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2011-12 Statistics

PPG
7.2
RPG
2.70
APG
2.4
EFF
+ 8.12
Born: Jun 19, 1975
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight: 210 lbs. / 95.3 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Bradley / USA
Years Pro: 9

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Background

DRAFTED:
Selected by New Jersey in the first round (21st overall) pick in the 1997 NBA Draft; traded on draft night by New Jersey with draft rights to forward Tim Thomas, guard Jim Jackson and center Eric Montross to Philadelphia for center Michael Cage, guard Lucious Harris, forward Don MacLean and the draft rights to forward Keith Van Horn.

ACQUIRED:
Signed as a free agent on July 13, 2009.

2010-11:
Played in 72 games (65 starts) and averaged 8.3 points on .399 shooting, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 29.0 minutes per game…reached double figures on 27 occasions, including two games with 20 or more points…scored a season-high 21 points while setting a season high in rebounds with seven and adding seven assists in 39 minutes versus Minnesota on Dec. 26…dished out a season-high nine assists and added 18 points in 34 minutes versus the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 16…knocked down a season-high four three-pointers four times…shot a perfect 4-4 from three-point range on his way to 20 points on 7-9 (.778) shooting and seven rebounds in 29 minutes versus Miami on March 29…missed nine games (Jan. 5 – 19 and Jan. 22-24) due a low back strain…also missed game on April 11 due to back spasms…was placed on the Inactive List four times.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Played in 81 games (81 starts) and was one of only three Cavaliers to start in every game he played in…averaged 7.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 28.3 minutes per game…was 13th in the NBA in three-point shooting at 108-261 (.414)…scored in double figures 22 games, including three games with at least 15 points…made at least two three-pointers in 33 games…registered a career-high 18 blocks on the season…versus Toronto on April 6, scored a season-high 18 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting, including 3-6 (.500) from behind the arc and pulled down eight rebounds while dishing out six assists…tied his career high in free throw attempts at Utah on Jan. 14 with eight, going 6-8 (.750) for the game…led or tied for the team lead in rebounds twice, steals 20 times and four games in blocks…was one of five Cavaliers not to miss a game this season due to injury…was placed on the Inactive List (rest) on April 11...Played in 80 games (71 starts) during the 2008-09 season for Toronto…averaged 10.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, a career-high 3.4 assists and 1.3 steals in 33.0 minutes…recorded a career-high 100 steals…was one of just 11 players in the NBA to total at least 750 points, 250 rebounds, 250 assists and 100 steals during the regular season…led the team in assists eight times, with 23 games of five or more helpers…had 42 games with double digits in points, including six games of 20 or more…tied for 10th in the NBA with a 0.88 steal per turnover ratio…tied career highs with four steals and two blocks versus Los Angeles Clippers on March 22…had a game-high and career high-tying nine assists to go with 16 points and four steals March 6 versus Miami…averaged 18.8 points in a four-game stretch from Feb. 22 – March 1…registered first back-to-back 20-point games of the season with 24-point performances versus Minnesota on Feb. 24 and New York on Feb. 22...dished a career high-tying nine assists and added 18 points and five rebounds Feb. 4 versus the L.A. Lakers…recorded a team-high 21 points and seven rebounds on Jan. 28 at New Jersey…was 13-16 (.813) from the field en route to 26 points on Jan. 4 versus Orlando…shot a perfect 5-5 from three-point range Nov. 19 at Miami, becoming the fourth player in team history to shoot 1.000 from three-point range (min. five attempts)…was on the Inactive List for two games (Dec. 10-12) with a sprained left ankle, which snapped his streak of 103 consecutive regular season starts...returned to the lineup on Dec. 14 versus New Orleans and came off the bench for the first time in his three seasons as a Raptor…Played in all 82 games (82 starts) during the 2007-08 season…averaged 12.5 points, ranking second on the team, and 4.1 rebounds in 32.1 minutes…became just the third Raptor to start all 82 regular season games in a season (V. Carter, Al. Williams)…scored in double figures in 53 games, with 12 games of at least 20 points…led the team in scoring eight times… scored in double figures in all but three games (22) total from Feb. 29 through the end of the regular season (April 16)…ranked sixth in the NBA in three-point percentage at .438…played 30 games without posting a turnover (min. 10 minutes played)…connected on 8-14 (.571) shots for a team-high 23 points March 9 vs. Seattle…made a career-best 11 field goals en route to a season high-tying 25 points Feb. 29 versus Indiana…grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds Feb. 25 at Indiana…netted 23 points on 8-10 (.800) shooting from the field and 4-6 (.667) shooting from three-point range Jan. 23 at Boston…saw a career-high 51 minutes of action during a double-overtime win Jan. 13 versus Portland…played in 73 games (73 starts) during the 2006-07 season…averaged 12.4 points, ranking third on the team, 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 steal in 33.4 minutes…tied for fourth in the NBA with a .441 (115-261) three-point shooting percentage…led the Raptors in scoring eight times, rebounding on three occasions and in steals twice…scored in double figures 48 times, with seven games of 20 or more points…netted a game- and career-high 27 points on 8-12 (.667) from the field April 8 versus Chicago…grabbed a season-high nine rebounds to go with 12 points Feb. 10 at Detroit…tallied 23 points on Jan. 26 versus Boston and set a career high with seven three-point field goals…left the Feb. 26 game at San Antonio in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle and was on the Inactive List for the next five games (Feb. 28 – March 7)…played the 2005-06 season with Maccabi Tel Aviv and led team to the Israeli Premier League Championship and the Israeli Cup…averaged 12.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.2 steals in 29 games…shot .595 (100-168) from the field and .773 (99-128) from the foul line…led Maccabi to the Euroleague championship game where they fell 73-69 to CSKA Moscow…was named Euroleague MVP and first-team All-Euroleague for second consecutive season…averaged 14.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals in 25 Euroleague outings…hit the game-winning shot with less than a second remaining to lead Maccabi to a 105-103 preseason win over the Raptors at Air Canada Centre on Oct. 16…played the 2004-05 season with Maccabi Tel Aviv and led team to capture the Israeli Premier League Championship, the Israeli Cup and the Euroleague Championship…was named Euroleague MVP and first-team All-Euroleague…averaged 14.4 points and 4.7 rebounds in Israeli Premier league action and a career-best 18.0 points with 5.3 rebounds in 24 Euroleague contests…played the 2003-04 season with Maccabi Tel Aviv and led team to the Israeli Premier League title and Euroleague championship…was named Euroleague Final Four MVP…averaged 11.9 points and 4.8 rebounds in 34 games and 16.0 points and 5.8 rebounds in 21 Euroleague outings…shot a career high in free throw percentage in both the Israeli League (.832, 99-119) and Euroleague (.856, 131-153)…spent the 2002-03 season with Virtus Roma, where he averaged 14.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.4 steals in 27 Serie A League games…played the 2001-02 season with Maccabi Tel Aviv and helped team win the Israeli Premier League title and the Israeli Cup…averaged 14.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 26 Israeli League contests…contributed 16.0 points and 5.8 rebounds in 21 Euroleague games…played the 2000-01 season with Maccabi Tel Aviv and led team to the Israeli Premier League championship, the Israeli Cup and the Euroleague crown…averaged 14.1 points and 4.3 rebounds in his debut in the Israeli Premier League…averaged 16.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 20 Euroleague games...played in 16 games in the 1999-00 season with Orlando before being waived in January…finished the season with the Quad City Thunder in the CBA where he averaged 11.5 points in 26 games…saw action in two games in the 1998-99 season with Philadelphia before being placed on the Injured List for the remainder of the season Feb. 16 with a fractured fifth metatarsal of the left foot…appeared in 31 games (0 starts) in 1997-98 season as a rookie with Philadelphia…averaged 1.9 points and 0.7 rebounds in 5.3 minutes.

