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.9 Jonathan Bender New York Knicks

Position: SF
Born: 1/30/81
Height: 7-0 / 2,13
Weight: 219 lbs. / 99,3 kg.
High School: Picayune (MS)

   A seven-footer guy able to play shooting guard, small forward and power forward... Very long... Had great leaping skills... Nice shooting touch... Was good in the open court... Never lived up to the expectations.
Attended the Picayune Memorial HS.
Selected by the Toronto Raptors as 5th overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft. Draft rights traded to the Indiana Pacers. Played there till 2005-06.
Announced his retirement in February 2006. Waived by the Indiana Pacers in June 2006.
Signed with the New York Knicks in December 2009.
Named MVP at the McDonald's All-America Game in 1999.
Holds the record for most points scored in the McDonald's High School All-America Game with 31.