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Career Transactions: Selected by Chicago in second round (38th pick overall) of 2004 NBA Draft…Re-signed to contract on Aug. 15, 2005…Signed as free agent by New York on Jul. 9, 2008.

As A Professional: Coming off standout, record-shattering season, Chris is in his second year with NY and sixth overall NBA campaign…Joined Knicks via free agent route after four seasons in Chicago…Over 379 career games (237 starts), has averaged 7.8 points, 5.0 assists with .396 shooting over 28.1 minutes…Is 463-1,268 (.365) career from Downtown with two 100-plus home run seasons…Owns 23 career double-figure assist games (seven over four seasons in Chicago, followed by 16 in headline-making Knicks debut season of 2008-09)…Has averaged 3.02 assists per turnover for his career and finished among the NBA’s Top 15 in assist-to-turnover ratio in each of his first four pro seasons: seventh in 2004-05, eighth in 2005-06, 13th in 2006-07 and sixth in 2007-08 (tied for 20th in 2008-09)…Owns one career 30-plus scoring game (34 for Bulls at Golden State, Feb. 7, 2008)…Has recorded one career triple-double, for Bulls on Nov. 2, 2005 vs. Bobcats (18 points, 12 assists, career-high 10 rebounds)…Nailed a career-high eight three-pointers on Apr. 16, 2005 vs. Hawks (Bulls single-game mark since broken by Ben Gordon)…Ranks eighth on Bulls’ all-time career list with 336 three-pointers…Has two career four-point plays (for Bulls on Feb. 20, 2007 vs. Hawks; for Knicks on Feb. 10, 2009 at Golden State)…Career .810 free-throw shooter, with .800-plus from the line in three of his five seasons…Has appeared in at least 74 games in four of his five NBA campaigns…Has averaged 4.7 points, 2.6 assists in 21 career Playoff games.

2008-09 (Knicks): In debut season in NY, took over as starting point guard and became lynchpin of vaunted Knicks offense, enjoying busiest and best campaign studded with personal and team milestones…Over 79 games (78 starts), Chris averaged 11.1 points, 7.2 assists (career high, 10th in NBA) and 3.1 rebounds over team-leading 36.8 minutes…Shot .421 from the field (287-681) and a career-high and team-leading .856 from the line (179-209), including a club record 44 straight free throws (Nov. 29-Dec. 21)…Season Highs: Points: 25 (Dec. 7 vs. Detroit); Assists: 22 (Nov. 29 vs. Golden State); Rebounds: 9, twice…On The Leader Board: Finished 10th in the NBA in assists (7.2), 26th in free throw percentage (.856) and 29th in minutes played (36.8)…Recorded an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.56 (tied for 20th in NBA), and just missed ranking in the NBA’s Top 15 in that category for the fifth straight year…Downtown: Went 127-325 (.391) from Downtown…Had a career-high 127 three-pointers (second career 100-plus homer season), and was second on team to Harrington’s 160…Had five, four-homer games and one, five-homer game (5-5 from Downtown at Miami, Feb. 28)…Connected from three-point range in 64 of his 79 games…Recorded second career four-point play on Feb. 10 at Golden State (fouled by Azubuike)…From The Line: Ranked 26th in NBA with career-high and team-leading .856….Nailed team record 44 straight free throws from Nov. 29-Dec. 21, breaking Latrell Sprewell’s mark of 41 set in 2001-02…Streak ended on Dec. 21 at Boston. After nailing first six attempts of the night, missed the second of two with 7:48 left in the game (ironically, Sprewell’s streak also ended in Boston, on Jan. 16, 2002)…And More: Recorded career highs in virtually all stat categories, including scoring average (11.1), total points (880), assist average (7.2), total assists (566), field goal percentage (.421), three-point shooting (.391), free throw shooting (.856, third career .800-plus season), three-pointers made (127), total rebounds (246) and total minutes (team-high 2,906)…Notched 16 double-figure assist games, including franchise record and NBA season-high 22 assists vs. Warriors, Nov. 29…Led Knicks in assists in 61 of his 79 games; scoring five times…Had six 20-plus scoring games…Had four games with no turnovers, including 12-assist, no-turnover game on Nov. 7 at Washington (fell two assists shy of club single-game mark for most assists with no turnovers)…Logged 40-plus minutes 25 times (but just once in his last 27 contests)…Authored two complete games (48 minutes), NY’s only CGs of the season: on Dec. 7 vs. Detroit and Dec. 21 at Boston (tied career-high minutes)…Came off the bench just once (Mar. 18 vs. Nets; 6 points, 3-6 FGA, 30 minutes)…Missed three games due to injury: one with sore left ankle (Feb. 11 at Clippers) and two with sore lower back (Mar. 13-15) which plagued him in season’s final weeks…The Record-Breaker: Authored a game for the record books in win over Warriors at MSG, Nov. 29, dishing off a career-high 22 assists to smash Richie Guerin’s 50-year old single-game club record (21 vs. St. Louis, Dec. 12, 1958)…His 22 assists marked an NBA season high for 2008-09 (first career 20-plus assist game)…Added 12 points (4-9 FGA) in 45 minutes…Key Games: Went the full 48:00 in win over Pistons (first of two CG of season), Dec. 7, with game- and season-high 25 points (8-14 FGA)…Just missed a triple-double in return to Chicago, Dec. 9, with 15 points, 14 assists and season-high nine rebounds…Dished off 11 assists with 12 points (4-7 FGA) in loss at Lakers, Dec. 16, just missing on potential game-winning half-court heave at final buzzer…Scored 20 points with 10 assists over 48:00 (second of two CG) in loss at Boston, Dec. 21. Nailed 44-foot bomb to end first half (Knicks’ longest shot of season); saw club record free throw streak end at 44…Scored game-high 24 points (10-14 FGA, 4-5 from Downtown) in loss at Dallas, Jan. 8. Had 22 points in first half (9-9 FGA, 4-4 from Downtown); two points in second half (1-5 FGA)…Keyed win over Bulls on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 19, with 19 points. Scored 12 points in fourth quarter, including layup with :31.2 left that put NY ahead to stay…Went 4-7 FGA – all from Downtown – en route to 15 points in win over Hornets, Mar. 27.

