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-| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Date of birth:''' [[March 20]], [[1967]]+| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Date of birth:''' [[March 20]], [[1967]]<br> Garland, Texas
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-| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Nationality:''' {{U.S Flag}} American+| colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | '''Height:''' 6 ft 0 in
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-| colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | '''College:'''+| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''College:''' [[Oklahoma Sooners|Oklahoma]]
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-| colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | '''[[NBA Draft]]:'''+| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''[[NBA Draft]]:''' [[NBA Draft 1989|1989]]; Round: 1 / Pick: 12th
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{{Colspan center}} Selected by the [[New Jersey Nets]] {{Colspan center}} Selected by the [[New Jersey Nets]]
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-| colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | '''Pro career:''' +| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''Debut:''' [[1989]] for the [[New Jersey Nets]]
-|[[1989-90 NBA season|1989]]-[[2001-02 NBA season|2002]] +|-
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-|[[New Jersey Nets]]+*[[New Jersey Nets]] (1989-1992)
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Mookie Blaylock
image:act_mookie_blaylock.jpg
Blaylock with the Atlanta Hawks.
No. 10
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth: March 20, 1967
Garland, Texas
Nationality: Image:U.S. Flag.png American
Height: 6 ft 0 in Weight: 180 lbs
Career information
College: Oklahoma
NBA Draft: 1989; Round: 1 / Pick: 12th
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Debut: 1989 for the New Jersey Nets
Final debut: 2002 for the Golden State Warriors
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA All-Star (1994)
  • 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1994, 1995)
  • 4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1995-1999)
Mookie Blaylock at NBA.com

Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock (born March 20, 1967 in Garland, Texas) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.

A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) push and pass point guard, he was rated among the better defensive stoppers in the game. The former University of Oklahoma star is most highly regarded for his quick hands and a ball hawking defensive style that produced more than 200 steals in a season four times and two NBA All-Defensive first-team selections. He was also a capable outside shooter, a fine passer who generally ranked among the league's assist leaders, and a durable instigator of the fast break. In 1988, he (along with Stacey King) led the Sooners to the NCAA title game, where they were defeated by the Kansas Jayhawks, who were led by Danny Manning and coached by Larry Brown.

Blaylock was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 12th overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft and settled quickly into Nets' rotation. He was traded to the Atlanta Hawks prior to the 1992–93 season, where he flourished under newly-signed coach Lenny Wilkens. He finished off his career playing as a reserve for the Golden State Warriors.

NBA Achievements

  • Ranks 90th all-time in career minutes played (31,026).
  • Ranks 12th all-time in career three-point field goals made (1,283).
  • Ranks 8th all-time in career three-point field goal attempts (3,816).
  • Ranks 26th all-time in career assists (5,972).
  • Ranks 27th all-time in career assists per game (6.7).
  • Ranks 11th all-time in career steals2(2075).
  • Ranks 7th all-time in career steals per game (2.3).
  • Was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team twice (1993–94 and 1994–95).
  • Was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team four times (1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1998-99).
  • Led the NBA in steals two years in a row (1996–97 and 1997–98), joining Alvin Robertson and Magic Johnson as the only players to pull off that feat.
  • Led the NBA in three-point attempts and finished second in three-pointers made in the 1996–97 season.
  • Is the Atlanta Hawks' all-time franchise leader in three-point field goals made (1,050), three-point field goal attempts (3,023) and steals (1,321).
  • Set the Atlanta Hawks' single-season franchise records for three-pointers made (231) and attempted (623) in 1995–96.
  • Participated in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game in Minneapolis, scoring 5 points in 16 minutes.

Trivia

As fans of the basketball player, the band Pearl Jam was originally named "Mookie Blaylock", but they were forced to change the name. They settled on naming their debut album Ten after Blaylock's jersey number.

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