Baron Davis

Baron Davis ( born April 13, 1979 in Santa Monica, California ) is a retired American professional basketball player. Davis played 1999-2012 in the NBA and was originally drafted third by the Charlotte Hornets. Davis visited before his NBA career, the University of California, Los Angeles.

Davis is 1,91 m tall and weighs 97.5 kg. He was considered a very balanced player after his initial rather scored by dunk, he has since increasingly becoming a "real and complete" point guard. Later he gave, as expected from a point guard, increasingly assists, was a good ball thief and was also found in the rebound statistics of point guards under the front seats.

Davis was instrumental in the first-round playoff defeat ( 2007) of the Dallas Mavericks to Dirk Nowitzki, the documents Davis ' Warriors with 2 to 4 wins. He led his team to grandiose, designed the game, played essential passports, regularly made 30 points or more and defended very well. In Game 5, Davis suffered a muscle strain in his thigh, making him still did not prevent ostentatious in Game 6 again, and finally seal the departure of the Mavericks.

On 18 January 2008, he presented the game against the Chicago Bulls with 40 points on his Career.

In July 2008, Baron Davis drew surprisingly an exit option, which included his contract and announced that he would want to leave the Golden State Warriors and switch to the Los Angeles Clippers, where he signed a contract in late July. On 24 February 2011 he was transferred to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Mo Williams. The Cavaliers used the amnesty clause in the new NBA collective bargaining agreement and released him before the season 2011/2012.

Davis then signed a contract with the New York Knicks. He should ensure next Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler and Amar'e Stoudemire that the Knicks to play for the championship. After he had recovered from an injury Davis was ordered to the starting five of the Knicks. He replaced the injured Jeremy Lin. The Knicks made ​​it to the play offs, and met in the first round to the Miami Heat. In the fourth game of the series, he tore the cruciate ligament and the patella tendon in his right knee and will need some take a year off.

In 2012, Davis played in the film That's My Boy (orig. That's My Boy) in a guest role a sports teacher.

Personal

In addition to the basketball Baron Davis is also active as a film producer.

Baron Davis played for the Crossroads High School, a private school in Santa Monica, after the coach of the Santa Monica High School saw no potential in him and refused to accept him into the school team.

Baron Davis is notorious for his aggressive ( atypical for a Point Guard ) style of play.