It might be easy to forget, but back in 2005 the New York Knicks drafted David Lee with the 30th pick that was obtained from the Spurs in the Nazr Mohammed/Malik Rose trade. Although the Spurs chose not to draft Lee with the 27th pick that year (they used it on Ian Mahinmi), there has been an odd connection between the two.
Now that they are together at last, SAEN’s Jeff McDonald reveals Lee’s fascinating journey to get here. From a stat-seeking All-Star with an ego the size of the Big Apple, to learning to sacrifice for the sake of his team on the way to a championship with the Warriors, Lee has learned just what it takes to be a Spur.