Cedric Ceballos
American basketball player (born 1969)
Cedric Zelos Ceballos (born August 2, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. As a small forward, he played mostly for the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers, later finishing his National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, and Miami Heat.
Playing career
Ceballos attended college at Ventura College and later Cal State Fullerton.
Ceballos' career highlights include winning the NBA Slam Dunk Contest with a blindfolded dunk in 1992. He also led the NBA in field goal percentage (57.6) in 1992–93 with the Suns. Ceballos played a major role for the Suns during the playoffs, leading the team to a Western Conference Finals Game 1 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics with a team high 21 points. After beating Seattle in a seven-game series, the Suns reached the Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls. Ceballos went on to play for the Los Angeles Lakers after being traded in 1994 for a first-round draft pick, where he led the Lakers in scoring in 1994–95 with a 21.7 average and made the All-Star team, but could not participate due to an injury. That season, on December 20, 1994, he set a career high with 50 points scored, including a three-point shot to secure the win with 5.7 seconds left, in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The following season, on December 3, 1995, Ceballos recorded 19 points and a career high six steals in a 104–96 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
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