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Lawrence Roberts (born October 20 1982) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. He was a second round draft pick (55th overall) of the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2005 NBA Draft and was then traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Roberts originally attended Baylor University, but transferred to Mississippi State University in 2003 following the Baylor University basketball scandal that rocked its program that year. He was a first-team All-American and the SEC player of the year in 2003-04. In the 2003-04 season he averaged 16.9 points and 10.1 rebounds. He was first-team All-SEC and an honorable metion All-American in 2004-2005. In the '04-'05 season he averaged 16.9 points and 11.0 rebounds.

Roberts is the nephew of ABC/ESPN broadcaster Robin Roberts. He also recored the first triple-double in Mississippi State history against Nicholls State University with 18 points 11 rebounds and 12 assists. He is currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA as a backup to power forwards Pau Gasol and Brian Cardinal. He wears the number 44 which was the same number as Grizzlies president Jerry West when he played with the L.A. Lakers.

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