Lindsey Benson Hunter, Jr. (born December 3, 1970, in Utica, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. He is a backup point guard for the Detroit Pistons.
After an uneventful time at Murrah High School in Jackson, MS, where he was overshadowed by phenom James Robinson (and his 41 points per game), Hunter enrolled at Jackson State University where he became arguably the school's highest profile athlete since Walter Payton and Jackie Slater. He led the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament and impressed NBA scouts so much he would be selected eleven picks ahead of former Murrah mate Robinson in the draft.
In 1993, the Detroit Pistons had 2 first-round picks in the NBA Draft. They selected Hunter with the 10th pick and chose Tennessee guard Allan Houston with the 11th. Lindsey has spent most of his professional career playing with the Pistons organization. his first stint in Detroit lasted from 1993 to 2000 when he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Billy Owens. He played with the Bucks for one season, before being sent to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Greg Foster. Lindsey was a contributor on the Lakers team that won the NBA championship in 2001-02. Following that season, Lindsey was dealt again. This time it was to the Toronto Raptors alongside Chris Jefferies for Tracy Murray and Kareem Rush. In August 2003, the Pistons re-acquired Hunter by sending Michael Curry to the Raptors. He was briefly traded to the Boston Celtics in February 2004 along with Chucky Atkins and a first-round draft pick for Mike James, in order to make the salary cap figures work out for the trade that brought Rasheed Wallace to the Pistons. Lindsey never played a game for the Celtics. He was immediately released and re-signed by Detroit 10 days later. Lindsey and Pistons went on to win the 2003-04 NBA championship.
Offensively, Hunter has at times been an effective three-point shooter during his career, several times appearing on the leaderboard for most three-point shots made in a season. Defensively, he has a very "scrappy" style of play and is known for his quickness, and being a tenacious on-the-ball defender.
On March 7, 2007, Hunter was suspended for ten games after testing positive for phentermine. He claimed he was using his wife's diet pills, which made him test positive for the banned substance.[1]
He currently resides in Plymouth, Michigan with his wife, Ivy, and their four children.
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References
- ^ ESPN - Hunter suspended after testing positive for phentermine - NBA
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