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Name	Danny Fortson
First Name	Danny
Last Name	Fortson
Occupation	Basketball Player
Birthday	March 27
Birth Year	1976
Place of Birth	Philadelphia
Home Town	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Aries
Full/Birth Name
Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Not Known
Children(s)	Not Available

Danny Fortson Biography

Danny Fortson is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on March 27, 1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

After his sophomore year, he and his mother moved to Shaler and Fortson transferred to Shaler Area High School for his final two years in high school (1992–1994). He was ruled ineligible his junior year for all but two games but averaged 30 points per game his senior year. He was a member of the prestigious Back board squad for pre-college basketball prospects.

Fortson played for the Cincinnati Bearcats for 3 years from 1994 to 1997. In 1997 opposing coach Charlie Spoonhour complimented Fortson with: “I could do a chin-up on his arm, and it wouldn’t affect his shooting.” [1]

Daniel Anthony Fortson (born March 27, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center position in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2007.

Danny Fortson Net Worth

Danny is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Danny Fortson's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Basketball Player
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

Fortson began his pro career after being drafted 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. He was immediately traded the same day to the Denver Nuggets. In his first year, he averaged double-digit points and the next year averaged a double-double in both points and rebounds despite being undersized playing the center position. However, he had 16.7% of his own shots blocked that season, the highest ever in the NBA as of 2012–13. Before the 1999-2000 season, he was once again traded to the Boston Celtics in a six-player deal. He missed the first 25 games of the season with a stress fracture in his right foot. He was traded to the Toronto Raptors on February 9, 2000 for Alvin Williams and Sean Marks, but the trade was rescinded two days later when Williams failed his physical.

Fortson was a frequent target of foul calls by referees because of his physical play. As a result, Fortson registered the second-highest technical foul total among all active players during the 2004-05 season. During the 2005-06 season, Fortson’s popularity and playing time diminished.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Fortson did not play much with the Celtics and averaged 7.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Following that season, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors in a four-team trade. He averaged 16.7 points and 16.3 rebounds per game for the Warriors in the first six games of the 2000-01 season, but those were the only games he would play due to another stress fracture injury in his right foot. He returned the following season, and had the best year of his career averaging 11.2 points and 11.7 rebounds in only 28.8 minutes as a starter for 76 games. In the 2002-03 season, Fortson mostly spent his time on the bench as most of his minutes went to Antawn Jamison and Troy Murphy. For the fourth time in his career, Fortson was again traded, this time in a nine-player deal to the Dallas Mavericks.

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Fortson averaged only 11 minutes per game for the Mavericks, having to play behind forwards Dirk Nowitzki and Antoine Walker. Because of a need for a center who could make a jump shot, the Mavericks swapped Fortson for Calvin Booth with the Sonics in the offseason of 2004. Quickly, Fortson was back in the rotation and became a fan favorite in Seattle because of his physical play and rebounding prowess.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Danny Fortson height 2.01 m Danny weight 118 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Height	2.01 m
Weight	118 kg
Body Measurements	Under Review
Eye Color	Not Available
Hair Color	Not Available
Feet/Shoe Size	Not Available

A physical player with a soft shooting touch, he led UC to Conference USA championships in 1996 and 1997. He was a consensus first team All-American in 1997 when he averaged 21.3 points and 9.1 rebounds while shooting 62 percent from the field.

After returning from a two-game suspension on January 2, 2006, Fortson called NBA senior vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson a “gangster” for the nearly $200,000 in fines Fortson was docked for his latest transgression with an official.

Facts & Trivia

Danny Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Danny Fortson celebrates birthday on March 27 of every year.

Fortson’s rights were renounced by the Thunder on December 22, 2009 after not playing in the NBA since 2007.

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