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Line 1: {{Short description\|American basketball player (born 1970)}} ~~{{dablink\|For the board game designer, see [[David Wesely]].}}~~ {{About\|the American basketball player\|the video game developer\|David Wesely\|the Brazilian footballer\|Wesley Gasolina}} '''David Barakau Wesley''' (born [[November 14]] [[1970]], in [[San Antonio, Texas]]) is an American professional [[basketball]] player in the [[National Basketball Association]]. He currently plays for the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]. {{Use mdy dates\|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox basketball biography When Wesley left [[Baylor University]] in [[1993]], many player scouts considered him too small (at 6'1") to play as a [[shooting guard]] in the NBA, and doubted his ability to make the transition to [[point guard]]. He initially signed with the [[New Jersey Nets]] as an undrafted free agent, and has since played for the [[Boston Celtics]], the [[New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets\|Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets]] and the [[Houston Rockets]]. Wesley long ago dispelled the initial doubts about his ability to succeed in the NBA: he has averaged almost 13 points and 4.6 assists per game over a 13-year career (through the 2005-06 season), including ten straight seasons with double-digit scoring averages (1995-96 through 2004-05). He has received praise as a tenacious [[man-to-man defense\|man-to-man]] defender, and a reliable outside shooter. \| name = David Wesley \| image = David Wesley.jpg \| image_size = \| caption = Wesley in 2006 \| height_ft = 6 \| height_in = 1 \| weight_lbs = 203 \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1970\|11\|14}} \| birth_place = [[San Antonio, Texas]], U.S. \| high_school = [[Longview High School\|Longview]] ([[Longview, Texas]]) \| college = [[Temple Junior College\|Temple JC]] (1988–1989) [[Baylor Bears basketball\|Baylor]] (1989–1992) \| draft_year = 1992 \| career_start = 1992 \| career_end = 2007 \| career_position = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]] \| career_number = 1, 4, 7 \| coach_start = 2010 \| coach_end = 2012 \| years1 = 1992–1993 \| team1 = [[Wichita Falls Texans]] \| years2 = {{nbay\|1993\|full=y}} \| team2 = [[New Jersey Nets]] \| years3 = {{nbay\|1994\|start}}–{{nbay\|1996\|end}} \| team3 = [[Boston Celtics]] \| years4 = {{nbay\|1997\|start}}–{{nbay\|2001\|end}} \| team4 = [[Charlotte Hornets]] \| years5 = {{nbay\|2002\|start}}–{{nbay\|2004\|start}} \| team5 = [[New Orleans Hornets]] \| years6 = {{nbay\|2004\|start}}–{{nbay\|2005\|end}} \| team6 = [[Houston Rockets]] \| years7 = {{nbay\|2006\|full=y}} \| team7 = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] \| cyears1 = 2010–2012 \| cteam1 = [[Texas Legends]] (assistant) \| highlights = * [[Continental Basketball Association\|CBA]] All-Rookie First Team (1993) * First-team All-[[Southwest Conference\|SWC]] (1992) \| stats_league = NBA \| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)\|Points]] \| stat1value = 11,842 (12.5 ppg) \| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)\|Rebounds]] \| stat2value = 2,405 (2.5 rpg) \| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)\|Assists]] \| stat3value = 4,159 (4.4 apg) }} '''David Barakau Wesley''' (born November 14, 1970) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who played in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). ==Early life== David Wesley was charged in 2000 with misdemeanor racing and reckless driving in the crash that killed his friend and teammate [[Bobby Phills]]. A [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina\|Mecklenburg County]] Police report said Phills and Wesley were racing at more than 100 mph when Phills lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a car. The report said both Phills and Wesley were driving "in an erratic, reckless, careless, negligent and/or aggressive manner", and the men were "involved in a speed competition". Wesley was also driving with a suspended license at the time. David graduated from [[Longview High School]] in [[Longview, Texas]]. He was classmates with former NFL player [[Bobby Taylor (American football)\|Bobby Taylor]]. == College career == ~~==Trivia==~~ Wesley played his freshman year at [[Temple Junior College]], then transferred to [[Baylor University]]. Wesley averaged 17 points per game and 4.4 assists per game in 72 total games at Baylor, and left in 1992, 33 hours short of a degree in [[physical education]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.news-journal.