Stevenson is best known to fans for his feud with LeBron James, stevenson is just an obscure little person compared to James, but he is a "superstar" level in language, and before the first round of the 2007-08 playoffs Wizards against the Cavaliers, he said of James: "He is absolutely overrated, the Cavaliers have villains." ”
During his time with the Wizards from 2006 to 2009, Stevenson and LeBron James maintained a hostile relationship on the court, Stevenson always provoked James on and off the court, and whenever he shot a three-pointer under James's defense during the game, Stevenson would humiliate James by covering his face with his hands - "i can't feel my face"
DeShawn Stevenson (born April 3, 1981 in Fresno, CA) is an American professional basketball player who plays as a scoring guard for the BIG3 League Power team
Chinese name, Deschoan Stevenson
His foreign name is DeShawn Stevenson
Nationality United States
Birthplace Fresno, California, USA
Born on April 3, 1981
School Washington Union High School
Height 6 ft 5 in / 1.96 m
Weight 218 lbs / 99 kg
Deshaun Stevenson, a high school player, has played for six teams in his career so far in the Jazz, Magic, Wizards, Mavericks, Nets and Hawks, including the pinnacle of his Wizards years, gradually sitting in the starting shooting guard position. He won the NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011
Stevenson High School played for Fresno Washington United High School, which was also his father's former school. In his final season at Fresno Washington United High School, Stevenson averaged 23.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, and averaged 21.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.3 assists in four seasons. At the 2000 McDonald's National High School Championships, he also won the "King of Slam Dunks" in one fell swoop
In the 2000 Draft , he was selected by the Jazz with the 23rd pick in the first round as a high school player.
In the 2001 Washington All-Star Dunk Contest, Stevenson scored 95 points in the first round, ranking first. Unfortunately, in the final, he scored 85 points, losing by four points to Desmond Mason, who had a stronger dunk attribute, and was second
After a three-and-a-half-year season with the Jazz, he was traded to the Orlando Magic
After the 2005-2006 season, Stevenson jumped out of his final year contract with the Magic in hopes of getting a bigger one. But in the end, he only joined the Wizards with a minimum salary contract for veterans.
In the summer of 2007, the Wizards' Dickshawn Stevenson and the Bulls' Drew Gooden made a bet to see who could endure not shaving for the longest time, a gamble that ended in Stevenson's victory a year later. Stevenson and Gooden were private friends, both living in Orlando
In July 2007, the Wizards retained the full-time tough guy on a four-year contract worth about $15 million
In February 2010, Deshaun Stevenson came to the Dallas Mavericks in a seven-man trade between the Mavericks and Wizards
In the 2010-11 season, Stevenson played the role of the team's outside defensive gate + three-pointer, and performed well in the Finals against the Heat, helping the Mavericks win the championship
In the 2011-12 season, the New Jersey Nets announced the signing of Stevenson on a one-year, $2.5 million contract.
On July 3, 2012, the New Jersey Nets announced a trade with Stevenson to the Atlanta Hawks.
On December 19, 2016, DeShaun Stevenson announced his retirement on Instagram. In the offseason of 2017, he joined big 3 League Power