Metta World Peace Biography

Fast Facts

• Played basketball for St․ John's University, but left a year early to join the NBA
• Was drafted by the Chicago Bulls during the first round of the 1999 NBA Draft
• Has also played for the Chicago Bulls, the Indiana Pacers, the Sacramento Kings, the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks
• Best known as a professional basketball player who played small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers
• Since leaving the New York Knicks in 2014, he has played internationally with the Chinese team Sichuan Blue Whales and the Italian team Pallacanestro Cantù
• Legally changed his name to Metta World Peace in 2011 in an attempt to "inspire and bring youth together all around the world․"
• Played on the same Amateur Athletic Union team as Elton Brand and Lamar Odom