Player Profile
Christian Laettner | 44
Position:  F-C
Born: Aug 17, 1969
Height: 6-11 /  2,11
Weight: 245  lbs. / 111,1  kg.
College : Duke

 NBA Playoffs
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
 G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
First Round
  4 0 12.5 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 .3 1.5 1.8 .5 .50 .00 .50 1.50 2.5
Conference Semifinals
  3 0 13.0 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 .3 2.0 2.3 1.3 .33 .00 .33 2.00 3.7
Conference Finals
  6 0 7.8 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 .2 1.7 1.8 .2 .17 .00 .50 .80 1.3
Cumulative Playoff Statistics
  13 0 10.5 12-24 .500 0-1 .000 5-6 .833 .2 1.7 1.9 .5 .31 .00 .46 1.30 2.2
 2004-05 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
 Team G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  MIA  49 0 15.1 107-184 .582 1-7 .143 45-59 .763 .7 1.9 2.7 .8 .65 .31 .59 1.60 5.3
Career Highlights

  • Donated $1 million dollars to his high school in 2000
  • Has appeared in 45 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 10.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg and .80 spg
  • Ranked 9th in the NBA in 1997-98 in free-throw percentage (.864)
  • Recorded a 1997-98 season-high 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists against the Detroit Pistons on 11/22/97
  • Finished second on the Hawks in scoring (18.1 ppg) and rebounding (a career-high 8.8 rpg) in 1996-97 for the second consecutive season
  • Made his All-Star debut, posting 7 points and 11 rebounds, in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland
  • Scored a career-high 37 points and grabbed 14 rebounds against the Chicago Bulls on 12/26/96
  • Led the Timberwolves in 1993-94 in scoring (16.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.6 rpg)
  • Named to the 1992-93 NBA All-Rookie Team after averaging 18.2 ppg and 8.7 rpg
  • Established a Timberwolves' franchise record for most free throws made in a game, hitting 18-of-20 attempts against the Sacramento Kings on 2/18/93
  • The highest draft pick in Timberwolves history (third overall in 1992)
  • A member of the gold-medal winning United States Olympic Basketball Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
  • Winner of the Naismith and Wooden Awards in 1991-92 as the college player of the year
  • A member of the 1991 and 1992 back-to-back NCAA Champion Duke Blue Devils
Personal

  • Has a 6,000 gallon saltwater fish tank in his house, including a shark tank
  • Has a degree in Sociology from Duke
  • Named after Christian Diestl, a German soldier played by Marlon Brando in the 1958 film, "The Young Lions"
  • Lists Stephen King as his favorite author
  • Enjoys golf, tennis and playing the piano
  • He and his wife Lisa, have two daughters, Sophia and Sommer Rhae
  • Joined with a group of investors, including Jason Kidd, to purchase a AAA baseball team in Phoenix
 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2004-05 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points23 @ Chicago 12/03/0437 vs. Chicago 12/26/96
 Field Goals Made10 @ Chicago 12/03/0413 @ Boston 11/07/01
 Field Goals Attempted13 @ Chicago 12/03/0425 3 Times
 Three Point Field Goals Made 1 @ Chicago 12/03/043 @ Boston 11/13/96
 Three Point Field Goals Attempted1 7 Times5 @ Boston 11/13/96
 Free Throws Made4 2 Times18 vs. Sacramento 02/18/93
 Free Throws Attempted4 5 Times21 vs. Dallas 11/12/93
 Offensive Rebounds4 vs. Memphis 12/10/0410 @ Orlando 01/03/00
 Defensive Rebounds7 @ Washington 12/15/0417 vs. Charlotte 03/21/93
 Total Rebounds8 vs. Memphis 12/10/0419 @ Utah 03/09/93
 Assists3 5 Times9 5 Times
 Steals3 vs. Sacramento 03/04/056 2 Times
 Blocks3 @ Washington 12/15/045 4 Times
 Minutes Played27 @ Chicago 12/03/0451 4 Times
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 92-93 MIN   81 81 34.9 .474 .100 .835 2.1 6.6 8.7 2.8 1.30 1.02 3.40 3.60 18.2
 93-94 MIN   70 67 34.7 .448 .240 .783 2.3 6.3 8.6 4.4 1.24 1.23 3.70 3.80 16.8
 94-95 MIN   81 80 34.2 .489 .325 .818 2.0 5.5 7.6 2.9 1.25 1.07 2.78 3.70 16.3
 95-96 MIN   44 44 34.5 .486 .290 .816 2.2 4.6 6.9 2.9 .91 .98 2.55 3.60 18.0
 95-96 ATL   30 27 32.6 .489 .000 .823 2.9 5.0 7.9 2.3 1.03 .93 2.50 4.00 14.2
 95-96 --   74 71 33.7 .487 .231 .818 2.5 4.8 7.3 2.7 .96 .96 2.53 3.70 16.4
 96-97 ATL   82 82 38.3 .486 .352 .816 2.6 6.2 8.8 2.7 1.24 .78 2.66 3.40 18.1
 97-98 ATL   74 49 30.8 .485 .222 .864 1.9 4.7 6.6 2.6 .96 .99 2.47 3.30 13.8
 98-99 DET   16 0 21.1 .358 .333 .772 1.3 2.1 3.4 1.5 .94 .75 1.19 1.90 7.6
 99-00 DET   82 82 29.8 .473 .292 .812 2.1 4.6 6.7 2.3 1.01 .55 2.27 4.00 12.2
 00-01 DAL   53 35 17.5 .511 .333 .817 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.3 .75 .51 1.32 3.00 7.5
 00-01 WAS   25 13 29.3 .491 .300 .844 1.7 4.4 6.1 2.3 1.24 .76 2.68 3.30 13.2
 00-01 --   78 48 21.3 .503 .308 .833 1.5 3.2 4.7 1.6 .91 .59 1.76 3.10 9.3
 01-02 WAS   57 48 25.3 .464 .200 .868 1.3 4.0 5.3 2.6 1.05 .44 1.49 2.30 7.1
 02-03 WAS   76 66 29.1 .494 .125 .833 1.5 5.1 6.6 3.1 1.08 .53 1.14 2.70 8.3
 03-04 WAS   48 18 20.5 .465 .286 .800 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.9 .77 .58 .88 2.10 5.9
 04-05 MIA   49 0 15.1 .582 .143 .763 .7 1.9 2.7 .8 .65 .31 .59 1.60 5.3
 Career   868 692 29.7 .480 .261 .820 1.9 4.8 6.7 2.6 1.06 .70 2.23 3.20 12.8
 Playoff     45 23 25.7 .432 .179 .794 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.5 .80 .47 1.60 3.00 10.5
 All-Star     1 0 24.0 .600 .000 1.000 4.0 7.0 11.0 2.0 1.00 1.00 2.00 4.00 7.0

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