Mookie Blaylock
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Daron "Mookie" Blaylock (born March 20 1967 in Garland, Texas) is a former NBA basketball player, a 6'1" push and pass point guard who rated among the better defensive stoppers in the game. The former University of Oklahoma star is most highly regarded for his quick hands and a ball hawking defensive style that has produced more than 200 steals in a season four times and two NBA All-Defensive first-team selections. But he was also a capable outside shooter, a fine passer who generally ranked among the league's assist leaders and a durable instigator of the fast break. Blaylock was taken by New Jersey in 1989 with the 12th overall pick of the NBA Draft and settled quickly into Nets' rotation but he was traded to Atlanta in 1992 and really blossomed a year later under new coach Lenny Wilkens. The only knock against this 1994 All-Star was his streaky outside shooting. He finished off his career playing as a reserve for the Golden State Warriors.
Fans of the basketball player, the band Pearl Jam was originally named "Mookie Blaylock", but were forced to change and instead settled on naming their debut album 'Ten' after the Blaylock's jersey number.