Tyronn Lue

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Tyronn Lue

Orlando Magic – No. 10
Point Guard
Born: May 3, 1977 (1977-05-03) (age 32) Mexico, Missouri
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
League	NBA
High school	Raytown Senior High School
College	Nebraska
Draft	23rd overall, 1998 Denver Nuggets
Pro career	1998–present
Former teams	Los Angeles Lakers (1998–2001) Washington Wizards (2001–2003) Orlando Magic (2003–2004) Houston Rockets (2004) Atlanta Hawks (2004–2008) Dallas Mavericks (2008) Milwaukee Bucks (2008–2009)
Profile	Info Page

Tyronn Jamar Lue (born on May 3, 1977 in Mexico, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. The 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) point guard was selected out of the University of Nebraska by the Denver Nuggets with the 23rd overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly thereafter to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won two NBA championships in his first three seasons.

High school and college

Lue attended Raytown Senior High School in Raytown, Missouri. He later went to University of Nebraska. He played basketball and studied Sociology. He finished his Nebraska career ranked third on the all-time list in assists (432), fourth in three-pointers made (145) and attempted (407), fifth in steals (154) and seventh in scoring (1,577). He led the Cornhuskers in assists in each of his three seasons, and finished his career tied with Dave Hoppen for most games with 30 or more points (7).

NBA

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Lue opted for early entry into the 1998 NBA Draft. He was selected 23rd overall by the Denver Nuggets, but was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers with Tony Battie in exchange for Nick Van Exel on draft night. His first three years with the Lakers were disappointing. He did not get a lot of playing time and suffered from injuries in the year 2000. However, Lue excelled in the 2001 playoffs. Due to his quickness, he was specifically used to guard Allen Iverson during the NBA Finals. Despite being tripped by one of Iverson's classic crossover dribble moves in Game 1 of the Finals, Lue helped the Lakers defeat Iverson's 76ers 4–1 on route to the second of three consecutive titles.

In the off-season of 2001, Lue signed with the Washington Wizards, where he got considerably more playing time and subsequently became a better player at the point. He played with the Orlando Magic in 2003–04 where he got to play a lot of minutes alongside Tracy McGrady while leading the team to the worst record in the NBA that season: 21–61. After the season Lue, along with Juwan Howard and McGrady were traded to the Houston Rockets for Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato. In Houston, Lue did not get many minutes of playing time because of the number of point guards the Rockets had on their roster. He was traded during the mid-season to the Atlanta Hawks for Jon Barry. Lue starred in Atlanta, although he again led the team with the worst record in the NBA that year, and the worst record in franchise history: 13–69.

On February 16, 2008, Lue was acquired in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks and was waived by the Sacramento Kings on February 28, 2008. Lue signed a contract with the Dallas Mavericks after clearing waivers.^[1]

On July 17, 2008, Lue signed a two-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.^[2]

On February 5, 2009, Lue was traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Keith Bogans and cash considerations. ^[3]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

References

External links

• Tyronn Lue Info Page at NBA.com

• Tyronn Lue Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com