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Grant Henry Hill is a 6-foot-8, 225-pound small forward in the NBA, currently playing for the Phoenix Suns. He was born in Dallas on Oct. 5, 1972, the parents of former Dallas Cowboys standout Calvin Hill and Janet Hill, a consultant in Washington, D.C.
Hill joined the NBA in 1994, drafted No. 3 overall by the Detroit Pistons. Almost immed...
Hill joined the NBA in 1994, drafted No. 3 overall by the Detroit Pistons. Almost immed...
Grant Henry Hill is a 6-foot-8, 225-pound small forward in the NBA, currently playing for the Phoenix Suns. He was born in Dallas on Oct. 5, 1972, the parents of former Dallas Cowboys standout Calvin Hill and Janet Hill, a consultant in Washington, D.C.
Hill joined the NBA in 1994, drafted No. 3 overall by the Detroit Pistons. Almost immediately, Hill was considered one of the league's best players because of his ability to score, see the floor well, pass, rebound and because of his high basketball IQ. Hill and Jason Kidd were selected as Co-NBA Rookies of the Year in 1995.
At the end of the 1999-2000 season, his sixth in Detroit, Hill missed the final three games of the regular season in mid-April after aggravating what the Pistons had reported was a bone bruise in his left ankle. Hill returned for the playoffs but limped off the court on April 26, 2000 and the Pistons down 0-2 to the Miami Heat in the first round. The Pistons said Hill had fractured the left ankle, and he had surgery on April 28, unable to stop a sweep of Detroit by Miami.
That summer, Hill became a highly sought-after free agent and told the Orlando Magic that he wanted to sign with them. To maximize the amount of money he could earn and the number of years it could sign him for, the Magic agreed to a sign-and-trade deal on Aug. 3, 2000, that brought Hill to Orlando with a $92.7 million contract and sent power forward/center Ben Wallace and point guard Chucky Atkins to Detoit.
Hill remained on crutches for most of the summer and was ready for training camp. He started the regular season but only played in four games before he had to be shut down for the season and undergo another surgery on the ankle. It was just the beginning of a star-crossed stay for Hill in Orlando. He underwent five surgeries on his left ankle, including one that resulted in a staph infection that sent his fever soaring and nearly cost him his life, and a sports hernia surgery.
Hill played in only 181 of a possible 492 regular-season games in his seven seasons in Orlando. Many in the NBA expected Hill to re-sign and finish his career with the Magic after that contract was complete, but instead, he decided to leave Orlando as a free agent and sign with the Phoenix Suns. Before being drafted, Hill won back-to-back national championships with the Duke Blue Devils in 1991 and 1992. He also was a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won a gold medal in 1996.
Hill joined the NBA in 1994, drafted No. 3 overall by the Detroit Pistons. Almost immediately, Hill was considered one of the league's best players because of his ability to score, see the floor well, pass, rebound and because of his high basketball IQ. Hill and Jason Kidd were selected as Co-NBA Rookies of the Year in 1995.
At the end of the 1999-2000 season, his sixth in Detroit, Hill missed the final three games of the regular season in mid-April after aggravating what the Pistons had reported was a bone bruise in his left ankle. Hill returned for the playoffs but limped off the court on April 26, 2000 and the Pistons down 0-2 to the Miami Heat in the first round. The Pistons said Hill had fractured the left ankle, and he had surgery on April 28, unable to stop a sweep of Detroit by Miami.
That summer, Hill became a highly sought-after free agent and told the Orlando Magic that he wanted to sign with them. To maximize the amount of money he could earn and the number of years it could sign him for, the Magic agreed to a sign-and-trade deal on Aug. 3, 2000, that brought Hill to Orlando with a $92.7 million contract and sent power forward/center Ben Wallace and point guard Chucky Atkins to Detoit.
Hill remained on crutches for most of the summer and was ready for training camp. He started the regular season but only played in four games before he had to be shut down for the season and undergo another surgery on the ankle. It was just the beginning of a star-crossed stay for Hill in Orlando. He underwent five surgeries on his left ankle, including one that resulted in a staph infection that sent his fever soaring and nearly cost him his life, and a sports hernia surgery.
Hill played in only 181 of a possible 492 regular-season games in his seven seasons in Orlando. Many in the NBA expected Hill to re-sign and finish his career with the Magic after that contract was complete, but instead, he decided to leave Orlando as a free agent and sign with the Phoenix Suns. Before being drafted, Hill won back-to-back national championships with the Duke Blue Devils in 1991 and 1992. He also was a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won a gold medal in 1996.
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