Grant Hill is a retired professional basketball player He attended Duke University and is widely considered one of their greatest players. After playing college basketball for four years, Hill went on to the pro's.
He played in the NBA for four different teams in his career: Hill played for Detroit Pistons, the Orlando Magic, the Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Clippers. After graduating from Duke in 1994, Hill was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the third overall pick in the NBA draft. He was the co-winner of the 1995 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Early in his NBA career, Hill was widely considered to be one of the best all-around players in the game, often leading his team in points, rebounds and assists. In his first six seasons in the NBA, Hill averaged 21.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game and made the Eastern Conference All-Star Team five times. However, the trajectory of his career was altered by a 2000 ankle injury. The injury continued to plague him for several years, led to a March 2003 surgery that was followed by life-threatening complications, and forced him to miss the entire 2003–04 season. In 2005, Hill made the Eastern Conference All-Star Team as a member of the Magic. He played in the Western Conference Finals in 2010 during his tenure with the Phoenix Suns.
As of 2021, Hill is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks. Hill has also co-hosted NBA Inside Stuff on NBA TV.