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2008/06/21/06212008_wesleycamp.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626065710/www.news-journal.com/sports/content/sports/stories/2008/06/21/06212008_wesleycamp.html\|archive-date=2008-06-26\|url-status=dead\|title=Wesley makes lasting impression on kids}}</ref> Wesley's cousin, retired NBA shooting guard [[Michael Dickerson]], also played for the Rockets. Wesley is currently 26th in the league for all-time three-point shots made. ==Professional career== With 11,769 career points, Wesley is the NBA's second-leading all-time scorer among undrafted players, trailing only [[Moses Malone]]. === Wichita Falls Texans (1992–1993) === When Wesley left [[Baylor University]] in 1992, many scouts considered him too small (at 6'1") to play as a [[shooting guard]] in the NBA, and doubted his ability to make the transition to [[point guard]]. As a result, Wesley was not selected in the [[1992 NBA draft]]. He spent the 1992–93 season in the [[Continental Basketball Association]] (CBA) playing for the [[Wichita Falls Texans]] where he was selected to the CBA All-Rookie First Team.<ref>{{cite web \|title=David Wesley minor league basketball statistics \|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-wesledav001 \|website=Stats Crew \|access-date=February 27, 2025}}</ref> === New Jersey Nets, Boston Celtics, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, and Houston Rockets (1993–2006) === Wesley signed with the [[New Jersey Nets]] as a free agent in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/archives/article841635.ece\|title=Cavaliers sign David Wesley\|website=[[The Globe and Mail]] }}</ref> He later played for the [[Boston Celtics]], the [[Charlotte Hornets\|Charlotte]]/[[New Orleans Hornets]] the [[Houston Rockets]], and the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]. Wesley dispelled the initial doubts about his ability to succeed in the NBA, averaging almost 13 points and 4.6 assists per game over a 14-year career, including ten straight seasons with double-digit scoring averages (1995–96 through 2004–05). He received praise as a tenacious [[man-to-man defense\|man-to-man]] defender, and a reliable outside shooter. Wesley played in 55 playoff games and scored double figures in more than half of them. === Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2007) === During the [[2006–07 NBA season\|2006–07 season]], Wesley only played for 35 games and averaged career-lows of 2.1 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He also did not play any minutes during the [[2007 NBA Playoffs\|playoffs]]. On September 29, 2007, Wesley was traded back to the Hornets for [[Cedric Simmons]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.ohio.com/sports/10128531.html\|title=Cavs make two moves}}</ref> On October 29, 2007, the New Jersey Nets reacquired guard David Wesley from the New Orleans Hornets for [[swingman]] [[Bernard Robinson (basketball)\|Bernard Robinson]], center [[Mile Ilić]] and cash considerations. On November 1, 2007, not even a week after the Nets signed him, he was waived. A few days later, Wesley stated he planned on ending his NBA career. His 11,842 career points rank second all-time behind [[Moses Malone]] among [[List of NBA undrafted players\|undrafted NBA players]].<ref>{{cite press release\|title=Hornets Welcome New Faces to 2012–13 FOX Sports New Orleans TV Broadcast Team\|date=August 6, 2012\|publisher=New Orleans Hornets\|url=https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/hornets-welcome-new-faces-2012-13-fox-sports-new-orleans-tv-broadcast-team\|access-date=April 29, 2020\|quote=Upon retiring in 2007, Wesley ranked second all-time (behind Moses Malone) in NBA history among undrafted players with 11,842 career points.