Frédéric Weis

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Position:	Center
Nationality:	French
Date of Birth:	22.06.77
NBA draft:	1999, 1st round pick 15th by the New York Knicks
Current club:	Lagun Aro Bilbao (ESP)
Height:	218 cm (7'2")
Weight:	117 kg (258 pounds)

Frédéric Weis (born 22 June 1977 in Thionville, France) is a professional basketball player currently playing for Lagun Aro Bilbao in Spain. He previously played for Unicaja Málaga in Spain, and before that Limoges in France. He is infamously known for being "posterized" by Vince Carter at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where France won the silver medal. Carter took off from just inside the foul line, spread his legs in midair, and made partial contact with Weis's head before slamming the ball home. In short, Carter literally jumped over 7'2" Weis. The French media dubbed it "le dunk de la mort" — the dunk of death. The dunk is, not surprisingly, considered one of the greatest in the history of basketball.^[1]

He was drafted by the New York Knicks with the 15th pick in the first round of the 1999 NBA Draft but did not sign with them and never played in the NBA. His selection is widely regarded as a major draft blunder that contributed to the Knicks' mediocrity today.