Dahntay Jones
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| Position | Guard-Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | December 27, 1980 Trenton, New Jersey |
| College | Duke |
| Draft | 20th overall, 2003 Boston Celtics |
| Pro career | 2003–present |
Dahntay Lavall Jones (born December 27, 1980 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Originally a student at Rutgers University, Jones transferred to Duke University to play with his boyhood Jersey friend Jay Williams who encouraged him to join him in Durham. He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (20th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft, and his rights were later traded, along with the rights to Troy Bell, to the Grizzlies for the rights to Kendrick Perkins and Marcus Banks. So far, Jones has played his entire professional career for the Grizzlies, averaging 3.7 points per game.
Jones starred in Steinert High School in Hamilton, New Jersey from 1995-1998. He averaged 24 and 9 rebounds as a senior and was named as a McDonald's All-America honorable mention.
| 2003 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round LeBron James | Darko Miličić | Carmelo Anthony | Chris Bosh | Dwyane Wade | Chris Kaman | Kirk Hinrich | T. J. Ford | Michael Sweetney | Jarvis Hayes | Mickaël Piétrus | Nick Collison | Marcus Banks | Luke Ridnour | Reece Gaines | Troy Bell | Žarko Čabarkapa | David West | Aleksandar Pavlović | Dahntay Jones | Boris Diaw | Zoran Planinić | Travis Outlaw | Brian Cook | Carlos Delfino | Ndudi Ebi | Kendrick Perkins | Leandro Barbosa | Josh Howard |
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| Second Round Maciej Lampe | Jason Kapono | Luke Walton | Jerome Beasley | Sofoklis Schortsianitis | Szymon Szewczyk | Mario Austin | Travis Hansen | Steve Blake | Slavko Vraneš | Derrick Zimmerman | Willie Green | Zaza Pachulia | Keith Bogans | Malick Badiane | Matt Bonner | Sani Bečirovič | Maurice Williams | James Lang | James Jones | Paccelis Morlende | Kyle Korver | Remon Van de Hare | Tommy Smith | Nedžad Sinanović | Rick Rickert | Brandon Hunter | Xue Yuyang | Andreas Glyniadakis |
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