David Lee

David Lee (born April 29, 1983) is an American professional basketball power forward and center for the Golden State Warriors. He played college basketball at the University of Florida and was drafted in 2005 by the New York Knicks. In 2010, Lee was signed and traded to the Warriors.

Lee was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was a highly touted player at Chaminade College Preparatory School in Creve Coeur, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.

Naturally left-handed, Lee became essentially ambidextrous when he broke his left arm and learned to play right-handed. Lee was a McDonald's All American and won the 2001 Slam Dunk competition. Lee was also named a first-team high school All-American by Parade magazine.

Lee accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators basketball team from 2001 to 2005.

As a freshman in 2002, he was named to the All-SEC freshman team by the conference's coaches. During his sophomore season in 2002–03, he averaged double figures in points and seven rebounds a game.

Lee was named a second-team All-SEC selection in his junior in 2003–04, while averaging thirteen points and seven rebounds per game.

Lee became an unrestricted free agent in the 2010 off-season. On July 9, he was signed and traded to the Golden State Warriors in a deal that involved Anthony Randolph, Kelenna Azubuike, Ronny Turiaf and a future second-round pick traded to the Knicks. The deal is worth $80 million for over 6 years.