David Lee (born April 29, 1983, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the New York Knicks. Lee played collegiately for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida as a power forward.
Lee was a highly touted player at Chaminade College Preparatory School. Naturally left-handed, Lee became essentially ambidextrous when he broke his arm and learned to play right-handed. Before playing ...
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David Lee (born April 29, 1983, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the New York Knicks. Lee played collegiately for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida as a power forward.
Lee was a highly touted player at Chaminade College Preparatory School. Naturally left-handed, Lee became essentially ambidextrous when he broke his arm and learned to play right-handed. Before playing for the University of Florida, Lee was a McDonald's All American and won the 2001 Slam Dunk competition.
Lee played for the Florida Gators under coach Billy Donovan. In his freshman year, he was named to the All-SEC Freshman team by the conference's coaches. In his sophomore season, he started to play very well while averaging double figures in points and bringing down around seven rebounds a game. He was named Second Team All-SEC by the coaches in his junior year while averaging 13 points and seven rebounds.
Lee was selected by the Knicks...
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