Career Kevin Willis

1 career

1.1 high school , college career
1.2 atlanta hawks
1.3 miami heat
1.4 golden state warriors
1.5 houston rockets
1.6 toronto raptors
1.7 denver nuggets, trade milwaukee, , return rockets
1.8 san antonio spurs
1.9 return atlanta hawks
1.10 dallas mavericks
1.11 retirement

career
high school , college career

born in los angeles, willis graduated pershing high school in detroit , joined basketball team in junior year. willis played competitively @ jackson college freshman season , transferred michigan state university, play 3 seasons fashion , textiles major.

atlanta hawks

he selected in 1984 nba draft atlanta hawks. played hawks 9 seasons (plus 2 games of tenth season) until 1994. willis teamed dominique wilkins, spud webb, , doc rivers guide hawks playoff appearances providing fierce rebounding presence in post. near end of stint hawks, , wilkins both made team captains.

miami heat

willis traded miami heat in 1994 grant long , steve smith.

golden state warriors

on 1996 nba trade deadline, golden state warriors acquired willis, along bimbo coles, in exchange chris gatling , tim hardaway.

houston rockets

willis signed houston rockets in 1996.

toronto raptors

on june 9, 1998, willis traded toronto raptors roy rogers , 3 1998 first-round picks.

denver nuggets, trade milwaukee, , return rockets

on january 12, 2001, denver nuggets acquired willis, aleksandar radojević, garth joseph, , 2001 2nd-round pick in deal brought tracy murray, keon clark, , mamadou n diaye toronto. , radojević traded 9 months later milwaukee bucks scott williams , 2002 second-round pick. without playing game bucks, willis traded rockets 2002 second-round pick.

san antonio spurs

now quite old, willis signed san antonio spurs. in 2003 spurs won nba championship ring.

return atlanta hawks

willis returned hawks 1 more season in 2004–05, , doing so, positioned himself oldest player in league.

dallas mavericks

on march 30, 2007, dallas morning news reported willis needed pass physical able sign western conference-leading dallas mavericks. willis, did not play in 2005–06, reported take team s vacant 15th roster spot. deal became official when signed 10-day contract mavericks on april 2, 2007. appeared in 5 late regular season games , on mavericks playoff roster 12th man did not play in mavericks shock first round exit. playing 5 games during 2006–07, willis became oldest person play more 1 game in nba season (providence steamrollers coach nat hickey activated himself 1 game in 1948, @ 45 years , 363 days old.) hall of famer robert parish, – @ age 43 – played 43 games chicago bulls in 1996–97, held many of willis’ longevity , age-based records.

retirement

willis ended playing career after 2007 season, returning clothing business, willis & walker. atlanta-based company, specializes in custom wear big , tall men, founded in 1988 willis , former michigan state teammate ralph walker.