dropped off due to off-the-court legal issues. Peeler was placed on five years of probation stemming from an altercation with a woman he once dated at Missouri, and was accused, mere days before the draft, of being involved in another altercation, this time with an ex-girlfriend he knew from high school. But the Lakers felt that drafting Peeler would be worth the risk if he could help revitalize their backcourt, which was still reeling from Magic Johnson's retirement and only had aging veterans Sedale Threatt and Byron Scott as the legitimate remaining threats at the guard spots. In his rookie year, Peeler appeared in 77 games, starting 11 of them, and became the first Lakers rookie to average double figures (10.4 ppg) since Byron Scott in 1983–84. He scored a season-high 25 points against the Indiana Pacers on January 28, 1993. Peeler also broke Scott's Lakers rookie record for 3-point shooting. Peeler also played for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings and the Washington Wizards averaging 9.7 points per game throughout his NBA career. While with Sacramento during the 2003–04 NBA season, he led the league in three-point field goal accuracy with 48.2 percent. During that season's playoffs, during game 6 matchup between Sacramento and Minnesota, Peeler threw an elbow at former Timberwolves teammate Kevin Garnett, followed by a left hook; Peeler was suspended for 2 games, which included a game 7 loss, which ended the Kings' season, and the season-opener of the Washington Wizards' 2004–05 campaign, with whom Peeler spent his final year. After the NBA Following retirement from playing, Peeler returned to college and finished his degree at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. He entered the coaching profession in China by serving as an assistant coach. He had expressed interest in joining the coaching staff of Frank Haith at Missouri in 2011, but no job offer was forthcoming. He is currently awaiting other opportunities. References 1969 births Living people African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Missouri Basketball players from Kansas City, Missouri Los Angeles Lakers draft picks Los Angeles Lakers players McDonald's High School All-Americans Minnesota Timberwolves players Missouri Tigers men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Sacramento Kings players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri Vancouver Grizzlies players Virginia Union Panthers men's basketball