1. James Posey played the small forward position for the Denver Nuggets, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics, the New Orleans Hornets, and the Indiana Pacers.
24 Facts About James Posey
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James Posey led XU in rebounding in each of his three seasons as a Musketeer.
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James Posey earned a long list of honors while at Xavier, including the 1998 Atlantic 10 Championship "Most Outstanding Player" Award in helping XU win its first-ever A-10 Tournament Championship.
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James Posey earned the A-10's "Sixth Man Award" twice and was named 1999 A-10 First Team and 1999 A-10 Defensive Player of the Year.
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James Posey did all of that while not being a consistent starter in the Xavier lineup, almost always coming off the bench and Posey became well sought after from several sports agents such as Bill Duffy, Andy Miller, Craig McKenzie and Mark Bartelstein.
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James Posey was selected out of Xavier University by the Denver Nuggets with the 18th pick of the 1999 NBA draft.
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In total, James Posey played a little over three seasons with the team.
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James Posey was sent to the Houston Rockets in a three-team deal involving the Philadelphia 76ers on December 18,2002.
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James Posey had been a starter during the regular season, but head coach Pat Riley made the change of having Posey come off the bench for the playoffs.
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Against Miami's second-round opponent, the New Jersey Nets, James Posey was forced to play defense, particularly guarding Vince Carter or Richard Jefferson.
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James Posey again had to focus on defense against Miami's third-round opponent, the Detroit Pistons, particularly guarding Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, and even sometimes Chauncey Billups or Rasheed Wallace.
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James Posey's defense was able to take the pressure off of Miami's scorers like Dwyane Wade, Jason Williams and Antoine Walker so that they could focus on their strengths on the offensive end.
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James Posey guarded Josh Howard, who had caused problems for Miami when Antoine Walker was guarding him.
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In Game 4 of the Finals, James Posey was very impressive in Miami's blowout, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
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James Posey averaged 7.3 points and 6 rebounds in the Finals.
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On July 1,2006, James Posey exercised his $6.4 million contract option, opting not to become a free agent.
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On June 30,2008, in a widely anticipated move, James Posey opted out of the second and final year of his contract with the Celtics and became an unrestricted free agent, but had stated that he wanted to return to the Celtics on a new contract.
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On July 16,2008, James Posey signed with the New Orleans Hornets, accepting a four-year deal worth about $25 million.
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On December 12,2011, James Posey was amnestied by the Pacers.
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On July 26,2022, James Posey was hired by the Washington Wizards as an assistant coach.
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James Posey writes weekly articles for the site focused on the NBA.
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James Posey was suspended for 1 game as a result of his infraction.
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In March 2008, James Posey's girlfriend gave birth to daughter, Sai Aleke, in the Washington, DC area.
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However, James Posey continued playing with the Heat and coach Pat Riley stated he would support James Posey.