2007-08 (Bulls): In fourth and final season in Chicago, averaged 5.8 points, 4.0 assists and shot .387 over 22.6 minutes in 66 games (18 starts, Bulls 10-8)…Sixth in NBA in assist/TO ratio (3.70)…Led Bulls in assists 24 times, scoring once…Had 12 double-figure point games, two 20-plus scoring games, one 10-plus assist game…Career-high 34 points (11-16 FGA, 4-6 from Downtown, 8-9 FTA), in win at Golden State, Feb. 7; his first and only career 30-plus scoring game…Dished off then-career-best 15 assists (with no turnovers) with 22 points in win at Milwaukee, Apr. 14. Joined Chauncey Billups, Steve Nash and Deron Williams as only players to author games of at least 15 assists with no turnovers in 2007-08. Also became first Bull to have at least 20 points and 15 assists since Michael Jordan (33-17) vs. Blazers, Mar. 24, 1989…Missed seven games due to injury-illness, including three in January (sprained left knee) and two in March (flu-like symptoms)…DNP (CD) nine times, listed as inactive three times.

2006-07 (Bulls):Had 7.2 points, 4.0 assists and shot .408 over 24.4 minutes in 78 games (30 starts)…Led Bulls in assists 19 times, scoring once (17 vs. Hawks, Feb. 20)…Ranked 13th in NBA in assist/TO ratio (2.95)…Had two double-figure assist games, 22 double-figure scoring games and one 20-plus scoring game (season-high 20 at Miami, Oct. 31)…Season-high 12 assists vs. Sixers, Dec. 6…Listed as inactive twice, DNP (CD) twice…Averaged 3.6 points, 2.3 assists with .290 shooting over 19.1 minutes in nine Playoff games vs. Heat and Pistons.

2005-06 (Bulls): Averaged 8.7 points, 5.0 assists over 74 games (38 starts), shooting .400 over 29.1 minutes, with 100-278 (.360) from Downtown…Led Bulls in assists 29 times, scoring eight times…Eighth in NBA in assist/TO ratio (3.19)…Had seven games with at least four home runs (Bulls 5-2)…Recorded first career triple-double on Nov. 2 vs. Bobcats, with 18 points, career-high 10 rebounds and 12 assists as Bulls rallied from 25 down for Opening Night OT win…Season-high 26 points at Toronto, Jan. 25, going 6-8 from Downtown…Missed seven games due to injury (four with low back pain, two with left thigh contusion and one with right knee contusion); DNP (CD) once…Had 5.0 points and 2.2 assists in six-game first round Playoff loss to Heat.

