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CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by the HEAT in the first round (19th overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft…signed by the HEAT on July 27, 2004…re-signed by the HEAT on Aug. 21, 2008.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

Has appeared in 133 regular season games (55 starts) and has averaged 6.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.66 blocks, 0.58 steals and 19.2 minutes while shooting 46.1 percent from the floor, 21.8 percent from three-point range and 79.2 percent from the foul line…has missed a total of 96 games due to injury, 40 games as a healthy scratch on the inactive list, 42 games as a DNP-CD and seven games while on assignment to the NBA Development League…in his 55 career starts he has averaged 9.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.00 blocks, 0.84 steals and 28.4 minutes while shooting 47.8 percent from the floor, 31.8 percent from three-point range and 80.4 percent from the foul line…ranks 18th on the HEAT’s all-time blocked shots list with 88…has scored in double figures 34 times (24 as a starter), including a pair of 20-point efforts…has grabbed double-figure rebounds on 10 occasions and has recorded eight double-doubles…scored in double figures in a career-high five consecutive games from Feb. 4-12, 2008…his high for most field goals made in a game without a miss is five and occurred against Toronto on Feb. 4, 2008 and his high for most free throws made in a game without a miss is eight and occurred at Philadelphia on Feb. 7, 2008…became the first player in HEAT history to be perfect from both the floor and free throw line in a game with a minimum of five attempts from each category on Feb. 4, 2008 against Toronto when he was 5-5 from the floor and 7-7 from the line…his career high for consecutive free throws made is 22 and occurred from Feb. 1-12, 2008…his career-high for consecutive games played is 43 and occurred from Apr. 18, 2006-Jan. 22, 2007…his career high for consecutive starts is 18 and occurred from Nov. 24, 2006-Dec. 29, 2006…has recorded 50 dunks…has 22 multi-block games and 18 multi-steal games…has drawn five charges…has five double-figure scoring quarters…has appeared in one NBA postseason contest and was scoreless in one minute…appeared in six games in the NBA D-League and averaged 12.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 20.7 minutes per game while shooting 51.6 percent from the floor and registering four double-figure scoring efforts, including one 30-point performance.

2007-08 SEASON:

Started 34 of the 44 games in which he appeared for the HEAT and averaged 7.9 points (.488 FG%, .826 FT%), 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.93 blocks, 0.66 steals and 25.1 minutes…missed a total of 29 games due to injury and was a DNP-CD on nine occasions…missed a pair of games from Nov. 27-30 with a sprained left wrist…missed three games from Jan. 2-6 with a sprained left ankle…missed the final 24 games of the season (Mar. 5-Apr. 16) due to a meniscal tear of the left knee which occurred at Sacramento on Mar. 2 and required surgery on Mar. 3…recorded single-season career highs in starts, field goal percentage and offensive rebounds (48)…ranked third on the team in blocks (41), fourth in defensive rebounds (172) and fifth in total rebounds (220)…led the HEAT in scoring once and also topped the team in blocks 16 times, in rebounds on seven occasions, in steals five times and in minutes in four contests…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench once and also led the HEAT reserves in rebounds three times and in minutes, assists, steals and blocks twice each…in his 34 starts he averaged 8.9 points (.487 FG%, .815 FT%), 5.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.12 blocks and 28.1 minutes…scored in double figures on 13 occasions and grabbed double-figure rebounds four times…tallied four double-doubles…scored in double figures a career-high five consecutive games from Feb. 4-12…became the first player in HEAT history to be perfect from both the floor and free throw line in a game with a minimum of five attempts from each category on Feb. 4 against Toronto when he was 5-5 from the floor and 7-7 from the line…the five field goals he made against Toronto on Feb. 4 marked his career high for most field goals made in a game without a miss…hit a career-high 22 consecutive free throw attempts from Feb. 1-12, the second longest streak on the team during the 2007-08 season…hit all eight of his free throw attempts at Philadelphia on Feb. 7, marking the most free throws he hit in a game without a miss in his career…scored a season-high 19 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds at Golden State on Dec. 7…his 13 defensive rebounds and 18 total rebounds (both career highs) at Golden State on Dec. 7 each tied for the HEAT single-game high in the 2007-08 season…grabbed a career-high six offensive rebounds at Philadelphia on Feb. 7…played a career-high 46:09 minutes against Denver on Feb. 12 and tied his career high in field goals made with eight…attempted a career-high 17 field goals at Orlando on Jan. 30…had 22 dunks…registered two double-figure scoring quarters…took two charges…had 10 multi-block games and six multi-steal games…Season Highs: 19 points (twice), 18 rebounds (at Golden State, Dec. 7), four assists (twice), four blocks (vs. Minnesota, Dec. 17), three steals (vs. Orlando, Dec. 28) and 46:09 minutes (vs. Denver, Feb. 12).

