Retired • Retired after 2011 season • PF/C • 9 years of NBA experience
Height6'10
Weight220 lbs
Born21st November 1979 (age 46)
Nationality🇺🇸USA
NBA Draft2nd pick, 20002000 Early Entry: Stayed in
Pre-draft teamLSU
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Agentn/a
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Stats
| Year | League | Team | G | MPG | PTS/G | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | NBA | Vancouver Grizzlies | 80 | 16.4 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 45.1% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 1.1 | 1.8 | 60.3% | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| 2001-02 | NBA | Memphis Grizzlies | 68 | 26.5 | 11.8 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 48.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 3.2 | 4.5 | 71.1% | 2.4 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 2002-03 | NBA | Memphis Grizzlies | 67 | 22.1 | 9.7 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 48.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.6 | 3.7 | 72.2% | 1.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 2003-04 | NBA | Memphis Grizzlies | 77 | 19.8 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 46.9% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 25.0% | 2.5 | 3.4 | 72.5% | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| 2004-05 | NBA | Memphis Grizzlies | 60 | 21.3 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 44.9% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 2.8 | 3.7 | 75.8% | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Houston Rockets | 66 | 20.4 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 49.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.1 | 3.2 | 65.1% | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| 2006-07 | NBA | Memphis Grizzlies | 54 | 19.1 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 46.5% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 1.8 | 2.5 | 72.4% | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| 2007-08 | NBA | Memphis Grizzlies | 35 | 15.7 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 52.5% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 1.5 | 2.3 | 64.2% | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| 2007-08 | NBA | New Jersey Nets | 21 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 47.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.0 | 1.3 | 75.0% | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 2007-08 | NBA | Total (NBA) | 56 | 15.1 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 50.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1.3 | 1.9 | 67.0% | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 2008-09 | NBA | New Jersey Nets | 6 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 60.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.8 | 1.8 | 45.5% | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| 2008-09 | NBA | Phoenix Suns | 13 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 36.6% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0% | 0.6 | 1.2 | 53.3% | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 2008-09 | NBA | Total (NBA) | 19 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 42.9% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0% | 0.7 | 1.4 | 50.0% | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
Teams
| Date | Team |
|---|---|
| 1998 - 2000 | Louisiana State (NCAA) |
| June 2000 - June 2005 | Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) |
| August 2005 - July 2006 | Houston Rockets (NBA) |
| July 2006 - February 2008 | Memphis Grizzlies (NBA) |
| February 2008 - March 2009 | New Jersey Nets (NBA) |
| March 2009 - June 2009 | Phoenix Suns (NBA) |
| September 2009 - October 2009 | Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) |
| November 2009 - June 2010 | Shandong (China) |
Transactions
| Date | League | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 NBA Draft | NBA | Drafted 2nd overall by Memphis Grizzlies. |
| 18th July 2000 | NBA | Signed four-year, $14,797,338 rookie scale contract with Memphis Grizzlies. Included team option for 2003/04. |
| 20th October 2002 | NBA | Memphis Grizzlies exercised 2003/04 team option. |
| 30th September 2004 | NBA | Re-signed by Memphis Grizzlies to one-year, $5,993,105 qualifying offer. |
| 2nd August 2005 | NBA | Signed a four-year, $22,400,000 contract with Houston Rockets. Included player option for 2008/09. |
| 12th July 2006 | NBA | Traded by Houston Rockets, along with the draft rights to Rudy Gay (#8, 3006), to Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Shane Battier. |
| 4th February 2008 | NBA | Traded by Memphis Grizzlies to New Jersey Nets in exchange for Jason Collins and cash. |
| 22nd April 2008 | NBA | Exercised 2008/09 player option. |
| 1st March 2009 | NBA | Waived by New Jersey Nets. |
| 4th March 2009 | NBA | Signed a guaranteed minimum salary contract for the remainder of the season with Phoenix Suns. |
| 28th September 2009 | NBA | Signed an unguaranteed one-year minimum salary contract with Philadelphia 76ers. |
| 12th October 2009 | NBA | Waived by Philadelphia 76ers. |
| 19th November 2009 | China | Signed a one-year contract with Shandong Flaming Bulls. |
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Stromile Swift - Despite starring there last year, Stromile Swift has not returned to China this year. And despite being a good player in it for many years, Stromile has yet to return to the NBA either. Stromile is unsigned altogether, and the comeback doesn't look possible now.
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The best of what's left
Stromile Swift - Tyrus Thomas was more similar to Stromile than we Bulls fans ever could have accepted, which is slightly worrying as Stromile spent last season in China. He was bought out by the Nets at the 2009 playoff deadline, and signed with the Phoenix Suns to complete the 2008-09 season. But the only contract he could get for this season was an unguaranteed minimum with the Sixers, and even that was insufficient, as the team waived him before the regular season started. Stromile then went to China, where he averaged 22.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game for the playoffless Shandong Flaming Bulls. (As an aside, Stromile hit four three pointers on the season; curiously, all four of them came in the same game.) It was only two short years ago that Swift was an effective player on both ends of an NBA court, and although he's now 30, I believe that he could still be so.
This dunk remains extremely underrated.
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This dunk remains extremely underrated.
Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 64
- Stromile SwiftSwift was bought out by the Nets at the 2009 playoff deadline, and signed with the Phoenix Suns to complete the 2008-09 season. But the only contract he could get for this season was an unguaranteed minimum with the Sixers, and even that was insufficient, as the team waived him before the regular season started. Stromile then went to China, where he averaged 22.1 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game for the playoffless Shandong Flaming Bulls. He hit four three pointers on the season; curiously, all four of them came in the same game.
Chinese Basketball Association Statistics, 2010
- Stromile Swift: 32.1mpg, 21.5ppg, 12.1rpg, 1.6apg, 3.7fpg, 1.4spg, 3.0bpg, 61% FG, 31% 3PT, 69% FT
Swift's first non-NBA gig of his professional career started kind of slowly, and a combined 19 points and 10 rebounds in the last two games hasn't helped either. Yet immediately proceeding those two games came a six game stretch in which Swift averaged 32.5 points and 15.8 rebounds per game. His 12.1 rebounds per game rank sixth in the CBA, and the 3.0 bpg rank third; when he's good, he's very good. And so are those numbers.
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Swift's first non-NBA gig of his professional career started kind of slowly, and a combined 19 points and 10 rebounds in the last two games hasn't helped either. Yet immediately proceeding those two games came a six game stretch in which Swift averaged 32.5 points and 15.8 rebounds per game. His 12.1 rebounds per game rank sixth in the CBA, and the 3.0 bpg rank third; when he's good, he's very good. And so are those numbers.
