Who Am I?

I started playing basketball 20 years ago at age three after my grandfather built a court for me and I haven't stopped playing yet. As a high school senior at Santa Monica (Calif.) Crossroads, I averaged 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists a game for the small-school state champions, but my game was anything but small.

In fact, I was so popular that I announced my college choice live on the Los Angeles Clippers pre-game show in April, 1997 on Fox Sports West.

My decision was a popular one, as I decided to stay local and go to UCLA over Kansas. My stated goal was to win a national championship, but I didn't stay in school long enough to accomplish it. A torn ACL at the end of my freshman year convinced me that I should go to the NBA at my earliest opportunity.

So after averaging 16 points a game as a sophomore, I entered the draft and was chosen third overall by the then-Charlotte Hornets. I averaged 12 and 16 points a game my first two years before earning my first All-Star nod in 2001-2002, when I averaged 18 points, 8.5 assists and finished second in the NBA with 172 steals. The Hornets resigned me to a long-term deal after the season and I'm considered the franchise's cornerstone as we set sail for hopefully the NBA Finals in our first season in New Orleans. Do you know who I am?

Answer: Point guard Baron Davis