2006-07 SEASON:

Appeared in 66 games (19 starts) for the HEAT and averaged 6.0 points (.445 FG%, .744 FT%), 4.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.70 blocks, 0.62 steals and 19.6 minutes…missed one game due to the flu (Mar. 2 vs. Detroit)…was a DNP-CD on 12 occasions and was a healthy scratch on the inactive list three times…ranked fourth on the team in defensive rebounds (232) and blocks (46)…led the HEAT in scoring twice, in steals and blocks 11 times each, in rebounds on nine occasions, in minutes five times and in assists twice…was Miami’s top scorer off the bench on seven occasions and also topped the HEAT reserves in assists and steals 16 times each, in steals 14 times, in rebounds in 13 contests and in minutes nine times…in his 19 starts he averaged 8.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.95 steals, 0.89 blocks and 28.7 minutes while shooting 45.2 percent from the floor and 76.5 percent from the foul line…scored in double figures 19 times, including one 20-point performance…grabbed double-figure rebounds on six occasions and recorded four double-doubles…recorded career highs in points (21), blocks (6) and steals (4) against New Jersey on Dec. 29…registered his first career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds against New Orleans/Oklahoma City on Nov. 21…made a season-high 12 consecutive free throws from Dec. 2-27…started a career-high 18 consecutive games from Nov. 24-Dec. 29…recorded 25 dunks…had three double-figure scoring quarters…drew three charges…had 12 multi-block games and 10 multi-steal games…Season Highs: 21 points (vs. New Jersey, Dec. 29), 16 rebounds (vs. Memphis, Dec. 16), six assists (vs. Seattle, Nov. 7), six blocks (vs. New Jersey, Dec. 29), four steals (vs. New Jersey, Dec. 29) and 43:27 minutes (at Chicago, Dec. 27).

2005-06 SEASON:

Saw action in 20 games (two starts) for the HEAT and averaged 2.9 points (.465 FG%, .882 FT%), 1.6 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 6.6 minutes…was a DNP-CD on 18 occasions…missed seven games while on assignment to the Florida Flame of the NBA D-League…was on the inactive list as a healthy scratch 37 times…scored in double figures twice, including one 20-point effort…in his two starts he averaged 19.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.00 steals and 29.5 minutes while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and 85.7 percent from the foul line…made his first career start at Atlanta on Apr. 18 and totaled 19 points while also registering season highs in rebounds (seven) and assists (four) in 28:17 minutes…made his second career start at Boston on Apr. 19 and scored a season-high 20 points and matched his season high in rebounds with seven in a season-high 30:18 minutes…set career highs in both free throws made (10) and attempted (12) at Boston on Apr. 19…hit a season-high 12 consecutive free throws from Nov. 20-Apr. 19…recorded a pair of dunks…had one multi-steal game…was assigned to the Florida Flame of the NBA D-League from Jan. 3-18 where he saw action in six games and averaged 12.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 20.7 minutes per game while shooting 51.6 percent from the floor…scored a team-high 32 points off the bench for the Flame on 15-22 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds in 32 minutes against Roanoke on Jan. 13…NBA Season Highs: 20 points (at Boston, Apr. 19), seven rebounds (twice), four assists (at Atlanta, Apr. 18), two steals (at Boston, Apr. 19), one block (vs. Atlanta, Dec. 20) and 30:18 minutes (at Boston, Apr. 19).

