DeShawn Stevenson is an American former professional basketball player. Stevenson played for six teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during a 13-year career. He originally committed to play at the University of Kansas, but decided to enter the NBA directly from high school and was picked by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd selection of the 2000 NBA draft. He was a member of the Dallas Mavericks team that won an NBA championship in 2011. In 2017, Stevenson joined Power, one of the eight BIG3 basketball league teams.
Stevenson with the Wizards in 2008
Stevenson and LeBron James in April 2008. The two had a short feud after Stevenson called James "overrated".
Stevenson at the Dallas Mavericks championship parade
The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Since the 1991–92 season, the team has played its home games at the Delta Center.
Pete Maravich played for the Jazz from 1974 to 1980.
Longtime coach Jerry Sloan, who coached the Jazz over the two decades
Karl Malone
John Stockton