NBA.com: Brian Shaw Bio

1999-2000:
Netted 14 points in a 119-96 win over Golden State on 3/22 ... Totaled 10 points and 6 rebounds in a 103-95 victory over Chicago on 11/19

1998-1999:
Placed on the injured list on 4/13 due to tendinitis in his left knee ... Signed to a 10-day contract by the Trail Blazers on 4/6 and signed for the remainder of the season on 4/13

1997-1998:
Placed on the injured list on 4/3 due to plantar fasciaitis in his right heel and an avulsion fracture of the right calcaneous (heel bone) ... Scored a season-high 24 points (10-14 FG), adding 4 rebounds and 3 assists, against the L.A. Clippers on 2/25 ... Traded by the Warriors with Joe Smith to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jim Jackson and Clarence Weatherspoon on 2/17 ... On the injured list from 2/10 to 2/19 due to a right groin strain ... Recorded a season-high 14 assists, adding 7 points and 4 rebounds, in an 82-78 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on 1/27 ... Scored 20 points and grabbed 7 rebounds against the Vancouver Grizzlies on 1/24 ... Registered 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists against the Chicago Bulls on 1/10 ... Posted 14 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds against the Seattle SuperSonics on 12/30 ... Totaled 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals against the Vancouver Grizzliers on 12/12 ... Recorded 9 points, a game-high 8 assists and 7 rebounds against the Sacramento Kings on 12/7 ... Registered 15 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in a 104-89 victory over the Orlando Magic on 12/5 ... On the injured list from 10/30 to 11/9 due to tendinitis in his left Achilles' tendon

1996-1997:
Shaw continued to fill the role of third guard and occasional starter for the Magic in 1996-97, when he averaged 7.2 points, 4.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game and sank 63 three-pointers, the second-highest total of his career ... He played in 77 games and made 31 starts, averaging 8.2 points and 5.2 assists as a starter ... He scored in double figures 20 times, with a seaon-high 17 points in a 92-81 loss at the Lakers on Dec. 6 ... He had 10+ assists four times, with a season-high 11 assists in a 95-93 loss at Vancouver on Dec. 13, and led the team in assists 27 times ... Shaw hit clutch free throws or three-pointers in the final minute of games five times to help secure Magic victories ... Shaw played in all five of Orlando's playoff games and was pressed into starting duty in four of them, but averaged just 2.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 16.4 minutes per game

1995-1996:
Shaw played a key reserve role for the Magic, leading or tying for the team lead in scoring off the bench 30 times ... He appeared in 75 games, all but one as a reserve, and averaged 6.6 points, 4.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 22.4 minutes per game ... He ranked second on the team behind Penny Hardaway in assists ... He scored in double figures 19 times, with a season-high 19 points at Atlanta on Nov. 4 ... He posted his first career triple-double agaisnt the Clippers on Dec. 29 when he got 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, all in just 28 minutes off the bench ... That made him the first NBA player to post a triple-double off the bench since Detlef Schrempf did it on Feb. 13, 1993 ... He had a double-double at the Clippers on Dec. 5 with 11 points and a season-high 10 assists and got another in his only start at Cleveland on Jan. 6 when he had 13 points and matched his season-high 10 assists ... His production tailed off in February and March, partially due to tendinitis in his right wrist that sent him to the injured list March 10-22, but bounced back to average 8.2 points per game in April ... In the playoffs, Shaw appeared in 10 games and averaged 4.7 points and 4.6 assists in 21.7 minutes per game

1994-1995:
Shaw signed with the Orlando Magic on September 22, 1994 ... In his sixth NBA season he gave the Magic a versatile backcourt reserve, coming off the bench behind Anfernee Hardaway and Nick Anderson ... His potent outside shot and strong defensive skills proved crucial to Orlando's march to the NBA Finals ... For the season, Shaw averaged 6.4 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.1 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game ... His assists average ranked second on the team and 22nd in the league ... He struggled from the field, however, shooting just .389 overall and .261 from three-point range ... Shaw had his best outing on April 8 against the Philadelphia 76ers, when he started in place of Hardaway and tallied 15 assists, 7 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 block ... The Magic won the Atlantic Division and then captured the Eastern Conference title by whipping the Boston Celtics, the Chicago Bulls, and the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs ... The Magic were swept in four games by the Houston Rockets in the NBA Finals ... Shaw, one of six Orlando players to appear in all 21 postseason games, averaged 6.6 points, 3.1 assists, and 3.0 rebounds in the playoffs ... He contributed 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field in a game against Indiana and 17 points in Game 4 of the NBA Finals ... In that series, subbing for the struggling Anderson, Shaw averaged 12.5 points in 21.0 minutes per game

