2006-07 REGULAR SEASON:
Averaged 9.0 ppg (.453 FG%, 5-33 3pt, .772 FT%), 6.4 rpg, 3.6 apg, and 28.3 mpg
in 63 games (started 56)
Missed 16 games with a partially torn plantar fascia, left foot (11/16 thru 11/24,
2/10 thru 2/14, and 3/21 thru 3/25) ... Did not play in two contests due to personal reasons and one game
with the flu (1/4)
Ranked 1st in the NBA among centers in assists
Scored in double-figures 25 times and
tallied 20-plus points in three games
Grabbed 10 or more rebounds on nine occasions
Dished out 10-plus
assists once and five or more 19 times
Recorded two double-doubles and one triple-double
Led Kings
in scoring twice, rebounding in 19 games, and assists 16 times
Top Single-Game Performances: Posted
third career triple-double with 17 points (7-13 FG, 3-3 FT), 10 rebounds, and a career-high-tying 11 assists
at Memphis (4/10)
Corralled a season-high 14 rebounds to accompany a team-high 21 points (7-14 FG,
7-10 FT), two assists, two steals, and two blocks in 35 minutes at Denver (12/22)
Tallied a season-high 24
points (8-11 FG, 0-1 3pt, 8-12 FT), with five rebounds, four assists, and one steal in 38 minutes vs. Cleveland
(1/9)
Recorded 18 points (7-12 FG, 0-1 3pt, 4-4 FT), six rebounds, and a game-high seven assists in 40
minutes at Boston (1/19)
Hauled in a team-high 12 rebounds to complement seven points, six assists, one
steal, and two blocks in 30 minutes vs. Chicago (2/8)
Scored 21 points (7-14 FG, 0-2 3pt, 7-8 FT), with a
game-high 10 rebounds, five assists, and one steal in 38 minutes at Philadelphia (2/26).
NBA CAREER/HIGHLIGHTS:
Averaging 11.9 ppg (.492 FG%, .314 3pt%, .792 FT%), 7.6 rpg, 2.9 apg, and
29.5 mpg in 569 career games (started 440) through nine NBA seasons with Charlotte (1998-2000), Chicago
(2000-02), Indiana (2002-03), and Sacramento (2003-04 2006-07)
Averaging 9.9 ppg (.489 FG%, 2-16
3pt, .720 FT%), 6.2 rpg, and 2.5 apg in 27.6 mpg in 38 career playoff games with Charlotte (four games),
Indiana (11 games), and Sacramento (23 games)
One of only five undrafted players since the current NBA
draft format began in 1966 to make an All-Star team (others, Connie Hawkins, Moses Malone, John Starks,
and Ben Wallace)
Career field goal percentage ranks 19th among active players
Trails only Houstons
Yao Ming in career free throw percentage among active centers
Averaging 13.5 ppg (.498 FG%, .315 3pt%,
.801 FT%), 8.4 rpg, 4.2 apg, 0.87 spg, 0.94 bpg, and 34.9 mpg in 270 games with the Kings
Ranks 10th
in the Sacramento-era in career field goal percentage and ninth in blocked shots (255)
Has posted 116
career double-doubles and three triple-doubles (all with Kings)
Has scored 20-plus points in 91 games and
tallied 30 or more points six times
Has ranked in the top 20 in the NBA in field goal percentage four times
(15th in 2001-02, 16th in 2002-03, and eighth in 2003-04 and 2004-05)
Has finished five of the last seven
seasons in the top 25 in the NBA in rebounding (22nd in 2001-02, 17th in 2002-03, seventh in 2003-04, 12th
in 2004-05, and 24th in 2005-06)
Just missed cracking the top 25 in field goal percentage in 2005-06,
snapping a streak of four consecutive seasons placing in the top 25 in both rebounding and FG%, a distinction
shared only by Shaquille ONeal
Averaged 15.0 ppg (.495 FG%, .386 3pt%, career-high .828 FT%), 7.8 rpg,
a career-high 4.7 apg, and 36.8 mpg in starting a career-most 79 games in 2005-06
Ranked 33rd in the NBA
in assists (third among all frontcourt players, trailing Boris Diaw and Lamar Odom) and finished 28th in free
throw percentage (second among centers, trailing only Yao Ming)
Recorded 29 double-doubles, ranking
16th in the NBA
Made a career-best four three pointers at Portland (3/29/06)
Corralled 15 rebounds
to complement 25 points (7-16 FG, 1-2 3pt, 10-13 FT) in a career-high 53 minutes at New York (1/25/06)
Posted a career-high 15.6 ppg (.524 FG%, .263 3pt%, .812 FT%), 9.3 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.23 spg, 1.21 bpg, and
37.3 mpg in starting all 56 games in which he played in 2004-05
Missed 19 games on the injured list with
a fractured left fibula
Named NBA Player of the Week for games played Jan. 25-31, 2005
