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Delonte Maurice West (born July 26, 1983) is an American former professional
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player. He played in the
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(NBA) for the Boston Celtics,
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,
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, and
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. He also played professionally for the Fujian Xunxing and
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of the
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and the
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of the
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. Prior to playing professionally, West played
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at Saint Joseph's University.


High school career

West went to Eleanor Roosevelt High School in
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, where he excelled at basketball, teaming with fellow future NBA player
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. He led the Roosevelt Raiders to their first state tournament appearance. They made it to the Maryland 4A championship, where Delonte had 22 points and 8 rebounds, but the Raiders lost 70–58. He was named Washington Post All Met Basketball Player of the Year due to his averages of 20.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 3.1 steals per game.


College career

At Saint Joseph's University, West formed what was widely regarded as the best backcourt in the country along with
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and
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winner
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. As a junior, West averaged 18.9 points and 6.7 assists per game, shooting 41% from three-point range. His efforts helped the 2003–04 Saint Joseph's Hawks to go 27–0 in the regular season and earn an
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appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Saint Joseph's finished the season at 30–2.


Professional career


Boston Celtics (2004–2007)

West chose to leave St. Joseph's after his junior campaign where he was selected by the Boston Celtics as the 24th pick in the 2004 NBA draft. In his first season, he struggled with injuries, playing a total of just 39 games, mostly coming off the bench. He averaged 4.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. After making the transition to
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in his
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season, West was named the starting
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at the beginning of the 2005–06 season by head coach
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. In 2005–06, West averaged 11.8 PPG, 4.1 RPG and 4.6 APG. On February 12, 2006, he was named to represent the Celtics on the sophomore team for the Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend. Coincidentally, he replaced his college teammate
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, who withdrew because of injuries. West was moved to the shooting guard spot in the 2006–07 season, but showed signs of difficulty early in the season. He was later moved back to the point guard position. West had some clutch shots, including a game-winning buzzer-beater against the
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on November 8, 2006, and a game-tying three pointer with 4 seconds remaining in regulation to bring the game into overtime against the
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on March 3, 2007. The Celtics would eventually win the game against the Nets. The next day against the
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, West scored a career-high 31 points and made a career-high 12 free throw shots, in a double overtime Celtics victory. West scored all 31 of his points in that game during the second half and the two overtimes. At the end of the 2006–07 season, he was sharing starting minutes with
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.


Seattle Supersonics (2007–2008)

After three seasons in Boston, on June 27, 2007, he was traded along with
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to
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in exchange for
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.


Cleveland Cavaliers (2008–2010)


2007–08 season

On February 21, 2008, West was part of a three-team trade that sent him, Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, and
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to the
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. The trade also sent
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,
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, Drew Gooden, and
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to the
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and
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to Seattle. He was reunited with his Saint Joseph's teammate Dwayne Jones. As a Cavalier, West played in 26 regular season games (starting all 26), and averaged 10.3 points, 4.5 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals. He had a season high 20 points against the Boston Celtics only six days after his trade to the Cavaliers and a season-high 11 assists on March 30, 2008 against the
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. For the entire season, West played in 61 games (starting 31) and averaged 8.3 points, 3.8 assists and 3.2 rebounds. On April 27, 2008, West made perhaps the most timely 3-pointer of his NBA career with 5.4 seconds left in a playoff game against the
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, in Washington. His tie-breaking game-winner took the
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to a 3–1 lead in this first round series.


2008–09 season

On September 12, 2008, West signed a three-year, $12.7 million contract with the Cavaliers. He was moved to the starting
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position at the beginning of the season, due to the acquisition of Mo Williams. He became a starter for the Cavaliers, who won a league-best and franchise-record 66 games during the regular season and went 39–2 at home. In addition to his role as the starting shooting guard, he also served as the backup point guard, manning the position when Mo Williams was not in the game. He emerged as a talented backcourt defensive player, guarding a variety of players ranging from the
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to the
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. Offensively, he proved to be a capable outside shooter, with a field-goal percentage of 46% (and 40% on three-pointers), and maintained his reputation as an athletic and hard-nosed driver with the ball. West, Williams,
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, and
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came together to form a supporting cast for franchise player
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. On March 2, 2009, against the Miami Heat, West set a career high with eight steals. In the playoffs, West's averages shot up to nearly 14 points per game, despite struggling with his three-point shot much like his backcourt-mate Williams, whose shooting struggles in the playoffs were well documented. Further, the Cavs' lack of scoring punch on the bench forced West to take on extremely high minute loads. He averaged 42 minutes per game throughout the postseason, and in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Orlando Magic (which the Cavs lost in six games due in part to, again, outside shooting struggles from Williams and West) he played over 45 minutes per game, more than any other player in the series. In addition to this, he drew the defensive assignment of
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, who had a seven-inch height advantage, to allow James to play the "rover". West was able to stop Türkoğlu's facilitation of the Magic offense in spurts, but the height advantage was too much, as Türkoğlu helped to dominate the Cavalier defense throughout the series. West set a new career playoff high in points, with 22 in a losing effort in Game 6 against the Magic when the Cavs were eliminated.


