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Daequan Cook Biography
NBA guard/forward known for his 3-point shooting. He spent about five years in the NBA before continuing his career in Ukraine, Germany, Iran and Israel.
He played 1 year of college basketball at Ohio State.
He was drafted 21st overall in 2007, the third Buckeye to go in the first round that year.
He was born to Fred Sneed and Renae Cook.
From 2007 to 2010 he played on the Miami Heat with All-Star guard Dwyane Wade.
Daequan Cook (born April 28, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He was taken 21st overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers then subsequently traded to the Miami Heat.
Daequan Cook attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio. As a junior, he led Dunbar to the Ohio Division II state semifinals where they lost to eventual champion Upper Sandusky High School. As a senior, he averaged 24.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game and led Dunbar to a Division II state championship. He was named onto the 2006 McDonald’s All-American Team. Playing for the West, Cook scored 17 points in the 112–94 win. He was also named a third-team Parade All-American.
One of Ohio State University Coach Thad Matta’s famed “Thad Five”, Cook averaged 10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.7 steals in 20.4 minutes per game. On April 20, 2007, Cook announced his intentions to enter the 2007 NBA Draft, along with fellow freshmen teammates Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr.
Cook won the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout in Phoenix, ending Jason Kapono’s two-year winning streak.
Daequan Cook was averaging 8.2 points per game in his rookie season with the Miami Heat before being sent to the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League in late February 2008. He returned to the Heat on March 8 and in his second game back on March 10 he scored a career-high 23 points in a one-point loss to the L.A. Clippers. He scored a new career-high of 27 against the Phoenix Suns on March 4, 2009, going 6–8 from 3-point range.
In 2010–2011, Cook emerged as a useful bench player for the Thunder, mostly as a three-point specialist. He was a key player in the Thunder’s emergence as a Western Conference contender. In December 2011, Cook signed a two-year extension with the Thunder. Cook reached the 2012 NBA Finals with the Thunder, but the team lost to the Miami Heat.
On June 23, 2010, Cook was traded with the 18th pick in the 2010 Draft to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 32nd pick in the 2010 Draft.
On October 27, 2012, Cook, James Harden, Cole Aldrich, and Lazar Hayward were traded to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, and draft picks. Cook was waived by the Rockets on January 2, 2013.
Cook was a high school teammate of Norris Cole. (The two later faced each other in the 2012 NBA Finals.) Cook also played with Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr. on the SPIECE Indy Heat high school AAU team. Cook was the team’s leading scorer in the 2004 Big Time event in Las Vegas. The team was undefeated and won the championship.
On November 23, 2013, Cook has signed his first overseas contract, with Ukrainian SuperLeague team Budivelnyk Kyiv, which also participating in the Euroleague. In his Euroleague debut, Cook scored 16 points with 4/8 from 3-point range in his team loss 74–82 to CSKA Moscow. Budivelnyk waived him on January 14, 2014. On January 29, 2014, he signed with Walter Tigers Tübingen of Germany for the rest of the 2013–14 season.
On January 6, 2013, Cook signed with the Chicago Bulls, and played there for the remainder of the season.
On August 12, 2014, Cook signed with SPO Rouen Basket of the French LNB Pro A for the 2014–15 season.
On August 14, 2015, Cook signed with Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. On March 13, 2016, Cook recorded a career-high 44 points, while shooting 15-of-32 from the field, along with nine rebounds and three assists in a 94–97 loss to Porto.
In December 2016, Cook signed with Chemidor Tehran of the Iranian Super League.
On August 9, 2017, Cook signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nes Ziona for the 2017–18 season. In 32 games played during the 2017–18 season, he led the team in scoring by averaging 16 points per game. Cook led Nes Ziona to the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.
On June 7, 2018, Cook signed a one-year contract extension with Nes Ziona. On December 9, 2018, Cook recorded 24 points, shooting 5-of-8 from three-point range, including a game-winning three-point shot with 2.9 seconds left to give Nes Ziona an 83–81 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 9 MVP. On April 7, 2019, Cook recorded a season-high 30 points, shooting 7-of-11 from three-point range, along with three assists, leading Nes Ziona to a 97–84 win over Hapoel Holon. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 25 MVP.
On August 1, 2019, Cook signed a one-year contract extension with Nes Ziona. On December 1, 2019, Cook recorded a season-high 34 points, while shooting 13-of-24 from the field, along with seven rebounds and two assists in a 106–115 double overtime loss to Hapoel Gilboa Galil.
What's Daequan Cook Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Daequan Cook Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
