Dorell Wright

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Dorell Wright
Position Small forward
Nickname The Righteous One
Height ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Team Miami Heat
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born December 2, 1985
Los Angeles, California
Draft 19th overall, 2004
Miami Heat
Pro career 2004 – present

Dorell Lawrence Wright (born December 2, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player with the Miami Heat in the NBA.

He was selected 19th overall in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Heat, and has averaged 2.3 points per game in three games played during his rookie season. He entered the NBA directly out of high school and in 2006 won his first NBA championship with the Heat.

Over the 2005 summer, Dorell Wright participated in the Miami Heat's Summer League, which took place in Long Beach, California, Wright's hometown. Wright made a 30 point (on 12-22 shooting), five rebound effort against the Orlando Magic.

During the Heat's 2006 championship postseason, Dorell Wright had a strong Summer League showing. Recently, Pat Riley told Dorell Wright that he can imagine the Heat's future being led by Dwyane Wade and Dorell. Additionally, Wade has been quoted as saying the 2006-2007 season will be Dorell's breakout year. After spending a few seasons warming the bench, absorbing the league, building muscle and simply growing up, his patience may pay dividends in the upcoming season.

Teammate and bestfriend Dwyane Wade gave him the nickname "The Righteous One" because of his name, number and his future with the team.

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2004 NBA Draft
First Round
Dwight Howard | Emeka Okafor | Ben Gordon | Shaun Livingston | Devin Harris | Josh Childress | Luol Deng | Rafael Araújo | Andre Iguodala | Luke Jackson | Andris Biedriņš | Robert Swift | Sebastian Telfair | Kris Humphries | Al Jefferson | Kirk Snyder | Josh Smith | J.R. Smith | Dorell Wright | Jameer Nelson | Pavel Podkolzine | Viktor Khryapa | Sergei Monia | Delonte West | Tony Allen | Kevin Martin | Sasha Vujačić | Beno Udrih | David Harrison
Second Round

Anderson Varejão | Jackson Vroman | Peter John Ramos | Lionel Chalmers | Donta Smith | Andre Emmett | Antonio Burks | Royal Ivey | Chris Duhon | Albert Miralles | Justin Reed | David Young | Viktor Sanikidze | Trevor Ariza | Tim Pickett | Bernard Robinson | Ha Seung-Jin | Pape Sow | Ricky Minard | Sergei Lishouk | Vassilis Spanoulis | Christian Drejer | Romain Sato | Matt Freije | Rickey Paulding | Luis Flores | Marcus Douthit | Sergei Karaulov | Blake Stepp | Rashad Wright


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