Stromile Swift
Swift in 2005
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
November 21, 1979 Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fair Park (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
| College | LSU (1998–2000) |
| NBA draft | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
| Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies | |
| Playing career | 2000–2010 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 4, 6 |
| Career history | |
| 2000–2005 | Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2005–2006 | Houston Rockets |
| 2006–2008 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2008–2009 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2009 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2009–2010 | Shandong Lions (China) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stromile Emanuel Swift (pronounced STROH-myl; born November 21, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. At 6'10" and 220 lbs, he played the power forward and center positions.
Swift spent his college career at Louisiana State University, where he led the Tigers to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament his sophomore year, during the time when the LSU men's basketball program was under probation and had limited scholarships available. Swift was selected second overall in the 2000 NBA draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies.
He competed in the 2001 Slam Dunk Competition against Baron Davis, DeShawn Stevenson, Corey Maggette, Desmond Mason and Jonathan Bender. Swift placed fourth as Mason, of the Seattle SuperSonics, won the competition.
After the 2004–05 season, he left the Grizzlies as a free agent and signed a four-year, $22 million contract with the Houston Rockets. At the time of 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.
In 2006, he was traded back to the Memphis Grizzlies along with the rights to the #8 draft pick Rudy Gay in exchange for Shane Battier, in a draft day trade. For some time, he was their starting center.
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