2004-05 SEASON:

Appeared in three games (no starts) for the HEAT and averaged 2.3 points (.273 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 1.33 steals, 1.0 assists, 0.3 rebounds and 9.0 minutes…missed a total of 76 games due to injury and was a DNP-CD on three occasions…missed the first 47 games of the season while on the injured list from Nov. 3-Feb. 1 with an abdominal strain…missed 29 games while on the injured list from Feb. 11-Apr. 20 with bilateral patella tendinitis…scored his first career points, finishing with seven at Orlando in the season finale on Apr. 20…his three steals in the third quarter at Orlando on Apr. 20 tied the team high for steals in a quarter by an individual during the 2004-05 campaign…topped the HEAT in steals once, with a season-high three at Orlando on Apr. 20…led the HEAT reserves in steals twice…made his NBA debut on Feb. 5 against Chicago and was scoreless in two minutes…had one multi-steal game…registered one dunk…Season Highs: seven points (at Orlando, Apr. 20), three steals (at Orlando, Apr. 20), two assists (at Orlando, Apr. 20), one rebound (vs. Charlotte, Apr. 19) and 22 minutes (at Orlando, Apr. 20).

2004-05 SEASON:

Started each of the 79 games in which he appeared for the Suns and averaged 19.0 points (.440 FG%, .851 FT%), 9.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.11 steals, 1.32 blocks and 40.7 minutes…missed a total of three games due to injury…missed a pair of games (Nov. 26-28) with a sprained left ankle which he suffered at Denver on Nov. 25 and one game (Apr. 7 vs. Denver) due to viral bronchitis…was the Suns’ lone remaining captain after Stephon Marbury and Penny Hardaway were traded to New York on Jan. 5…set a single-season career high in assists (214)…led the NBA in total steals (167)…joined 2003-04 MVP Kevin Garnett as the only two NBA players to rank in the top 30 in scoring (19th), rebounds (14th), steals (2nd), blocks (27th) and minutes (2nd)…led Phoenix in starts, points scored (1,498), field goals made (590) and attempted (1,341), three-point field goals made (90), offensive rebounds (212), defensive rebounds (525), total rebounds (737), steals and blocks (104)…topped the 3,000 minutes played mark for the third consecutive season becoming only the second player in franchise history to accomplish that feat joining Dan Majerle (1992-95)…topped the Suns in scoring on 26 occasions, in rebounds a team-high 41 times, in steals a team-high 41 times, in blocks a team-best 36 times and in assists on eight occasions…scored in double figures 74 times, including 37 games with at least 20 points and four 30-point performances…grabbed double-figure rebounds on 36 occasions and registered 35 double-doubles (12th in the NBA)…matched his career high with eight assists at Dallas on Mar. 8…scored the game-winning basket on an alley-oop slam against Seattle on Dec. 16…had 51 multi-steal and 32 multi-block games…Season Highs: 32 points (at Sacramento, Dec. 14), 17 rebounds (twice), eight assists (at Dallas, Mar. 8), six steals (twice), five blocks (at Utah, Nov. 5) and 53 minutes (at Houston, Mar. 15).

NBA PLAYOFFS:

2007: Appeared in one game in Miami’s Opening Round series against Chicago and was scoreless in 0:48 of playing time…made his postseason debut in Game 4 against Chicago on Apr. 29…2006: Was not included on the HEAT’s postseason roster…2005: Was not included on the HEAT’s postseason roster.

