Dorell Wright

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Dorell Wright
Position	Small forward
Nickname	The Righteous One
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Team	Miami Heat
Nationality	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 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 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. 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.^{[citation needed]}

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NBA.com Profile - Dorell Wright

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 Podkolzin \| 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