Baron Davis
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| {{colspan center}} '''Place of birth:''' Los Angeles, California | {{colspan center}} '''Place of birth:''' Los Angeles, California | ||
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| {{colspan center}}Selected by the [[New Orleans Hornets|Charlotte Hornets]] | {{colspan center}}Selected by the [[New Orleans Hornets|Charlotte Hornets]] | ||
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 Davis playing for the Cavaliers. | |
| No. 85 - New York Knicks | |
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| Point guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: April 13, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: Los Angeles, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in | Weight: 215 lbs |
| Career information | |
| College: UCLA | |
| NBA Draft: 1999; 1st round / 3rd pick | |
| Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |
| Debuted in 1999 for the Charlotte Hornets | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Baron Davis at NBA.com | |
Baron Davis (born April 13, 1979) is an American basketball player who plays Point guard, he is currently a Free agent. He began playing basketball at the age of five. Later, Davis became a star at Crossroads School and UCLA. Davis was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets as the number three pick in the 1999 NBA Draft.
NBA Career
Davis was the third pick in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. His first year he backed up Eddie Jones and David Wesley, but by his second year he started all 82 games for the Hornets. Davis would lead Charlotte to a the second round of the playoffs in back-to-back years, the first being a sweep of the Miami Heat in the 2001 NBA Playoffs and the next year defeating the Orlando Magic. In the summer of 2002 the Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans. Davis would lead the Hornets back to the playoffs, but the next two years were first round exits. Injuries would plague Davis for much of his tenure in New Orleans, although he made the NBA All-Star teams in 2002 and 2004.
On February 24, 2005, Davis was traded from the Hornets to the Golden State Warriors for guard Speedy Claxton and veteran forward Dale Davis after tension with the Hornets coaching staff and several nagging injuries. The move created one of the more potent backcourts in the NBA with Davis and star guard Jason Richardson. It also saw Davis' return to California where he craved to return to since his college days in UCLA.
After two seasons in which the Warriors underachieved under coach Mike Montgomery, the Warriors hired former coach Don Nelson for the 2006-07 season. His high scoring offensive system was designed to fit Davis up-tempo style. Although Davis suffered through a knee injury, he still led the Warriors to their first playoffs since 1994. Golden State won the series against the top seeded Dallas Mavericks 4-2, making them the first No. 8 seed to beat a No.1 seed since the NBA changed the 1st round from a 5-game series to a 7-game series. It was numerically the largest upset in the history of the NBA playoffs, with the 67-15 Mavericks having a record of 25 games better than the 42-40 Warriors. Davis averaged 25 points in the series. In the following series, against the Utah Jazz, the Warriors' run was looking to be ended. In Game 4, with the series 2-1 in favor of Utah, Baron Davis had a flagrant foul on Derek Fisher that almost suspended him for Game 5. With the Warriors trailing 102-93, with 97 seconds left in the game, Davis missed a three-pointer. Deron Williams grabbed the rebound, but Fisher collided into Davis which forced a timeout. Upon further review, Davis had thrown an elbow to Fisher that caused him to go down. No suspension was given, but further discipline may be given.
Personal
- Baron Davis is the godfather to Harlem Caron Taylor, the son of rapper The Game. The Game rapped about this relationship on his song "Like Father, Like Son" on his debut 2005 album, The Documentary.
- He played basketball at Crossroads high school with Cash Warren, movie producer and boyfriend to Jessica Alba.
- He also played high school basketball with Austin Croshere, power forward for the Dallas Mavericks. Davis was a freshman when Croshere was a senior.
- Despite his current 6'3" height, Davis was reportedly only 5'5" entering his freshman year of high school.
- Davis played with former UCLA teammate Matt Barnes on his current Warriors team.
- On a recent episode of The Dan Patrick Show Davis referred to rapper Snoop Dogg as "like my uncle" as the reason for Snoop's appearance at Game 6 of the Mavericks/Warriors Series
- Played for the Santa Monica High School basketball summer league team, but was dropped from the team so he moved to Crossroads High School
