2007-08 REGULAR SEASON:
Averaged career-highs of 12.8 ppg (careerhigh
.464 FG%, career-high .387 3pt%, .850 FT%), 3.3 rpg, 4.3 apg, 0.86
spg, and 32.0 mpg in 65 games (career-most 51 starts)
Increased
scoring average by 8.1 ppg after posting 4.7 ppg in 2006-07, trailing only
Memphis Rudy Gay in scoring improvement
As a starter, posted 14.4
ppg (.475 FG%, .404 3pt%, .861 FT%), 3.5 rpg, and 5.0 apg
Ranked
22nd in the NBA in free throw percentage
Missed the first four games
of the season recuperating from a fractured left hand (11/2 11/9)
Did not play in one contest due to a left quadriceps contusion (11/21 at
Phoenix) and was not with the team for one game while recovering from
the flu (2/6 vs. Seattle)
Missed 10 contests after suffering a lower
back strain vs. Toronto (3/18 4/6)
During a seven-game stretch
spanning Feb. 29 Mar. 9, averaged 22.0 ppg (.560 FG%, .333 3pt%,
.862 FT%), 3.6 rpg, 6.6 apg, and 1.00 spg
Scored in double-figures
44 times and tallied 20 or more points on 12 occasions
Grabbed
five-plus rebounds in 14 games and notched 10 or more assists three
times
Recorded three double-doubles
Shot 50% or better from the
field 26 times
Led the Kings in scoring in seven contests, rebounding
once, and assists on 29 occasions
Top Single-Game Performances:
Scored a career-high 27 points (8-12 FG, 2-2 3pt, career-high 9-9 FT)
to accompany four rebounds, five assists, one steal, and one block in
45 minutes vs. San Antonio (11/26)
Tallied a game-high 23 points
(9-13 FG, 0-1 3pt, 5-5 FT), four rebounds, a team-high six assists, and
one block in 39 minutes vs. Detroit (11/18)
Collected a career-high
four steals vs. Utah (12/4)
Posted 24 points (11-23 FG, 2-4 3pt,
0-0 FT), four rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in 41 minutes
at Denver (12/8)
Doled out a career-high-tying 10 assists on three
occasions (12/15 at Washington, 2/20 vs. Atlanta, & 3/9 at LA Lakers)
Made a career-high six three-pointers to finish with 24 points (9-13
FG, 6-7 3pt, 0-0 FT), two rebounds, three assists, and two steals in 37
minutes at Milwaukee (12/19)
Registered 25 points (10-17 FG, 2-3
3pt, 3-3 FT), four rebounds, three assists, and a pair of steals in 42
minutes vs. Memphis (1/10)
Tallied 25 points (11-19 FG, 0-3 3pt,
3-4 FT), four rebounds, a team-high eight assists, and one steal in 38
minutes at Atlanta (2/27)
Logged a career-most 47 minutes en route
to a team-high 25 points (11-19 FG, 3-4 FT), four rebounds, and four
assists at LA Clippers (3/5)
Made two free throws with 4.6 seconds
remaining in regulation to secure a victory, finishing with a team-high
25 points (9-16 FG, 1-3 3pt, 6-6 FT), a game-high 10 assists, and a
steal in 43 minutes at LA Lakers (3/9)
Hauled in a career-high eight
rebounds vs. Portland (3/13).
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
Selected by San Antonio with the 28th overall
pick in the 2004 NBA Draft out of Slovenia
Traded by the Spurs to
Minnesota for a 2008 protected second-round draft choice (10/29/07)
Waived by the Timberwolves (10/29/07)
Signed by Sacramento as
a free agent (11/1/07)
Resigned by the Kings to a multi-year contract
extension (7/9/08).
