Monday Milk Carton All-Star: Juan Dixon

The Milk Carton All-Star of the Week went on a brief hiatus as the brain trust of this very website(read: myself and Gabe) planned our plan for global domination and got our ducks in a row(Translation: a business meeting of burgers and wings discussing just why the hell we do what we do for zero profit). We decided that everyone's favorite weekly remembrance of those who struggled to register a blip of relevance will now be brought to you every Monday like clockwork. You're welcome. Without further ado, making more comebacks than Michael Jordan, Brett Favre and Sugar Ray Leonard combined is this week's Monday Milk Carton All-Star.

Juan Dixon emerged on the scene in 2002 as the sweet-shooting combo guard who was the feel good story during Maryland's NCAA Championship run. While playing for the Terps, Dixon became the only player in NCAA history to record 2,000 points, 300 steals, and hit 200 threes in his career. He also left Maryland as it's all-time leading scorer and finished second all-time in steals.

However, as decorated as Dixon's resume was during his four years in College Park, no accumulation of stats could hide the fact that Dixon was 6'3, 164 pounds....making him a bit too small to play the 2 in the NBA and a step too slow to run the point. That didn't stop the Washington Wizards from tabbing Dixon(who grew up not too far away in Baltimore) as the 17th overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, ahead of guys like Tayshaun Prince and Carlos Boozer. Dixon struggled to find his shot during his initial tenure with the Wiz. He never started more than 16 games during his three years and never averaged more than 9.6 points per game. In 2005, the Wizards let Dixon walk to Portland, where he would have his best statistical season(12.3 points per game in 76 games, 42 of which he started). Dixon was inevitably joined on the Blazers by former Terp teammate Steve Blake and, not too long after that, found himself getting shipped to Toronto in exchange for high-flyer Fred Jones. Dixon averaged 11 points per game for the 26 games he played with the Raptors that season. Midway into the following season(2007), Dixon was traded to Detroit for walking stiff Primoz Brezec. He would play 17 games for the Pistons before returning for one last run with the Wizards. After struggling to find playing time in a crowded backcourt his second time around, Dixon took his talents to Greece, playing with Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek League. A year after that, he played ball in Spain before testing positive for steroids and eventually getting suspended. Dixon was last seen a month ago in Turkey as a member of Bandirma Banvit.

So, let's give a warm welcome to the Milk Carton fraternity to the poor man's Kemba Walker, Juan Dixon.....your mouth, ladies and gentlemen!