Elliott Lydell "Dale" Davis (born March 25, 1969) is an American former professional

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player who played center and

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Career

Davis was drafted by the

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with the 13th pick of the

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and spent the first nine years of his career with them. He quickly established himself as the team's starting power forward and was the workhorse of the Pacers' outstanding teams in the mid-1990s. He routinely averaged double-digits in points and near double-digits in rebounds throughout his Pacers career and left the franchise as the team's all-time rebounds leader in their NBA era. (The Pacers were an original member of the

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for several years before joining the

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.) Following the 1999–2000 season, in which Davis was named to the All-Star team and the Pacers made it to the

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, the organization decided it was time to rebuild with a younger group of players. They traded Davis to the

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in exchange for

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and

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, and O'Neal soon went on to become the Pacers' franchise player. Davis spent four years with the Blazers, putting up much the same numbers as he did with the Pacers—roughly 8 points and 8 rebounds per game. He played 313 games for the Blazers, starting 235 times. On July 20, 2004, the Blazers traded Davis and Dan Dickau to the

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in exchange for

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. On February 24, 2005, Davis was traded again, along with guard Speedy Claxton, to the

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for guard

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. Davis was released soon afterward and signed with his first team, the Pacers, on March 4, 2005. He immediately started in place of the injured Jermaine O'Neal, earning one point, seven rebounds and two blocked shots in a Pacers' road victory against the Blazers. In all, Davis started all 25 games he played for the Pacers in the 2004–05 regular season, contributing 6.9 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.32 blocks per game. In June 2006, he became a co-owner in the

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NEXTEL Cup Series when he bought interest in R&J Racing. On August 26, 2005, Davis signed as a

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with the

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. He played with the Pistons for 2 years, retiring from basketball after the 2006–2007 NBA season.

Legal troubles

In August 2006, Davis was shocked with a stun gun as

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police arrested him for assaulting a police officer,

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, and resisting arrest. In December 2006, Davis was acquitted of all charges.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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Personal life

Davis is the biological father of Trayce Jackson-Davis who currently plays for Golden State Warriors, and played

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for the

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of the

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References

External links

NBA.com Profile – Dale Davis
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Assault acquittal
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