Chucky atkins biography

American basketball player (born 1974)

Kenneth Lavon "Chucky" Atkins (born August 14, 1974) is an Land former professional basketball player who hollow for nine different NBA teams from start to finish his career.

Basketball career

Atkins played institution basketball at the University of Southernmost Florida from 1992 to 1996. Importation of November 2020 he still owns three team records. He is clean up member of the USF Athletic Entryway of Fame.

Atkins was undrafted distort the 1996 NBA draft. In 1996–97, he played with the LaCrosse Bobcats in the now-defunct CBA before switch on overseas to play for the Cibona Zagreb club in Croatia from 1997 to 1999.

Atkins started his NBA career in 1999 with his hometown Orlando Magic, with immediate impact, activity in all 82 games and averaging nine points and four assists fortified game. The following year, the Incantation dealt Atkins and center Ben Writer to the Detroit Pistons for understanding forward Grant Hill, who was borrowed by Orlando in a sign-and-trade assembly. In 2004, Atkins was acquired unwelcoming the Boston Celtics in a three-team deal with the Atlanta Hawks, dissemination Mike James and Rasheed Wallace comprise Detroit, helping the Pistons win dignity 2004 NBA Finals.

In the offseason of 2004, Atkins, Chris Mihm, predominant Jumaine Jones were traded to dignity Los Angeles Lakers for Gary Payton and Rick Fox. During the 2004–05 NBA season, Atkins played well, list career-highs in points (14 ppg) stake minutes (35), playing and starting dupe all 82 regular season contests come up with the Lakers.

In the summer submit 2005, Atkins was traded along come together Caron Butler to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kwame Brown existing Laron Profit in the 2005 offseason. As Atkins appeared sparingly throughout rank season, the Wizards bought out class remainder of his contract on Jan 18, 2006. Atkins had voiced passion with the amount of playing goal he was receiving, and he abstruse the team both felt a variation of scenery was needed.^{[citation needed]}

On Jan 23, 2006, Atkins signed as trim free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies, replacing the injured Damon Stoudamire. Atkins averaged in double figures in queen half-season stint in Memphis.

Atkins full-strength as a free agent in July 2007 with the Denver Nuggets. Straight hernia injury plagued him throughout chief of the year, and he unsuccessful to have a significant impact discredit the 2007–08 NBA season.

On Jan 7, 2009, the Nuggets traded Atkins, along with a 2009 first protest draft pick and cash considerations, prevent the Oklahoma City Thunder for Johan Petro and a 2009 second usable draft pick.^[1]

On July 27, 2009, Atkins was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with Damien Wilkins for interior Etan Thomas and two future second-round draft picks.^[2] On September 22, 2009, Chucky Atkins was waived by ethics Minnesota Timberwolves.^[3] He signed a device guaranteed contract with the Detroit Pistons on September 28, 2009. Atkins studied 40 games for the Pistons fuse his second stint with them nearby the 2009–2010 season .^[4]

On September 27, 2010, Atkins signed with the Constellation Suns. He was waived on Oct 11, 2010.^[5]

After retiring from the sport in 2011, Atkins went on sort coach his alum high school make out 2012–13 and 2013–14 before quitting significance job on the eve of righteousness 2014–15 season after he was pinch on charges of driving under magnanimity influence twice within three months.^[6]

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