Laron Profit
Encyclopedia
Bronta Laron Profit is a former American
professional basketball
player, formerly in the NBA. Before college, he played for Caesar Rodney High School
in Camden, Delaware
. Following a college career at the University of Maryland, College Park
, he was a second round draft pick of the Orlando Magic
in the 1999 NBA Draft
. He has played for the Washington Wizards
multiple times, and was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers
with Kwame Brown
.
Profit suffered a season ending injury (ruptured achilles tendon) after subbing into a game for Kobe Bryant
who had just scored 62 points in 3 quarters vs. the Dallas Mavericks. He was waived on January 17, 2006 to make room for rookie Ronny Turiaf
on the Lakers roster.
Received Honorable Mention All-ACC Freshman honors in 1996,
led the ACC in steals in 1997,
selected to the All-ACC 3rd team in 1997,1998 and 1999,
and named Honorable Mention All-American in 1998. Upon graduation, Laron was 16th on the All-Time ACC steals list.
United States
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professional basketball
Basketball
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player, formerly in the NBA. Before college, he played for Caesar Rodney High School
Caesar Rodney High School
Caesar Rodney High School is a high school located in Camden-Wyoming, Delaware south of Dover, DE. The school is in Caesar Rodney School District. The school's enrollment is over 2,800...
in Camden, Delaware
Camden, Delaware
Camden is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,464 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Camden is located at ....
. Following a college career at the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
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, he was a second round draft pick of the Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic
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in the 1999 NBA Draft
1999 NBA Draft
The 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand , Trajan Langdon , Corey Maggette and William Avery being selected out of Duke University...
. He has played for the Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards
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multiple times, and was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
with Kwame Brown
Kwame Brown
Kwame James Brown is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Charlotte Bobcats. The , center was the 1st overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards, and was the first number one draft pick to be selected straight out of high school...
.
Profit suffered a season ending injury (ruptured achilles tendon) after subbing into a game for Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
who had just scored 62 points in 3 quarters vs. the Dallas Mavericks. He was waived on January 17, 2006 to make room for rookie Ronny Turiaf
Ronny Turiaf
Ronny Turiaf is a French professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the NBA. Turiaf has been a member of the French national basketball team....
on the Lakers roster.
College career
Laron Profit finished his college career averaging 12.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.Received Honorable Mention All-ACC Freshman honors in 1996,
led the ACC in steals in 1997,
selected to the All-ACC 3rd team in 1997,1998 and 1999,
and named Honorable Mention All-American in 1998. Upon graduation, Laron was 16th on the All-Time ACC steals list.