Mutombo career profile?
Name: Dikembe MutomboBirthday: 1966-06-25Height: 7'2"/2m18Weight: 260lbs/117.9kgNumber: 55Position: CenterFrom: GeorgetownNBA Years of Play: 17YearsCurrent Team: Houston Rockets Player Bio Mutombo was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the fourth overall pick in the first round of the 1991 draft. Mutombo was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the fourth round of the 1991 draft and was traded to the Rockets on September 9, 2004, and on October 2, 2007, he signed a contract extension with the Rockets. Mutombo is married to Rose and the two have six children. Mutombo is a Sporting News "Friendly Player" and in 1997 established the Mutombo Foundation for charitable purposes. In the NBA, Mutombo was a defensive mastermind, averaging more than 10 points and 10 rebounds per game in his career. He had a unique secret on the cap, which was crucial to the Rockets interior defense. Mutombo participated in 1,187 games in the NBA, including 995 starts, averaging 10 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks; Mutombo also participated in 99 playoff games, including 72 starts, averaging 9.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 51.7%. Mutombo was the NBA's "Best Defensive Player" for the 2000-01 season, and was named to the "Best Defensive Team" (1997-98, 1996-97), "Second Defensive Team" (1994-95 and 1996-97), "Second Defensive Team" (1994-95 and 1996-97) and "Second Defensive Team" (1994-95 and 1994-95). "He was named to the NBA's Best Defensive Line (1997-98, 1996-97), Second Defensive Line (1994-95 and 1998-99), and the NBA's Third Team (1997-98). 2006-07 Season Overview Mutombo averaged 3.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1 block per game in 75 games, including 33 starts. Mutombo reached double digits in rebounds 21 times and led the Rockets in rebounds in 24 games, and four of the Rockets' top five highest rebounding numbers in a single game that season belonged to Mutombo. He averaged 4.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 33 games in which he started, and also had three double-doubles. He had an 11-game streak of double-digit rebounds, the fourth-longest streak of double-doubles in Mutombo's career. Playoff performances Mutombo has been to the postseason 12 times, and his postseason cap total ranks in the top 10 in NBA history. 2007 This was Mutombo's second postseason appearance with the Rockets, and he averaged 1.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game, playing in all seven playoff games. In Game 7 against the Jazz, Mutombo had three points, three rebounds and one cap. 2005 Mutombo followed the Rockets to the Mavericks, where he had 10 rebounds and four blocks in Game 6 of the doubleheader. 2003 Mutombo followed the Nets to the NBA Finals. Major Honors: Won the NBA's "Best Defensive Player" for the 2000-01 season Named to the "Best Defensive Lineup": 1997-98, 1996-97 Season Named to the "Second Defensive Lineup ":1994-95, 1998-99 season Selected to the 1997-98 NBA "Third Team" Played for: Denver Nuggets Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers New Jersey Nets New York Knicks p>