James Lee Donaldson III is a retired professional English-American basketball player who grew up in California and played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Donaldson, a 7'2" center, starred at Luther Burbank High School and Washington State University in the late 1970s before being drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979. However, he spent his first professional season abroad, with the Italian Serie A's 3A Antonini Siena.

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  • James Lee Donaldson III is a retired professional English-American basketball player who grew up in California and played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Donaldson, a 7'2" center, starred at Luther Burbank High School and Washington State University in the late 1970s before being drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979. However, he spent his first professional season abroad, with the Italian Serie A's 3A Antonini Siena. Donaldson played three seasons with Seattle before moving on to the San Diego (later Los Angeles) Clippers. During the 1984–85 NBA season, he led the league in field goal percentage at 0.637 — still one of the ten highest percentages in NBA history. Donaldson joined the Dallas Mavericks in 1985. He had his finest years while playing for the Mavericks, providing rebounding and shot-blocking to complement Dallas' star-studded line-up, which included Mark Aguirre, Rolando Blackman, Roy Tarpley, Derek Harper, and Brad Davis. Donaldson himself earned a spot on the 1988 All-Star Team during a season in which the Mavericks reached the Western Conference Finals before losing to the Los Angeles Lakers. After brief stints with the New York Knicks and Utah Jazz (49 games in two seasons combined) in the early 1990s, injuries forced Donaldson into retirement from the NBA. He left the league in 1995, with 8,203 career points, 7,492 career rebounds and 1,267 career blocks. He played in 957 NBA games without ever attempting a 3-point shot, a record among players from the 3-point era. Overseas, he played in Greece for Iraklis B.C. (1993–94, in between his Utah spells), Caja San Fernando, Snai Montecatini (Italy, 1997–98, for only six games), Breogán Lugo (Spain, two stints, in 1998 and 1999) and Gymnastikos S. Larissas, retiring for good at the age of 41. Upon retiring, Donaldson settled in the Seattle area, where he runs the Donaldson Clinic, a physical therapy business in Mill Creek, Wash. He is also a motivational speaker. In 2009, Donaldson ran for the non-partisan office of Seattle mayor and came in fourth among the candidates. In 2010, Donaldson joined the College Success Foundation as the Director of the Tacoma College Success Foundation.
  • James Lee Donaldson III es un ex jugador de baloncesto inglés, aunque criado en California, que jugó durante 14 temporadas en la NBA, jugando también en la liga griega, la liga italiana y en la Liga ACB. Con 2,18 metros de estatura, jugaba en la posición de pívot.
  • James Lee Donaldson III est un ancien joueur américain de basket-ball qui a grandi en Californie et disputa 14 saisons en NBA. Donaldson, pivot de 2m18, évolua au lycée "Luther Burbank" et à l'université d'État de Washington avant d'être sélectionné par les Seattle SuperSonics lors de la draft 1979. Il joua trois saisons avec Seattle avant d'arriver aux San Diego Clippers. Lors de la saison 1984-1985, Donaldson fut le leader de la ligue au pourcentage de réussite aux tirs avec 63,7%, ce qui demeure toujours une des dix meilleures performances de l'histoire de la NBA. Donaldson rejoignit les Dallas Mavericks en 1985. Ce fut alors ses meilleures années, apportant ses qualités aux contres et aux rebonds, complétant la raquette de Dallas incluant alors Mark Aguirre, Rolando Blackman, Roy Tarpley, Derek Harper et Brad Davis. Donaldson participa au All-Star Game 1988 lors d'une saison où les Mavericks atteignirent la Finale de la Conférence Ouest, s'inclinant face aux Los Angeles Lakers. Après de brefs passages aux New York Knicks et aux Utah Jazz au début des années 1990, des blessures obligèrent Donaldson à prendre sa retraite et il quitta la NBA en 1995 avec un total en carrière de 8203 points, 7492 rebonds et 1267 contres. À l'issue de sa carrière NBA, il joua en Grèce pour Iraklis (1993-94) et AEL. Il vit actuellement dans la région de Seattle, où il possède une cabinet de physiothérapie. Il est aussi devenu "coach".
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  • James Lee Donaldson III es un ex jugador de baloncesto inglés, aunque criado en California, que jugó durante 14 temporadas en la NBA, jugando también en la liga griega, la liga italiana y en la Liga ACB. Con 2,18 metros de estatura, jugaba en la posición de pívot.
  • James Lee Donaldson III est un ancien joueur américain de basket-ball qui a grandi en Californie et disputa 14 saisons en NBA. Donaldson, pivot de 2m18, évolua au lycée "Luther Burbank" et à l'université d'État de Washington avant d'être sélectionné par les Seattle SuperSonics lors de la draft 1979. Il joua trois saisons avec Seattle avant d'arriver aux San Diego Clippers.
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