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2012-13 Statistics
Born:
Dec 7, 1984
Height:
7-0 / 2.13
Weight:
270 lbs. / 122.5 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Pittsburgh / USA
Years Pro:
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HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent December 11, 2011. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Second-round draft choice (49th overall) by Chicago in 2007; September 22, 2009: Re-signed as a free agent by Chicago; January 25, 2010: Traded by Chicago to New Orleans for guard Devin Brown; December 11, 2011: Signed as a free agent by Toronto; July 27, 2012: Re-signed by Toronto. CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2012-13 season with a player option for the following season. 2011-12 SEASON: Averaged 3.9 points, with career bests of 5.7 rebounds (third on team) and 16.6 minutes in 49 games ... Started 40 contests, averaging 4.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 17.4 minutes ... Shot .516 (83-161) from the field, second-best on the club ... Led the team in rebounding 11 times and recorded two double-doubles ... Grabbed 10+ rebounds six times ... Recorded a game-high 10 rebounds Apr. 8 at Oklahoma City ... Led the team in rebounding in back-to-back games (Apr. 1-3 vs. Washington and Charlotte), totalling 17 boards ... Ejected with 7:47 remaining in the third quarter Mar. 20 at New York after picking up his second technical foul ... Scored 10 points Mar. 10 at Detroit ... Contributed 11 points and a team-high 11 rebounds Mar. 5 vs. Orlando ... Averaged 5.0 points and 6.2 rebounds during 12 games in February ... Recorded first double-double of the season and sixth of career Feb. 22 vs. Detroit with season highs in points (12) and rebounds (12) ... Hauled down 11 rebounds Jan. 27 at Denver ... Made first start Jan. 24 at Phoenix ... Grabbed four rebounds during 19 minutes off the bench in season debut Jan. 18 at Boston; returned to the court against the Celtics after missing the first 14 games of the season (Dec. 26, 2010 - Jan. 16, 2011) ... Underwent an ablation procedure Jan. 9 to correct a rapid heart rate. PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has averaged 3.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 13.8 minutes in 239 games, with 65 starts ... Has made eight playoff appearances, averaging 2.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 12.8 minutes ... 2010-11: Averaged 3.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and shot .566 from the field ... Led the team in rebounds five times ... Was inactive for 29 games and recorded 12 DNP-CD’s ... Collected 10 rebounds Apr. 13 at Dallas ... Grabbed nine rebounds Apr. 10 vs. Utah ... Finished with seven points (3-3 FG) and seven rebounds in 18 minutes Mar. 27 at Los Angeles Lakers ... Scored 10 points and had eight rebounds (five offensive) Mar. 23 at Utah ... Grabbed 10 rebounds (six offensive) with four points in 17 minutes Feb. 7 vs. Minnesota ... Had 10 rebounds Feb. 5 vs. Los Angeles Lakers ... Totaled eight rebounds with four points Feb. 1 vs. Washington ... Scored nine points on going four-of-five FG and grabbed four rebounds Dec. 5 at San Antonio ... Playoffs: Saw action in six games, averaging 3.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 11.4 minutes ... Shot nine-of-13 (.692) from the field in the first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers, including five-for-five en route to 12 points in a Game 1 victory ... 2009-10: Averaged 3.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 9.7 minutes in 32 games ... Totaled 12 points and seven rebounds (6 offensive) vs. Washington on Mar. 31 ... Had seven points, 11 rebounds, two blocks and two assists on Mar. 20 at Utah ... Totaled six points, seven rebounds and three assists vs. Oklahoma City on Mar. 10 ... Had seven points and eight rebounds Mar. 3 vs. Memphis ... Played 24 minutes, totaling six points and seven rebounds, holding Dwight Howard to two 4th quarter points vs. Orlando on Feb. 26 ... In his first game with the Hornets, had two points and 1 rebound Jan. 30 at Memphis ... Had six points and three rebounds vs. Toronto on Dec. 5... Made season debut at Utah on Nov. 26 after missing first 13 games with left fibula stress fracture ... 2008-09: Played in 56 games, with 18 starts, and averaged 3.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 12.8 minutes ... In the 18 starts, averaged 4.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 17.0 minutes ... Drew 26 DNP-CDs ... Posted nine points (3-3 FG) in 9:28 minutes of play at the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 28 ... Scored 10 points and grabbed nine boards Jan. 3 vs. Minnesota ... Posted his lone double-double of the year with season highs of 12 points and 11 rebounds at Miami on Dec. 26 ... Grabbed nine boards vs. Washington on Dec. 6 ... Finished with 11 points and five boards at the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 18 ... Hauled down 10 rebounds vs. Atlanta on Nov. 11 ... Playoffs: Was scoreless with one rebound in nine minutes in two appearances ... 