Grant Hill: A Brief Biography
Grant Henry Hill is an American former basketball player. He played for four teams in his professional career in the National Basketball Association (NBA); the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Clippers. He is a 7 time NBA All-Star.
He played college basketball for Duke where he won back to back NCAA championships in 1991 and 1992, He had his jersey number(33) retired by Duke. He was also named the ACC player of the year in 1994.
Hill was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the third pick in the NBA draft, He co-won the NBA Rookie of the Year award, sharing it with Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks.
He regularly played in the All-Star game, He finished 3rd in MVP voting in his second season and led the entire league in Triple-doubles.
On August 3, 2000, he was traded to the Orlando Magic, his time there was marred by injuries but he still managed to play in 3 more All-star games.He also played for the Suns and the Clippers.
He was also a part of the USA Men's team which won a Gold medal at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta. He is currently a host of NBA TV's NBA Inside Stuff.