Jamaal Magloire
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| Position | Center |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Weight | 259 lb (118 kg) |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | May 21, 1978 Toronto, Ontario |
| College | Kentucky |
| Draft | 19th overall, 2000 Charlotte Hornets |
| Pro career | 2000 – present |
| Former teams | Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets (2000–2005) Milwaukee Bucks (2005–2006) |
Jamaal Magloire (born May 21, 1978 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently playing for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.
A 6'11", 259-pound (2.11 m, 117.5 kg) center, Magloire started 12 games as a sophomore for the Kentucky Wildcats team that won the national championship in 1998. He finished his college career as Kentucky's all-time leader in blocked shots, with 268.
He was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the 19th pick of the 2000 NBA Draft, but filled a reserve role for his first two seasons in which he averaged 6.5 points in 16.8 minutes per game. But in 2002-03, the Hornets' first year in New Orleans, he started all 82 games, averaging 10.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. He is nicknamed the Big Cat.
2003-04 was the season in which Magloire really began to get some respect from coaches and peers around the NBA. He averaged 13.6 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while starting all 82 games, and was even named to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team. Magloire being named an All-Star was perhaps a controversial decision at the time, with many pundits and sportswriters asking, "Who the heck is Jamaal Magloire?" But he more than held his own against the best the NBA had to offer, contributing 19 points and 8 rebounds in his 21 minutes of action.
On October 26, 2005, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Desmond Mason, a 2006 first-round draft pick and cash considerations.
On May 17, 2006, he was given a star on the Scarborough Walk of Fame, becoming one of it's first inductees. The induction ceremony was held at Scarborough Town Centre in Toronto.
On July 31, 2006, during the 2005/2006 offseason, Magloire was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Steve Blake, Ha Seung-Jin, and Brian Skinner.
Although Magloire has averaged nearly 10 points per game throughout his entire NBA career, he did not score over nine points in a single game during his first 20 games as a Trail Blazer. [1]
