Best NBA Players to come out of Seattle

Jason Terry 

• won back to back state titles for Franklin High School in 1994 and 1995
• Won NCAA championship on Arizona Wildcats in 1997
• Played in 2 NBA Finals with the Dallas Mavericks winning in 2011
• Only Arizona player in school history to score 1,000 points and get 200 steals
• Pac-10 player of the year with 21.9 points, 5 assists, and 2.8 assists his senior year at University of Arizona
• 13. 8 points a game in NBA, 38% from 3, 44 % from field 
• Sixth man of the year award in 2008

Jamal Crawford

• 3 time sixth man of the award
• 16.6 pts and 4.5 assists at University of Michigan
• Started the Pro-Am Crawsover
• At one point was considered the best volume shooter in the league
• Only NBA player to 50 or more points for 4 or more teams
• 2,000 three pointers made 
• State title at Rainier Beach 1998

Nate Robinson

• Started the local pipeline to University of Washington, teamed with Brandon Roy to take team to Sweet Sixteen 2004-2005 season with 29-6 record
• State title in 2002 at Rainier Beach High School
• 16.4 points 4.3 assists his junior year
• 17.7 points 4.7 assists his Senior year
• 3 time NBA slam Dunk Champion
  Brandon Roy
  • 2007 Rookie of the Year
  • Retire due to degenerative knee condition, zero cartilage in both knees
  • Took University Washington to Sweet Sixteen 2 years in a row
  • Pac-10 Player of the Year 2006
  • All American 2006 
  • 3 X NBA All Star
  • 14 pts 5.5. Rebounds, 3 assists at Washington
  • 18.8 pts 4.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists in 326 NBA games, 6 seasons (only twice played at least 70 games)
  • Won back to back titles as a high school coach with Nathan Hale (2016-2017)  and Garfield (2017-2018) 

  Doug Christie

  • 1988 title at Rainier Beach 
  • 16 pts, 5.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists at Pepperdine University
  • Solid role player 3 and and D player; 4 time all NBA defensive team
  • 35% from 3, 45 % from field
  • 15 year veteran 1992-2007
  • 11 points, 3 assists 4 rebounds for career

  Other Notable Seattle Facts

• Garfield High School has most state tiles in Washington history producing Brandon Roy, Tony Wroten,  and Will Conroy
• Rainier Beach High School State titles (1988, 1989, 1998, 2002,2003, 2008, 2012, 2013 2014, 2016) Notable Alumni: Doug Christie (1988), Jamal Crawford (1998), Nate Robinson (2003),  C.J. Giles (2003), Terrence Williams (2002, 2003),  Dejounte Murray (2012, 2013,2014) 
• Franklin High School state titles (1994, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2009) Notable Alumni: Jason Terry (1994, 1995), Aaron Brooks (2003), Payton Siva (2009)
  

   

  Other notable players from Seattle area

  Michael Dickerson (Federal Way High School)

  Martell Webster (Seattle Prep)

  Rodney Stuckey (Kentwood High School)

  Spencer Hawes (Seattle Prep)

  Marvin Williams (Bremerton Prep)

  Avery Bradley (Bellarmine Prep)

  Zach Lavine (Bothell High School) 

         Michael Porter Jr. (Nathan Hale High School)

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