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Background

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Has appeared in 688 games in his 13-year career and has made 549 starts…has averaged 15.4 points, 5.1 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.61 steals and 34.0 minutes while shooting 45.8 percent from the field, 31.5 percent from three-point range and 77.4 percent from the foul line…is a three-time All-NBA performer, earning First Team honors twice (1994-95 and 1995-96) and Third Team honors once (1996-97)…is a one-time NBA Player of the Month, a two-time Rookie of the Month and a two-time NBA Player of the Week…was an NBA First-Team All-Rookie selection in 1993-94 and the MVP of the 1994 Rookie Game at All-Star Weekend…has scored in double figures on 501 occasions, including 215 games with at least 20 points, 41 games with at least 30 points and one 40-point effort…his longest streak of consecutive games scoring in double figures is 46 games and occurred from Jan. 12, 1997-Apr. 8, 1997…his longest stretch of consecutive 20-point outings is eight games and occurred from Nov. 21, 1994-Dec. 6, 1994…his longest streak of consecutive 30-point efforts is three and occurred from Nov. 11, 1995-Nov. 16, 1995…handed out double-figure assists on 62 occasions and grabbed double-figure rebounds in 28 contests…has recorded 81 double-doubles and five triple-doubles…his high for consecutive games with double-figure assists is three and has occurred on three occasions, most recently from Feb. 1, 1996-Feb. 4, 1996…his longest stretch of consecutive games with double-figure rebounds is two and was accomplished Dec. 27, 2001-Dec. 29, 2001…his longest streak of consecutive games with a double-double is three and occurred twice, most recently from Apr. 13, 1995-Apr. 17, 1995…his longest streak for consecutive games with at least one three-point field goal made is 14 and occurred from Feb. 6, 1997-Mar. 4, 1997…his high for most consecutive games with a steal is 23 and occurred from Apr. 2, 1999-Nov. 12, 1999…his longest stretch of consecutive starts is 313 and was accomplished from Nov. 5, 1993-Dec. 3, 1997…his high for consecutive games with a blocked shots is eight and occurred from Dec. 2, 1997-Feb. 13, 1998…enters the 2007-08 season 12 games shy of 700 for his career and also 1,614 minutes shy of 25,000, 376 points from 11,000, five three-point field goals shy of 500, 27 field goals from 4,000 and 28 offensive rebounds from 1,000…still ranks among the Orlando Magic’s all-time leaders in assists (2nd-2,343), steals (3rd-718), points (4th-7,018), scoring average (4th-19.0 ppg), field goals made (4th-2,542), free throws made (4th-1,568), free throws attempted (4th-2,047), minutes played (4th-13,721), field goals attempted (5th-5,380), three-point field goals attempted (6th-1,176), three-point field goals made (7th-366), total rebounds (7th-1,752), blocked shots (8th-191) and games played (8th-369)…owns the Orlando record for steals in a season with 190 in 1993-94…led the Magic in assists for four consecutive seasons from 1993-97…led the Magic in steals four different seasons, including a string of three consecutive years from 1993-96…has started 63 of the 64 NBA postseason games in which he has appeared and has averaged 20.4 points, 6.2 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 1.86 steals, 0.75 blocks and 41.3 minutes while shooting 44.8 percent from the field, 38.0 percent from three-point range and 74.6 percent from the foul line…averaged double-figure points in each of his eight seasons in postseason play…has scored in double figures in 62 of his 64 postseason contests (96.9 percent), including 26 games with at least 20 points, eight games with at least 30 points and a pair of 40-point performances…scored in double figures in each of his first 53 postseason games (Apr. 28, 1994-May 14, 2000), his longest postseason streak of consecutive games with double-digit scoring…has handed out double-figure assists nine times in postseason play and has grabbed double-figure rebounds on four occasions…has 12 postseason double-doubles and one triple-double…has appeared in four All-Star Games (in consecutive years from 1995-1998) and has averaged 13.8 points, 6.0 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.00 steals and 24.5 minutes while shooting 62.5 percent from the floor, 41.7 percent from three-point range and 83.3 percent from the foul line.