2009–10 season

Over the 2009–10 season, Delonte West averaged 8.8 points in 25 minutes per game with only three games as a starter for the Cavs. In the 2010 NBA Playoffs, the Cavaliers lost in the Conference Semifinals series to the Boston Celtics in six games. West averaged 6.7 points in the playoffs.


Return to Celtics (2010–2011)

After LeBron James left the Cavaliers to sign with the Miami Heat, the Cavaliers traded West, along with
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, to the
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for
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,
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, and a future draft pick. The Timberwolves waived West shortly after acquiring him. On September 1, 2010, the Boston Celtics signed West to a one-year contract to back up
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as a point guard. West was suspended for the first ten games of the 2010–11 season following a guilty plea to weapons charges in Maryland. For the 2010–11 season, West finished with 5.6 points per game, 0.8 steals per game, and 2.7 assists per game. He also shot .867 from the free throw line.


Dallas Mavericks (2011–2012)

West signed with the Dallas Mavericks on December 13, 2011. During the 2011–12 season, he averaged 9.6 points per game. He re-signed with the Mavericks on July 26, 2012. West was suspended indefinitely following an argument after a preseason loss on October 15, 2012. He was reinstated after one day, but suspended again on October 25 for the same reason after another preseason loss. On October 29, 2012, West was waived by the Mavericks.


Texas Legends (2013)

On January 25, 2013, West was acquired by the
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of the
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. On March 16, 2013, West made his debut for the Legends with 10 points in an 85–103 loss to the Santa Cruz Warriors.


Fujian Xunxing (2013–2014)

In October 2013, West signed a one-year deal with Fujian Xunxing of China.


Shanghai Sharks (2014)

In July 2014, West joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. In September 2014, West signed a one-year deal with the
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, returning to China for a second stint. However, he was released by the team on November 18 after just four games despite a 29-point debut game in the season opener on November 1.


Return to Legends (2015)

On January 12, 2015, West signed with Guaros de Lara of the Venezuelan
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but left the team before playing in a game for them. On March 12, 2015, West was reacquired by the Texas Legends and appeared for them that night against the
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. In 19 minutes off the bench, he recorded 10 points and six rebounds in a 122–119 loss. On April 2, he was waived by the Legends after suffering a season-ending injury.


Personal life

West has described his childhood as "happy-poor," and has said that he lived with various relatives. During his teen years, West states that he abused drugs, engaged in self-harm, and spent time in children's hospitals. West is
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, with
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, Piscataway Native American, and
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heritage. West was diagnosed with
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in 2008. While he initially accepted the diagnosis, he later disputed it, suggesting that his difficulties arose from a combination of temporary depression and the stresses of a basketball player lifestyle. On September 17, 2009, West was pulled over for a traffic violation while riding a Can-Am Spyder three-wheeled motorcycle. During this stop, it was found that West had a 9mm Beretta pistol in his waistband, a
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revolver strapped to his leg, and a Remington 870 shotgun in a guitar case across his back. He was subsequently arrested and had a court appearance on November 20. West contended that he was moving the weapons to a different location because his mother had informed him that his cousins' children had stumbled upon them in a closet at his home. West pleaded guilty to the traffic and weapons charges and was sentenced to electronic monitoring, unsupervised
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, and 40 hours of
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as well as psychological counseling. While West has purchased homes for each of his parents and has provided other financial support for relatives, he has also experienced financial difficulties. During the 2011 NBA lockout, he applied for a job at
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and worked at a furniture store. West's first marriage ended in divorce in 2010. He married Caressa Madden in 2013. They have two sons. In February 2016, West was photographed in a public place in Houston, Texas, while barefoot and wearing a hospital gown. In June 2016, a photo of West panhandling in
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, went viral. The photo sparked speculation that West was homeless, as the Twitter account that broke the photo suggested as such and asked his followers to pray for West given his psychological issues. West immediately denied the rumors, stating that, while the photo is genuine, he has a home and was merely assisting someone who actually was homeless, since the homeless man was
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. In January 2020, a video surfaced showing West in handcuffs on a Washington, DC, highway. On September 28, 2020, after photos circulated showing West as panhandling at an intersection in Dallas, Texas, Mavericks owner
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picked up West from a gas station. Cuban paid for drug rehabilitation treatment and provided West a hotel room to stay in. On January 19, 2021, reports came in that West now has a job at the rehab facility where he checked in and has reunited with his mother. In July 2022, new videos came to light showing West begging again, this time in Virginia. On October 15 2022, West was arrested again in Fairfax County, Virginia after being seen trying to enter a car that did not belong to him. He was booked on four misdemeanor charges.


NBA career statistics


Regular season

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Playoffs

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Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
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Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
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Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
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Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
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Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
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