Made and
attempted a career-high field goals en route to scoring a career-best 38 points (14-22 FG, 1-3 3pt, 9-12 FT) to
go with 17 rebounds at Golden State (2/2/05)
Hauled in a career-high 19 rebounds at Toronto (1/15/05)
Saw first postseason action as a King in 2005 vs. Seattle in the First Round, averaging 11.2 ppg (.575 FG%,
.714 FT%), 3.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, and 31.8 mpg in five games (started four)
Ranked second in the NBA in playoff
field goal percentage
Doled out a playoff career-high 11 assists in Game 5 at Seattle (5/3/05)
Enjoyed
finest statistical season to date in first year with Sacramento in 2003-04, averaging 14.1 ppg (.510 FG%, .316
3pt%, .778 FT%), a career and team-leading 10.3 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.20 bpg, and 36.4 mpg in 72 games (started
53Kings were 40-13 in his starts)
Named an NBA All-Star for the second straight season, posting eight
points (4-5 FG) and three rebounds in 10 minutes off the bench in the Wests victory in Los Angeles (2/15/04)
Finished second in the NBA among centers in assists, trailing only teammate Vlade Divac
Posted 32
double-doubles, finishing 17th in the NBA
Registered two triple-doubles and was one assist shy in two other
contests
Tallied first career triple-double with 22 points (7-8 FG, 8-9 FT), 14 rebounds, and 10 assists vs.
Orlando (11/21/04)
Against his former team, tallied second career triple-double with 18 points (9-17 FG,
0-1 3pt, 0-0 FT), 15 rebounds, and 10 assists in 46 minutes vs. Indiana (12/7/03)
Collected a career-high
five steals at Minnesota (11/5/03)
Appeared in all 12 of the Kings postseason contests in 2004, averaging
10.5 ppg (.527 FG%, .143 3pt%, .604 FT%), 8.7 rpg, 3.2 apg, and 30.5 mpg
Ranked fourth in the NBA in
playoff FG% and 18th in rebounding
Recorded playoff career-highs of 21 points and six assists in Game 5
of the First Round vs. Dallas (4/29/04)
Named an NBA All-Star for the first time as a member of the Indiana
Pacers in 2003, recording five points, six rebounds, and three assists off the bench for the Eastern Conference
in Atlanta
Amassed averages of 13.9 ppg (.507 FG%, .346 3pt%, .800 FT%), 8.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, and 30.5 mpg
in 177 games with Indiana
Averaged 11.2 ppg and a team-high 9.8 rpg in the Pacers First Round playoff
matchup with New Jersey in 2002, registering a playoff career-high 17 rebounds to accompany 14 points in
the fifth and deciding game vs. the Nets (5/2/02)
Logged first career postseason double-double with 18
points and 12 rebounds in Game 1 at New Jersey (4/20/02)
Averaged 10.6 ppg (.449 FG%, .788 FT%), 7.8
rpg, and 2.0 apg in 105 games with the Chicago Bulls
Played in 93 games with the Hornets, averaging 7.1
ppg (.494 FG%, .788 FT%) and 4.4 rpg
Made NBA postseason debut in Charlottes First Round matchup
with Philadelphia in 2000, averaging 7.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg in four contests.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Played the 1998-99 season in Italy for Bini Viaggi in the Greek A-1 League,
averaging 15.8 ppg and 8.8 rpg in 16 games
Teamed with NBA players Andre Miller (Philadelphia), Michael
Doleac (Miami), and Brian Cardinal (Memphis) on the 1997 USA 22-and-under World Championship Team
Played on the bronze-medal winning 1998 USA Mens World Basketball Championship Team coached by
Rudy Tomjanovich.
COLLEGE:
Played in 127 games in four seasons at Purdue, averaging 11.9 ppg (.572 FG%, .754 FT%), 6.7 rpg,
and 2.0 apg in 24.8 mpg for the Boilermakers
Left Purdue as one of only three players in school history to
amass 1,300 points (1,517), 700 rebounds (851), and 200 assists (255)
Named Honorable Mention All-
America as a senior (1997-98) after ranking second in the Big Ten Conference in field goal percentage (.632),
third in rebounding (8.9 rpg), fourth in blocked shots (1.63 bpg), and fifth in scoring (17.2 ppg)
Also named
to the All-Big Ten Second Team as a junior (1996-97)
Started 18 games as a freshman (1994-95), in which
the Boilermakers were 15-3
Teamed with Memphis Grizzlies forward Brian Cardinal at Purdue.