J. R. Reid

J. R. Reid

No. 34, 7, 11, 31
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	March 31, 1968 (1968-03-31)
Place of birth	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Nationality	American
High school	Kempsville (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
College	North Carolina (1986–1989)
NBA Draft	1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Pro career	1989–2003
Career history
1989–1992	Charlotte Hornets
1992–1996	San Antonio Spurs
1996	New York Knicks
1996–1997	Paris Basket Racing (France)
1997–1999	Charlotte Hornets
1999	Los Angeles Lakers
1999–2000	Milwaukee Bucks
2000–2001	Cleveland Cavaliers
2001–2002	Strasbourg (France)
2002–2003	Baloncesto León (Spain)
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1990) Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1988)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,680 (8.5 ppg)
Rebounds	3,381 (5.0 rpg)
Assists	639 (1.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Competitor for United States Olympic Games Gold 1988 Seoul Team competition

Herman Reid, Jr., better known as J. R. Reid (born March 31, 1968 in Virginia Beach, Virginia), is a retired American professional basketball player for several NBA teams. He is currently an assistant coach at Chowan College in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.

The 6'9", 247-pound (2.06 m, 112 kg) Reid, after starring at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, played college basketball at North Carolina. He was the 1986 Gatorade and USA TODAY player of the year and one of most highly recruited players of his time. He was ranked #1 by Bob Gibbons of All-Star Sports, and certified his reputation by getting 29 points in the Capital Classic, and 23 points in the McDonald's Game, being MVP of both games.

He competed to become an analyst on the former ESPN TV show Dream Job, but lost. In 2011, he was named an assistant coach for NCAA Division II school Chowan College, working primarily with post players.

Transactions

• Drafted by Charlotte Hornets in 1st round (5th overall) of 1989 NBA Draft.
• Traded by Charlotte to San Antonio Spurs for Sidney Green, 1993 1st-round pick and 1996 2nd-round pick on December 9, 1992.
• Traded by San Antonio with Brad Lohaus and future 1st-round pick to New York Knicks for Charles Smith and Monty Williams on February 12, 1996.
• Played in France during 1996-97 season.
• Signed as free agent by Charlotte on July 16, 1997.
• Traded by Charlotte with B. J. Armstrong and Glen Rice to Los Angeles Lakers for Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones on March 10, 1999.
• Signed as free agent by Milwaukee Bucks on August 20, 1999.
• Traded by Milwaukee with Robert Traylor to Cleveland Cavaliers as part of three-team deal on June 27, 2000 (Golden State Warriors received Vinny Del Negro from Milwaukee and Bob Sura from Cleveland; Milwaukee received Jason Caffey and Billy Owens from Golden State).
• Waived by Cleveland on January 2, 2001.

External links

• nba.com historical playerfile