Frederic Weis

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Frédéric Weis (born June 22, 1977 in Thionville, France) is a French professional basketball player currently playing for Lagun Aro Bilbao in Spain. He previously played for Unicaja Málaga in Spain, and before that in PAOK Thessaloniki in Greece and Limoges CSP in France. He is infamously known for being "posterized" by Vince Carter at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where France won the silver medal. Carter took off from just inside the foul line, spread his legs in midair, and literally jumped over the 7"2 Weis's head before slamming the ball home. The French media dubbed it "le dunk de la mort" — the dunk of death. The dunk has been called the greatest in the history of basketball.

He was drafted by the New York Knicks with the 15th pick in the first round of the 1999 NBA Draft but did not sign with them and never played in the NBA. His selection is widely regarded as a major draft blunder that contributed to the several mediocre seasons that followed for the Knicks.

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