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Lindsey Benson Hunter, Jr. (born December 3, 1970,
in Utica, Mississippi) is an American professional
basketball player in the NBA. He is a backup point
guard for the Detroit Pistons.
In 1993, the Detroit Pistons had 2 first-round picks
in the NBA Draft. They selected Hunter with the 10th
pick and chose Tennessee guard Allan Houston with
the 11th. Lindsey has spent most of his professional
career playing with the Pistons organization. his
first stint in Detroit lasted from 1993 to 2000 when
he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Billy
Owens. He played with the Bucks for one season,
before being sent to the Los Angeles Lakers in
exchange for Greg Foster. Lindsey was a contributor
on the Lakers team that won the NBA championship in
2001-02. Following that season, Lindsey was dealt
again. This time it was to the Toronto Raptors
alongside Chris Jefferies for Tracy Murray and
Kareem Rush. In August 2003, the Pistons re-acquired
Hunter by sending Michael Curry to the Raptors. He
was briefly traded to the Boston Celtics in February
2004 along with Chucky Atkins and a first-round
draft pick for Mike James, in order to make the
salary cap figures work out for the trade that
brought Rasheed Wallace to the Pistons. Lindsey
never played a game for the Celtics. He was
immediately released and re-signed by Detroit 10
days later. Lindsey and Pistons went on to win the
2003-04 NBA championship.
Offensively, Hunter has at times been an effective
three-point shooter during his career, several times
appearing on the leaderboard for most three-point
shots made in a season. Defensively, he has a very
"scrappy" style of play and is known for his
quickness, and being a tenacious on-the-ball
defender.
On March 7, 2007, Hunter was suspended for ten games
after testing positive for phentermine. He claimed
he was using his wife's diet pills, which made him
test positive for the banned substance.
He currently resides in Plymouth, Michigan with his
wife, Ivy, and their four children.
