Rashard Quovon Lewis was born on August 8,1979 and is an American former professional basketball player.
20 Facts About Rashard Lewis
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Rashard Lewis rose to prominence in the NBA as a scorer with the Seattle SuperSonics, and was later a member of the Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards and Miami Heat.
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Rashard Lewis garnered two NBA All-Star selections, one with Seattle and another with Orlando.
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Rashard Lewis reached the NBA Finals three times, winning an NBA championship in 2013 as a member of the Heat.
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In 2001, Rashard Lewis was selected to play for the United States Basketball Team in the Goodwill Games, in which they won the gold medal.
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Rashard Lewis holds the SuperSonics' record for most three-pointers made, having passed Dale Ellis for second place on November 22,2005, and Gary Payton for first place on March 13,2007, when Rashard Lewis made his 918th three-pointer in a game against the Detroit Pistons.
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Rashard Lewis was the Magic's top scorer in the playoffs and set personal records in points, rebounds, and assists.
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Rashard Lewis was tested for it during the 2009 NBA Finals.
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On December 18,2010, Rashard Lewis was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Gilbert Arenas.
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In 60 games for the Wizards over two seasons, Rashard Lewis averaged 9.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
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On June 20,2012, Rashard Lewis was traded, along with the 46th pick in the 2012 NBA draft, to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Trevor Ariza and Emeka Okafor.
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On June 30,2012, the Hornets agreed to buyout terms with Rashard Lewis and waived him.
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On July 11,2012, Rashard Lewis signed a two-year deal with the Miami Heat.
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Rashard Lewis won his first NBA championship with the Heat's Finals series victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
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Rashard Lewis earned rave reviews from Heat coach Erik Spoelstra for the way he defended in Game 3 of the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, even though he finished without a single point, rebound, assist or steal.
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Rashard Lewis worked his way into the starting lineup during the series, earning notoriety for helping the team despite a lack of impressive box score statistics in games 3 and 4.
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In Game 5 of the series, Rashard Lewis started again, and scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from behind the three-point line.
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In Game 6, Rashard Lewis started and scored 13 points as the Heat advanced to the NBA Finals.
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On July 19,2014, Rashard Lewis signed with the Dallas Mavericks.
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In 2017, Rashard Lewis joined the 3 Headed Monsters of the BIG3 basketball league, a team that included NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton as the head coach, and teammates such as Jason Williams, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Kwame Brown.