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2009-10:
Including four games of 20+ points and two with a season-high 25, he scored in double figures in 14 of the season's first 16 games…through the Pacers' game at Sacramento, 12/2, he was averaging 16.6 ppg and had shot nearly 46 percent from the floor (.459)…in the remaing 66 games of the season, he scored in double figures 22 times and hit for 20 or more just one more time…in that time, he played 60 games, averaged 8.5 ppg in 22.7 mpg and shot 193-418 from the floor (.462)…in the opening 16 games, he led the Pacers in scoring three times, but did so just twice more the rest of the way…he led Indiana with 19 points in a loss to Portland, 12/9, and then not again until leading the Pacers to a win vs. Philadelphia, 3/9…in that game with the Sixers he shot 9-15 FGS and made 7-8 FTS…on his way to a career-high 257 free throw attempts, he took at least six free throws eight times in the opening 16 games, compared to just seven times the rest of the season…shooting better than 75 percent from the line for just the second time in seven NBA seasons, he made a career-best 198 free throws (.770)…his 25 points in the Pacers' win over Boston, 11/14, included a career-high tying 11 free throws made on a career-best 15 attempts, and that was one of just two games in which he attempted 10+ free throws…he was 9-10 at the line against the Bulls in United Center, 2/24…he attempted his most 3-pt field goals since 2004-05 with 32 shots from beyond the arc in 2009-10…however, he made just four 3-pt FGS on the season, including 2-3 from long range on his way to 25 points at New York, 11/18…he averaged a career-high 3.0 rpg in 2009-10 and claimed at least five boards 11 times in the season's first 39 games (38 appearances)…the rest of the season, he gathered at least five boards just four times in 38 appearances…registering the first double-double of his NBA career, he collected a career-high 12 rebounds to go with his 18 points in the Pacers' win at New York, 11/4…one short of his career-high, he had a season-best three offensive rebounds five times, including the game at Minnesota, 1/8, where he was the only Indiana player with more than one rebound at the offensive end…nearly doubling his total of the previous season, he handed out 150 assists in his first season with the Pacers, including a career-high at Boston, 12/22…that was one of eight times (including ties) that he led the Pacers in assists…just three games later he had a team-high seven assists at Chicago, 12/29, and he had five or more assists six times, twice as many games with at least five assists as he had posted in his first six NBA seasons (325 games)…he had two or more steals five times in the first 11 games, but would go 40 games before having multiple steals again…in his last 65 appearances he had more than one theft just three times, and just once in his last 23 outings…for the season, he was sixth on the team with 40 steals, the second best total of his seven-year NBA career…in his first six NBA seasons he blocked a total of 79 shots and never had more than one in a game or more than 22 in any one season…but, in his first campaign with the Pacers, he was fourth on the team with a career-best 39 blocks, including a career-high four vs. Golden State, 11/11…that game with the Warriors was his only one with more than two blocks, but he had multiple blocks in four of the first 11 games of the season…for the season, he rejected two or more shots 11 times…in uniform for all 82 games, he sat out six due to coaching decisions.

2008-09 (Denver):
Played in a career-high 79 games, starting 71 times … Nuggets were 48-23 in his starts (.676) … Had started a total of 36 games in his first four seasons … Averaged 5.4 ppg and 2.1 rpg in 18.1 mpg … Shot an efficient .647 (11-17) from three-point range … The Nuggets were 21-5 in games in which he played 20 or more minutes … DNP-CD twice … Registered season-highs of 18 points (8-10 FG) and six rebounds at Washington on 2/6 … DND vs. Sacramento on 1/20 due to a right shoulder first degree separation … Totaled 16 points (8-11 FT) and a season-high five steals vs. Dallas on 1/13 … Dished out a career-high- tying five assists (3rd time) vs. Toronto on 12/2.

2007-08 (Sacramento):
Appeared in 25 games for the Kings, averaging 3.2 ppg and 1.4 rpg in 8.2 minutes … Scored a season-high 16 points in a season-high 30 minutes at Chicago on 1/5.

2006-07 (Memphis):
Had his best year statistically, averaging 7.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.9 apg, and 21.4 mpg in 78 games (started 25) for the Grizzlies ... Recorded a career-high, 26 points at Utah 3/24.

2005-06 (Memphis):
Averaged 4.0 ppg and 1.5 rpg in 71 contests for the Grizzlies … Had six games with 10+ points and three games with 3+ steals ... Led the team in rebounds once, steals eight times and blocks five times ... Scored a season-high 13 points on 4/19 at Minnesota, and added four rebounds and two assists ... Had a season-high seven rebounds on 2/11 at L.A. Lakers ... Had a season-high four assists on Dec. 21/05 vs. Portland.

2004-05 (Memphis):
Appeared in 52 games, averaging 4.5 ppg and 1.3 rpg … Made a career-high 23 three-pointers … Scored in double figures five times, had 20+ points once and led the team in scoring once ... Placed on the injured list on 3/18 due to left quadricep tendinitis ... Placed on the injured list with left knee tendinitis on 2/25 ... Made the first start of his NBA career on 1/26 @ Cleveland, posting four points, two rebounds and one steal in 22 minutes.

2003-04 (Memphis):
Saw action in 20 games as a rookie, averaging 1.8 ppg and 1.2 rpg … Placed on the injured list on 2/28 with a sprained left tricep ... Placed on the injured list from 12/10-12/30 with left Achilles tendinitis ... Made his NBA on 11/21 in Seattle … Was placed on the injured list on 10/27 due to a left ankle sprain.


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Selected by Boston in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft (20th overall) ... Draft rights traded from Boston to Memphis (6/26/03) ... Signed as a free agent by Sacramento (12/10/07) … Signed as a free agent by Denver on 7/30/08. ... Signed as a free agent by Indiana, 7/14/09.