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Lucien James "Luc" Longley (born January 19 1969 in Melbourne , Victoria ) is a retired Australia n professional Basketball player, who was the first Australian to play in the NBA . He attended college at the University Of New Mexico . Known for his passing ability and free spirit, Longley drew comparisons to fellow redhead Bill Walton upon his entry into the NBA. Longley was drafted 7th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1991 . After two plus mediocre seasons with the struggling franchise, the 7'2" (218 cm) Center was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Stacey King late in the 1993-94 Season . Following the break up of the championship Bulls in 1998, Chicago did a sign and trade with Longley, sending him to the prior to the 2000-01 NBA Season in what was only the second four-team trade in NBA history. The Suns acquired Chris Dudley as part of the deal together with a first-round draft pick from New York and an undisclosed amount of cash, while New York received Longley, Glen Rice , Travis Knight , Vladimir Stepania , Lazaro Borrell , Vernon Maxwell , two first-round draft picks (from the Los Angeles Lakers and the Seattle SuperSonics ) and two second-round draft picks from Seattle. Seattle received Patrick Ewing and the Lakers received Horace Grant , Greg Foster , Chuck Person and Emanual Davis . Longley spent one year with New York before retiring. Longley averaged 7.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in his 567 regular season game NBA career. Although Longley did not appear in many international matches with the Australian Boomers during his career, this could be due to various injuries that stemmed from an ankle injury that eventually ended his playing days. Longley attended Scotch College, Perth for the majority of his high schooling, was part-owner of the Perth Wildcats basketball club in the Australian National Basketball League for several years (he played 2 games for the club in 1986), and is currently the #1 ticket holder of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League . On April 6, 2007, Longley's $2 million Explosion woke basketball player , April 7, 2007 home in Fremantle , Western Australia , was destroyed by fire. Ex-Bulls center, family safe following Friday night's fire , April 7, 2007 It is believed much of Longley's memorabilia from his basketball career was lost, although his three championship rings may have been spared. NOTES External links
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