Stromile Swift - Hostile

Stromile Swift (born November 21, 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player currently with the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. He is a 6'10" and 230 lbs power forward.

After a college career at Louisiana State University, where he led the Fightin' Tigers to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament his sophomore year. Swift was selected second overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies.

After the 2004-05 season, he left the Grizzlies as a free agent and signed a four-year, $22 million dollar contract with the Houston Rockets. Before his departure to Houston for the 2005-06 season, Swift was the last remaining player on the Grizzlies roster to have moved with the team from Vancouver. He was also one of only two Vancouver Grizzlies players to participate in NBA All-Star Weekend festivities other than the rookie game. Swift competed in the 2001 slam dunk competition, following Mike Bibby's participation in the 2000 long-distance shootout.

In 2006, he was traded back to the Grizzlies along with the rights to the #8 draft pick Rudy Gay in exchange for Shane Battier, in a draft day trade. For some time, he was their starting center.

On February 4, 2008, Stromile Swift was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Jason Collins and cash considerations. Four days later, Swift played his first minutes with the Nets, scoring his first basket late in the game, on a jumper, against the Charlotte Bobcats. In the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, on February 12, he scored on an alley-oop dunk from Jason Kidd, in the only game they would see time on the court together in a Nets uniform, as Kidd would be traded to the Dallas Mavericks shortly thereafter.

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[najeenixonnixon]

When he was with the Memphis Grizzlies he was the only player on the roster that played with them when they were in Vancouver.

[miamiheatwad5]

Nice mix, i don't see many players his height that are that athletic!

[ConcaCon]

This guy never recovered from losing his moms. Understandable, but then, pretty sad, seeing as he was a useful power player at the 4 spot who basically could still be playing, if it wasn't for that tragic loss and his inability to continue onwards from there.

[RISCR]

I have always loved Swift's game. That's how a man 6'10 should play. Nothing but strong finishing at the rim. I don't know nothing about him personally, but I have always wished the Celts would have picked him up. i have always been confused why he hasn't become the player I thought he should have been.

[hotced]

whats the nam eoff the track again

[CangryKid]

@MSFANTAC1 Well sorry to tell ya but your uncle is what we call a bust

[jasminmachine]

@tmg132 power forward...

[MSFANTAC1]

@dadadadan my uncle the best stop hating

[SkunkyBeaumont]

@AvEryBadApPLe

He's in China.

[soundwave0138]

damn. good vid. Swift's dunks are scary like shawn kemp's used to be.get out of the way. You get bonus points from me for putting one of my all time favorite songs in there with The Squeeze.