NBA PLAYOFF CAREER:
Started all 11 games for Cleveland during the 2010 Playoffs…averaged 8.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 30.1 minutes…shot 30-64 (.469) from the field and 20-44 (.455) from the three-point line…scored in double figures in four of the 11 games…started all five games for Toronto during the 2008 Playoffs...averaged 11.4 points and 6.0 rebounds in 39.2 minutes, second on the team, versus Orlando…finished with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists in Game 5...went 7-8 (.875) from the field and 7-8 (.875) from the line for a team-high 24 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists at Orlando in Game 1…started all six games for Toronto during the 2007 Playoffs…averaged 15.2 points, third on the team, and 5.3 rebounds, second on the team, versus New Jersey…led the Raptors with an average of 40.0 minutes per game…posted a team-high 26 points with eight rebounds in Game 2, going 8-13 (.615) from the field and 7-8 (.875) from the foul line. Started all five games for Toronto during the 2008 Playoffs...averaged 11.4 points and 6.0 rebounds in 39.2 minutes, second on the team, versus Orlando…finished with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists in Game 5...went 7-8 (.875) from the field and 7-8 (.875) from the line for a team-high 24 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists at Orlando in Game 1…started all six games for Toronto during the 2007 Playoffs…averaged 15.2 points, third on the team, and 5.3 rebounds, second on the team, versus New Jersey…led the Raptors with an average of 40.0 minutes per game…posted a team-high 26 points with eight rebounds in Game 2, going 8-13 (.615) from the field and 7-8 (.875) from the foul line.

NOTABLES:
Won five Israeli Premier League championships (2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06), five Israeli Cups (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006) and three Euroleague titles (2001, 2004 and 2005)…averaged 12.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals in 148 career Israeli Premier League games…averaged 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 90 Euroleague outings.

COLLEGE CAREER:
Named honorable mention All-American by Associated Press as a senior…finished career as one of only two players (Hersey Hawkins) in school history to finish in the top 10 in scoring (1,683, 8th), assists (355, 9th), steals (159, 7th) and blocked shots (78, 5th)…ranked second all-time and sixth in Missouri Valley Conference history with 195 career three-pointers…sat out the first nine games as a senior recovering from a broken bone in his right foot…averaged a team-high 16.6 points in his senior season, and added 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals…was the Missouri Valley Conference MVP in his junior season, averaging a career-high 18.9 points and 3.5 assists…scored a career-best 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Bradley’s loss to Stanford in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament…as a sophomore, started each of Bradley’s 30 games, and averaged 14.2 points and a career-high 6.6 rebounds…started 28 of 31 games his freshman season, averaging 11.1 points and 6.4 rebounds.

Personal

Selected uniform number 18 out of respect and admiration for his time playing in Israel: the number 18 is the symbol associated with life and success in the Jewish faith..
Was named one of the Top 50 players in the 2007-08 celebration of 50 years of European Club basketball
Father played basketball at the University of Iowa
His sister, Candace, led the University of Tennessee to the 2007 and 2008 NCAA Championship and was the top pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks. She was a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Women’s National Team that won the Gold Medal in Beijing. In her first season with the Sparks, she became the first player to be named the Rookie of the Year and the Most Valuable Player in the same season

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