he helped the nets reach the nba finals in 2001 but they were swept by the los angeles lakers. he played 7 seasons with the nets and he was traded with cash considerations to the memphis grizzlies for stromile swift. he played 31 games for the grizzlies and then he was traded to the minnesota timberwolves in an eight-player deal involving kevin love and o. j. mayo. when his contract expired at the end of the 2008–09 nba season, the timberwolves didn't re-sign him and he signed with the atlanta hawks on september 2, 2009. he played 3 seasons with the hawks and signed an undisclosed deal with the boston celtics. he was traded by the celtics to the washington wizards on february 21, 2013 for jordan crawford.