1993-1994:
Shaw was able to play the 1993-94 season with the Miami Heat only by summoning a lot of courage and relying on his inner strength ... In July 1993 both of his parents and his sister were killed in an auto accident in Nevada, and later that same month Reggie Lewis, his close friend and former Boston Celtics teammate, died of a heart ailment ... Shaw managed to put his basketball life in perspective, however, dedicating the rest of his career to his family, who surely would have been proud of Shaw's efforts in his fifth NBA season ... The versatile guard started 52 times in his 77 appearances and contributed 9.0 points and 5.0 assists per game ... The Heat established a franchise record for victories in a season (42), and Shaw played a major role in the team's success, ranking second on the club in assists and sixth in scoring ... On February 5 against the Philadelphia 76ers he mustered a season-high 27 points, and against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 15 he recorded a season-high 15 assists

1992-1993:
Shaw developed his three-point-shooting touch this season, hitting 43-of-130 from long range ... Prior to the season, he had hit only 8-of-63 three-pointers in his entire three-year NBA career ... He finished the year averaging 7.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in 68 games ... Shaw etched his name in the NBA record books when he hit 10-of-15 three-pointers in a 32-point effort against Milwaukee on April 8 ... He set a league record for most three-pointers in a single game, breaking the mark of 9 previously held by Dale Ellis and Michael Adams

1991-1992:
Sidelined for the first month of the season with an injured right hamstring, Shaw appeared in 17 games for Boston before the Celtics traded him to the Miami Heat on January 10 for Sherman Douglas ... Shaw started 23 of 46 games with Miami, averaging 7.0 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.9 rebounds for the Heat in 21.5 minutes per game ... For the year he posted averages of 7.9 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per contest ... He stepped up his play in Miami's three playoff games, averaging 12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists

1990-1991:
Shaw returned to the United States and the Boston Celtics after a one-year professional stint in Italy ... He played and started in 79 games for the Celtics, averaging 13.8 points and 7.6 assists, both career highs ... He led the team in assists while ranking second in steals, with 105, behind Larry Bird's 108 ... Shaw dished for a career-high 17 assists against Miami on April 12 ... In the playoffs, he averaged 11.0 points in 11 games, helping the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they lost to the Detroit Pistons ... His best playoff outing came on May 11 against Detroit, when he had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists in 30 minutes of a Celtics victory

1989-1990:
Shaw received a lucrative offer from Il Messaggero Roma of the Italian League and played the entire season in Italy, teaming with fellow American Danny Ferry ... He averaged 25.0 points and 9.1 rebounds for Il Messaggero, shooting .584 in 30 games ... He scored a game-high 46 points in a season-ending playoff loss to Scavolini Pesaro

1988-1989:
The Boston Celtics selected Brian Shaw with the 24th pick in the 1988 NBA Draft. Shaw had been named the Pacific Coast Athletic Association Player of the Year after his senior season at UC-Santa Barbara ... Shaw was the first Celtics rookie to play in every game since Kevin McHale did so in the 1980-81 season ... He made 54 starts and earned a spot on the NBA All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 8.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.8 assists during the regular season ... Shaw then exploded in the playoffs, averaging 17.0 points in three games as Boston was swept by eventual NBA-champion Detroit in three games

COLLEGE:
A native of Oakland, California, Shaw first earned notice for his play at UC Santa Barbara. In his senior year, 1987-88, he averaged 13.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 6.1 assists to earn Pacific Coast Athletic Association Player of the Year honors. He became the first player in conference history to lead the league in rebounds from the point guard position.