Ricky Davis

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Ricky Davis
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	226 lb (103 kg)
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves
Nationality	United States
Born	September 23, 1979 Las Vegas, Nevada
College	Iowa
Draft	21^st overall, 1998 Charlotte Hornets
Pro career	1998 –present
Former teams	Charlotte Hornets 1998–2000 Miami Heat 2000–2001 Cleveland Cavaliers 2001–2004 Boston Celtics 2003–2006 Minnesota Timberwolves 2006–present

For the for US National Soccer Team and indoor soccer player, see Rick Davis.

Tyree Ricardo "Ricky" Davis (born September 23, 1979 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA.

[edit] Biography

Davis attended North High School in Davenport, Iowa. He was a four year starter who immediately attracted recruiting attention. His team made the state tournament his junior and senior years but did not reach the championship.

Davis spent his college career at the University of Iowa before being selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft, as the 21st pick overall. Davis played two seasons with the Hornets before being traded to the Miami Heat in a massive nine-player trade in August 2000.

Davis only played a total of seven games for the Heat, and was eventually sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team deal involving the Toronto Raptors a year later on October 26, 2001.

Davis' time with Cleveland was marked by disputes with then head coach Paul Silas and he quickly grew a reputation as a selfish showboater. A prime example occurred in 2003. In the closing seconds of a game against Utah, Davis was one rebound short of his is first career triple-double. In an attempt to record that rebound, Davis attempted a shot at his own basket. Davis was subjected to widespread criticism and his negative reputation reached a new level.

On December 15, 2003 Davis was traded along with Chris Mihm, Michael Stewart, and a second round draft pick to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Tony Battie, Eric Williams, and Kedrick Brown.

With the Celtics, the 6ft-7in Davis played the position of shooting guard, as well as small forward on occasion. At the beginning of his career Davis was considered a one-dimensional, though potentially prolific, player. However, Davis has become a formidable rebounder and a steady mid-range jump shooter over the years. Boston was criticized for acquiring him via trade due to Davis' reputation of selfishness, but he became a more consistent player and a fan-favorite in the city.

Davis is also a spectacular leaper known for his exciting slam dunks. As a Boston Celtic, Davis lived up to his reputation as both a crowd-pleaser and showboat, once attempting a between-the-legs dunk during a regular season game against the rival Los Angles Lakers during the 2003-2004 season. Although Davis missed the dunk, he quickly recovered to deliver a windmill dunk before any Lakers could get back on the defensive end of the court. With the Cavaliers, Ricky Davis attempted and made the between-the-legs dunk making him the first player to ever do so in a game in the NBA.^{[citation needed]}

Davis organized a contest to distribute 15 season tickets to his most passionate fans. The section was called the Get Buckets Brigade, named after his motto of "Get Buckets."

On January 26, 2006, Davis was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves with Mark Blount, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed, and two second round draft picks for Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a first round draft pick.