height_ft nationality birth_date career_start years draft_year team draft_pick image college name career_position caption weight_lb birth_place draft_team career_end draft_round highschool career_number height_in article_title
6 american 21 february 1977 1999 1999 end 2005 end -- 2006 end 2007 y 2010 start -- 2003 end 2004 start -- 2005 1999 houston beijing ducks -lrb- china -rrb- rockets orlando magic new york knicks houston rockets 2 steve francis cropped.jpg san -lrb- 1997 -- 1998 -rrb- maryland -lrb- 1998 -- 1999 jacinto -rrb- -lrb- 1996 -- 1997 -rrb- allegany college steve francis point guard francis playing for the knicks in 2007 210 takoma park , maryland vancouver grizzlies 2010 1 montgomery blair -lrb- silver spring , maryland -rrb- 3 , 1 3 steve francis

steve francis

steven d'shawn `` steve '' francis -lrb- born february 21 , 1977 -rrb- is an american former professional basketball player .
he was selected with the second overall pick in the 1999 nba draft , and played for the houston rockets , orlando magic , and new york knicks in the national basketball association , and the beijing ducks of the chinese basketball association .
he was known early in his career for his crossover dribble , driving ability , and flashy dunks .
