Another NBA veteran is bringing his act to the Philippine shores. Eight-year veteran center Jelani McCoy is ready to help the Meralco Bolts’ bid to figure prominently in the coming PBA Commissioner’s Cup. The 34-year old McCoy was a second round draftee of the then Seattle Supersonics (now OKC Thunder) in the 1998 draft. The former UCLA standout played for the Sonics, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and Denver Nuggets, with career norms of 4.6 ppg and 3.5 rpg in 260 total outings. McCoy also had stints with the Bakersfield Jam and Los Angeles D-Fenders in the NBA D-League, Viola Reggio Calabria in the Italian League, Ukrainian club Azovmash Mariupol, Menorca Bàsquet of the Spanish League and Chinese team Fujian Xunxing. McCoy is said to be a good shot-blocker and a decent defensive player but his weakness is his inability to consistently hit free throws, according to his profile page in Stop Mike Lupica.
“Jelani McCoy went to school at UCLA. He played there for only two seasons (and a portion of the third), but he still managed to leave as UCLA's career leader in block shots (188) and field goal percentage (.694). The Sonics drafted him in the 2nd round in 1998, 33rd overall. His rookie year he hit 56 of 76 FGAs (73.7%). That's pretty impressive. Also impressive: His FG% of .538 is higher than his FT% of. 490. In other words, it's better to foul him than to let him shoot. "If there is a worse free throw shooter than Shaq, it's definitely Jelani." - internet scout on McCoy at UCLA.”
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