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  • Adrian Griffin
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  • Guard - Forward
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Born: Jul 4, 1974
Height: 6-5 /  1,96
Weight: 230  lbs. / 104,3  kg.
College: Seton Hall
Years Pro: 9

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Background


Career Transactions: Signed as a free agent by Miami (01/22/99) … waived by Miami (01/30/99) … signed as a free agent by Boston (08/01/99) … signed as a free agent by Dallas (07/27/01) … signed as a free agent by Houston (08/07/03) … acquired by Chicago via trade with Houston, along with Eric Piatkowski and Mike Wilks, in exchange for Dikembe Mutombo (09/08/04) … signed as a free agent by Dallas (11/28/05) … signed as a free agent by Chicago (07/31/06).

2006-07 (Chicago): Appeared in 54 games, with one start, and posted averages of 2.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 1.1 apg in 10.8 mpg … shot .473 from the field and .789 from the free throw line … scored a season-high 17 points vs. GS (02/28) … posted a season-high five steals vs. MEM (01/13) … spent 14 games on the Inactive List and had 14 DNP-CDs … missed seven games with a right calf strain (11/14 – 11/25) and seven games with lower back spasms (03/31 – 04/06, 04/13 – 04/18) … 2007 Playoffs: Appeared in four games.

Career: Has played in 442 career games, including 177 starts, and holds averages of 4.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.4 apg and 17.4 mpg … a career .439 shooter from the field, including .278 from three-point range, and .768 from the free throw line … has two double-doubles … spent three years in the CBA, the USBL and the Italian League, after his college career at Seton Hall, before playing in the NBA … has played in 48 playoff games, with 11 starts, and averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.0 rpg in 13.2 mpg and shot .487 from the field and .765 from the line … 2005-06 (Dallas): Appeared in 52 games, including 45 starts, with the Mavericks and had his most productive season since averaging career-best numbers in 2001-02 with Dallas … he averaged 4.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 1.7 apg in 23.9 mpg … he shot .480 from the floor and .774 from the free throw line … he recorded seven games of 10+ points and three games of 10+ rebounds …was team leader in steals 11 times, assists six times and rebounds three times … registered his first two double-doubles of his career … finished with a season-high tying 14 points and a season-high 12 boards with three assists and two steals at CHI (12/05) … tied his season-high 14 points with five rebounds in 38 minutes vs. PHO (03/05) … 2006 Playoffs: Helped the Mavericks reach the NBA Finals with averages of 3.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 1.2 apg in 17.5 mpg in 20 appearances, including eight starts … he set playoff career-highs in minutes (36), offensive rebounds (6), defensive rebounds (6), total rebounds (9), steals (4) and blocked shots (4) … 2004-05 (Chicago): spent the season in the Windy City and averaged 2.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg and 9.4 mpg and shot .372 from the floor and .750 from the free throw line in 69 games, including one starting assignment, and helped the Bulls return to the Playoffs for the first time in seven seasons … 2005 Playoffs: Posted averages of 6.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.8 apg and 1.00 spg in 17.2 mpg in five of Chicago’s six games … 2003-04 (Houston): Played in 19 games with the Houston Rockets after he had surgery on his right knee before the start of the season that caused him to remain on the Injured List until Feb. 4 … he then returned to the Injured List for the final 12 games of the regular season with right knee chrondomalacia … 2002-03 (Dallas): Second year in a row with the Mavericks and he averaged 4.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 1.04 spg in 74 appearances … shot a career-high .844 on free throws ... 2003 Playoffs: Appeared in 15 games with Dallas, including two starts, and averaged 2.5 ppg and 2.9 rpg in 8.7 mpg … 2001-02 (Dallas): Played in 58 games and averaged a career-high 7.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg and a team-high 1.29 spg in 23.8 mpg … also shot a career-best .499 from the field and .837 from the free throw line … 2002 Playoffs: Averaged 5.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 1.0 apg in 14.3 mpg in four appearances, including one start … 2000-01 (Boston): Played in just 44 games due to back-related injuries and averaged 2.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 8.6 mpg … 1999-00 (Boston): Made 72 appearances, including 47 starts, and averaged 6.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg and 2.5 apg in 26.0 mpg … also participated in the Schick Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend … named co-winner of the Schick Rookie of the Month award for November (along with Lamar Odom) after leading the Celtics in rebounds (7.9 rpg), steals (2.34 spg), field goal percentage (.541) and minutes played (35.2 mpg) … scored a career-high 23 points vs. CLE (11/17) … grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against NY (11/12) … in his NBA debut, he tallied 14 points, seven assists, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals against TOR (11/02).

College: Averaged 10.0 ppg, and 6.5 rpg in 123 career games at Seton Hall … one of only six players at Seton Hall to score 1,400+ points and grab 800+ rebounds … averaged 16.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg and 3.1 apg as a senior and was named to the All-Big East Second Team … named to All-Big East Third Team after averaging 15.3 ppg and 7.2 rpg as a junior.


Personal


Full name is Adrian Darnell Griffin … married with two daughters and one son … appeared in a PSA for Verizon Wireless to help curb domestic abuse ... lists Conan the Barbarian as his favorite movie … enjoys the comedy of Eddie Murphy.



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