DeShawn Stevenson was born on April 3, 1981 in the city of ash tree, within its namesake county, in California, USA.
Serves as Shooting Guard, reaching a maximum height of 1.96 meters and weighing an approximate of 95 kilograms.
He played basketball within his high school, the Washington Union High School, from which he was chosen for the Draft of the NBA of the year 2000.
This is an atypical measure, since the vast majority of players, if not all, usually wait until they graduate from university to begin participating in the NBA.
In turn, many teams and institutions prefer this because the players go through a period of adaptation and experience greater than if they only come from high school.
Despite this, he was chosen by the Utah Jazz to sign a contract and began playing alongside them at the beginning of the season 2000-01.
During this year he made a total of forty appearances, among which stands out his great performance in the dunk contest in the All stars weekend, where he finished second, behind Dwayne Wade.
In subsequent seasons, 2001-02 Y 2002-03Stevenson’s appearances occurred in almost every match, but playing time was very short.
For this same reason, the player asked to be given more space on the playing field, to which the institution decided to pass it on to the Orlando Magic.
Unfortunately for him, within this new team things did not change until the coach took over Chris Jent. He was the one who gave him the opportunity to really shine on the court.
During the season 2004-05 His performance as an advocate gave the media something to talk about, and of course he left the managers very impressed. Magic.
It was at this time that he reached two career records, 29 points in a game and the 2,000th score in the league. National Basketball Association.
In the following season he starred in all the matches, and once his 3-year contract with Orlando Magic, decided to ask for the pass.
The August 3, 2006 signed a new contract, this time with the Washington Wizards, with whom he would stay a minimum of two years.
With his teammates Etan Thomas, Donell Taylor, Jarvis Hayes, Caron Butler and Andray Blatche, among others, he has a very fluid relationship and is always seen in a good mood despite the reputation of a bad partner he has had.
He is currently engaged with Ariane williams with whom you have two children: DeShawn Jr. And your daughter Skye christian. They all live in Ashburn, Virginia.