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=These Bears could ball\|date=December 29, 2008\|newspaper=Waco Tribune-Herald\|url=https://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/bear_blog/these-bears-could-ball/article_78e87df4-b059-57fa-ab17-47758682af93.html\|access-date=April 29, 2020\|quote=Following Baylor, Wesley played 15 years in the NBA, and is the league's No. 2 all-time scorer among undrafted players, behind only Moses Malone.}}</ref> ==NBA career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend\|leader=y}} ===Regular season=== {{NBA player statistics start}} \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|1993}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1993–94 New Jersey Nets season\|New Jersey]] \| 60 \|\| 0 \|\| 9.0 \|\| .368 \|\| .234 \|\| .830 \|\| .7 \|\| 2.1 \|\| .6 \|\| .1 \|\| 3.1 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|1994}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1994–95 Boston Celtics season\|Boston]] \| 51 \|\| 36 \|\| 27.1 \|\| .409 \|\| '''.429''' \|\| .755 \|\| 2.3 \|\| 5.2 \|\| 1.6 \|\| .2 \|\| 7.4 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|1995}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1995–96 Boston Celtics season\|Boston]] \| '''82''' \|\| 53 \|\| 25.7 \|\| .459 \|\| .426 \|\| .753 \|\| 3.2 \|\| 4.8 \|\| 1.2 \|\| .1 \|\| 12.3 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|1996}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1996–97 Boston Celtics season\|Boston]] \| 74 \|\| 73 \|\| '''40.4''' \|\| '''.468''' \|\| .360 \|\| .781 \|\| '''3.6''' \|\| '''7.3''' \|\| '''2.2''' \|\| .2 \|\| 16.8 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|1997}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1997–98 Charlotte Hornets season\|Charlotte]] \| 81 \|\| 81 \|\| 35.1 \|\| .443 \|\| .347 \|\| .795 \|\| 2.6 \|\| 6.5 \|\| 1.7 \|\| '''.4''' \|\| 13.0 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|1998}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1998–99 Charlotte Hornets season\|Charlotte]] \| style="background:#cfecec;"\| 50 \|\| style="background:#cfecec;"\| 50* \|\| 37.0 \|\| .446 \|\| .359 \|\| .832 \|\| 3.2 \|\| 6.4 \|\| 2.0 \|\| .2 \|\| 14.1 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|1999\|trunc=y}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1999–2000 Charlotte Hornets season\|Charlotte]] \| '''82''' \|\| style="background:#cfecec;"\| '''82'''* \|\| 33.7 \|\| .426 \|\| .355 \|\| .778 \|\| 2.7 \|\| 5.6 \|\| 1.3 \|\| .1 \|\| 13.6 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|2000}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season\|Charlotte]] \| '''82''' \|\| style="background:#cfecec;"\| '''82'''* \|\| 37.9 \|\| .422 \|\| .376 \|\| .799 \|\| 2.7 \|\| 4.4 \|\| 1.6 \|\| .2 \|\| '''17.2''' \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|2001}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2001–02 Charlotte Hornets season\|Charlotte]] \| 67 \|\| 63 \|\| 37.1 \|\| .400 \|\| .332 \|\| .734 \|\| 2.1 \|\| 3.5 \|\| 1.1 \|\| .2 \|\| 14.2 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|2002}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2002–03 New Orleans Hornets season\|New Orleans]] \| 73 \|\| 73 \|\| 37.1 \|\| .433 \|\| .424 \|\| .781 \|\| 2.4 \|\| 3.4 \|\| 1.5 \|\| .1 \|\| 16.7 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|2003}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2003–04 New Orleans Hornets season\|New Orleans]] \| 61 \|\| 60 \|\| 32.8 \|\| .389 \|\| .323 \|\| .753 \|\| 2.2 \|\| 2.9 \|\| 1.2 \|\| .2 \|\| 14.0 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|2004}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season\|New Orleans]] \| 26 \|\| 26 \|\| 35.9 \|\| .389 \|\| .350 \|\| '''.882''' \|\| 3.3 \|\| 4.2 \|\| 1.3 \|\| .0 \|\| 13.9 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|2004\|nolink=y}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2004–05 