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From Nba.com: Seikaly came from Beirut
Lebanon to Syracuse, after making a stop in Greece for High School. In 1988 he
was named a Consensus Second Team All-American, ranking as Syracuse's all-time
leading scorer, before Derrick Coleman was an Orangeman. Rony was drafted by
Miami, but has been unable to assert himself as a center of recognition. He led
all rookies in rebounding with 7 a game. With Miami, in 1989-90, rony was named
the NBA's most Improved Player. He was traded to GS where his stock as an NBA
player fell rapidly. He peaked in 1993 with the Heat, and started to disappear.
Golden State had been looking to unload this center, hoping that Fuller was
their man in the middle. The Warriors finally got rid of him, and helped Orlando
along the way. The Magic sent Donald Royal, John Koncak and Felton Spencer to
the Warriors for Seikaly and Clifford Rozier on November 2, 1996, the second day
of the regular season. Will Seikaly fill the void of Shaq? So far he has fit in
nicely and looks to be a reborn NBA Center. The Magic tried to trade him to Utah
during the week before the trading deadline in 1998, but he failed to report to
his new team, so they tried again and shipped him to NJ along with second year
player Brian Evans for David Benoit, Kevin Edwards,
Yinka Dare, and a 1998 1st
round draft pick (lottery protected).Selected by Miami Heat in first round
(ninth pick overall) of 1988 NBA Draft. NBA Most Improved Player (1990). ...
Traded by Heat to Golden State Warriors for F Billy Owens and rights to G
Sasha
Danilovic (November 2, 1994). ... Hosts a golf tournament every year to benefit
Cystic Fibrosis. ... Visits Greece every offseason. ... Feels Hakeem Olajuwon is
the toughest player to defend in the NBA. Rony's wife Elsa Benitez, is a Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit model Issue... |
Name: Ronald F. Seikaly (Ronnie Cycle-lee) Nickname: Tender Rony Born: 05/10/1965 Status: Retired Origin: Beirut, Lebanon Height: 6-11/2,11m Weight: 253lbs/ Schools: American School (Athens, Greece), Syracuse University '88 Drafted: 1988, First Round, 9th pick by the Miami Heat Languages: Lebanese, English Website: InterBasket Teams (jersey): Lebanese National Team (4), Miami Heat (4), Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, New Jersey Nets (2) Ibn Notes: |
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