Lorenzen Wright was an American professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association.
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Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright was born on November 4, 1975, in Oxford, Mississippi, the United States to parents Deborah Marion and Herb Wright. He was raised alongside three siblings Lou Wright, Adriane Harris and Savia Archie.
Lorenzen Wright’s father, Herb, was a professional basketball player who competed in Finland. He played for Lafayette High School in Mississippi and later relocated to Memphis. There he spent his senior year playing for Booker T. Washington High School.
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Lorenzen Wright was selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1996 NBA Draft out of the University of Memphis. He later went back to the University of Memphis to finish his degree during the summer of 2003.
Lorenzen Wright has played for the Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, and Cleveland Cavaliers. He is the father of Lorenzen Wright Jr., Loren Wright, Sofia Wright, Sierra Wright, Shamar Wright, Lamar Wright and Lawson Wright.

How much time did Billy Ray Turner get for the murder of Lorenzen Wright?
Billy Ray Turner was sentenced by Judge Lee Coffee to life in prison for the murder conviction and will be sentenced for the other charges at a later date. He was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy.


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