Wesley Lavon Person was born on March 28,1971 and is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association.
13 Facts About Wesley Person
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Wesley Person was fired from the latter position in 2010.
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Wesley Person played three seasons for the Suns, five for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 82 games over two seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies, 33 games for the Portland Trail Blazers, nine games for the Atlanta Hawks, sixteen games for the Miami Heat and 25 for the Denver Nuggets.
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Wesley Person retired with career averages of 11.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.
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Wesley Person was the only person to set a net on fire, as made popular by the arcade game NBA Jam.
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Wesley Person played his first three seasons in Phoenix, where he averaged 12.2 points per game, 3.4 rebounds per game, and 1.5 assists per game in 240 games.
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On October 1,1997, Wesley Person was involved in a three-team trade in which he was traded with Tony Dumas to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Antonio McDyess was traded to the Suns, and three first-round draft picks were traded to the Denver Nuggets.
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On June 26,2002, Wesley Person was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for Nick Anderson and Matt Barnes.
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On December 3,2003, Wesley Person was traded, along with a 2004 1st round draft pick, to the Portland Trail Blazers for Bonzi Wells.
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On February 9,2004, Wesley Person was traded with Rasheed Wallace to the Atlanta Hawks for Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Dan Dickau, and Theo Ratliff.
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Wesley Person averaged 4.4 points per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, and 0.6 assists per game while he was with the team.
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Wesley Person averaged 1.4 rebounds per game and 0.7 assists per game.
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Two days after being waived, Wesley Person signed with the Denver Nuggets.