Ricky Davis

Ricky Davis

Free Agent
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born	(1979-09-23) September 23, 1979 (age 32) Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Iowa (1997–1998)
NBA Draft	1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Pro career	1998–present
Career history
1998–2000	Charlotte Hornets
2000–2001	Miami Heat
2001–2003	Cleveland Cavaliers
2003–2006	Boston Celtics
2006–2007	Minnesota Timberwolves
2007–2008	Miami Heat
2008–2010	Los Angeles Clippers
2010	Türk Telekom B.K. (Turkey)
2010	Jiangsu Dragons (China)
2011	Chorale Roanne Basket (France)
2011–2012	Maine Red Claws (D-League)
2012	Piratas de Quebradillas (Puerto Rico)
Career highlights and awards

Tyree Ricardo "Ricky" Davis (born September 23, 1979) is an American professional basketball player.

Biography

Davis attended North High School in Davenport, Iowa. He was a four year starter who immediately attracted recruiting attention. His team made the state tournament his junior and senior years but did not reach the championship.

Davis played one season at the University of Iowa before being selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft, as the 21st pick overall. Davis played two seasons with the Hornets before being traded to the Miami Heat in a massive nine-player trade on August 1, 2000.

Davis injured his ankle and knee with the Heat and only played a total of seven games for them, and was eventually sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team deal involving the Toronto Raptors a year later on October 26, 2001.

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cavaliers re-signed Davis on August 21, 2002 to a six year contract. Davis' time with Cleveland was marked by disputes with then head coach Paul Silas. On March 16, 2003, in the closing seconds of a game against Utah, Davis was one rebound short of his first career triple-double. In an effort to record that rebound, Davis deliberately missed a shot at his team's own basket. Afterwards, he was fouled by Utah's DeShawn Stevenson in retaliation for his perceived unsportsmanlike behavior, and was later fined by his own team.^[1][2]

Boston Celtics

On December 15, 2003 Davis was traded along with Chris Mihm, Michael Stewart, and a second round draft pick to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Tony Battie, Eric Williams, and Kedrick Brown. With the Celtics, the 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Davis played the position of shooting guard, as well as small forward on occasion. At the beginning of his career Davis was considered a one-dimensional, though potentially prolific, player. However, Davis has become a formidable rebounder and a steady mid-range jump shooter over the years. Boston was criticized for acquiring him via trade due to Davis's reputation of selfishness, but he became a more consistent player and a fan-favorite in the city. Davis is also a spectacular leaper known for his exciting slam dunks. As a Boston Celtic, Davis lived up to his reputation as both a crowd-pleaser and showboat, once attempting a between-the-legs dunk during a regular season game against the rival Los Angeles Lakers during the 2003–2004 season. Although Davis missed the dunk, he quickly recovered to deliver a windmill dunk before any Lakers could get back on the defensive end of the court. After successfully creating his first ever fan club, Ricky D's Renegades, who were a group of high schoolers that cheered with great intensity at every Cav's home game during the 2002–2003 and 2003–04 seasons, Davis organized a contest to distribute 15 season tickets to his most passionate fans after being traded to Boston. The section was called the Get Buckets Brigade, named after his nickname "Get Buckets", which he got for his high scoring rate.^[3]

Minnesota Timberwolves

On January 26, 2006, Davis was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves with Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed, and two second round draft picks for Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a first round draft pick.

Miami Heat

On October 24, 2007, he was again traded to the Miami Heat along with teammate Mark Blount in exchange for the Heat's Antoine Walker, Michael Doleac, Wayne Simien and a first-round draft pick.^[4] Davis was reunited with Pat Riley, and Riley admitted he made a mistake of trading Davis in the first place; "I made the mistake of trading him. He's a very talented kid. He was not a problem here. We just needed to move and get bigger players at that time. Over the last six years he has been very efficient."^[5]

Los Angeles Clippers

On July 28, 2008, Davis signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.^[6] He was waived by the Clippers on February 16, 2010 to make room for newly acquired guard Steve Blake and forward Travis Outlaw.^[7][8] He appeared in 36 games for the Clippers in the 2009/10 season.

Turk Telekom

On March 1, 2010, Davis signed a contract with the Turkish club Türk Telekom B.K.^[9] It would be his first time playing outside the USA. He said about signing with Telekom: "It will be my first European experience. I never watched matches. I just entered myself, and Turk Telekom B.K. signed me." ^[10]

Jiangsu Dragons

In October 2010 he signed a contract with the Jiangsu Dragons in China.^[11]

Chorale Roanne

In January 2011 he signed a contract with the Chorale Roanne Basket in France.^[12]

Maine Red Claws

On December 28, 2011, Davis signed with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League.^[13] He was waived by the Red Claws after 11 games, averaging 8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.

Piratas de Quebradillas

In 2012, Davis signed with the Piratas de Quebradillas of Puerto Rico.^[14]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Notes

External links

• Official website
• Ricky Davis historical page at NBA.com
• Stats at Basketball Reference