Lloyd "Sweet Pea" Daniels
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| Shooting guard | ||
| Personal information | ||
| Date of birth | September 4, 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York | |
| Nationality |  American
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| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in | |
| Listed weight | 205 lbs | |
| Career information | ||
| College | Mt. San Antonio College (CA) | |
| NBA Draft | Undrafted | |
| Pro career | 1988-1998 | |
| Career history | ||
| 1992-1994 | San Antonio Spurs | |
| 1994 | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| 1995 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| 1995-1996 | Scavolini Pesaro | |
| 1996 | Sacramento Kings | |
| 1996-1997 | New Jersey Nets | |
| 1998 | Toronto Raptors | |
| Career highlights and awards | ||
| Lloyd "Sweet Pea" Daniels at NBA.com | ||
Lloyd Daniels (born September 4, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'7" guard never played in college, nor was drafted by an NBA team, but he did manage to play five seasons for six NBA teams: the San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, New Jersey Nets and Toronto Raptors.
Daniels had poor grades. He attended four different high schools in three years. He dropped out of high school, but got his GED in 1986. Despite his past performance, he was admitted to UNLV. Before the season started, however, he was arrested for drug possession and he never played in a single game for UNLV.
In his career, Daniels played in 200 NBA games and scored 1,411 points. Prior to his NBA career, he played in the GBA, the CBA, the USBL, and also in Greece with AEK Athens BC and in Turkey with Galatasaray. He played in Italy with Scavolini Pesaro in the 1995-96 season with an average of 23 ppg.
Daniels is considered a New York City basketball playground legend.
On May 11, 1989, Daniels was shot three times in the chest and survived. He still has a bullet lodged in his right shoulder.
He played charity basketball as well. In 2002 Winter Olypmics, he was playing alongside Jayson Williams of New Jersey Nets, Walter Berry and Hollywood's NBA player Vladimir Cuk (basketball movies Celtic Pride and The Sixth Man).
48 hours after ending of 2002 Winter Olympics, Jayson Williams shot his limo driver. Lloyd Daniels was one of the few members of Jayson's NBA charity team who was not present at Jayson's mansion at the time of shooting.
He played charity basketball as well. In 2002 Winter Olypmics, he was playing alongside Jayson Williams of New Jersey Nets, Walter Berry and Hollywood's NBA player Vladimir Cuk (basketball movies Celtic Pride and The Sixth Man).
48 hours after ending of 2002 Winter Olympics, Jayson Williams shot his limo driver. Lloyd Daniels was one of the few members of Jayson's NBA charity team who was not present at Jayson's mansion at the time of shooting.
In October 2005, Lloyd tried to revive his career by trying out with the Strong Island Sound of the American Basketball Association.
His nickname Swee'Pea is a reference to the Popeye cartoon character of the same name.
