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'''Donald James MacLean''' (born January 16, 1970 in [[Simi Valley, California]]) is a former professional [[basketball]] player in the [[NBA]].
|name = Don MacLean
|image =
|league = NBA
|height = 6'10"
|weight =  235 lb
|position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
|birth_date = [[January 16]] [[1970]]
|birth_place = [[Palo Alto, California]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|team = [[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets]],<BR>[[Denver Nuggets]],<BR>[[Philadelphia 76ers]],<BR>[[New Jersey Nets]],<BR>[[Seattle SuperSonics]],<BR>[[Phoenix Suns]],<BR>[[Miami Heat]]
|college = [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
|nationality = [[United States|American]]
|draft = Round 1, pick 19
|draft_year = 1992
|draft_team = [[Detroit Pistons]]
|career_start = 1992
|career_end = 2001
|awards = [[1993-94 NBA season|1994]] [[NBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player]]
}}


'''Donald James MacLean''' (born [[January 16]] [[1970]] in [[Simi Valley, California]]) is a former professional [[basketball]] player in the [[NBA]].
MacLean, a UCLA graduate, was a first-round draft pick of the [[Detroit Pistons]] in 1992, but was traded to the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] and then to the [[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets]]. MacLean played with the Bullets for four years, before moving to Denver and then to a series of other teams. MacLean was named the "Most Improved Player" for 1993-94, averaging 18.2 points per game, but his numbers declined a year later, mainly due to numerous injuries, and never recuperated. In 2000 MacLean tested positive to [[Anabolic steroid|steroids]], possibly taken to quicken the healing process from an injury.  


MacLean, a UCLA graduate, was a first-round draft pick of the [[Detroit Pistons]] in 1992, but was traded to the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] and then to the [[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets]]. MacLean played with the Bullets for four years, before moving to Denver and then to a series of other teams. MacLean was named the "Most Improved Player" for 1993-94, averaging 18.2 points per game, but his numbers declined a year later, mainly due to numerous injuries, and never recuperated. In 2000 MacLean tested positive to [[Anabolic steroid|steroids]], possibly taken to quicken the healing process from an injury. He was suspended for 5 games, and retired two years later. His former team-mate in Phoenix, [[Charles Barkely]] remarked on his drug-related suspension: "I've seen Don MacLean naked, and he doesn't use steroids." His average scoring dropped significantly after that season.  
MacLean was suspended for 5 games, and retired two years later. His former team-mate with the [[Phoenix Suns]], [[Charles Barkely]], remarked on his drug-related suspension: "I've seen Don MacLean naked, and he doesn't use steroids." His average scoring dropped significantly after that season.


He was selected by the [[Detroit Pistons]] in the [[1992 NBA Draft]] but was traded to the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] who in turn traded him to the [[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets]].
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* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/04/10/SPGEKC63GA1.DTL Drug suspension]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/04/10/SPGEKC63GA1.DTL Drug suspension]


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Latest revision as of 04:07, 14 September 2019

Donald James MacLean (born January 16, 1970 in Simi Valley, California) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA.

MacLean, a UCLA graduate, was a first-round draft pick of the Detroit Pistons in 1992, but was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers and then to the Washington Bullets. MacLean played with the Bullets for four years, before moving to Denver and then to a series of other teams. MacLean was named the "Most Improved Player" for 1993-94, averaging 18.2 points per game, but his numbers declined a year later, mainly due to numerous injuries, and never recuperated. In 2000 MacLean tested positive to steroids, possibly taken to quicken the healing process from an injury.

MacLean was suspended for 5 games, and retired two years later. His former team-mate with the Phoenix Suns, Charles Barkely, remarked on his drug-related suspension: "I've seen Don MacLean naked, and he doesn't use steroids." His average scoring dropped significantly after that season.

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