Houston Rockets season\|Houston]] \| 54 \|\| 53 \|\| 34.1 \|\| .404 \|\| .383 \|\| .841 \|\| 2.6 \|\| 2.9 \|\| 1.1 \|\| .1 \|\| 10.9 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|2005}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2005–06 Houston Rockets season\|Houston]] \| 71 \|\| 59 \|\| 33.4 \|\| .403 \|\| .365 \|\| .807 \|\| 2.5 \|\| 2.9 \|\| .8 \|\| .1 \|\| 9.9 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nowrap\|{{nbay\|2006}}}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season\|Cleveland]] \| 35 \|\| 5 \|\| 10.1 \|\| .293 \|\| .237 \|\| .714 \|\| 1.0 \|\| 1.1 \|\| .3 \|\| .1 \|\| 2.1 \|- class="sortbottom" \| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\| Career \| 949 \|\| 796 \|\| 31.9 \|\| .424 \|\| .368 \|\| .786 \|\| 2.5 \|\| 4.4 \|\| 1.3 \|\| .2 \|\| 12.5 \|- {{s-end}} ===Playoffs=== {{NBA player statistics start}} \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1994 NBA playoffs\|1994]] \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1993–94 New Jersey Nets season\|New Jersey]] \| 3 \|\| 0 \|\| 6.0 \|\| .429 \|\| .250 \|\| '''1.000''' \|\| .0 \|\| 1.0 \|\| .7 \|\| .0 \|\| 3.0 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1998 NBA playoffs\|1998]] \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1997–98 Charlotte Hornets season\|Charlotte]] \| 9 \|\| 9 \|\| 31.7 \|\| .398 \|\| .429 \|\| .714 \|\| 2.0 \|\| '''6.7''' \|\| .8 \|\| .0 \|\| 10.0 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2000 NBA playoffs\|2000]] \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[1999–2000 Charlotte Hornets season\|Charlotte]] \| 4 \|\| 4 \|\| 38.0 \|\| .333 \|\| .300 \|\| 1.000 \|\| '''3.0''' \|\| 4.8 \|\| '''2.0''' \|\| .0 \|\| 11.0 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2001 NBA playoffs\|2001]] \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season\|Charlotte]] \| '''10''' \|\| '''10''' \|\| 39.4 \|\| '''.470''' \|\| .394 \|\| .756 \|\| '''3.0''' \|\| 3.9 \|\| 1.6 \|\| .1 \|\| '''17.0''' \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2002 NBA playoffs\|2002]] \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2001–02 Charlotte Hornets season\|Charlotte]] \| 9 \|\| 9 \|\| '''41.8''' \|\| .403 \|\| .447 \|\| .913 \|\| 1.9 \|\| 3.4 \|\| 1.1 \|\| '''.2''' \|\| 15.8 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2003 NBA playoffs\|2003]] \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2002–03 New Orleans Hornets season\|New Orleans]] \| 6 \|\| 6 \|\| 30.8 \|\| .403 \|\| .412 \|\| '''1.000''' \|\| 1.2 \|\| 2.2 \|\| .8 \|\| '''.2''' \|\| 13.2 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2004 NBA playoffs\|2004]] \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2003–04 New Orleans Hornets season\|New Orleans]] \| 7 \|\| 7 \|\| 34.7 \|\| .324 \|\| .367 \|\| .714 \|\| 2.3 \|\| 2.4 \|\| .7 \|\| .0 \|\| 10.6 \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2005 NBA playoffs\|2005]] \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2004–05 Houston Rockets season\|Houston]] \| 7 \|\| 7 \|\| 39.9 \|\| .352 \|\| '''.476''' \|\| .692 \|\| '''3.0''' \|\| 3.3 \|\| 1.3 \|\| .1 \|\| 8.1 \|- class="sortbottom" \| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\| Career \| 55 \|\| 52 \|\| 35.1 \|\| .398 \|\| .408 \|\| .796 \|\| 2.2 \|\| 3.7 \|\| 1.1 \|\| .1 \|\| 12.1 \|- {{s-end}} ==Coaching== Wesley was an assistant coach for the [[Texas Legends]] of the [[NBA D-League]] from 2010 to 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/texas/david_wesley_takes_job_with_ho_2012_08_08.html\|title=NBA Development League: David Wesley Takes Job with Hornets\|work=NBA.com\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810220429/http://www.nba.com/dleague/texas/david_wesley_takes_job_with_ho_2012_08_08.html\|archive-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref> ==Broadcasting== On August 6, 2012, it was announced that Wesley would join the [[Fox Sports New Orleans]] team in broadcasting [[New Orleans Hornets]] games. (Since then, the team has been renamed the [[New Orleans Pelicans]].) He was hired to be the Pelicans television color analyst.