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Camby played for the Knicks from 1998 – 2002, before being traded to the Denver Nuggets, in exchange for Antonio McDyess.
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Camby played three seasons for the UMass Minutemen.
Camby played in 23 games for the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2009-2010 season.
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Camby later reimbursed the school for the amount lost.
Camby led the NBA in blocked shots for several seasons.
Camby won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 2006 – 07 season.
Camby said that he was unhappy that he was traded from the Nuggets, essentially being made the scapegoat for their lack of post-season success.
On February 16, 2010, Camby was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Steve Blake, Travis Outlaw, and 1. 5 million dollars in cash.
Camby was traded at the deadline on March 15, 2012 to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Jonny Flynn and Hasheem Thabeet as well as a second round draft pick.
Camby received attention in 2005 for making comments regarding the NBA's dress code, implemented during the 2005 – 2006 season, saying that " I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes.
On June 14, 1997, Camby was arrested on charges of marijuana possession in South Windsor, Connecticut after police stopped him for a driving offense.
In 1998, Oakley was traded by New York to the Toronto Raptors for blossoming star Marcus Camby.
Bowen finished as the runner-up behind Marcus Camby for the league's defensive player of the year award.
From 2005 to 2007, he was second in voting for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, beaten only by centers Ben Wallace ( 2005 and 2006 ) and Marcus Camby ( 2007 ) who are both post defenders.
Major moves by Vandeweghe have included the drafting of Carmelo Anthony in 2003, the trade for Marcus Camby in 2002 and the hiring of George Karl as head coach in 2005.
In the 2006 season this dipped to 21. 5 percent, however, this was still good enough to edge out teammate Marcus Camby for the best rebound rate in all of basketball.
In February 2010, the Trail Blazers traded Outlaw, Steve Blake and $ 1. 5 million in cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for Marcus Camby.
Camby and Knicks
Marcus D. Camby ( born March 22, 1974 ) is an American professional basketball center who plays with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ).
On December 16, 2006, Camby was involved in the infamous Knicks – Nuggets brawl.
On July 11, 2012, Camby was traded to the New York Knicks in a sign-and-trade deal that also involved Toney Douglas, Josh Harrellson, Jerome Jordan, and two future draft picks going to the Rockets.
* New York Knicks: Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston, Latrell Sprewell, Larry Johnson, Charlie Ward, and Marcus Camby
* June 26, 2003 – Selected with the 30th pick by the New York Knicks ( the pick originally belonged to the Denver Nuggets and was acquired by the Knicks in the Marcus Camby deal ).
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UMass ' visit to the Final Four was later officially nullified by the NCAA because Camby had been found to have accepted $ 28, 000 from two sports agents.
The article reported that Camby had also received " jewelry, rental cars and prostitutes " from the agents.
On July 15, 2008, Camby was traded from the Nuggets to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Spurs led by one with 30 seconds left when Horry hit a game-securing 3 from the right corner over the outstretched hands of Marcus Camby, handing the Spurs their fifth straight playoff victory in Denver.
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Camby won the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith College Player of the Year Award during the 1995 – 96 season.
During the 2006 – 07 season, Camby averaged 3. 3 blocks per game ( first in the league ), 11. 7 rebounds per game ( fifth in the league ), 9. 3 defensive rebounds per game ( second in the league ) and 1. 24 steals per game ( second among centers ).
During the 2007 – 08 NBA season, Camby continued to make his mark as one of the best defensive players and centers in the game.
On January 17, 2008, in a Nuggets ' home win against the Utah Jazz, Camby became just the third player since blocked shots became an official NBA stat in 1973 – 74 with at least 24 rebounds and 11 blocks in a game.
On March 16, 2008, in an historic 168 – 116 home win in regulation over the Seattle SuperSonics ( the 168 points were the most points scored in franchise history-fourth most in NBA history-for a non-overtime game ), Camby recorded his second triple-double of the 2007 – 08 NBA season when he had 13 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
On December 17, 2008, Camby pulled down a career-high 27 rebounds in a 109 – 115 overtime loss against the Chicago Bulls.
Camby and 2002
Camby won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2007, while Wallace earned the same award in 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006.
Camby and Nuggets
On December 26, 2007, in a Nuggets ' home win against the Milwaukee Bucks, Camby posted a triple-double, with 10 points ( which included a three-pointer ), 11 rebounds and 10 blocks.
On January 14, 2008, in a Nuggets ' road loss against the Charlotte Bobcats, Camby had a statistically impressive and rare game of 20 points, 23 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks.
On January 25, 2008, in a Nuggets home win against the New Jersey Nets, Camby blocked 4 shots — and in the process — recorded his 1, 000th blocked shot as a member of the Nuggets.
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Camby is also a four-time member of the NBA all-defensive team.
Camby, a native of Connecticut, began his high school career at Conard High School in West Hartford.
In his senior season, Camby averaged 27 points, 11 rebounds, 8 blocks and 8 assists, en route to a 27-0 record and state title.
Camby was named to the A-10's First Team during his sophomore season in 1994-95, as the Minutemen reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
In the NCAA tournament, Camby set a tourney record of 43 total blocked shots in 11 games.
On April 29, 1996, Camby announced that he would forgo his senior year at UMass and enter the NBA Draft.
According to a 1997 Sports Illustrated article, the agents, John Lounsbury and Wesley Spears of Connecticut, had hoped that Camby would hire them to represent him when he became a professional.
Camby was inducted into the UMass Athletic Hall of Fame on September 10, 2010.
Camby was selected second overall in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors.
In the following season, Camby led the league in blocked shots with 3. 7 per game.
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