God Shammgod, formerly known as Shammgod Wells is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He is currently a player development coach with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. He played in the NBA with the Washington Wizards during 1997–98 after being drafted by them in the second round (46th overall pick) of the 1997 NBA draft. He played in the Chinese Basketball Association for several teams, including the Zhejiang Cyclones. and Shanxi Yujun. He also played professionally in Poland and Saudi Arabia. Despite a brief NBA career, he is well-remembered as the progenitor and namesake of a widely used crossover dribble, the "Shammgod."
| Dallas Mavericks Current Roster |
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| 00 Christie • 0 Exum • 1 Hardy • 2 Lively • 3 Davis • 7 Powell • 8 Prosper • 10 Williams (TW) • 11 Irving • 13 Marshall • 16 Martin • 20 Edwards (TW) • 21 Gafford • 23 Jones (TW) • 25 Washington • 26 Dinwiddie • 31 Thompson |
| Players who left during the season: 00 Gortman • 5 Grimes • 9 Brown • 42 Kleber • 50 Kelley • 77 Dončić • 88 Morris |
| Head coach: Kidd • Assistant coaches: Armstrong • Broghamer • Dudley • Hughes • Jensen • Milić • Shammgod • Sweeney • Vaney |