2007-08: Made 61 appearances during his rookie season, including one start ... Averaged 4.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 10.0 minutes ... Shot .505 from the floor ... Was on the Inactive List for two games and was a DNP-CD 18 times ... Posted two double-double games ... Made his first career start in the season finale Apr. 16 vs. Toronto, posting career highs of 19 points and 22 rebounds in 35 minutes ... Registered his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds Dec. 19 at Washington ... Played 20 minutes Dec. 18 vs. Los Angeles Lakers, recording eight points and six rebounds. COLLEGE CAREER: Finished his four years at Pittsburgh with averages of 9.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.15 blocks in 113 games (68 starts) ... Shot .550 from the field with the Panthers ... Concluded his college career ranked 10th in school history in rebounds (790), fifth in blocks (130), sixth in double-doubles (33) and fifth in double-figure rebounding games (39) ... Earned All-Big East First Team honours as a junior and senior ... Named Third Team All-America by The Associated Press his senior season ... Led the team in scoring (13.9), rebounds (9.5), field goal percentage (.565) and blocked shots (62) in his senior campaign ... Named the 2006-07 Big East/Aeropostale Scholar-Athlete of the Year and All-Big East First Team ... Posted 15 double-doubles ... Averaged 13.9 points and 10.5 rebounds in 33 games his junior season ... Became the first Pitt player since 1987-88 to average a double-double for a season ... Led the Big East in double-doubles with 18 ... Named Big East Most Improved Player in 2005-06, upping his scoring and rebound averages to 13.9 points and 10.5 rebounds in his junior season from 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds as a sophomore ... Led the conference in rebounding ... Scored a career-high 25 points against Notre Dame ... Claimed Big-East All-Tournament Team accolades in 2006, when he recorded three double-doubles in four games and set the Tournament record for rebounds with 47. |
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Full name is Aaron Michael Gray … nickname is “A.G.” … son of Michael and Sandy Gray … his brother, Matthew, played collegiate baseball at Bloomsburg (Pa.) ... his uncle, Steve Gray, was a member of the 1978 Duke basketball team that advanced to the Final Four … favorite movie is “Men of Honor” … majored in Communication & Rhetoric … in March teamed with GW Fins Restaurant to help reward 20 Lusher Elementary 5th graders for exceptional “Project Pride” behavior which emphasizes core values of being kind, responsible, respecting people and property and doing your best work…attended the Hornets and the Salvation Army’s Emerge Program Easter party at Audubon Zoo where he interacted and thanked kids from the Recovery School District who have reached perfect attendance… participated in the EnergizaBulls fitness program launch at Orozco Community Academy … attended the Chicago Bulls Basketball Camp for children held at the Bulls/White Sox Training Academy in Lisle … spoke to attendees before signing autographs for everyone in the gym … attended the Luol Deng Thanksgiving Dinner at the Pacific Garden Mission for 843 men, women and children, and served a Thanksgiving dinner … helped 25 kids from the Martin Luther King Boys & Girls Club go on a holiday shopping spree and spend $100 gift cards courtesy of Dick’s Sporting Goods … distributed gifts to children and helped decorate Christmas trees that were later donated to CHA senior facilities at a holiday party for the Chicago Housing Authority, as well as USO families who had loved ones serving overseas during the holidays … made a personal food donation to the Chicago Bulls and Midway Moving & Storage Holiday Food Drive benefiting the Greater Chicago Food Depository … participated in the Chicago Bulls Division Navy Recruit Swearing-in Ceremony at the Berto Center … attended the Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education event with physically disabled children in the spring of 2007 … participated in the Chicago Bulls cleanup event at Schiller Woods with the District of Cook County Forest Preserve to launch the Bulls “Go Green” campaign to raise environmental awareness … attended the Chicago Bulls Basketball Camp for children held at the Bulls/White Sox Training Academy … attended and golfed in the Bulls/Verizon Wireless Charity Golf Outing in 2008. |
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