J.R. Reid

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Men's Basketball
Olympic medal record
Bronze	1988	United States

Herman Reid, Jr., better known as J.R. Reid (born March 31, 1968 in Virginia Beach, Virginia), is an American former professional basketball player for several NBA teams.

The 6'9", 247-pound (2.06 m, 112 kg) Reid, after starring at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, played college basketball at North Carolina.

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Drafted by Charlotte Hornets in 1st round (5th overall) of 1989 NBA Draft.
Traded by Charlotte to San Antonio Spurs for Sidney Green, 1993 1st-round pick and 1996 2nd-round pick on December 9, 1992.
Traded by San Antonio with Brad Lohaus and future 1st-round pick to New York Knicks for Charles Smith and Monty Williams on February 12, 1996.
Played in France during 1996-97 season.
Signed as free agent by Charlotte on July 16, 1997.
Traded by Charlotte with B.J. Armstrong and Glen Rice to Los Angeles Lakers for Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones on March 10, 1999.
Signed as free agent by Milwaukee Bucks on August 20, 1999.
Traded by Milwaukee with Robert Traylor to Cleveland Cavaliers as part of three-team deal on June 27, 2000 (Golden State Warriors received Vinny Del Negro from Milwaukee and Bob Sura from Cleveland; Milwaukee received Jason Caffey and Billy Owens from Golden State).
Waived by Cleveland on January 2, 2001.

Was considered the #1 player in his high school class, winning the national player of the year awards for Parade, Gatorade, and USA Today. He ended his career playing in Europe (Strasbourg in France, and then Leon in Spain).