HIGH SCHOOL/PREP SCHOOL:

Was named the top prep school player in the nation by Basketball Times following the 2003-04 season at South Kent Prep…in his lone season at South Kent Prep he averaged 29 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks…scored 53 points on 25-37 shooting and pulled down 20 rebounds in South Kent’s win over Lafayette…tallied a game-high 24 points on 9-17 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in 28 minutes in the 2004 Jordan Capital Classic on Apr. 17…led the East squad with 17 points and grabbed four rebounds in 25 minutes in the 2004 EA Sports Roundball Classic on Mar. 24…was named MVP of the National Prep School Tournament after averaging 36 points a game with performances of 32, 35 and 41 points in the three games…participated in USA Basketball’s Youth Development Festival in the summer of 2003 and led his team to the bronze medal by scoring 29 points in the bronze medal game…was named the fourth-best high school player in the country by HoopScoop…was selected the 19th best senior in the country by USA Today…played four years at Leuzinger High School in California and averaged 24.8 points and 12.6 rebounds as a senior in 2002-03 earning him Ocean League Player of the Year honors and 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a junior in 2001-02.

PERSONAL:

Full name is Dorell Lawrence Wright…his mom gave him the nickname “D3”…also goes by the nickname “D. Wright Way”…lists his parents Ray and Stacy Wright as the people who have made a difference in his life…has a younger brother, Delon, and a younger sister, Danae…has a son, Devin Quentin Dwyane Wright…his son was named after Quentin Richardson and Dwyane Wade who both serve as his godfather…would like to coach in the NBA when he is done playing…in his free time he enjoys playing Madden NFL Football and NCAA Football on his Xbox Live…also enjoys baseball which he played in high school and was scouted by several major league teams before committing to play basketball and football where he is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys…originally committed to play basketball at DePaul University before deciding to become an early entry candidate and go straight to the NBA from prep school…was the first high school player ever drafted by the HEAT…ran a basketball camp for kids in his hometown of Los Angeles in the summer of 2007…has been very active in the South Florida community since arriving in 2004…visited a Red Cross shelter in Arcadia, FL in August of 2004 to lift the spirits and assist those who suffered hardships due to Hurricane Charley and to thank the American Red Cross volunteers…also visited a hurricane shelter in West Palm Beach in September of 2004 after Hurricane Frances, helping lift spirits and serve meals to the families residing in the shelter…welcomed students back to school on the first day of classes in both 2004 (Southwood Middle School and Coral Reef Elementary) and 2005 (Riverside Elementary)…participated at a Reading Rally at P.S. 8 in New York City in September of 2004 with other NBA rookies attending the league’s annual Rookie Transition Program…likes to listen to rap and R&B and lists Lil Wayne, Cory Gunz and Young Jeezy among his favorite musical artists…his favorite television show is 48 Hours…lists Step Brothers and Waterboy among his favorite movies and pizza as his favorite food…chose Prime 112 as his favorite restaurant…says Puerto Rico is the favorite place he has visited and picked the Bahamas as his dream vacation destination…has no set pre-game routine or superstitions…wears a size 15 sneaker.

REGULAR SEASON CAREER HIGHS:

MINS: 46:09, vs. Denver (2-12-08)
FGM: 8, two times (last: vs. Denver, 2-12-08)
FGA: 17, at Orlando (1-30-08)
3-PT FGM: 3, at Atlanta (4-18-06)
3-PT FGA: 5, two times (last: vs. Denver, 11-14-06)
FTM: 10, at Boston (4-19-06)
FTA: 12, at Boston (4-19-06)
OR: 6, at Philadelphia (2-7-08)
DR: 13, two times (last: at Golden State, 12-7-07)
TOT: 18, at Golden State (12-7-07)
AST: 6, vs. Seattle (11-7-06)
STL: 4, vs. New Jersey (12-29-06)
TO: 5, at Orlando (4-18-07)
BLK: 6, vs. New Jersey (12-29-06)
PTS: 21, vs. New Jersey (12-29-06)

POSTSEASON CAREER HIGHS:

MINS: 0:48, vs. Chicago (4-29-07)
FGM: 0
FGA: 0
3-PT FGM: 0
3-PT FGA: 0
FTM: 0
FTA: 0
OR: 0
DR: 0
TOT: 0
AST: 0
STL: 0
TO: 0
BLK: 0
PTS: 0