• Al Thornton
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• Forward

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PROFESSIONALLY: Has seen his FG% rise in all three of his professional seasons (.429 in 2007-08, .446 in 2008-09, .473 in 2009-10)…Scored the 3,000th point of his career in Washington’s final game of the 2009-10 season (vs. IND, 4/14)…Scored 10 points in the 2009 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Phoenix in 2009...Scored his 2,000th career point vs. MEM (3/4/09), and became the second rookie of 2007 NBA Draft class to reach 2,000 points…Named to the 2008 NBA All-Rookie First Team.

2009-10 SEASON: Averaged 10.7 points and 3.9 rebounds in 75 games (46 starts), including 10.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in 24 games (16 starts) for Washington…Connected at a career-best .473 clip from the field…Scored a season-high 31 points for the Clippers vs. MIN (11/23)…Scored 20+ points six times, and recorded three double-doubles…Had a season-high 11 rebounds twice as a member of the Wizards (2/24 vs. MEM, 3/7 at BOS)…Dished a season-best five assists for Washington vs. NYK (2/26/10)…Tied his career-high with four blocked shots in a Wizards win vs. DEN (2/19)…Missed seven games (3/26-4/6) due to a strained right hip flexor.

2008-09 SEASON: Averaged 16.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in 37.4 minutes per game in 71 games (67 starts) for the Los Angeles Clippers...Finished second on team in minutes played (2,654)...Scored 10+ points 25 times and 20+ points 28 times...Scored 30+ points four times...Grabbed 10+ rebounds once and had one double-double.

2007-08 SEASON: Averaged 12.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 27.3 minutes in 79 games played (31 starts)…named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team…completed the most successful season of any Clippers lottery selection since 1999, averaging more points than any Clips lottery selection since Lamar Odom (16.6)…second leading scorer among all NBA rookies…finished as a leader among all rookies, finishing eighth in rebounds, 12th in assists, 10th in field goal percentage (.429), fourth in three-point percentage (.331), ninth in free throw percentage (.743) and fifth in minutes (27.3)…equaled the Clippers rookie record for most points in a game and scored the most points of any Clipper this season when he had 39 points vs. Memphis on 3/29/08…averaged 15.4 points and 6.2 rebounds in 31 starts…scored 20+ points 20 times and hit for 20+ points in back-to-back games six times…reached 30+ points in three games…equaled Clippers franchise record for most turnovers in a game with 10…led team in scoring 16 times and rebounding eight times…led team in assists once, steals 10 times and blocks 12 times…had seven double-doubles…11/2/07 vs. Golden State, in NBA and Clippers debut tallied five points (2-6 FG, 1-2 FT), three rebounds and one steal in 18:43...11/21/07 vs. Denver, made 1st start of NBA career, scored 12 points (4-14 FG, 3-6 FT) in 21:35...12/2/07 vs. Indiana, scored 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-4 FT)…12/4/07 vs. Milwaukee, DND-Sprained right ankle...1/30/08 vs. Atlanta, exploded for 33 points (13-20 FG, 5-5 FT) - became 1st Clippers rookie since Lamar Odom on 4/19/00 to reach 30+ points...2/9/08 at Philadelphia had 1st career double-double with 18 points (8-18 FG, 2-4 FT) and 10 rebounds in 37:51...3/12/08 at Orlando, had 17 points (8-24 FG, 1-2 FT) and five rebounds in 35:17...24 field goal attempts season-high by Clippers player...3/29/08 vs. Memphis, equaled a Clippers team rookie record with 39 pts (13-23 FG, 10-12 FT) to go with three rebounds and a career-high five steals...

COLLEGE: (Florida State): Career: Averaged 12.3 points and 5.2 rebounds over his four-year collegiate career…connected on 65-144 3FG (.451) over his career…finished his career ranked seventh in school history in points (1,521), third in three-point field goal percentage (.438) and sixth in free throws made (366)…one of only two players in school history with at least 1,500 points and 600 rebounds…2006-07 (Senior): Named Third-Team All-American by The Associated Press…named a Second-Team All-American by Rivals.com…All-ACC First Team selection and voted as the ACC Player of the Year Runner-up…finalist for the Wooden, Naismith and Rupp Awards as the nation’s best collegiate player…started all 35 games and led Florida State and the ACC in scoring with a 19.7 ppg scoring average and a career-high 7.2 rebounds per game…shot 53 percent from the field and 44 percent from three-point range…became the first player in school history to lead the team in blocked shots and steals in the same season…2005-06 (Junior): Averaged 16.1 points and 6.9 rebounds in 30 games played…named to All-ACC Second Team and All-District First Team…started all 30 games and led Seminoles in scoring (16.1 points)…scored 19 or more points nine times and 30 or more points on three occasions…averaged 23.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in six games against opponents who played in the NCAA Tournament…recorded eight double-doubles including a 37 point, 15 rebound outing vs. Duke…connected on a career-high .476 from three-point range…2004-05 (Sophomore): Played in 29 games, started four…finished second on team in scoring (9.1 ppg)…shot career-high .543 from the field…scored in double figures 12 times…2003-04 (Freshman): Came off the bench in all 30 games and averaged 2.8 points… 2002-03: Was fully eligible to play for the Seminoles but chose to take a redshirt season…