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Richard Hamilton

Height
6-7
Weight
193 lb
Jersey
#32
Drafted
1999 · Rd 1 · Pick 7
College
Connecticut
Team
Detroit Pistons

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Rip. The mask. The conditioning. The longest curls in the conference.

Came from Washington in 2002 in the trade for Jerry Stackhouse. Nine seasons in Detroit, three All-Star games, one championship. The most relentless cutter the post-Reggie Miller era saw.

Wore the mask after breaking his nose in 2003 and never took it off. Ran around screens until his defender's lungs gave out, then ran around two more. Averaged 18+ for years on a team where the system asked him to take fewer shots than his role typically would.

Hit the dagger jumpers in 2004. Hit the dagger jumpers in every series Detroit went deep in. The mask is in the Pistons museum. The legs that wore it are still legendary.

Career Lines

Pistons tenure
2002-11 · 9 seasons
Career PPG (Pistons)
18.4
Championships
1 (2004)
All-Star games (Pistons)
3

Accolades

  • · 3× NBA All-Star (with Detroit)
  • · Jersey No. 32 retired by the Pistons
  • · Member of the 2004 NBA Champion roster

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