Travis Outlaw

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Travis Marquez Outlaw (born September 18, 1984 in Starkville, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.

Entering the 2003 NBA Draft directly out of Starkville High School, Mississippi, the 6'9" forward was a first round selection (23rd overall) by the Blazers. He has averaged 5.1 points on 46.2% field goal shooting and 2.1 rebounds per game during his two-and-a-half year career.

Outlaw gained attention when he dunked over the 7-foot-6 center Yao Ming in the 2004-05 season. He is rumoured to be able to touch the top of the backboard.

In the 2005 Vegas Summer League, Travis averaged 18.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in 35.5 minutes. The performance earned him First Team All-RVSL honors. Following the summer league, several teams offered to trade for Travis in exchange for a first-round draft pick. Director of player personnel with the Portland Trail Blazers Kevin Pritchard has said that Travis is "...going to be with us for a long time. I feel comfortable enough to say he's going to be a special player."

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2003 NBA Draft
First Round LeBron James \| Darko Miličić \| Carmelo Anthony \| Chris Bosh \| Dwyane Wade \| Chris Kaman \| Kirk Hinrich \| T. J. Ford \| Michael Sweetney \| Jarvis Hayes \| Mickaël Piétrus \| Nick Collison \| Marcus Banks \| Luke Ridnour \| Reece Gaines \| Troy Bell \| Žarko Čabarkapa \| David West \| Aleksandar Pavlović \| Dahntay Jones \| Boris Diaw \| Zoran Planinić \| Travis Outlaw \| Brian Cook \| Carlos Delfino \| Ndudi Ebi \| Kendrick Perkins \| Leandro Barbosa \| Josh Howard
Second Round Maciej Lampe \| Jason Kapono \| Luke Walton \| Jerome Beasley \| Sofoklis Schortsianitis \| Szymon Szewczyk \| Mario Austin \| Travis Hansen \| Steve Blake \| Slavko Vraneš \| Derrick Zimmerman \| Willie Green \| Zaza Pachulia \| Keith Bogans \| Malick Badiane \| Matt Bonner \| Sani Bečirovič \| Maurice Williams \| James Lang \| James Jones \| Paccelis Morlende \| Kyle Korver \| Remon Van de Hare \| Tommy Smith \| Nedžad Sinanović \| Rick Rickert \| Brandon Hunter \| Xue Yuyang \| Andreas Glyniadakis