Last Updated on April 4, 2025 by Mat Diekhake

Here’s a detailed breakdown of Rashard Lewis’s profile:

  • Full Name: Rashard Quovon Lewis
  • Nationality: American
  • Date of Birth: August 8, 1979
  • Hometown: Pineville, Louisiana, USA
  • Height: 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm)
  • Weight: 235 pounds (107 kg)
  • Wingspan: 7 feet 2 inches (218 cm)
  • Shoe Size: Size 16 (US)
  • Number: 7 (Seattle SuperSonics), 9 (Orlando Magic), 9 (Washington Wizards), 9 (Miami Heat)
  • Position: Small Forward / Power Forward
  • High School: Alief Elsik High School (Houston, Texas)
  • College: Did not attend college; entered the NBA directly from high school
  • NBA Draft: Selected in the 2nd round, 32nd overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1998 NBA Draft
  • Teams Played For:
    1. Seattle SuperSonics (1998–2007)
    2. Orlando Magic (2007–2010)
    3. Washington Wizards (2010–2012)
    4. Miami Heat (2012–2014)
  • Accolades:
    • 2× NBA All-Star (2005, 2009)
    • Key player in leading the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals in 2009.
    • Known as one of the most prolific three-point shooters of his era, finishing his career with 1,787 made three-pointers.
  • Championship Rings: 2× NBA Champion with the Miami Heat (2012, 2013)
  • Kids: Rashard Lewis has three children: two daughters (Gianna and Grayson) and a son (Rashard Jr.).
  • Siblings: He has four siblings: three sisters (Katrina, Krystal, and Flaurita) and one brother (Damon).

Rashard Lewis was one of the best three-point shooters in NBA history. He made the NBA Finals with Orlando during Dwight Howard’s prime and won an NBA championship with the Miami Heat teaming back up with Ray Allen. Lewis was drafted 32nd overall in 1998, but he declared for the NBA straight out of high school which hurt his draft stock. Nevertheless, he became one of the best forwards in the league who could play small forward and power forward. Lewis was also one of the original stretch fours who helped change the game in that direction.

Rashard is one of the greatest shooters of all time. He truly was one of the most naturally gifted shooters of all time; a shooter who put in a lot of work but also whose natural mechanics favored him being a good shooter. I don’t believe there was anyone like Rashard who could shoot with such a high release with the accuracy that he did. That said, I also think that there is a connection between the mechanics of Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen. Both players were teammates on the Sonics and had two of the most textbook shooting mechanics in the game.

Notes:

  • Rashard Lewis’s height without shoes is officially listed as 6 feet 9 inches (206 cm). With shoes, his height is listed as 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm),
  • Rashard Lewis’s playing weight was a consistent 235 pounds throughout his playing career.
  • Rashard Lewis is one of the most underrated NBA players in history in my opinion. Fans quickly forgot that he was a main player on an Orlando Magic team that went to the NBA Finals against Kobe Bryant in 2009. If not for Kobe Bryant, they may have been NBA Champions.

Fun Facts

  • Rashard Lewis was a pioneer for “stretch fours,” demonstrating the value of big men with perimeter shooting.