2007-08 REGULAR SEASON:
Averaged 7.7 ppg (.403 FG%, .358 3pt%,
.790 FT%), 2.5 rpg, 1.9 apg, and 19.3 mpg in 72 games for New
Orleans and Houston
Accrued averages of 7.1 ppg (.392 FG%,
.368 3pt%, .816 FT%), 2.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, and 19.4 mpg in 46 games
for the Hornets before being dealt to the Rockets (2/21/08)
With
Houston, posted 8.8 ppg (.419 FG%, .341 3pt%, .750 FT%), 2.7
rpg, 2.4 apg, and 19.2 mpg in 26 contests (started five)
Scored
in double-figures 22 times and tallied 20-plus points on one occasion
Top Single-Game Performances: Scored a season-high 25 points
(9-9 FG, career-high 7-7 3pt) with four rebounds and four assists
in 25 minutes vs. Miami (1/11)
Corralled a season-best eight
rebounds to accompany 14 points (5-8 FG, 4-5 3pt) in 31 minutes
at Memphis (11/16)
Dished a season-high seven assists vs.
Washington (2/26).
2008 NBA PLAYOFFS:
Averaged 8.7 ppg (.286 FG%, .208 3pt%, .807
FT%), 1.7 rpg, 1.5 apg, and 23.0 mpg in six games (started two) for
Houston in the First Round vs. Utah
Scored in double-figures once
Recorded 18 points (7-17 FG, 2-6 3pt, 2-4 FT), five rebounds, and
two assists in 30 minutes in Game 2 vs. Utah (4/21).
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
Selected by Seattle out of Minnesota with the
23rd overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft
Draft rights acquired by
Denver from the Supersonics for the draft rights to James Cotton
and a 1998 second-round draft choice (6/25/97)
Acquired by the
Timberwolves along with Dean Garrett from Denver in a three-team
trade in which the Nuggets received Chauncey Billups and the draft
rights to Tyson Wheeler from Toronto while the Raptors received a
1999 first-round draft choice from Denver and the draft rights to
Zeljko Rebraca, Michael Williams, and a 1999 or 2000 first-round
draft pick from Minnesota (1/21/99)
Signed by Sacramento as a
free agent to a multi-year contract (8/1/00)
Traded by the Kings
with Greg Ostertag to Memphis for Bonzi Wells (8/2/05)
Signed
as a free agent by New Orleans (7/26/06)
Dealt by the Hornets
to Houston with Adam Haluska in a three-team deal that sent Bonzi
Wells and Mike James to New Orleans while Memphis received Marcus
Vinicius and cash from the Rockets (2/21/08)
Traded by Houston
with Dontι Greene (28th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft), a 2009
second-round draft selection, and cash considerations to Sacramento
for Ron Artest, Sean Singletary and Patrick Ewing Jr. (8/14/08).
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Averaging 10.0 ppg (.419 FG%, .359 3pt%,
.789 FT%), 3.1 rpg, 2.6 apg, 0.94 spg, and 22.4 mpg in 684 NBA
games (started 133) through 11 seasons with Minnesota (1998-99
1999-00), Sacramento (2000-01 2004-05), Memphis (2005-06),
New Orleans (2006-07 first half of 2007-08), and Houston (second
half of 2007-08)
Averaging 9.2 ppg (.405 FG%, .270 3pt%, .807
FT%), 2.8 rpg, 2.1 apg, 0.74 spg, and 21.7 mpg in 58 career playoff
games (three starts) with Minnesota (seven games), Sacramento
(41 games), Memphis (four games), and Houston (six games)
Posted 10.6 ppg (.394 FG%, .327 3pt%, .774 FT%), 3.2 rpg, 2.5
apg, and 0.90 spg in 56 games (started two) in first campaign with
New Orleans in 2006-07, missing 26 games with cracked ribs and
a strained right Achilles tendon ... Earned 15 starts in 2005-06 in
lone season as a Grizzly, averaging 11.4 ppg (.382 FG%, .389 3pt%,
.733 FT%), 3.1 apg, 2.7 apg, and 0.90 spg in 71 contests
One
of the most beloved players in Sacramento-era history, averaging
11.4 ppg (.447 FG%, .368 3pt%, .803 FT%), 3.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.00
spg, and 23.1 mpg in 294 regular season games with the Kings
Ranks ninth in Kings franchise history in three-point percentage and
fifth in three-pointers made (321) and attempted (873)
Missed
57 games in 2004-05 with a left wrist ligament tear before being
traded from Sacramento to Memphis
Averaged 13.8 ppg (.444
FG%, .370 3pt%, .752 FT%), 3.5 apg, 2.1 apg, and 1.00 spg in only
50 games in 2003-04, limited by a severe season-ending abdominal
strain suffered in mid-February
Became the first player in team
history and only the second point guard in league annals to win the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2002-03 after averaging 15.2 ppg (career-high percentages of .464 FG%,
.379 3pt%, .846 FT%), 3.7 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.20 spg, and 28.4 mpg in 59 games (the other was Darrell Armstrong
in 1999 with Orlando)
Scored a career-high 31 points vs. LA Clippers (11/29/02)
Contributed 12.0 ppg
(.492 FG%, .256 3pt%, .773 FT%), 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg, and 22.1 mpg in seven contests vs. the LA Lakers in
the 2002 Western Conference Finals
Earned Schick Second-Team All-Rookie honors with the Nuggets in
1997-98, averaging 11.6 ppg (.392 FG%, .259 3pt%, .814 FT%), 4.4 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1.54 spg, and 30.0 mpg in
68 games (started 53), establishing current career-highs in free throw percentage, rebounds, assists, steals,
minutes, and games started
Corralled a career-high tying 13 rebounds at Cleveland (12/10/97)
Doled out
a career-best 14 assists vs. Boston (2/10/98)
Scored a team-high 15 points to accompany seven assists
and four steals for the West squad in the 1998 Schick Rookie Game on All-Star Saturday in New York
Has
scored 20 or more points on 43 occasions with nine career double-doubles.
COLLEGE:
Helped lead Minnesota to a 49-11 record and the schools only NCAA Final Four appearance (1997)
during his two-year career in the Golden Gopher program (1995-96 & 1996-97)
Averaged 14.4 ppg (.427
FG%, .307 3pt%, .786 FT%), 5.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, and 1.80 spg while at Minnesota
Named an Associated Press
Second-Team All American and earned Big Ten Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors as
a senior (1996-97) after averaging 15.3 ppg (.441 FG%, .320 3pt%, .787 FT%), 6.1 rpg, 4.0 apg, and 2.11
spg in 35 contests
Named to the 1997 NCAA All-Final Four Team and was the Most Valuable Player of the
97 Midwest Regional
Scored a career-high 36 points, added nine rebounds, and logged 49 minutes in the
Gophers 90-84 overtime victory over Clemson in the regional semifinal (3/20/97)
Transferred to Minnesota
from Western Nebraska Junior College
Earned Second-Team Junior College All-American honors in 1994-95
after guiding WNJC to a 36-4 record and a third-place finish in the NJCAA Tournament.
