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PRO CAREER
Acquired by the Bobcats from Milwaukee as part of a three-team trade in which the Bobcats also received the draft rights to Bismack Biyombo from
Sacramento in exchange for sending Stephen Jackson, Shaun Livingston and the draft rights to Tobias Harris to Milwaukee on June 23, 2011… In 777
career NBA games for the Magic, Clippers, Warriors and Bucks, has averaged 16.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 28.6 minutes played… Has
also seen action in 12 career playoff games, averaging 15.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 24.3 minutes… Originally selected by Seattle with
the 13th overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft before having his draft rights traded with Dale Ellis, Don McLean and Billy Owens to Orlando in exchange for
Horace Grant and two second-round draft picks on June 30, 1999… After his rookie season in Orlando, traded with Keyon Dooling, Derek Strong and a
2000 second-round draft pick to the Clippers on June 28, 2000, in exchange for a 2006 first-round draft pick… Signed with Golden State as a free agent
on July 10, 2008… Traded by Golden State along with a 2010 second-round draft pick to Milwaukee in exchange for Charlie Bell and Dan Gadzuric on June
22, 2010… Enters the 2011-12 season ranked eighth among active players and 46th in NBA history in free throws made and ninth among active players
and 60th in NBA history in free throw attempts… Played eight seasons for the Clippers, where he remains the team’s all-time leader in free throws and
free throw attempts… Also ranks second in franchise history in three-point field goals and three-point field goal attempts, third in minutes played and
fourth in both points and games played..
PERSONAL
Full name is Corey Antoine Maggette... The son of Jimmie and Marguerite
Maggette… In 2006, established the Corey Cares Foundation, a non-profit
organization that aims to serve, mentor and inspire by giving back to
those less fortunate... Has run the annual Flight 50 Basketball Camp
in his native Chicagoland area for the last 10 years... In the summer of
2008, made a $50,000 donation to his high school alma mater, Fenwick
High School in Oak Park, IL… At Fenwick, earned 1998 Gatorade National
Player of the Year and McDonald’s All-American honors after averaging
25.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists for team that went 27-4…
Also named a Parade All-American three times and had his No. 50
uniform retired by the school.
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