Demetrius Antonio Battie (born February 11, 1976 in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's New Jersey Nets.
Battie attended South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas and played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders where he ended his career as the school all-time leader in blocked shots with 162.
Battie was drafted fifth overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1997 NBA Draft where he played one season. He ...
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Demetrius Antonio Battie (born February 11, 1976 in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's New Jersey Nets.
Battie attended South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas and played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders where he ended his career as the school all-time leader in blocked shots with 162.
Battie was drafted fifth overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1997 NBA Draft where he played one season. He then played for the Boston Celtics. He remained with the Celtics for six years before moving on to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers traded him to the Orlando Magic for Drew Gooden and Anderson Varejão. On June 25, 2009, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets along with Rafer Alston and Courtney Lee in exchange for Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson.
On September 25, 2000, Battie, along with his brother, saved his teammate, Paul Pierce, by rushing him to a nearby hospital after a near-fatal stabbing.
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