Delonte West

Delonte West is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association. West is a combo guard, meaning he’s capable of playing either the point guard position or that of a shooting guard. This is a valuable trait, as seeing it allows for West to either handle the ball or play off it. Delonte West has the ability to either shoot the three or drive the lane, but his most favored play is a pull up 15-foot jump shot at the top of the key. West has a varied arsenal of shooting, drives and very nice footwork.

Delonte West’s role in Cleveland is that of a sixth man. West’s primary job is to provide offense when the starters go out and to give a scoring threat coming off of the bench. Whether or not West stays will the Cavaliers is up in the air, but his many talents will keep him in the NBA for a long time to come. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/delonte_west/index.html

Delonte West has played for three NBA franchises throughout his career, including the Boston Celtics, the Seattle SuperSonics and the Cleveland Cavaliers. As of 2010, Delonte West is currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers and is under contract to the team through 2011. West was drafted in first round of the 2004 NBA Draft, going 24th overall to the Boston Celtics. Delonte West shined in Boston, but was traded by Boston in 2007 to the Seattle Supersonics (Now the Oklahoma City Thunder) in a package that would send Ray Allen to Boston. Later that year the Cavaliers would trade for West and he’s been with the team ever since.

West’s future in Cleveland remains up in the air as seeing that Cleveland’s premier player, LeBron James, could leave for free agency. Whether LeBron stays or goes, changes are sure to be made in Cleveland. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/delonte_west/career_stats.html http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/cle/roster

• July 26, 1983: Born
• 2004: Drafted by Boston Celtics
• 2007: Traded to Seattle SuperSonics
• 2008: Traded to Cleveland Cavaliers