Stromeier Swift was born on November 21, 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, 2.08 meters tall, and was selected by the Grizzlies in the second round in 2000 to enter the NBA, and played for the Grizzlies, Rockets, Nets, and Suns in his career.
Swift has the NBA's top physical talent and athleticism, the draft debuted with the halo of the top show, often gave violent dunks on the court, became a regular on the top five balls at that time, people gave away the nickname "dunk machine", the shot that dunked Yao Ming that year, it made Swift famous, and Maddie personally recruited Swift to join the Rockets. But Swift's ball intelligence is extremely low, his skills are rough, in addition to dedicating wonderful violent aesthetic dunks, there is basically no scoring means on the offensive end, and he is not smart enough on the defensive end, and is often tricked by opponents into fouls, so he is rated as one of the most marketable lists, one of the most overrated players, and the top talent below the head.
Swift University studied at the University of Louisiana, and was known as the "Shark No. 2" with his explosive dunks at that time, because the "Big Shark" O'Neal University also attended the University of Louisiana, and was selected by the Grizzlies with the second pick in the draft in 2000, and the team has always had high hopes for him, but his rookie season was poor, averaging only 4.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game, which is definitely not a passing compared to his status as a top pick. The 01-02 season with the increase in playing time performed well, averaging 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, which is also the best season of Swift's career statistics, he gradually became a stable backup forward, Swift basically did not improve much in the 04-05 season, averaging 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, but he has been dissatisfied with playing as a substitute for a long time, thinking that he deserves more playing opportunities. In the 2005 offseason, the Rockets saw his ability and thought that he must still have potential worth tapping, helping Maddie and Yao Ming share some offense and defense, Maddie personally recruited Swift to join, and eventually he joined the Rockets, but after coming to the Rockets, the performance was mediocre, even worse than the previous season's data in the Grizzlies, averaging 8.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game, and the disappointed Rockets traded him back to his old club Grizzlies immediately after the season. Returning to the Grizzlies, Swift began to decline, and by the 07-08 season, his numbers had slipped to an average of 6.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game, which was the lowest since his rookie season, and the Grizzlies traded Swift to the Nets during the 07-08 season, and after the Nets played this season, they played six games in the 08-09 season, averaging only 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, which allowed the Nets to cut Swift directly. But the Suns gave him a chance, playing 13 games for the Suns, averaging 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds, and no team gave him another chance after the season, which was Swift's last season in the NBA.
In December 2009, Swift came to the CBA and signed with the Shandong team, although he could get 20+10 data per game, but the foreign aid with a very single offensive ability was not satisfactory in the CBA, and left the CBA at the end of the season.
1. Career salary
00-01 season: $3.16 million (Grizzlies)
01-02 season: $3.4 million (Grizzlies)
02-03 season: $3.64 million (Grizzlies)
03-04 season: $4.59 million (Grizzlies)
04-05 season: $5.99 million (Grizzlies)
05-06 season: $5 million (Rockets)
06-07 season: $5.4 million (Grizzlies)
07-08 season: $5.8 million (Nets)
08-09 season: $6.2 million (Nets)
Total career salary: $43.19 million
2. Career statistics
Regular season: 547 games
Career average: 8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 1.2 blocks
Peak stats: 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.7 blocks (01-02 season)
Score: 4582
Rebounds: 2535
Assists: 275
Steals: 354
Caps: 683
Playoffs: 7 games
Career averages: 7.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.9 blocks
Peak stats: 9.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.3 steals (04-05 playoffs 3 games)
Score: 52
Rebounds: 33
Assists: 4
Steals: 4
Caps: 6