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Daequan Cook

デカン・クック　/　でかん・くっく

American basketball player

April 28, 1987 (age 39)　・　Dayton, Ohio, United States

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basketball player

My Take

Daequan Cook is the kind of journeyman shooter I have a soft spot for. Coming out of Dayton's Dunbar High and Ohio State, then going 21st in the 2007 draft before landing with the Miami Heat, he built a career on a reliable outside stroke rather than highlight-reel flash. What moves me most is that he kept playing all the way to the Israeli league, chasing the game across the world long after the spotlight dimmed. To me that says everything about love for the craft. The numbers may be modest, but the persistence and professionalism behind them are genuinely admirable.

Overview

Daequan Cook (born April 28, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He was taken 21st overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers then subsequently traded to the Miami Heat.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Daequan Cook
Name (Japanese): デカン・クック
Reading: でかん・くっく
Born: April 28, 1987 (age 39)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rabbit
Origin: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 196 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Dunbar High School
University: Ohio State University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF

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