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2012/08/new_orleans_hornets_new_televi.html#incart_more_sports\|title=New Orleans Hornets' new television broadcast team includes Joel Meyers and former NBA player David Wesley\|work=NOLA.com}}</ref> He was eventually replaced by [[Antonio Daniels]] prior to the start of the 2019–20 NBA season.<ref>{{cite web\|title=New Orleans Pelicans and Fox Sports New Orleans announce hiring of Antonio Daniels as television color analyst\|website=[[NBA.com]] \|url=https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/new-orleans-pelicans-and-fox-sports-new-orleans-announce-hiring-antonio-daniels-television}}</ref> ==Personal== He is the cousin of former NBA player [[Michael Dickerson]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news-herald.com/articles/2008/10/01/sports/doc48e302167ea06533103955.txt\|title=Ilgauskas' time could be winding down\|work=news-herald.com\|access-date=March 20, 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216134759/http://news-herald.com/articles/2008/10/01/sports/doc48e302167ea06533103955.txt\|archive-date=February 16, 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Wesley was charged in 2000 with misdemeanor [[reckless driving]] in the crash that killed his friend and teammate [[Bobby Phills]]. A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report said Phills was speeding at more than {{convert\|100\|mi/h\|km/h\|abbr=on}} when he lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a car. The report said both Phills and Wesley were driving "in an erratic, reckless, careless, negligent and/or aggressive manner".<ref>{{cite web \| title=N.B.A.: SAN ANTONIO; Elliott Returns to Practice Following Transplant \| website=The New York Times \| date=2000-02-03 \| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/03/sports/nba-san-antonio-elliott-returns-to-practice-following-transplant.html \| access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> In a non-jury trial, a judge acquitted Wesley of the charge of racing Phills.<ref>{{cite web \| last=Abrams \| first=Jonathan \| title=» After the Crash \| website= » Sports and Pop Culture from our rotating cast of writers – Grantland \| date=2015-03-31 \| url=http://grantland.com/features/bobby-phills-nba-charlotte-hornets-guard-death-car-crash-david-wesley-paul-silas/ \| access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of NBA franchise career scoring leaders]] == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/david_wesley/ David Wesley Profile NBA] -– David Wesley Player Profile * {{Basketballstats\|bbr=w/wesleda01}} * [http://www.clutchfans.net/players/david_wesley/ ClutchFans.net David Wesley Profile] - Houston Rocket Fan Site {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wesley, David}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:~~African~~Living ~~American basketball players~~people]] [[Category:~~American~~20th-century ~~basketball~~American ~~players~~sportsmen]] [[Category:~~Baylor~~American ~~Bears~~men's basketball players]] [[Category:Basketball coaches from Texas]] [[Category:Basketball players from San Antonio]] [[Category:Baylor Bears men's basketball players]] [[Category:Boston Celtics players]] [[Category:Charlotte Hornets players]] ~~[[Category:Houston Rockets players]]~~ [[Category:Cleveland Cavaliers players]] [[Category:~~Living~~Houston ~~people~~Rockets players]] [[Category:Junior college men's basketball players in the United States]] [[Category:Longview High School alumni]] [[Category:NBA broadcasters]] [[Category:New Jersey Nets players]] [[Category:New Orleans Hornets announcers]] [[Category:New Orleans Hornets players]] [[Category:~~People~~New ~~from~~Orleans ~~San~~Pelicans ~~Antonio~~announcers]] [[Category:Point guards]] ~~{{US-hoops-bio-stub}}~~ [[Category:Shooting guards]] ~~[[ja:デビッド・ウェズリー]]~~ [[Category:Sportspeople from Longview, Texas]] ~~[[zh:大卫·韦斯利]]~~ [[Category:Texas Legends coaches]] [[Category:Undrafted NBA players]] [[Category:Wichita Falls Texans players]]