2004-05 SEASON:
…Season Highs: 15 points (at Denver, Feb. 1), six assists (at Philadelphia, Feb. 14), six rebounds (at Indiana, Nov. 13), four steals (vs. Indiana, Feb. 26), one block (three times) and 43 minutes (at Utah, Feb. 7).

2003-04 SEASON:
…scored his 10,000th career point on Jan. 16 against Seattle…Season Highs: 22 points (at Orlando, Dec. 8), 11 rebounds (at Chicago, Mar. 20), eight assists (at Orlando, Dec. 8), four steals (at Chicago, Jan. 17), two blocks (twice) and 47 minutes (vs. Dallas, Jan. 12).

2002-03 SEASON:
…tied his career high with seven steals at Memphis on Dec. 8…Season Highs: 24 points (vs. Golden State, Apr. 11), 10 assists (three times), 10 rebounds (three times), seven steals (at Memphis, Dec. 8), two blocks (seven times) and 49 minutes (vs. Toronto, Mar. 17).

2001-02 SEASON:
…Season Highs: 31 points (twice), 12 rebounds (vs. Boston, Dec. 27), 11 assists (vs. Denver, Dec. 29), six steals (vs. Golden State, Feb. 1), three blocks (three times) and 46 minutes (vs. Houston, Nov. 4).

2000-01 SEASON:
Started all four games in which he appeared with the Suns and averaged 9.8 points (.417 FG%, .636 FT%), 4.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.50 steals and 28.0 minutes…missed a total of 78 games due to injury…missed the first 31 games of the season (Oct. 31-Jan. 5) while on the injured list due to a left knee injury after follow-up surgery on Nov. 25, 2000 (original surgery was May 26, 2000)…saw action in his lone four games of the season after being activated on Jan. 7 prior to a game against Minnesota and was then placed back on the injured list with a left knee injury on Jan. 16 that caused him to miss the final 47 games of the season (Jan. 17-Apr. 18)…had one double-figure scoring effort…had one multi-steal game…Season Highs: 16 points (vs. Indiana, Jan. 11), eight rebounds (at Dallas, Jan. 13), five assists (twice), three steals (at Dallas, Jan. 13), one block (at Dallas, Jan. 13) and 41 minutes (at Dallas, Jan. 13).

1999-00 SEASON:
…ranked second on the Suns in scoring average, assists (315), free throws made (226) and attempted (286), tied for second in steals (94) and third in field goals made (378) and points (1,015)…grabbed a career-high 11 defensive rebounds at Sacramento on Apr. 9…Season Highs: 33 points (vs. Golden State, Mar. 26), 12 assists (twice), 12 rebounds (at Sacramento, Apr. 9), five steals (twice), three blocks (twice) and 47 minutes (vs. Houston, Dec. 1).

1998-99 SEASON:
…tied his career high with 13 rebounds against Indiana on Feb. 26…matched his career high with seven steals at New Jersey on Feb. 10…Season Highs: 30 points (twice), 13 assists (vs. L.A. Lakers, Mar. 21), 13 rebounds (vs. Indiana, Feb. 26), seven steals (at New Jersey, Feb. 10), two blocks (four times) and 47 minutes (vs. Indiana, Feb. 26).

1997-98 SEASON:
…hit a career-high six three-point field goals at Boston on Nov. 2…Season Highs: 32 points (at Boston, Nov. 2), nine assists (vs. Phoenix, Jan. 31), eight rebounds (vs. Washington, Nov. 24), four steals (twice), two blocks (twice) and 45 minutes (at Chicago, Nov. 5).

1996-97 SEASON:
…hit a career-high 17 free throws against the L.A. Clippers on Apr. 3…Season Highs: 35 points (at Atlanta, Mar. 17), 13 assists (at Toronto, Apr. 10), nine rebounds (three times), five steals (twice), three blocks (vs. Washington, Jan. 21) and 46 minutes (at Atlanta, Mar. 17).

