Stromile Swift

Stromile Swift
No. 6 – New Jersey Nets
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	November 21, 1979 (age 44); Shreveport, Louisiana
Nationality	USA
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school	Fair Park (Shreveport)
College	LSU
NBA draft	2000: 2nd overall
	Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies
Playing career	2000–present
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Stromile Swift (born November 21, 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player currently with the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. He is a 6'9" and 230 lbs power forward.

College and early NBA career (Vancouver Grizzlies)

After a college career at Louisiana State University, where he led the Fightin' Tigers to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament his sophomore year, during the time when the LSU men's basketball program was under probation and had limited scholarships available. Swift was selected second overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies.

Houston Rockets

After the 2004-05 season, he left the Grizzlies as a free agent and signed a four-year, $22 million dollar contract with the Houston Rockets. Before his departure to Houston for the 2005-06 season, Swift was the last remaining player on the Grizzlies roster to have moved with the team from Vancouver. He was also one of only two Vancouver Grizzlies players to participate in NBA All-Star Weekend festivities other than the rookie game. Swift competed in the 2001 slam dunk competition, following Mike Bibby's participation in the 2000 long-distance shootout.

Memphis Grizzlies

In 2006, he was traded back to the Grizzlies along with the rights to the #8 draft pick Rudy Gay in exchange for Shane Battier, in a draft day trade. For some time, he was their starting center.

New Jersey Nets

On February 4, 2008, Stromile Swift was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Jason Collins and cash considerations. Four days later, Swift played his first minutes with the Nets, scoring his first basket late in the game, on a jumper, against the Charlotte Bobcats. In the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, on February 12, he scored on an alley-oop dunk from Jason Kidd, in the only game they would see time on the court together in a Nets uniform, as Kidd would be traded to the Dallas Mavericks shortly thereafter.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000–01	Vancouver	80	6	16.4	.451	.000	.603	3.6	.4	.8	1.0	4.9
2001–02	Memphis	68	14	26.5	.480	.000	.711	6.3	.7	.8	1.7	11.8
2002–03	Memphis	67	26	22.1	.481	.000	.722	5.7	.7	.8	1.5	9.7
2003–04	Memphis	77	10	19.8	.469	.250	.725	4.9	.5	.7	1.5	9.4
2004–05	Memphis	60	14	21.3	.449	.000	.758	4.6	.7	.7	1.5	10.1
2005–06	Houston	66	5	20.4	.491	.000	.651	4.4	.4	.6	.8	8.9
2006–07	Memphis	54	18	19.1	.465	.000	.724	4.6	.3	.6	1.1	7.8
2007–08	Memphis	35	4	15.7	.525	.000	.642	3.7	.6	.3	1.0	6.8
2007–08	New Jersey	21	0	14.0	.477	.000	.750	3.3	.2	.2	.9	5.0
Career		528	97	20.1	.474	.038	.703	4.7	.5	.7	1.2	8.6

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003–04	Memphis	4	18.5	.346	.000	.750	4.8	.8	.8	1.5	6.0
2004–05	Memphis	3	16.0	.600	.000	.571	4.7	.3	.3	.0	9.3
Career		7	17.4	.457	.000	.667	4.7	.6	.6	.9	7.4

External links

NBA.com profile - Stromile Swift
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ClutchFans.net Stromile Swift Profile - Houston Rocket Fan Site
Yahoo Sports Player Profile