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Averaging 7.1 ppg (.438 FG%, .362 3pt%, .821
FT%), 1.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, and 17.5 mpg in 272 career games (started 57)
through four NBA seasons with San Antonio (2004-05 2006-07) and
Sacramento (2007-08)
Member of the Spurs 2005 and 2007 NBA
Championship teams
Has appeared in 36 career postseason contests
(all with San Antonio), averaging 2.9 ppg (.333 FG%, .244 3pt%, .857
FT%), 0.6 rpg, 0.9 apg, and 8.6 mpg
Has scored in double-figures in
81 career games and tallied 20 or more points 13 times
Has posted
four double-doubles
Averaged 5.9 ppg (.444 FG%, career-high .408
3pt%, .753 FT%), 1.0 rpg, 1.9 apg, and 14.4 mpg in a career-high 80
games (started two) as a rookie in 2004-05
Ranked 15th in the NBA
in three-point percentage (second among rookies behind Matt Bonner)
Established a Spurs rookie single-season record for three-point percentage
and ranks third in franchise rookie annals with 58 three-pointers made
(trailing Tony Parker & Lloyd Daniels) ... Scored a then-career-high 25 points (9-13 FG, 3-3 3pt, 4-5 FT) to complement four rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes at New Orleans
(3/14/05)
Named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in December of 2004 after averaging 6.6
ppg (.534 FG%, .500 3pt%, .800 FT%), 3.0 rpg, and 2.5 apg in 16 games (reached double-figures in scoring
15 times)
Notched first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high-tying 10 assists at Portland
(12/30/04)
Named to the 2005 Rookie Challenge roster in Denver, tallying five points and four assists in
22 minutes
Appeared in 21 of the Spurs 23 playoff games in 2005, averaging 3.7 ppg (.359 FG%, .270
3pt%, .857 FT%), 0.8 rpg, 1.0 apg, and 11.5 mpg
Registered postseason career-highs of 10 points and 16
minutes in Game 2 of the First Round vs. Denver (4/27/05)
Grabbed a playoff career-high three rebounds
in Game 2 of the Semifinals vs. Seattle (5/10/05)
Averaged 5.1 ppg (.455 FG%, .343 3pt%, .780 FT%), 1.0
rpg, 1.7 apg, and 10.9 mpg in 54 games (started three) in 2005-06
Missed six games with a sprained left
ankle and two contests with the flu
DNP-CD in 20 games
Registered season-highs with 17 points, eight
assists, and three rebounds vs. Charlotte (1/24/06)
Saw action in seven playoff games in 2006, totaling 25
points (10-30 FG, 1-6 3pt, 4-5 FT), four rebounds, and eight assists in 47 minutes
Dished a postseason
career-high four assists in Game 4 of the First Round at Sacramento (4/22/06)
Averaged 4.7 ppg (.369 FG%,
.269 3pt%, career-high .883 FT%), 1.1 rpg, 1.7 apg, and 13.0 mpg in 73 games (started one) in 2006-07
Ranked seventh in the NBA in free throw percentage
Scored in double-figures on 10 occasions, including
a season-high 16 points vs. Golden State (12/4/06)
Saw limited minutes in the 2007 playoffs, totaling two
points, one rebound, and an assist in 20 minutes
DNP-CD in 12 postseason games.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Has played for the Slovenian National Team since 2000, teaming with Rasho
Nesterovic (Indiana), and former NBA players Bostjan Nachbar (Dynamo Moscow), and Primoz Brezec (Italian
League)
Averaged 11.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, and 2.8 apg in six games during the 2006 FIBA World Championships
held in Japan
Ranked 20th in the tournament is assists
Recorded 18 points (6-7 FG, 2-4 3pt, 4-4 FT) vs.
Turkey (8/26/06)
Posted 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in three contests in the 2005 European
Championship qualifying tournament but missed the 2005 World Championship due to a sore left knee
Named
MVP of the 2004 Efes Cup in Turkey after leading Slovenia to a 4-0 record, averaging 16.8 ppg and 4.8 apg
Made professional debut in the Slovenian secondary league as a 15-year-old in 1997-98
Transferred to the
countrys premier league in 1999-00, earning Slovenian League Rookie of the Year honors after averaging 10.3
ppg (.587 FG%, .368 3pt%, .703 FT%), 2.1 rpg, and 0.8 apg in 29 games for Savinjski
Spent the 2000-01
and 2001-02 seasons with Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenian League), accruing averages of 9.4 ppg (.550 FG%,
.418 3pt%, .694 FT%), 2.3 rpg, and 3.0 apg in 39 games
Joined Maccabi Tel-Aviv for the 2002-03 campaign,
averaging 4.9 ppg (.464 FG%, .400 3pt%, .857 FT%), 1.7 rpg, and 2.7 apg in 25 contests
Began the 2003-04
season with Breil Milano in the Italian League, posting 10.8 ppg (.532 FG%, .424 3pt%, .926 FT%), 1.8 rpg,
and 2.3 apg in 16 games before finishing the year with Avtodor in the Russian Superleague, averaging 19.6
ppg (.544 FG%, .375 3pt%, .724 FT%), 3.4 rpg, and 4.2 apg in five contests.