Qyntel Woods
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| Nickname | Qyn, Q |
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| Position | Small forward |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| League | A1 Ethniki |
| Team | Olympiacos BC |
| Number | 6 |
| Born | February 16, 1981 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nationality | USA |
| High school | Carver High School |
| College | Northeast Mississippi Community College |
| Draft | 21st overall, 2002 Portland Trail Blazers |
| Pro career | 2002–present |
| Former teams | Portland Trail Blazers (2002–2005) Miami Heat (2005) Boston Celtics (2005) New York Knicks (2005–2006) Bakersfield Jam (2007) |
| Awards | Greek League All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Champion 2008 Greek League All-Star Game MVP |
Qyntel Deon Woods (born February 16, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Greek club Olympiacos.
After a career at Northeast Mississippi Community College, Woods was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 21st pick of the 2002 NBA Draft. Coming out of college, Woods was known to scouts as a player with exceptional potential (sometimes compared to Tracy McGrady) but with a history of off-court problems. He was an early entry candidate in 2002 NBA Draft. Had committed to Memphis before making himself available in the draft.
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[edit] NBA career
In his first two seasons with the Blazers, Woods played 115 games (53+62), averaging 2.4 and 3.6 points and appearing sparingly in the 2003 postseason. The 2004-05 season was packed with off-court trouble for Woods, as he was charged with animal cruelty following an investigation. He pled guilty to first-degree animal abuse for staging dog fights in his house, some involving his pit bull named Hollywood. Both Hollywood and Woods' other pit bull, Sugar, were confiscated, and Woods was given 80 hours of community service and also agreed to donate $10,000 to the Oregon Humane Society.[1]In response to these events, the Blazers suspended and eventually released Woods, in a settlement that involved pay withheld from Woods in the 2004-05 season, when he was supposed to be paid $1.1 million for the third year of a three-year contract. The Trail Blazers kept about $500,000, said spokesman Art Sasse.
Upon finally leaving Portland in January 2005, he subsequently joined the Miami Heat, playing in three regular season games (with averages of 3.3 points and 2 rebounds), but not used in the playoffs. He was part of a 13-player megadeal that sent him to the Boston Celtics on August 2. Waived after having played in only three exhibition games with the Celtics, he was subsequently signed by the New York Knicks on December 6, 2005. He showed some promise under Knicks coach Larry Brown, starting sixteen games and averaging career highs in minutes per game, field goal percentage, points per game, rebounds and assists. However, he was not kept for the following season, and would play a month (February to March) in the NBA Development League's Bakersfield Jam.
[edit] European career
Woods signed a two-year contract with Greek team Olympiacos on July 16, 2007.[2] On 10 appearances with Olympiacos BC in the regural season, Woods averaged 12.5 ppg in 26.3 minutes.[3] In 2007-08 postseason he averaged 8.1 ppg while grabbing 2.1 rebounds in 20.7 minutes per game. [4]
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