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Heat Trade Cook, Draft Pick to Thunder

By Tom ZillerJun 23rd 2010 – 6:20PM

The Miami Heat are going all out in this July's free agent market, so the team trading away its first-round pick, No. 18 overall, along with third-year wing Daequan Cook is no surprise. Oklahoma City agreed to take on Cook and the pick, sending Miami the No. 32 pick overall. Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski and DraftExpress'...

Daequan Cook Talks 3-Point Shootout, Reveals Where He Keeps His Trophy

By Brett PollakoffFeb 12th 2010 – 6:20PM

DALLAS -- Daequan Cook hasn't been factored much into the Miami Heat's plans this season. His scoring average from a season ago has dropped by nearly half, and he's lost an average of over nine minutes of court time per game. But being the reigning champion of All-Star weekend's three-point shootout, he has some relevancy...

Three-Point Shootout Contestants Literally Looking Up to Frye

By Chris TomassonFeb 5th 2010 – 3:30PM

Channing Frye will be shooting for big men everywhere in the NBA's All-Star three-point contest. Then again, it depends who you ask. Phoenix's 6-foot-11 Frye will be just the second center to take part in the 24 contests. The only other one was Sam Perkins in 1997. Other competitors named Friday for the Feb. 13 contest...

Daequan Cook Honors Memory of Fan

By Tom ZillerJun 19th 2009 – 4:10PM

The Dayton Daily News reports that native Daequan Cook of the Heat has quietly reached out to a local family whose son died in a tragic hit-and-run accident over the weekend. The youngster, 12-year-old DaQuan Sales, was a huge fan of the reigning NBA three-point champ and planned to attend Cook's local basketball camp...

Daequan Cook Surprises Everyone, Takes 3-Point Shootout Crown

By Shane BaconFeb 14th 2009 – 11:00PM

PHOENIX -- The competition was there for Jason Kapono. Or maybe Rashard Lewis. Even veteran Mike Bibby might come out of the field the champion. The one thing that was certain was the second-year man from Miami wasn't taking this title, no way, no how.Everybody forgot to tell Daequan Cook he wasn't going to win, though as...

Daequan Cook News From the Web

  • 05/14/12 (3) Los Angeles Lakers (4-3) vs. (2) Oklahoma City... Source: Lakers Locker These two teams don't like each other too much.
  • 05/07/12 Thunder's Attention to Detail Showcased in Round 1 Source: NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder From defensive positioning to spacing on the floor, an NBA Playoff game can be decided by one false step or one missed assignment.
  • 04/25/12 Kings superb through three quarters, then the bottom... Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA The Sacramento Kings looked good for three quarters.
  • 04/25/12 Tuesday's NBA Capsules Source: News and Tribune - Jefferson City MO Joe Johnson scored 28 points, including a wild 3-pointer in the final minute, and the Atlanta Hawks held on for a 109-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night, moving a step closer to wrapping up home-court in the first round of the playoffs.
  • 04/25/12 Pavlovic seals battle of reserves Source: AdelaideNow - Australia LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were out for the Heat. Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo didn't play for the Celtics, with each team unable to improve their playoff seeding.

Background on Daequan Cook

Daequan Cook (born April 28, 1987) is an American basketball player currently playing for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.

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