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| Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | March 28, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brantley, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Brantley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Auburn (1990–1994) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 1994–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994–1997 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Points | 8,192 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 2,402 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3P% | .418 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wesley Lavon Person (born March 28, 1971 in Brantley, Alabama) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.
Selected by the Phoenix Suns 23rd overall in the 1994 NBA Draft out of Auburn University, he played three seasons for the Suns, five for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 82 games over two seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies, 33 games for the Portland Trail Blazers, nine games for the Atlanta Hawks, sixteen games for the Miami Heat and 25 for the Denver Nuggets.
Person's best season was with the Cavs in 1997-98, when he averaged 14.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.57 steals per game. Throughout his career, he's been known for his three-point shooting ability and also in 1997-98, led the league in three-pointers made and attempted. He has a career average three-point accuracy of 41.8 percent.
Person is the younger brother of former NBA player Chuck Person.
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