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2012 Playoffs Statistics

PPG
2.8
RPG
0.30
APG
0.0
EFF
+ 1.75
Born: Jun 2, 1980
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight: 235 lbs. / 106.6 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
DePaul / USA
Years Pro: 10

COMPARE PLAYER STATS




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Background

2009–10: Saw action in 23 games, averaging 5.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 17.2 minutes … shot .359 (42-117) from the floor, .317 (20-63) from the three-point line and .900 (18-20) from the free throw line … scored in double figures five times … finished with a season-high 15 points (6-11 FG, 3-6 3FG) and 6 rebounds in 36 minutes at Orlando on 11/13 … scored in double figures four straight games from 11/6-11/13 … missed one game due to injury, 12/9 with a sore neck … recorded 17 DNP-CD’s, one NWT-personal reasons and 40 games on the inactive list.

CAREER NOTES: Named the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2005 … in his eight-year NBA career has appeared in 436 regular season games, averaging 9.4 points and 4.0 rebounds in 25.4 minutes … has a career mark of .401 (358-892) from three-point land … has appeared in five playoff games, averaging 6.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in 31.6 minutes … spent part of the 2002 season playing for the Mobile Revelers in the NBA Development League.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the SuperSonics in the second round (42nd overall pick) of the 2001 NBA Draft... draft rights traded to the Wizards for the 1997 draft rights to Predrag Drobnjak (4/26/01) ... traded by the Wizards to the Pistons – along with Hubert Davis and Richard Hamilton – in exchange for Jerry Stackhouse, Brian Cardinal, and Ratko Varda (9/11/02) ... waived by the Pistons (9/24/02) ... selected by the Mobile Revelers (5th overall) in 2002 D-League Draft ... signed by the Wizards (12/27/02) ... signed as a free agent by the L.A. Clippers (9/26/03) ... signed as a free agent with the Bucks (8/8/05) … traded by the Bucks to the Nets – along with Yi Jianlian – for Richard Jefferson (6/26/08).

2008–09: Appeared in 71 games, earning 44 starts … Averaged 7.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 24.4 minutes … shot .449 (198-441) from the field, a career-high .447 (117-262) from three-point range and .741 (43-58) from the line… ranked fifth in the NBA in three-point shooting … recorded 27 games scoring in double figures, two games with 10+ rebounds and one double-double … led the Nets in rebounds three times, steals 11 times and in blocks three times … recorded 18 points including 3-of-5 from downtown vs. Chicago on 2/25 … tallied 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals vs. Toronto on 1/28 … registered 15 points knocking down a career-high-tying five three-pointers at Milwaukee on 1/9 … finished with a season-high 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting, 9 rebounds and 2 assists at Miami on 1/3 … tied a season-high 10 rebounds and set a season-high with 5 assists vs. Chicago on 12/29 … posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Chicago on 12/13 … missed a total of 10 games due to injury and one due to a coach’s decision … missed three games (12/20-12/23) due to bruised left scapula, five games with a lower abdominal strain (2/3-2/10), and two games (3/29-3/30) with an upper back contusion.

2007–08: Appeared in 70 games, including 21 starts, averaging 7.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 21.7 minutes … shot .421 (209-of-496) from the field, .351 (60-of- 171) from three and .757 (53-of-70) from the line … led Milwaukee’s reserves in scoring 21 times (including the last nine games of the season), rebounds nine times and assists eight times… reached double-digit scoring on 25 occasions … topped the Bucks in steals 12 times… tallied a season-high 24 points on 4/1 vs. New York … Snared a season-high 10 rebounds to go along with 7 points on 1/25 at Toronto … appeared in his 300th NBA game on 1/4 vs. Washington … missed seven games due to illness/ injury, including four games (11/27 and 12/7-12/10) due to personal reasons, one game due to a sprained neck (1/19), one game due to lower left leg contusion (2/6) and one game due to food poisoning (3/26) … registered five DNP-CD’s and was inactive for two games.

2006–07: Did not play due to injury (stress reaction, right heel) ... underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on 12/18/06 to remove bone spurs on his right ankle ... underwent successful surgery on 1/12/07 to address a symptomatic cyst in his right heel bone (calcaneus) and plantar fasciitis of his right foot.

2005–06: Appeared in 75 games, including 74 starts, averaging 13.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.15 steals in 33.8 minutes per game … shot .453 (366-808) from the field, .420 (105-250) from three-point range and .825 (165-200) from the foul line … ranked 12th in the NBA in three-point shooting … scored in double figures 55 times, including 12 20-plus games... logged four double-doubles... led the team in scoring 10 times and in steals 23 times … scored a season-high 26 points on three occasions (11/29 vs. Dallas, 2/1 at Houston and 3/15 vs. Chicago) … grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds in Milwaukee’s season-opener on 11/1 at Philadelphia … missed two games with a sprained right ankle (12/2-12/3), four games with a right shoulder contusion (12/12-12/17) and one game with plantar fasciitis (right foot) on 2/12 … started all five postseason games against Detroit … averaged 6.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 31.8 minutes per game … scored 10 points in Games 2 and 3 on 4/26 and 4/29 … grabbed a playoff-high 6 boards in Game 1 on 4/23.

2004–05: Named 2004-05 NBA Most Improved Player … averaged career-highs of 16.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.41 steals and 37.3 minutes in 75 games (74 starts) for the Clippers … shot .466 (474-1,017) from the floor, .435 (50-115) from three-point range and .846 (231-273) from the free throw line … led the team in scoring 12 times, in rebounds in five games, assists six times and in steals in 26 games … scored in double figures in 69 games, including 23 games with 20 or more points and two games with a career-high 30 points … posted 10 double-doubles.

2003–04: Saw action in 56 games, including eight starts, averaging 7.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists in 24.6 minutes … shot .394 (147-of-373) from the field, .167 (2-12) from the three-point line and .834 (141-169) from the line … missed 16 games while on the injured list with a sprained left hip (1/19-2/19) and missed an additional five games (3/28-4/7) with an unrelated occurrence of the sprained left hip.

2002–03: Averaged 3.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.5 minutes in 36 games after signing with the Wizards on 12/27 … shot .393 (44-112) from the field and .914 (32-35) from the foul line ... led the Wizards in steals three times and blocks twice ... scored in double figures on five occasions ... appeared in 14 games with the Mobile Revelers of the D-League ... averaged 17.1 points and 5.2 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per game.

2001–02: Averaged 3.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in 11.4 minutes in 30 games … shot .453 (43-95) from the field, .286 (4-14) from three-point range and .733 (22-30) from the foul line.

COLLEGE CAREER: Averaged 13.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists over his three-year collegiate career at DePaul ... only player in DePaul history to record 1,000 points, 700 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 three-point field goals ... earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors as a sophomore and was a Third Team selection a senior … selected to the All-Freshman Conference USA Team … ranks seventh in school history in three-pointers (121), ninth in free throws (336) and 15th in rebounding (700).

Personal

Nicknamed “Silky”… named All-State, All-City and All-Area by the Chicago Sun-Times as a junior and senior at Simeon (IL) High School … ranked by ESPN and The Sporting News as one of the Top 40 High School players in 1998 … likes to eat chicken and vegetables before games ... listens to his iPod before every game ... enjoys swimming, bowling and shooting pool.

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