Greg Buckner
Gregory Derayle Buckner is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He had previously served as an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Selected in the second round of the 1998 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks after playing college basketball at Clemson, he played for the Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Grizzlies. Buckner's first professional experience came with the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association, where he averaged 8.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the 1998–99 season.
Playing career
College career
During his time with the Clemson Tigers, he started all 122 games of his career while guiding the team to three NCAA Division I men's [basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]s. Buckner led the team in scoring all four years becoming the first Clemson Tiger to do so. In 1995, Buckner was named ACC Rookie of the Year. He was entered into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.Professional career
After playing with the Dallas Mavericks from 1999 to 2002, Buckner signed with the Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent. Then he signed with the Denver Nuggets. In 2006, he re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, but after one season, he was traded to the Timberwolves for Trenton Hassell on September 28, 2007. On June 27, 2008, the Timberwolves traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies with O. J. Mayo, Marko Jarić, and Antoine Walker for Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins.On July 9, 2009, Buckner was traded to the Dallas Mavericks as a part of the four-team deal among Grizzlies, Mavericks, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors.