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Which team did Rashard Lewis play for in early 2000s?
Rashard Lewis Rashard Quovon Lewis ( born August 8 , 1979 ) is an American former professional basketball player . Lewis entered the NBA directly from Alief Elsik High School . He rose to prominence in the NBA as a scorer with the Seattle SuperSonics , and was later a member of the Orlando Magic , Washington Wizards and Miami Heat . He garnered two NBA All-Star selections , one with Seattle and another with Orlando . Lewis reached the NBA Finals three times , winning an NBA championship in 2013 as a member of the Heat . NBA career . Seattle SuperSonics ( 1998–2007 ) . Despite being recruited by Florida State , Kansas and Houston , Lewis bypassed college and opted for the 1998 NBA draft , wherein he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 32nd overall pick . At the time of his selection , he was the last player remaining in the green room , where fifteen of the top draft prospects sit until their selection . He and teammate Ray Allen made Seattle a contender during the early 2000s . In 2001 , Lewis was selected to play for the United States Basketball Team in the Goodwill Games , in which they won the gold medal . On October 31 , 2003 , Lewis scored a career-high 50 points to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 124–105 win over the Los Angeles Clippers to close out a two-game series in Saitama , Japan . Lewis was named an All-Star in 2004–05 . Lewis holds the SuperSonics record for most three-pointers made , having passed Dale Ellis for second place on November 22 , 2005 , and Gary Payton for first place on March 13 , 2007 , when Lewis made his 918th three-pointer in a game against the Detroit Pistons . Orlando Magic ( 2007–2010 ) . After playing his first nine seasons for the Seattle SuperSonics , Lewis joined the Orlando Magic in July 2007 , as he agreed to a six-year sign-and-trade deal worth $118 million . In his first season with the Magic , Lewis was moved from his usual small forward position to power forward . That year , he made 53 more three-pointers than his previous single-season record ( 173 , 2004–05 ) . During the playoffs , the Magic reached the second round , with Lewis contributing a 33-point performance against the Detroit Pistons in Orlandos only win of the series . Lewis was the Magics top scorer in the playoffs and set personal records in points , rebounds , and assists . Lewis started the 2008–09 season as the teams second leading scorer , earning an appearance in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game . In the 2009 NBA Playoffs , Lewis hit a game-winning shot in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers , what he called the biggest shot of his career . The Magic won the series and advanced to the NBA Finals , where they were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers in five games . On August 6 , 2009 , Lewis was suspended without pay for the first ten games of the 2009–10 season after testing positive for a banned substance . Washington Wizards ( 2010–2012 ) . On December 18 , 2010 , Lewis was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Gilbert Arenas . In 60 games for the Wizards over two seasons , Lewis averaged 9.7 points , 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game . New Orleans Hornets ( 2012 ) . On June 20 , 2012 , Lewis was traded , along with the 46th pick in the 2012 NBA draft , to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Trevor Ariza and Emeka Okafor . On June 30 , 2012 , the Hornets agreed to buyout terms with Lewis and waived him . Miami Heat ( 2012–2014 ) . On July 11 , 2012 , Lewis signed a two-year deal with the Miami Heat . The move reunited him with former Seattle teammate Ray Allen . The Heat finished the 2012–13 season with a league-best 66–16 record . Lewis won his first NBA championship with the Heats Finals series victory over the San Antonio Spurs . Lewis earned rave reviews from Heat coach Erik Spoelstra for the way he defended in Game 3 of the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers , even though he finished without a single point , rebound , assist or steal . Lewis worked his way into the starting lineup during the series , earning notoriety for helping the team despite a lack of impressive box score statistics in games 3 and 4 . In Game 5 of the series , Lewis started again , and scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting from behind the three-point line . In Game 6 , Lewis started and scored 13 points as the Heat advanced to the NBA Finals . The Heat went on to lose the Finals to the San Antonio Spurs in five games . Dallas Mavericks ( 2014 ) . On July 19 , 2014 , Lewis signed with the Dallas Mavericks . However , just four days later , his contract was voided by the Mavericks after he failed his physical when it was discovered that his right knee required surgery . BIG3 . In 2017 , Rashard joined the 3 Headed Monsters of the BIG3 basketball league , a team that included NBA Hall of Famer Gary Payton as the head coach , and teammates such as Jason Williams , Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Kwame Brown . The 3 Headed Monsters went 7-1 , reaching the Championship game , where they lost to undefeated Trilogy . Lewis was awarded MVP for the season .