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Born |
Brantley, Alabama |
March 28, 1971 ||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Brantley (Brantley, Alabama) | ||||||||||||||||||
College | Auburn (1990–1994) | ||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall | ||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1994–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11, 1, 7, 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||
1994–1997 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||||||
1997–2002 | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||
Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Points | 8,192 (11.2 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 2,402 (3.3 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||
Assists | 1,234 (1.7 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wesley Lavon Person (born March 28, 1971) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. After his playing career, Person became an assistant women's basketball coach and then the head men's basketball coach at Enterprise-Ozark Community College. He was fired from the latter position in 2010.
Selected by the Phoenix Suns 23rd overall in the 1994 NBA draft out of Auburn University, Person played for seven teams throughout his career. He played three seasons for the Suns, five for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 82 games over two seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies, 33 games for the Portland Trail Blazers, nine games for the Atlanta Hawks, sixteen games for the Miami Heat and 25 for the Denver Nuggets. Person retired with career averages of 11.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. According to Complex Sports, Person is the 13th greatest three-point shooter of all time.
On June 29, 1994, the Phoenix Suns drafted Person with the 23rd overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft. Person played his first three seasons in Phoenix, where he averaged 12.2 points per game, 3.4 rebounds per game, and 1.5 assists per game in 240 games. He also had a 45.8% field goal percentage and a 40.7% 3-point percentage. Furthermore, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in his rookie season.
On October 1, 1997, Person was involved in a three-team trade in which he was traded with Tony Dumas to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he would spend the majority of his career. In his first season with Cleveland, he led the NBA in three-pointers made. In five seasons with the franchise, he averaged 12.0 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 2.0 assists per game. He had a 46.1% field goal percentage and a 42.2 3-point percentage.