Frédéric Weis
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Frédéric Weis (born 22 June 1977) is a French former professional basketball player. Despite being a first-round NBA draft pick he never played professionally in North America.
Professional career
During his pro career, Weis played with
In March 2011, he announced his retirement.[3]
NBA
Weis was selected by the
Weis took part in the NBA Summer League and then declined to sign a rookie contract, being convinced by his agent - who was also a minority owner of Weis's team, Limoges - to return to France. Weis ended up never playing in an NBA game, later stating that in spite of his interest in going to North America, the Knicks never directly contacted him about returning.[4] On 29 August 2008 the Knicks traded Weis's draft rights to the Houston Rockets for Patrick Ewing Jr. Ironically, Ewing Jr. would not make the final roster that fall and also never played a regular-season game in the NBA.[5]
National team career
Weis won the silver medal at the
At the 2005 EuroBasket, Weis won the bronze medal with his national team. He also played with France's national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[6]
"Le dunk de la mort"
Weis is best known for having been
Personal life
In 2002, Weis's wife, Celia, gave birth to a son, Enzo, while Weis was playing in Spain. After Enzo was diagnosed with
In 2008, Weis drove to a
He is currently a television analyst for French league games.[7]
References
- ^ "El iurbentia Bilbao Basket y Fred Weis acuerdan rescindir el contrato" (in Spanish). ACB.com. January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
- ^ "El ViveMenorca firma a Weis y da de baja a Vladimir Boisa" (in Spanish). ACB.com. February 13, 2009. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- ^ "Entretien avec Frédéric Weis" (in French). Archived from the original on March 10, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ a b Borden, Sam (July 14, 2015). "For Frédéric Weis, Knicks' Infamous Pick, Boos Began a Greater Struggle". The New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Beck, Howard (October 28, 2008). "The Knicks Let Go of Another Ewing, for Now". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ Frédéric WEIS (FRA) participated in 13 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
- ^ a b Wallace, Michael; Peterson, Rob (September 25, 2015). "In a Single Bound". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ Borden, Sam. "Before Wembanyama hit the NBA draft, there was Frédéric Weis". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.