Daniel David Dickau (born September 16, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as an on-air broadcaster for ESPN, the Pac-12 Network, CBS Sports Network and Westwood One. He is also a co-host of the Dickau and Slim Show on Spokane's 700 ESPN with Sean "Slim" Widmer. Early life and college Born in Portland, Oregon, Dickau graduated from Prairie High School in nearby Brush Prairie, Washington. He enrolled at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1997 and played for the Huskies under head coach Bob Bender. Dickau fractured his heel 13 games into the 1998–99 season and announced his decision to transfer in April. He enrolled at Gonzaga University in Spokane and sat out the 1999–2000 season as a transfer, a de facto redshirt year. He was a standout point guard for the Bulldogs for two seasons under head coach Mark Few, named a first team All-American his senior year in 2002. NBA career Player Dickau was selected in the first round of the 2002 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, the 28th overall pick. He was traded eight times and wore various jersey numbers in his six-year NBA career: to the Atlanta Hawks (#12) on June 26, 2002 (on draft night for a first-round pick); to the Portland Trail Blazers (#7) on February 9, 2004 (Rasheed Wallace trade); to the Golden State Warriors (#10) on July 20, 2004 (Nick Van Exel trade); to the Dallas Mavericks (#21) on August 24, 2004 (Erick Dampier trade); to the New Orleans Hornets (#2) on December 3, 2004 (Darrell Armstrong trade); to the Boston Celtics (#20) on October 1, 2005 (New Orleans received a second-round draft pick); to the Portland Trail Blazers (for a second time, via a trade involving former teammate Theo Ratliff) (#2) on June 28, 2006 and to the New York Knicks (#1) on June 28, 2007 (Zach Randolph and Steve Francis trade). For two years in a row, Dickau was traded in a draft-day trade package, first from the Celtics to the Trail Blazers, then from the Trail Blazers to the Knicks. Dickau's best season came in 2004–05 with the New Orleans Hornets, where he saw significant playing time and led the team in total assists, total steals, and 3-pointers made. During the season, he scored 20 or more points in seven games and had five double-doubles. On December 17, 2005, as a member