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2013 Playoffs Statistics
Born:
Apr 29, 1983
Height:
6-9 / 2.06
Weight:
240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Florida / USA
Years Pro:
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NBA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Was originally drafted by New York in the first round (30th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft ... Re-signed as a restricted free agent with New York on September 25, 2009 ... Acquired by Golden State in a sign-and-trade deal on July 9, 2010, in exchange for Kelenna Azubuike, Anthony Randolph and Ronny Turiaf ... Entered 2012-13 owning career averages of 14.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 31.7 minutes while shooting .539 from the field in 498 games over seven seasons with New York and Golden State ... His 9.7 rebounds per game in two seasons with Golden State rank him ninth in franchise history in the category ... Has 83 career 20-point/10-rebound games (four career 20-point/20-rebound games) ... Has shot over .500 from the field in all seven seasons in the league ... Is one of four players to average at least 16-plus points and nine-plus rebounds in each of the last four seasons (Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, Al Jefferson) ... Was a member of the 2010 Eastern Conference All-Star Team. 2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS WITH GOLDEN STATE: Appeared in 57 games (all starts), averaging 20.1 points (12th in the NBA), 9.6 rebounds (T-12th) and 2.8 assists in 37.2 minutes (9th) per contest ... Shot above 50 percent from the field for the seventh consecutive season (.503), which tied him for 17th in the league ... Was one of only four players to average 20-plus points and nine-plus rebounds, joining All-Stars Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard and Kevin Love ... Became the first Warrior to average 20-plus points and nine-plus rebounds since Nate Thurmond in 1971-72 ... Is one of six Warriors ever to score 20-plus points in a season on 50 percent shooting or better (Monta Ellis, Chris Mullin, Joe Barry Carroll, Bernard King, Wilt Chamberlain) and one of only five players in the NBA to do so in 2011-12 (LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Blake Griffin, LaMarcus Aldridge) ... Recorded his second career triple-double with 25 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high-tying 10 assists on 2/7 vs. Oklahoma City, becoming the first Warriors power forward to notch a triple-double since Chris Webber did so on 12/23/93 vs. the Clippers ... Scored a season-high 31 points on 4/4 at Minnesota ... Grabbed a season-best 16 rebounds twice: 3/25 at Portland and 1/14 at Charlotte ... Scored in double figures in all 57 games to extend double-digit streak to a career-long 72-straight contests (only Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron James had longer active streaks at end of 2011-12 season) ... Scored 20-plus points 35 times and 30-plus twice ... Scored 20-plus points in a career-high tying seven consecutive games from 3/28-4/7 ... Recorded 27 double-doubles (13th most in NBA) and 17 20-point/10-rebound games (6th) ... Missed one game due to illness (1/2) and missed the final eight games with a strained groin/stress reaction and eventual surgery (performed on 4/26) to repair torn abdominal and abductor muscles. 2010-11 HIGHLIGHTS WITH GOLDEN STATE: Appeared in 73 games (all starts), averaging 16.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.01 steals in 36.1 minutes per contest ... Among NBA leaders, ranked seventh in rebounds, 24th in field goal percentage (.507), 25th in minutes and 37th in scoring ... Was one of seven players in the NBA to average at least 16.0 points and 9.0 rebounds, joining Kevin Love, Dwight Howard, Zach Randolph, Blake Griffin, Pau Gasol and Al Jefferson ... Shot over 50% from the field for the sixth consecutive season ... Posted three-straight games with at least 20 points and 14 rebounds from 4/5 - 4/10, becoming first Warriors player to do so in three-straight games since Nate Thurmond turned the trick from 2/17 – 2/23 during the 1972-73 season ... 15 games of at least 20 points & 10 rebounds with two 30/10 games and one 20/20 effort ... Season-high 33 points and 12 rebounds vs. Washington (3/27) ... Posted 31 points and 12 rebounds vs. San Antonio (1/22) ... Totaled 29 points and season-high 20 rebounds at Portland (4/5) ... Notched 20-or-more points 21 times, including two 30-plus performances ... 10-or-more rebounds 38 times, including one 20-rebound performance ... 37 double-doubles (all point/rebound), which ranked seventh in the NBA ... Missed eight straight games from 11/11 - 11/26 due to a left elbow injury that was suffered in a game at New York on 11/10 when elbow was punctured by tooth of Knicks’ Wilson Chandler ... Missed one game due to bruised lower back ... Team posted a 1-8 record in nine games he missed due to injury. 2009-10 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW YORK: Appeared in 81 games (all starts), averaging 20.2 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.05 steals in 37.3 minutes, while shooting .545 from the field and .812 from the free throw line ... Posted career-high averages in points, assists and blocks, as well as career-high-tying averages in rebounds and steals ... Was one of only three players in the NBA to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds (Zach Randolph and Chris Bosh) ... Ranked fourth in the NBA in rebounding (11.7) and 4th in double-doubles (53) ... Ranked ninth in field goal percentage (.545) and was one of only four players in the NBA to average 20-plus points while shooting 50%-or-better from the field (Amar’e Stoudemire, LeBron James and Chris Bosh were others) ... Recorded first career triple-double with a career-high 37 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists at Golden State (4/2) ... Became first player to register at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in a game since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in March of 1976 ... Scored 20-plus points 46 times, including five games with 30-plus ... Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 54 times, 15-plus boards 23 times and 20-plus rebounds three times ... Recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds in the same game 31 times ... Registered four points, two rebounds and one assist in 12 minutes in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. 2008-09 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW YORK: Appeared in 81 games (74 starts), averaging 16.0 points, 11.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.00 steals in 34.9 minutes, while shooting .549 from the field ... Led the NBA in double-doubles with 65, becoming the first Knick to lead NBA in double-doubles since Patrick Ewing in 1996-97 ... Registered 24 consecutive double-doubles from January 14 thru March 4 (second longest streak in Knicks history) ... Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for week ending on February 1 ... His 11.7 rebounds per game were most by a Knick since Charles Oakley in 1993-94 (11.8) ... Scored 20-plus points 15 times and 30-plus points twice ... Recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds in same game 14 times ... Grabbed 20-plus boards twice, including one game with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds (37 points and 21 rebounds on 11/29 vs. Golden State) ... Missed one game with right knee tendinitis. 2007-08 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW YORK: Appeared in 81 games (29 starts), averaging 10.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 29.1 minutes, while shooting .552 from the field ... In 29 starts, averaged 13.0 points and 10.3 rebounds in 33.8 minutes ... Shot a career-high .819 from the free throw line ... Scored 20-plus points three times ... Recorded 23 double-doubles and three 20-point/10-rebound games ... Missed one game with back spasms. 2006-07 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW YORK: Appeared in 58 games (12 starts), averaging 10.7 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 29.8 minutes, while shooting a career-high .600 from the field ... Finished fourth in voting for NBA Sixth Man of the Year ... Shot .600 from the field to establish a new all-time Knicks field goal percentage mark (previously held by Bernard King in 1983-84) ... Named MVP of T-Mobile Rookie Challenge during 2007 All-Star Weekend in Vegas (game-high 30 points and game-high 11 rebounds) ... Registered 29 double-doubles ... Recorded 10-plus rebounds 33 times, with eight games of 15-plus boards ... Missed 24 games due to injury (23 with right leg injury and one with flu-like symptoms). 2005-06 HIGHLIGHTS WITH NEW YORK: Appeared in 67 games (14 starts), averaging 5.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 16.9 minutes, while shooting .598 from the field ... Scored 10-plus points 11 times, including one 20-plus effort ... Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 10 times and recorded four double-doubles ... Listed as inactive 10 times and registered five DNP-CD’s. USA BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS: Was named a member of the 2010-12 USA Basketball Men’s National Team roster ... Injured his middle finger on his right hand during USA Basketball practice in Las Vegas in July 2010, forcing him to withdraw from contention for the team that would compete at the 2010 World Championships in Turkey ... Was a member of USA Basketball Men’s Select Team in 2007-08. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Played four seasons at Florida, appearing in 127 games and averaging 11.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 25.0 minutes, while shooting 58% from the field ... Finished collegiate career in school’s top-15 in career scoring (11.3), eighth in double-doubles (22), fifth in career field goal percentage (.581) and sixth in blocked shots (109) ... Led Gators in field goal percentage in each of his four seasons and led team in rebounds in his last three years ... Earned All-SEC honors as both a junior and senior ... As a senior (2004-05), appeared in 32 games and averaged career-high 13.6 points, career-high 9.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting .525 from the field in 28.0 minutes ... Named All-SEC second team, earned SEC All-Tournament honors and led the Gators to their first conference title ... As a junior (2003-04), appeared in 31 games and averaged 13.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, a career-high 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting .588 from the field in 27.5 minutes ... All-SEC Second Team as a junior ... As a sophomore (2002-03), appeared in 33 games and averaged 11.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and shot a career-high .648 from the field in 26.2 minutes ... As a freshman (2001-02), appeared in 31 games and averaged 7.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 18.0 minutes ... 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| Has been extremely active in Warriors community outreach programs during his first two seasons with the team, taking part in numerous events with fans, Season Ticket Holders and local community organizations ... For the past two seasons has served as one of the NBA’s St. Jude Hoops for Hope ambassadors, donating substantial time and resources to help raise awareness and contributions for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and their fight against childhood cancer ... Was named co-winner of the 2010-11 Golden State Warriors Foundation Community Service Award, which is given annually to the Warriors player who best exemplifies the spirit of community service through their outstanding commitment of time, service and financial support to children and families ... On his first day in Bay Area after being acquired by the Warriors, took part in a ceremony at El Dorado Elementary School to announce that he, in conjunction with the Warriors and the Good Tidings Foundation, would be refurbishing the school’s outdoor basketball court and creating the David Lee Basketball Court ... Earlier that same day (July 28, 2010), was welcomed to the Bay Area by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who proclaimed it David Lee Day in San Francisco ... Each of the past two seasons, purchased 25 tickets to every home game and donated those tickets to various children’s groups who attended games in the David’s Lee-ders seating section ... Additionally, purchased 500 tickets for the team’s 2011-12 season finale so that kids from deserving Bay Area youth agencies could attend the game ... Earned undergraduate degree in sociology from Florida, where he was an SEC All-Academic selection ... While in high school at Chaminade Prep in St. Louis, was selected to 2001 McDonald’s All-American Game, winning the Slam Dunk contest ... Second Team Sporting News All-American as a high school senior ... High school classmate of former NHL player Yan Stastny, son of Hockey Hall of Famer Peter Stastny ... Played for the same AAU squad as fellow St. Louis native and former Warrior Larry Hughes ... Grandson of businessman-philanthropist E. Desmond “Des” Lee ... Lists Jesus Christ, Michael Jordan and Dr. Martin Luther King as historical figures he’d most like to dine with ... Appeared on Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice in spring ’09 ... Appeared with his mother as part of NBA star-studded week on TV’s Family Feud, taped in Sept. ‘07 ... Played tennis regularly until age 12 ... Grew from 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-9 between freshman and sophomore seasons in high school ... Natural lefty is ambidextrous, result of breaking his left arm as high school sophomore ... During the season resides in San Francisco ... Is on Twitter @Dlee042. | ||
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