1995-96SEASON:
…set career highs in minutes (54), free throws attempted (20) and points (42) against New Jersey on Nov. 8…registered a career-high four blocked shots against Detroit on Nov. 27 and matched the total at Phoenix on Jan. 17…Season Highs: 42 points (vs. New Jersey, Nov. 8), 14 assists (vs. Phoenix, Mar. 10), nine rebounds (twice), five steals (six times), four blocks (twice) and 54 minutes (vs. New Jersey, Nov. 8).

1994-95 SEASON:
…handed out a career-high 19 assists at Boston on Apr. 13 and followed that performance with an 18-assist effort in the following game against Miami on Apr. 15…recorded a career-high seven steals against Houston on Nov. 23…Season Highs: 39 points (vs. Chicago, Feb. 26), 19 assists (at Boston, Apr. 13), 13 rebounds (at Atlanta, Jan. 13), seven steals (vs. Houston, Nov. 23), two blocks (twice) and 50 minutes (at Golden State, Dec. 16).

1993-94 SEASON:
…made his NBA debut at Miami on Nov. 5 and totaled 12 points, eight assists, eight rebounds and one block in 36 minutes…recorded career highs in total rebounds (13) and offensive rebounds (8) against Milwaukee on Feb. 4…Season Highs: 32 points (at Charlotte, Jan. 26), 15 assists (at Golden State, Mar. 22), 13 rebounds (vs. Milwaukee, Feb. 4), five steals (three times), three blocks (four times) and 49 minutes (at Boston, Apr. 15).

NBA PLAYOFFS:
2004: Saw action in all four games (three starts) of New York’s Opening Round series against New Jersey and averaged 16.5 points (.365 FG%, .833 FT%), 5.8 assists, 4.5 rebounds, 1.50 steals and 42 minutes…topped the Knicks in free throw percentage and three-point field goal percentage (.357)…ranked second on the team in scoring average, points scored (66), field goals made (23) and attempted (63), three-point field goals made (5) and attempted (14), free throws made (15) and attempted (18), assists (23), defensive rebounds (14) and minutes played (168)…led the Knicks in scoring in two of the four contests…scored in double figures in all four games and recorded double figures in assists once…registered his lone double-double of the 2004 postseason with 13 points and 10 assists in Game 2 at New Jersey on Apr. 20…2003: 1995: his 10 three-point field goals made in the Finals against Houston is tied for the NBA Finals record for most three-point field goals made in a four-game series (with Houston’s Robert Horry who accomplished the feat in the same series)…

OLYMPICS:
1996: Appeared in all eight games (one start) and averaged 9.0 points, 4.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.38 steals while shooting 56.8 percent from the floor, 30.8 percent from three-point range and 72.0 percent from the foul line while helping lead the USA to a gold medal…was second on the squad in assists (35), third in free throws made (18) and attempted (25) and fourth in steals (11).


Personal

PERSONAL: Anfernee Deon Hardaway...Nicknamed "Penny" during childhood when his grandmother, Louise Hardaway, called him "Pretty" but with her southern drawl sounded like Penny...Parade Magazine High School Player of the Year in 1990...Enjoys playing golf and owns a 10 handicap...Graduated from the University of Memphis in May 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in professional studies, 10 years after leaving school early to turn pro. Wrote his final poly science paper on Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter from a Birmingham jail and earned an A...Inspiration for Lil’ Penny alter-ego puppet in iconic Nike ads of mid-1990s...Ranked first in 1996 survey by Teenage Research Unlimited naming the most popular athlete among teens, unseating Michael Jordan, who had topped the list eight-straight years...Arrival in New York served as inspiration for MSG Network special Penny In The City, which aired in spring 2004...Co-starred with Shaquille O’Neal and Nick Nolte in 1994’s Blue Chips and plans to pursue acting following his NBA career...Phoenix residence, which includes a bowling alley, was featured on MTV's show Cribs in the spring of 2001.