| Position | Power forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | November 21 1979  Shreveport, Louisiana |
| High school | Fair Park (Shreveport) |
| College | LSU |
| Draft | 2nd overall, 2000 Vancouver Grizzlies |
| Pro career | 2000–present |
| Former teams | Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies (2000–2005) Houston Rockets (2005–2006) |
Stromile Swift (born November 21 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. Swift's NBA career averages include (approximately) nine points, five rebounds, and over one blocked shot per game, in twenty-one minutes per game. He is 6'9" and 230 lbs. After a college career at Louisiana State University, where he led the Fightin' Tigers to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament his sophomore year, Swift was selected second overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies. After the 2004-05 season, he left the Memphis Grizzlies as a free agent and signed a four-year, $22 million dollar contract with the Houston Rockets. In 2006, he was traded back to the Grizzlies along with the rights to the #8 draft pick Rudy Gay in exchange for Shane Battier. Before his departure to Houston for the 2005-06 season, Swift was the last remaining player on the Grizzlies roster to have moved with the team from Vancouver. He was also one of only two Vancouver Grizzlies players to participate in NBA All-Star Weekend festivities other than the rookie game. Swift competed in the 2001 slam dunk competition, following Mike Bibby's participation in the 2000 long-distance shootout.
External links
- ClutchFans.net Stromile Swift Profile - Houston Rocket Fan Site
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- Yahoo Sports Player Profile
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| First Round Kenyon Martin • Stromile Swift • Darius Miles • Marcus Fizer • Mike Miller • DerMarr Johnson • Chris Mihm • Jamal Crawford • Joel Przybilla • Keyon Dooling • Jérôme Moïso • Etan Thomas • Courtney Alexander • Mateen Cleaves • Jason Collier • Hidayet Türkoğlu • Desmond Mason • Quentin Richardson • Jamaal Magloire • Speedy Claxton • Morris Peterson • Donnell Harvey • DeShawn Stevenson • Dalibor Bagarić • Jake Tsakalidis • Mamadou N'diaye • Primož Brezec • Erick Barkley • Mark Madsen |
| Second Round Marko Jarić • Dan Langhi • A. J. Guyton • Jake Voskuhl • Khalid El-Amin • Mike Smith • Soumaila Samake • Eddie House • Eduardo Nájera • Lavor Postell • Hanno Möttölä • Chris Carrawell • Olumide Oyedeji • Michael Redd • Brian Cardinal • Jabari Smith • DeeAndre Hulett • Josip Sesar • Mark Karcher • Jason Hart • Kaniel Dickens • Igor Rakočević • Ernest Brown • Dan McClintock • Cory Hightower • Chris Porter • Jaquay Walls • Scoonie Penn • Pete Mickeal |
