total of 624 in 1996. In 1997 opposing coach Charlie Spoonhour complimented Fortson with: "I could do a chin-up on his arm, and it wouldn't affect his shooting." [1]
Fortson began his pro career after being drafted 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. He was immediately traded the same day to the Denver Nuggets. In his first year, he averaged double-digit points and the next year averaged a double-double in both points and rebounds despite being undersized playing the center position. However, he had 16.7% of his own shots blocked that season, the highest ever in the NBA as of 2012–13. Before the 1999-2000 season, he was once again traded to the Boston Celtics in a six-player deal. He missed the first 25 games of the season with a stress fracture in his right foot. He was traded to the Toronto Raptors on February 9, 2000 for Alvin Williams and Sean Marks, but the trade was rescinded two days later when Williams failed his physical.
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