[1][2][3] In 1995, Profit graduated from Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Delaware as an honor student who scored over 1000 on his first attempt at the SAT exam.

Starting in January 2002, Profit played six games with Premiata Montegranaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A and averaged 13.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 2.2 steals.

[11] After cutting Billy Thomas, the Wizards awarded Profit the 15th and final team roster spot.

[13] Entering the 2004–05 season, the Wizards had only eight available players for opening night, and four (including leading scorers Gilbert Arenas and Larry Hughes) were serving suspensions.

Despite these shortcomings, the Wizards rallied from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 102–91 on the season opener of November 3, 2004.

[14] On March 5, 2005, Profit made the winning tip shot with 3.1 seconds left for the Wizards to defeat the Charlotte Bobcats 86–84.

[17] Profit played in 42 games (including 4 starts) with Washington during the breakout 2004–05 season and averaged 3.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.9 assists.

[18] On August 2, 2005, the Washington Wizards traded Profit and Kwame Brown to the Los Angeles Lakers for Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins.

In his one start, the November 20, 2005 loss to the Chicago Bulls, Profit played 18 minutes, scored two points off free throws, and made two defensive rebounds and one assist.

[19] On December 21, 2005, Profit suffered a season-ending ruptured achilles tendon after substituting into a game for Kobe Bryant, who had just scored 62 points in 3 quarters against the Dallas Mavericks.

[24] Profit later joined the team Grises de Humacao, part of the Puerto Rican league BSN, wearing jersey #7.