Ronald Eugene Mercer (born May 18, 1976 in Nashville, Tennessee), was a star basketball player at the University of Kentucky and currently plays in the National Basketball Association, most recently for the New Jersey Nets. May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Nashville skyline Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ... The University of Kentucky (also as UK or simply Kentucky) is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The New Jersey Nets are a National Basketball Association team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ...

He had a very prosperous collegiate career and was part of a natieonal championship team in his freshman year. He was selected with the 6th overall pick of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics and was reunited with Rick Pitino, his coach at Kentucky who had just become the coach of the Celtics. Prior to Mercer's drafting, Pitino was recorded as saying that he did not envisage Mercer as having the necessary talent to be selected very high. Some felt this was just a ploy to scare the other teams off of him so as to increase the likelihood of Mercer being available by the time the Celtics got an opportunity to make their draft selection. 1997 NBA Draft - 25 June 1997 - Charlotte, North Carolina This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Rick Pitino (born September 18, 1952 in New York City) is a basketball coach with experience in NBA and NCAA basketball leagues. ...

After two seasons in Boston, Mercer was traded by the Celtics along with Popeye Jones and Dwayne Schintzius to the Denver Nuggets for Danny Fortson, Eric Williams, Eric Washington and a future draft choice. He played 37 games for Denver in 1999-2000, then played the final 31 games that year with the Orlando Magic due to a trade. Ronald Jerome Popeye Jones (born June 17, 1970 in Dresden, Tennessee) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. After attending Murray State University, he was selected by the Houston Rockets in the second round (41st overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft but his rights were traded to the... Dwayne Kenneth Schintzius (born October 14, 1968 in Brandon, Florida) is an American basketball player perhaps best known for his role as a Russian player in the 1996 Whoopi Goldberg comedy Eddie, and his spectacular mullet. ... The Denver Nuggets are a National Basketball Association team based in Denver, Colorado. ... Daniel Anthony Fortson (born on March 27, 1976)is a proffesional basketball player. ... Eric C. Williams (born July 17, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey) is a professional basketball player currently with the National Basketball Associations Toronto Raptors. ... The Orlando Magic are a National Basketball Association team based in Orlando, Florida. ...

He left after that season, the next year signing as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls. He averaged 19.7 points per game in his first year with them. In his second season there he fared nearly as well, averaging 16.8 points per game, but he was traded partway through the season with Brad Miller, Ron Artest and Kevin Ollie to the Indiana Pacers for Jalen Rose, Travis Best, Norman Richardson, and a second-round draft pick. In Indiana he served merely as a role player, and his play declined rapidly. The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Bradley Alan Miller (born April 12, 1976 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a two-time NBA All-Star, currently starting at center for the Sacramento Kings. ... Ronald William Artest, Jr. ... Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27, 1972 in Dallas, Texas) is a professional NBA basketball player currently with the Philadelphia 76ers. ... The Indiana Pacers are a National Basketball Association team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA. Graduating from Southwestern High School in Detroit, Jalen then attended the University of Michigan in which he participated in two losing appearances in the NCAA final game as part of the... Travis Eric Best (born 12 July 1972 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. After a college career at Georgia Institute of Technology, he was drafted 23rd overall in the 1995 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. ...

Before the 2003-2004 season, he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team trade that again involved Brad Miller and the Sacramento Kings' Hedo Türkoğlu. After playing 39 games with the Spurs, he was released. Prior to the 2004-2005 season, he signed with his seventh NBA team, the New Jersey Nets. The San Antonio Spurs are a National Basketball Association team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... The Sacramento Kings are a National Basketball Association team based in Sacramento, California. ... Hidayet TürkoÄŸlu, widely known as Hedo TürkoÄŸlu (born March 19, 1979 in Ä°stanbul, Turkey), is a professional basketball player, and the first Turkish-born player in NBA history. ... The New Jersey Nets are a National Basketball Association team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ...

On August 15, 2005, prior to the 2005-06 season, Mercer was waived by the Nets to avoid the NBA's luxury tax as part of the new labor agreement. He has not yet signed with another team. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...