Switching sports, Wright signed with the Denver Rockets (predecessor to the Denver Nuggets) on January 5, 1968,[REF][REF] starting play with the Rockets just weeks after the end of the football season [REF].
A 6 foot 2 inch (1.88 m), 205 pound (93 kg) guard, he played for five seasons in the American Basketball Association, four seasons with the Rockets (1967-1971) and a single season with The Floridians (1971-1972) [REF].