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HOW ANTHONY BECAME A HAWK: Signed with Atlanta on September 27, 2012
... Made the Cleveland Cavaliers roster as an undrafted rookie in 2007, but
didn’t appear in a game ... Signed with the San Antonio Spurs on July 23, 2008
after playing on San Antonio’s summer league squad ... Was waived on January 7,
2009 ... Signed by Portland on December 27, 2009, and released on December 29,
2009 ... Inked a 10-day contract with Golden State on January 17, 2010, a second
10-day deal on January 27, and signed for the remainder of the season on
February 7, 2010 ... Signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on
August 9, 2010.
LAST SEASON (2011-12): Played in 51 games, all as a reserve, averaging
4.1 points and 3.0 rebounds in 17.3 minutes (.390 FG%, .745 FT%) ... Saw action
in the final 23 contests, after not appearing in the 15-of-the-previous-25 games
... Snared a season-best 11 rebounds @Char (3/28) ... Put in a season-best 23
points (9-13 FGs) @OKC (3/23) ... Scored 10-or-more points nine times ... Scored
all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter of a 3/19 win @GS ... SEASON HIGHS:
23 pts @OKC (3/23), 11 rebs @Char (3/28), 3 assts v/Den (3/25), 2 stls (5x), 2
blks (2x), 9 FGM @OKC (3/23), 3 3FGM v/Dall (1/1), 4 FTM (3x), 44 mins @OKC
(3/23).
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has played in 181 regular season games with San
Antonio, Golden State, Portland and Minnesota, averaging 6.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg and
1.1 apg in 21.4 mpg (.420 FG%, .320 3FG%, .770 FT%) ... CAREER HIGHS: 34 pts @Minn
(4/7/10), 21 rebs v/Dall (3/27/10), 6 assts v/Atl (11/5/10), 4 stls v/NO (3/17/
10), 4 blks (2x), 14 FGM @Minn (4/7/10), 4 3FGM (3x), 11 FTM @Utah (3/31/10), 48
mins @Port (4/14/10) ... 2010-11 (with Minnesota): Played in a career-high 65
games, averaging 6.7 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 21.0 mpg, hitting .450 FGs, .409 3FGs
and .802 FTs ... Had three double-doubles ... Missed 17 games due to a sprained
right MCL ... 2009-10 (with Golden State and Portland): Played in 46 games (44
with Golden State and two with Portland), putting up 11.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 1.9
apg in 31.0 mpg (.430 FG%, .329 3FG%, .769 FT%) ... Tallied career-highs of 34
pts (4/7 @Minn) and 21 rebs (3/27 v/Dall) ... Recorded 12 double-doubles ...
Also spent time with the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League, averaging 21.4 ppg,
11.4 rpg, 2.5 apg and 1.2 bpg ... 2008-09: Split time between San Antonio, New
Orleans, Austin and Iowa of the NBA D-League, and Galatasaray (Turkey) ...
Played in 19 NBA games (all with the Spurs), and averaged 2.7 ppg and 2.2 rpg in
10.9 mpg (.292 FG%, .500 FT%) ... Also played in the D-League in 2007-08,
logging time with the Iowa Energy.
COLLEGIATE CAREER: Played four seasons at Creighton, appearing in 124
career games and averaging 8.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.1 blocks and
21.5 minutes while shooting 46.1% from the field and 43.5% from three-point
range ... Named to the First Team All-MVC and the MVC All-Tournament team as a
senior in 2006-07 ... Appeared in 33 games and averaged 13.4 points, 6.7
rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.73 blocks in 31.6 minutes while shooting 50.6% from
the field ... Reached double figures scoring in 29 of his 33 games ... In his
junior campaign (2005-06), earned Second Team All-MVC honors ... Started 30
games, averaging 13.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.57 blocks and 1.0 steals in 28.7
minutes per game ... Led team in rebounding, blocked shots and field goal
percentage while ranking second in scoring ... Received the National Strength &
Conditioning Association All-American Athlete of the Year Award for his work in
the weight room ... In 2004-05, appeared in 34 games (30 starts) while averaging
4.2 points per game in 17.1 minutes ... Ranked second on team with 4.4 rebounds
per contest ... Came off the bench in 27 games as a freshman in 2003-04,
averaging 0.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.
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