Former Florida Gator standout forward David Lee is no longer an NBA free agent. In perhaps the most anticipated summer in NBA history, Lee became the quiet prize of the free agent market for the Golden State Warriors.

Lee starred for the Gators basketball team for three seasons which culminated in his junior season when he would average 13.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. After his successful college career, Lee moved on to the NBA, where he would be drafted in the first round (30^th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.

For the Knicks, Lee has average 13 points and 9.6 boards per game in a career in which he has improved on his numbers in each season. In 2009-10, Lee put together his best season to date with a league leading 65 double doubles to go along with 20.2 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

Lee entered this summer’s historic free agency period as the number 4 forward on the market. In most other off seasons, Lee would have easily been the most prized free agent of them all. On the first day players were permitted to officially sign deals with their new teams, Lee agreed to Join Baron Davis and the Golden State Warriors. In order to get the maximum contract for himself and a fair return in value for the Knicks, the three parties agreed to a sign-and-trade between the two teams. The Knicks first signed Lee to a six-year, $80 million contract then sent him to the Warriors. In the trade, Golden State will send forwards Ronny Turiaf, Anthony Randolph, Kelenna Azubuike and a 2012 second round pick to New York.

David Lee hopes to be one of the cornerstones of a young Golden State team trying to get back to the playoffs and compete for relevance in the Western Conference.