2004-05 (Bulls): In rookie season, averaged 5.9 points and 4.9 assists with .352 shooting over 26.6 minutes over career-high 82 games (73 starts)…Joined Ben Gordon as only Bulls to appear in all 82 games…Led Bulls in assists 32 times, scoring twice…Had two 10-assist games…Finished seventh in NBA in assist/OT ratio (3.34)…Went 94-265 (.355) from Downtown, and connected on then-franchise record eight (of nine) three-pointers in season-high 24 point effort at Atlanta, Apr. 16…Logged career-high 48 minutes at Toronto, Mar. 23 (6 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds)…Helped Bulls advance to the post-season for the first time since 1998 NBA title season, averaging 6.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists over 26.5 minutes in six games (five starts) in first-round loss to Wizards…Recorded Playoff career highs in points (12 in Game Three, Apr. 30) and assists (7 in Game Two; Apr. 27).

As A Collegian: Averaged 8.8 points, 5.7 assists with .418 shooting in standout, four-year career at Duke…Helped lead Blue Devils to three ACC Championships, two Final Fours and to NCAA Championship in freshman season of 2000-01…Finalist for Wooden and Naismith Awards as both a junior and senior…Ended college career as only player in ACC history with at least 1,000 points (1,268), 800 assists (819), 475 rebounds (489), 300 steals (300) and 125 three-pointers (162)…First in school history in minutes played (4,813) and steals (300) and second in assists (819)…Duke finished 123-21 during his four years, more wins than all but one player in ACC history (Shane Battier, 131)…Averaged 7.2 points as a freshman in 2000-01, capped by 10 points and six assists in 39 minutes as Duke defeated Arizona in NCAA title game…Named Second Team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News as well as 2001 ACC Rookie of the Year…Honorable mention All-ACC, All-Defensive Team and All-ACC Tournament Second Team as a sophomore in 2001-02, notching 8.9 points…Named All-ACC Third Team as a junior in 2002-03, with 9.2 points and career-high 6.4 assists (fifth in nation)…Associated Press Third Team All-American and First-Team All-ACC as a senior in 2003-04, as he was named Duke’s Male Blue Devil of the Year…Scored career-high 10.0 points and was 14th in the nation in assists (6.1).

Community Corner: One of the League’s most community-minded players, with special emphasis on his hometown of Slidell, LA…Earned NBA’s Community Assist Award for November 2007 as a Bull…Received The Sporting News’ 2006 Good Guy Award for his Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, as well as Charles Lubin Award as the Bulls player that demonstrated the highest level of community work…Hosts annual Chris Duhon Basketball Camp in Slidell…Organized the Chris Duhon Stand Tall Foundation in 2005, immediately following Hurricane Katrina, to aid victims with primary needs and assist in the rebuilding of his hometown of Slidell, including personal donation of $100,000 to refurbish basketball courts in New Orleans and Slidell…In first Knicks season, oversaw Duhon’s Dimes District ticket program which provided tickets to Knicks home games to area youth groups throughout the season…Hosted first annual Chris Duhon Celebrity Golf Classic at the Oak Harbor Golf Club in Slidell in July ’09, with proceeds earmarked for the Chris Duhon Stand Tall Foundation…Has participated in NBA’s Basketball Without Borders programs in Africa, Europe and Asia…Co-hosted youngsters from the Children Aid Society’s Drew Hamilton Center in Harlem to tour NYC landmarks via Gray Line Bus Tours, Sep. 24, 2008…Joined the rest of his teammates and coaching staff to host 30 children from SCO Family of Services at Madison Square Garden Training Center for the third annual “Knicks Dream Day”, Oct. 30, 2008, which included a private tour of the facility, autograph session and interactive games…Co-hosted the kickoff event for the Knicks’ sixth annual Poetry Slam Program at the MSG Expo Center, Nov. 15, 2008, supporting tri-state teenagers seeking higher education…Appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America to donate 200 Nike items to their holiday clothing drive, Dec. 24…Louisiana native toured The Children’s Health Fund’s New Orleans Children’s Health Project’s mobile medical clinic during Knicks’ trip to the Big Easy, Jan. 11, 2009. Purchased 250 tickets for Ninth Ward youngsters to attend Knicks-Hornets game, Jan. 12…Co-hosted 30 foster children from Harlem Dowling at “A Celebration of Change” at Planet Hollywood Times Square, Jan. 20, celebrating the Presidential inauguration of Barack Obama and the message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. …Penned a guest column for the New York Post, Jan. 21, 2009, describing facing President Obama on the basketball court…Honored New York’s top teen poet and distribute more than $250,000 in scholarships and prizes at the Knicks Poetry Slam Finals at the Manhattan Center, Mar. 3…Joined the rest of his teammates and a bevy of celebrities and supermodels at Knicks Bowl 10 presented by Bud Light, the star-studded charity event that has helped to raise nearly $2 million for the Garden of Dreams Foundation, Apr. 2, 2009 at Chelsea Piers.