DeShawn Stevenson

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DeShawn Stevenson
Position	Shooting guard
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Team	Washington Wizards
Nationality	United States
Born	April 3, 1981 Fresno, California
High school	Washington Union High School (Ca)
Draft	23^rd overall, 2000 Utah Jazz
Pro career	2000 – present
Former teams	Utah Jazz (2000–2004) Orlando Magic (2004–2006)

DeShawn Stevenson (born April 3, 1981 in Fresno, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Washington Wizards of the NBA. He entered the NBA directly from Washington Union High School in his hometown of Fresno and was picked by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd overall selection of the 2000 NBA Draft. A shooting guard, he has played for the Jazz and the Orlando Magic, averaging 7.6 points per game in his career.

On June 20, 2001, 20-year-old Stevenson was charged with statutory rape. He was accused of having sexual intercourse with a 14 year-old girl from Fresno. On draft night, he was involved with a fight with high school basketball teammates. He was also mostly a bench warmer in his early days with the Utah Jazz, and under coach Johnny Davis with the Orlando Magic. He was so frustrated by the lack of playing time that he requested a trade out of Orlando during the winter of 2004. When Davis was let go by the Orlando Magic, interim head coach Chris Jent implemented and utilized Stevenson. He impressed Magic management late in the 2004-05 NBA season enough to keep his spot safe. He has become known for his perimeter defense.

Stevenson recently opted out of the third and final year of his contract with the Orlando Magic and on August 3, 2006 he signed a two-year minimum contract with the Washington Wizards. ^[1]