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2007-08 REGULAR SEASON:
Averaged 13.4 ppg (.463 FG%,
.311 3pt%, career-high .848 FT%), 9.5 rpg, 3.7 apg, 0.96 spg,
1.03 bpg, and 34.9 mpg in starting all 72 games in which he
played … Missed one game with a lower leg strain (11/12 at
Utah), another contest due to a right finger laceration (2/6
vs. Seattle), and one game with right elbow bursitis (3/5 at
LA Clippers) … Did not play in the final seven contests of
the season due to right leg and elbow injuries (4/5 – 4/15)
… Named Western Conference Player of the Week for
games played January 30 – February 3 after posting a pair of
20-point, 20-rebound double-doubles en route to averaging
22.0 ppg (.487 FG%, 2-5 3pt, .727 FT%), 18.3 rpg, 4.3 apg,
1.67 spg, and 2.00 bpg (Kings 3-0) … Joined Chris Webber,
Olden Polynice, and LaSalle Thompson as the only players
in Sacramento-era history to record 20-point, 20-rebound
efforts, and shares with only Webber the distinction of
compiling multiple 20-point, 20-rebound performances as
a King … Of the career-high 21 rebounds he hauled in vs.
Charlotte (1/30), 18 came on the defensive end, setting a
new Sac-era single-game record (besting Webber’s 17 vs.
Atlanta, 2/23/00) … Ranked 1st in the NBA among centers
in assists and third in steals … Also finished 14th in the
NBA in rebounding (including 12th in defensive rebounds),
25th in free throw percentage (second among centers), 21st
in double-doubles (29), and 36th in blocks … Scored in
double-figures 57 times and tallied 20 or more points on 13
occasions … Grabbed 10-plus rebounds in 32 games and
logged two contests with at least 20 rebounds … Sacramento
finished the season 6-1 when he corralled 16-plus rebounds
… Led the Kings in scoring in five games, rebounding 42
times, and assists on 21 occasions … Top Single-Game
Performances: Enjoyed a spate of stellar performances
spanning three nights that earned him Western Conference
Player of the Week accolades, commenced with 22 points
(8-12 FG, 1-1 3pt, 5-7 FT), a career-high 21 rebounds, five
assists, and three blocks in 39 minutes vs. Charlotte (1/30),
encored by 22 points (7-13 FG, 1-3 3pt, 7-11 FT), a gamehigh
14 rebounds, four assists, one steal, and one block
in 44 minutes vs. New Orleans (2/1), and culminated the
following evening with 22 points (5-16 FG, 0-1 3pt, 12-15
FT), a game-high 20 rebounds, four assists, four steals, and
two blocks in 39 minutes vs. Chicago (2/2) … Corralled a
game-high 18 rebounds vs. Golden State (11/28) … Posted
a game-high 25 points (9-12 FG, 1-2 3pt, 6-6 FT), a gamehigh
10 rebounds, six assists, and one steal in 38 minutes at
Philadelphia (12/14) … Hauled in a game-high 16 rebounds
to accompany 26 points (9-16 FG, 1-2 3pt, 7-7 FT), two
assists, and one block in 36 minutes at New York (1/2) …
Accrued a total of 31 rebounds vs. Indiana in the span of a
week, grabbing 15 boards at ARCO Arena (1/12) and 16 at
the Pacers (1/19) … Tallied a team-high 25 points (9-16 FG,
3-5 3pt, 4-6 FT), a game-high 13 rebounds, six assists, two
steals, and one block in 40 minutes at Atlanta (2/27).
NBA TRANSACTIONS: Not drafted by an NBA franchise …
Signed as a free agent by Charlotte (1/21/99) … Signed as
a free agent by Chicago (9/7/00) … Traded by the Bulls with
guard Ron Mercer, guard/forward Ron Artest, and guard Kevin
Ollie to Indiana for guard Jalen Rose, guard Travis Best, guard
Norman Richardson, and a conditional second-round draft
choice (2/19/02) … Re-signed by the Pacers to a multi-year
contract, and traded by Indiana to Sacramento in a three-team
deal that sent center Scot Pollard and forward Danny Ferry
to the Pacers and forward/guard Hedo Turkoglu and guard
Ron Mercer to San Antonio (7/24/03).
NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Averaging 12.1 ppg (.489 FG%, .313 3pt%, .799 FT%), 7.8 rpg, 3.0 apg, and 30.1
mpg in 641 career games (started 512) through 10 NBA seasons with Charlotte (1998-99 – 1999-00), Chicago
(2000-01 – first half of 2001-02), Indiana (second half of 2001-02 – 2002-03), and Sacramento (2003-04 –
2007-08) … 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) … Averaging 6.5 ppg (.667 FG%, .500 FT%), 4.5 rpg,
and 1.5 apg in 13.5 mpg in two career All-Star appearances (2003 & 2004) … Career field goal percentage
ranks 19th among active players … Ranks second in career assists (1,913) behind the Sun’s Shaquille O’Neal
(2,794) and trails only Houston’s Yao Ming (.826) in career free throw percentage among active centers … Has
been named NBA Player of the Week on two occasions (Jan. 30 – Feb. 3, 2008 & Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 2005) …
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 & 2004-05) … Has finished six of the last eight seasons ranked 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, 24th in 2005-06 & 14th
in 2007-08) … Just missed cracking the top 25 in field goal percentage in 2005-06, snapping a streak of four
consecutive seasons (2001-02 – 2004-05) placing in the top 25 in both rebounding and FG%, a distinction
shared only by Shaquille O’Neal … Averaging 13.5 ppg (.490 FG%, .314 3pt%, .812 FT%), 8.7 rpg, 4.1 apg,
0.89 spg, 0.94 bpg, and 34.9 mpg in 342 games (started 316) with Sacramento … Ranks seventh in Kings
franchise history with 329 blocked shots … Also ranks 10th in Sac-era annals in points scored (4,604), fourth
in rebounds (2,961), 10th in field goals made (1,687) and attempted (3,429), eighth in free throws made (1,146)
and attempted (1,412), ninth in assists (1,394), 10th in steals (305), and sixth in blocked shots … Has posted
three career triple-doubles (all as a King) … Became just the fourth Kings player in the Sac-era to register a
20-point, 20-rebound double-double and joined Chris Webber as only the players to tally more than one (22
points/21 rebounds vs. Charlotte (1/30/08), & 22 points, 20 rebounds vs. Chicago (2/2/08) … Established a
new Sac-era single-game record with 18 defensive rebounds vs. Charlotte (1/30/08), besting the old mark of
17 set by Webber vs. Atlanta (2/23/00) … 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) in 2006-07, missing 16 games due to a partially torn plantar fascia, left
foot … Ranked 1st among centers in assists … Recorded third career triple-double with 17 points (7-13 FG,
3-3 FT), 10 rebounds, and a career-high-tying 11 assists at Memphis (4/10/07) … Averaged 15.0 ppg (.495
FG%, .386 3pt%, .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) …
Hit a career-high 34 three-pointers, connecting two or more in seven games … Recorded 29 double-doubles,
ranking 16th in the NBA … Dished a career-high tying 11 assists at Milwaukee (3/8/06) … 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, averaging 24.0 ppg (.683 FG%, .875 FT%), 12.0 rpg, and 3.8
apg (Kings 3-1) … 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 then 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 a fine first season with Sacramento in 2003-04, posting 14.1 ppg
(.510 FG%, .316 3pt%, .778 FT%), a career-high 10.3 rpg, 4.3 apg, 0.94 spg, a career-high 1.19 bpg, and
36.4 mpg in 72 games (started 53—Kings were 40-13 in his starts) … Finished 30th overall in assists average
(2nd among centers to Vlade Divac) … Recorded 32 double-doubles, ranking 17th in the NBA (ninth in the
Western Conference) … Registered two triple doubles and was shy of the feat by a single assist 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 (11/21/03) … 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) … Scored a then career-high 35 points vs. Minnesota (12/5/03) … Corralled a
then career-best 17 rebounds on four occasions (vs. Memphis (12/23/03), at Seattle, (1/7/04 & 1/29/04), and
at Dallas (1/25/04) … 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 before suffering a right foot injury in the waning moments of
the West’s victory in Los Angeles (2/15/04) … 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 … Grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds in only 24 minutes in
Game 4 of the First Round at Dallas (4/26/04) and recorded playoff career-highs of 21 points and six assists
in Game 5 vs. the Mavericks (4/29/04) … Averaged 11.4 ppg (.527 FG%, 0-4 3pt, .733 FT%), 9.0 rpg, 3.1
apg, and 1.14 bpg in seven games vs. Minnesota in the Western Conference Semifinals … 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 13.7 ppg (.514 FG%,
.316 3pt%, .819 FT%), 8.2 rpg, 2.4 apg, and 31.1 mpg in 101 games with Indiana … Ranks second in Pacers
franchise history in FG% … 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 Charlotte’s First Round matchup with
Philadelphia in 2000, averaging 7.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg in four contests … Has posted 145 career double-doubles
and scored 20-plus points in 104 games with 30 or more points in six 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 Men’s 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.
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