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The 6' 5" Shooting Guard grew up in Federal Way, Washington . Where he played basketball at Federal Way High School. He was selected as the 14th pick by the Rockets in the 1998 NBA Draft out of the University Of Arizona , he played one full (lockout-shortened) season for them before being relunctantly traded in 1999 to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Vancouver's draft pick, Steve Francis , after Francis demanded a trade because he did not want to play for a Canadian team. He played all 82 games for the Grizzlies in 1999-2000, averaging 18.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.41 steals per game. His scoring average fell to 16.3 points per game the following season. After the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee , he played in just ten games over the next two seasons due to injuries. He was released by the Grizzlies in late 2002 and prematurely retired due to severe hamstring and groin injuries he was unable to fully recover from. Dickerson is a cousin of current Houston Rockets guard David Wesley . |