• Darko Milicic
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• Forward - Center

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Career Transactions: Selected in the first round (second overall) by Detroit of 2003 NBA Draft…Traded by Detroit, with Carlos Arroyo, to Orlando for Kelvin Cato and a future protected first round draft pick on Feb. 15, 2006…Signed as free agent by Memphis on Jul. 13, 2007…Traded by Memphis to New York in exchange for Quentin Richardson and cash considerations on Jun. 25, 2009.

The Trade: Quoting President, Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh: “When building a team, it is invaluable to have a skilled big man such as Darko.”…Quoting Head Coach Mike D’Antoni: “We hope we caught him at the right time. He’s a seven-foot guy who can run the floor, he’s got skills and just hopefully you catch him mentally at the time he’s ready to break out a little bit.”

As A Professional: Well-traveled Serbian import joins Knicks for his seventh NBA season after stops in Detroit, Orlando and Memphis…Has averaged 5.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.23 blocks and .454 shooting over 17.2 minutes in 337 games (98 starts)…Ranked 14th in NBA in blocked shots in both 2006-07 (1.75 with Magic) and 2007-08 (1.63 with Grizzlies)…Has 22 career double-doubles (career-high 11 in 2007-08 with Grizzlies)…Two .500-plus seasons from the field, including career-high .515 in 2008-09 with Grizzlies…Has played in at least 70 games in two of last three seasons (limited by hand injury to 61 games in 2008-09 with Grizzlies)…Earned NBA Championship ring in rookie season with 2003-04 Pistons, and played on Pistons’ back-to-back Eastern Conference Champions in 2004 and 2005…Youngest player ever to appear in an NBA Finals game (18 years, 356 days old when he played in Game Three vs. Lakers in 2004), and played in six Finals games over two-year span with Pistons, 2004-05…Has appeared in 21 career Playoff games, all off the bench (17 for Pistons, four for Magic) with 2.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and .489 shooting over 7.1 minutes. Averaged 12.3 points for Magic in 2007 Playoffs.

2008-09 (Grizzlies): Persevered through injury-shortened season for Grizzlies and averaged 5.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.84 blocks with career-high .515 shooting (137-266) over 17.0 minutes in 61 games (15 starts)…Led Grizzlies in rebounds 11 times and had five double-doubles…Season Highs: Points: 15 (Feb. 17 at Utah); Assists: 3, twice; Rebounds: 11, three times…Career-high .515 shooting marked second career .500-plus season…Had 11 double-figure scoring games, with season-high 15 points vs. Jazz on Feb. 17…Season-best 11 rebounds three times (Nov. 24 vs. Spurs, Dec. 12 vs. Bulls, Mar. 15 at Detroit)…Tied a career-high with five blocks on Dec. 14 vs. Heat…Missed 21 games due to injury, including 18 straight from Dec. 27-Feb. 2 with fractured right hand…Also missed one game in March (strained lower back) and two in April (strained right hamstring)…At start of season, Darko joined Marc Gasol (7-1, Spain) and Hamed Haddadi (7-2, Iran) as Grizzlies had three seven-foot centers each from a different country outside the U.S.

2007-08 (Grizzlies): In first of two seasons in Memphis, averaged 7.2 points, career-high 6.1 rebounds with 1.63 blocks and .438 shooting over 23.8 minutes in 70 games (64 starts)…Ranked 14th in NBA in blocks for second straight season (1.63)…Had three 20-plus scoring games, including career-high-tying 21 points at Chicago, Mar. 4…Had 11 double-doubles, after notching just six over his first four NBA seasons…Led Grizz in rebounds 19 times…Tied career high with 16 rebounds on Jan. 30 vs. Nuggets…Recorded first career 20/10 game on Mar. 28 at Lakers (20 points, 12 rebounds)…Missed nine games due to injury, included seven in November (sprained left thumb)…Also missed one game in December (sprained left ankle) and one in March (sore right foot)…DNP (CD) three times.

2006-07 (Magic): Enjoyed perhaps his best pro season, averaging a career-high 8.0 points with 5.5 rebounds, 1.75 blocks and .454 shooting over 23.9 minutes in 80 games (16 starts) for Magic…Ranked 14th in NBA in blocks (career-high 1.75 blocks)…Led Magic in rebounds six times and had six double-doubles…Recorded career highs in games played (80), total points (639), total rebounds (437), blocks (140) and total minutes (1,913)…Notched 29 double-figure scoring games, including career-high 21 points on Feb. 14 vs. Blazers…Had seven double-figure rebound games, with career-high 16 boards on Feb. 26 vs. Bulls…Career-best five assists at Charlotte, Dec. 14…Had career-high-tying five blocks twice, and recorded 42 multi-block games…Missed two games due to injury in season’s final weeks (one with strained low back, one with sprained right foot)…Saw extended PT in post-season, coming off the bench in all four games as Magic were swept by Pistons in first Playoff round, with 12.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and .588 shooting (20-34) over 28.8 minutes.

2005-06 (Pistons-Magic): Split season between Pistons and Magic, appearing in 25 games off the bench for Detroit and 30 (with one start) for Orlando…For the season, averaged 4.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and shot .509 over 13.9 minutes in 55 games (one start)…Overall, scored in double figures 12 times, with season-high 14 points for Magic on Apr. 13 at San Antonio…Led Magic in rebounds twice, with season-high 10 boards on Mar. 3 at Phoenix…Had career-high five blocks twice…DNP (CD) 25 times with Detroit, once with Orlando…Missed one game in February (flu).

2004-05 (Pistons): Averaged 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds over 6.9 minutes in 37 games (two starts) as Pistons won second straight East title…Season-high 16 points vs. Hawks, Apr. 19; season-best six rebounds on Dec. 10 vs. Hawks…Made first two career starts in season’s final two games (Apr. 19 at Atlanta, Apr. 20 at Charlotte)…Missed four games due to injury-illness (three with sprained right ankle, one with flu); DNP (CD) 41 times…Came off the bench in nine Playoff games with five total points (2-7 FGA) and four rebounds over 21 minutes…Played in three games (2 points, 1-3 FGA, 6 minutes) in NBA Finals vs. Spurs.

2003-04 (Pistons): As a rookie, came off the bench in 34 games for NBA Champion Pistons with 1.4 points and 1.3 rebounds over 4.7 minutes…Season-high six points twice, season-best six rebounds vs. Magic, Apr. 10…Season-high 12 minutes, twice…DNP (CD) 48 times…Came off the bench in eight Playoff games in Pistons’ run to title, with one point (0-4 FGA) over 14 total minutes…Played in three games (0 points, 5 minutes) in 2004 NBA Finals vs. Lakers, and became youngest player to appear in a Finals game (18 years, 356 days) with two scoreless minutes in Game Three at Detroit (Jun. 10).

European Career: A member of the Serbia and Montenegro National Team that competed in the European Championships in 2005 and 2007…Played professionally for Hemofarm Vrsac in Yugoslavian pro league for two seasons (2001-02 and 2002-03), averaging 7.6 points over 38 games…Saw additional playing time in the FIBA Cup, a competition against other top European clubs. In 10 games, averaged 14.2 points and 7.0 rebounds…Member of the Under-20 Championships in 2002, but did not play in the competition…Won the European Cadet Championships as a member of the Yugoslavian team in 2001.