Oklahoma City Thunder » Robert Swift http://okcthunderballs.com Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:38:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Robert Swift – #31 Center http://okcthunderballs.com/robert-swift-31-center.html http://okcthunderballs.com/robert-swift-31-center.html#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:19:37 +0000 Thunder Dunk http://okcthunderballs.com/?p=6 robert_swift

  • Height: 7-0
  • Weight: 245
  • Born: Dec 3, 1985 – Bakersfield, California
  • College: None
  • Draft: 2004 – 1st round (12th pick) by the Seattle SuperSonics

Swift was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round with the twelfth overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. In his first season he played in 16 games, averaging 4.5 minutes, 0.9 points, 0.4 rebounds, and 0.4 blocks per game. In his second season, under the direction of coach Bob Hill, he started 20 out of 47 games, averaging 21 minutes, 6.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.19 blocks per game.

In 2006 Swift was awarded the starting job at center but disaster struck when he ruptured the ACL in his right knee after playing just over one minute in a pre-season game vs the Sacramento Kings. The resulting injury occurred when he twisted his right knee when he fell and went out of bounds awkwardly in front of the Seattle bench. Swift suffered another injury to his right knee in February 2008, a torn lateral meniscus.

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