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Chauncey Billups Nickname Mr. Big Shot

February 23, 2012 by · Comments Off on Chauncey Billups Nickname Mr. Big Shot 

Chauncey Billups Nickname Mr. Big Shot, Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976, in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball guard for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A star at the University of Colorado, he was chosen third overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.

A 5 time NBA All-Star and a 3 time All-NBA selection, Billups has played for the Celtics, the Toronto Raptors, the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Detroit Pistons, the New York Knicks, the Clippers, and Team USA. He won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004, helping the Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals, and was given the nickname “Mr. Big Shot” for making late-game shots with Detroit.

In 2004 he was honored by the University of Colorado as the fifth player to have his jersey (number 4) retired.

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