Reece Gaines

Clifton Reece Gaines (born 7 January 1981 in Madison, WI) is a professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA. The 6'6", 205 lb. guard played high school ball at Madison West in his hometown.

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7 January - 1981 - Madison, WI - Basketball - Milwaukee Bucks - NBA

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Gaines played four years at Louisville, earning AP All-America 3rd team honors his senior season while leading the Cardinals to a 25-7 record.

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Louisville - AP

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Gaines was drafted by the Orlando Magic in the first round (15th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft and signed with the club on 18 July 2003. He spent one season on the bench in Orlando (1.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.1 apg in 38 games) before being traded to the Houston Rockets (along with Tracy McGrady, Juwan Howard and Tyronn Lue) in exchange for Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato.

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Orlando Magic - 2003 NBA Draft - 18 July - 2003 - Houston Rockets - Tracy McGrady - Juwan Howard - Tyronn Lue - Steve Francis - Cuttino Mobley - Kelvin Cato

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Gaines played 10 games with the Rockets (2.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.3 apg), spending the majority of his time there on the injured list. He was traded again on 24 February 2005 (with two future second-round picks) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Mike James and Zendon Hamilton.

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24 February - 2005 - Milwaukee Bucks - Mike James - Zendon Hamilton

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Gaines saw even less playing time with the Bucks during the second half of the 2004-05 season, playing a total of 79 minutes (1.4 ppg, 0.3 rpg, 0.4 apg) in 11 games.

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