Aaron McKie

Aaron Fitzgerald McKie is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing with the Memphis Grizzlies in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born on October 2, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Aaron currently plays as a shooting guard for the Grizzlies. He is 6ft 5 in (1.96 m) in height and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).

Aaron completed his high school from the Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia. In the school team he was a letterman in basketball. In basketball, as a senior, he was an All-Scholastic choice and an All-Southern Pennsylvania choice, and helped lead his team to the Public League championship and a 26 wins-4 loss record, and averaged 18.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game. Aaron pursued his college at the Temple University. At college he was seeded at the 6th place in the school's all-time scoring list with 1,650 points, averaging 17.9 points per game while starting all 92 games.

McKie was selected in the first round (17th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He has since played for the Detroit Pistons, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2000-01 NBA season, McKie was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year. In 2005 he left the Philadelphia 76ers and was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on a contract of two years. In October 2007, McKie rejoined the 76ers as an assistant coach.

On February 1, 2008, McKie was drafted to the Memphis Grizzlies after serving as an assistant coach for the 76ers for 1 year.

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2000-01 NBA Sixth Man of the year Award
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