Willie Green

Basketball

Served as envoy

  • 2010  –  Cape Verde

Born in Detroit in 1981, Willie Green went to college at Detroit Mercy prior to be drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2nd Round of the 2003 NBA Draft. Playing as a Shooting Guard, Green played for the Philadelphia 76ers from 2003 to 2010, before playing for the New Orleans Hornets (2010-2011), the Atlanta Hawks (2011-2012), the Los Angeles Clippers (2012-2014), and the Orlando Magics (2014-2015). Of his 12 seasons in the NBA, Green played 731 games (36 being playoff games), averaging 8.3 points per game.