One thing LeBron's Cavs have a bevy of is sweet-shooting combo guards. Mo Williams. Boobie Gibson. Delonte West. However, before them, was the man seen here.....Duke flameout Trajan Langdon. "The Alaskan Assassin" was quite the athlete as he was drafted not only by the Cavs(11th overall in 1999) but the San Diego Padres as well. Langdon was Duke's reigning 3 point champion until fellow Duke flameout J.J. Redick broke it a couple years ago. Langdon was one of four Blue Devils taken in the 1st round in '99, alongside Elton Brand, Corey Maggette and William Avery. Langdon struggled to stay healthy during his 3 year career in Cleveland and inevitably opted to play ball cross-seas in Europe, bringing his 6 points per game and 40% shooting to Benneton Treviso of the Italian League.
One bright side for Langdon: The emergence of the Palin family has now made him only the 2nd biggest disaster to come out of Alaska. So give it up for one in a long line of Duke busts.....Trajan Langdon!
--Dave
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