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Antonio Keithflen McDyess (born September 7 1974, in Quitman, Mississippi) is a 6'9", 245-pound professional basketball player in the NBA, currently a reserve power forward for the Detroit Pistons.

McDyess played college basketball at the University of Alabama. In 1995 he was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers as the second pick in the NBA Draft and was traded to the Denver Nuggets before the season began. McDyess' explosive leaping and power dunking ability allowed him to average 17.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game over his first six seasons. In 1997, before his third year, McDyess was traded to the Phoenix Suns. He returned to the Nuggets as a free agent the next season. He was also a part of the gold-winning Dream Team IV at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Early in the 2001-2002 season, McDyess suffered a serious knee injury that required season-ending surgery. McDyess struggled to play through the injury, re-aggravating it several times and going through additional surgeries over the next few seasons. McDyess was no longer the explosive leaper he was just a few years before. Nevertheless, in the 2004 offseason, his knee was declared 100% healthy and the Detroit Pistons signed him with the full MLE.

As a member of the Pistons, McDyess has been successful in reinventing his game. In his first season with the Pistons, McDyess became a dependable sixth man, averaging 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per 23.3 minutes. He now scores mostly with mid-range and turn-around jumpers, but he has remained an efficient scorer, averaging 51.3% FG% (ranked 13th in the NBA) in his first season with the Pistons.

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Athletes - Antonio McDyess

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