Donald Adam Royal (born May 22, 1966) is an American former professional

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player, a 6'8"

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. He played collegiate basketball at the

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, and was selected by the

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in the third round (52nd overall pick) of the

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. Royal played in eight NBA seasons for five different teams:

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and

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. In his NBA career, Royal played in 504 games and scored a total of 3,161 points. His best period as a professional came during the

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as a member of the Magic, appearing in 77 games and averaging 9.2 ppg. He was the starting small forward for part of his season with the 1994–95 Orlando Magic. He appeared in the

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with the Magic but played only one minute of Game 1.

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