• Delonte West
  • #13
  • Guard
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2009-10 Statistics

PPG
4.7
RPG
1.40
APG
2.7
EFF
+ 4.86
Born: Jul 26, 1983
Height: 6-3 /  1,91
Weight: 180  lbs. / 81,6  kg.
College: Saint Joseph's
Years Pro: 5

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Background

DRAFTED:
Selected in the first round (24th overall pick) of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired along with Wally Szczerbiak from the Seattle SuperSonics and Ben Wallace and Joe Smith from the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 21, 2008. In exchange, the Cavaliers sent Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown to the Bulls and Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall to the Sonics. In addition, Cleveland acquired Chicago’s 2009 second round pick and Seattle acquired Adrian Griffin from the Bulls.

2008-09 SEASON:
Played in 64 games (all starts) and averaged 11.7 points on .457 shooting, 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 33.6 minutes per game…shot a career-best .399 from three-point range (career-high 91-228) and averaged a career high in steals (1.47; 94 total)…ranked sixth in steals-to-turnovers ratio (1.02; one of just six players above 1.0) and 26th in assists-to-turnovers ratio (2.47)…dished out a season-high 10 assists and added eight points and five rebounds on Nov. 26 versus Oklahoma City…scored in double figures in 10 consecutive games from Dec. 12, 2008 through Jan. 2, 2009, averaging 16.1 points, 4.1 assists and 2.2 steals over that span…scored a season-high 25 points on 8-11 shooting (.727), including making a career-high tying five three-pointers, versus Detroit on Feb. 22…totaled 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals at San Antonio on Feb. 27…had a career-high eight steals versus Milwaukee on March 4; was one of just four players to have a game with eight or more steals this season and the first Cavalier since Andre Miller in 2001…tallied 20 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals at Indiana on April 13…scored 10 or more points on 40 occasions (34-6) and 20 or more six times (5-1); finished with five or more assists on 20 occasions (17-3) and had two or more steals on 28 occasions (26-2)…led or tied for the team lead in scoring and rebounding once each, in assists on 10 occassions, in steals 21 times and in blocks on three occasions…missed 16 games from Jan. 16 – Feb. 20 due to a non-displaced right wrist fracture, one game on Feb. 24 due to wrist soreness and one game on March 13 due to left low back contusion; placed on the Inactive List each game.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Played in 61 games (31 starts) with Cleveland and Seattle during the 2007-08 season…averaged 8.3 points on .413 shooting, 3.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 25.1 minutes per game…played in 35 games (five starts) for the Sonics, averaging 6.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 20.8 minutes per game…scored in double figures in 10 games for Seattle and had five or more assists on 10 occasions…played in 26 games (26 starts) with the Cavs, averaging 10.3 points on .440 shooting, 3.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 31.0 minutes per game…scored 17 points in consecutive games from Nov. 19-23…averaged 14.0 points on .552 shooting, 5.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists over a three-game span from Dec. 27-31…scored a season-high 20 points and added five rebounds at Boston on Feb. 27…tallied 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks at Orlando on March 17…averaged 14.9 points on .515 shooting including .500 (13-26) from three-point range, 5.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game in a seven-game stretch from March 30 - April 13…set season highs in assists (11), three-pointers made (4) and blocks (3), while scoring 18 points versus Philadelphia on March 30, becoming the only player this season to post at least those numbers in a game…scored a team-high 19 points and dished out four assists versus Orlando on April 5…totaled 16 points, four rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block at Chicago on April 11…scored a game-high 18 points while making a season-high 7-8 free throws versus Miami on April 13…led or tied for the team lead in scoring twice, in assists and steals eight times each and in blocks four times…missed 10 games (Dec. 5-21, Jan. 16) with right foot plantar fasciitis and was placed on the Inactive List eight times…was a DNP-CD on 10 occasions with Seattle…appeared in 69 games (47 starts) with the Boston Celtics during the 2006-07 season… averaged a career-high 12.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 32.1 minutes per game…shot .853 percent (168-197) from the line which ranked 21st in the NBA…scored a career-high 31 points and handed out 10 assists versus Minnesota on March 4, including career highs in free throws made (12) and attempted (14)…recorded a career-high 11 rebounds versus the Los Angeles Clippers on Feb. 2…had 22 points and 11 assists versus Washington on Jan. 28…hit the game-winning shot with 0.9 seconds remaining in overtime versus Charlotte on Nov. 8…during the 2005-06 season, played and started in 71 games…averaged 11.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 34.1 minutes per game…scored 20 or more points eight times…led the team in assists 26 times…dished out a career-high 12 assists at Philadelphia on April 7…scored 30 points at Phoenix on Feb. 22…swiped a career-high five steals at Orlando on Feb. 4…during the 2004-05 season, played in 39 games (seven starts)…averaged 4.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 13.0 minutes per game…scored in double figures seven times…scored a season-high 19 points at Phoenix on Feb. 27…on the Injured List from Dec. 1 – Jan. 21 with a fractured right fourth metacarpal and also Nov. 1 – Nov. 26 with a right thumb fracture.

PLAYOFF CAREER:
Played in 14 games (all starts) during the 2009 NBA Playoffs…averaged 13.8 points on .465 shooting, 3.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists…reached double figures in scoring in 13 of the 14 games…scored 20 points on 7-12 shooting (.583) versus Detroit in Game 2 of the first round…dished out a postseason career-best nine assists and added 13 points in Game 1 of the conference semifinals versus Atlanta…tallied 21 points, four rebounds and six assists in the series clinching win versus Atlanta in Game 4…scored a postseason career-high 22 points in Game 6 of the conference finals versus Orlando…started all 13 games during 2008 NBA Playoffs...averaged 10.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 34.8 minutes per game…tallied a then career playoff high of 16 points, five rebounds and five assists in first playoff game as a Cavalier in Game 1 against Washington….scored 21 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting, including 5-8 (.625) from three-point range, and hit the game-winning three-pointer to give the team a 100-97 win in Game 4 of the series… scored in double figures in four of seven games versus Boston…totaled 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists on 7-11 (.636) shooting including 4-6 (.667) from three-point range in Game 3 win…scored 21 points to go along with four assists and four steals in Game 5…during the 2005 NBA Playoffs, played in seven games for the Boston Celtics…averaged 4.1 points, 1.3 rebounds in 16.4 minutes per game…scored 14 points on 5-5 shooting, including 3-3 from three-point range in a Game 4 victory at Indiana on April 30.

COLLEGE CAREER:
Played three seasons at St. Joseph’s and averaged 5.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 89 games…as a junior, named First Team All-America by Basketball Times and Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press…named First Team All-Atlantic 10… helped lead St. Joe’s to a 30-2 record, including a perfect 27-0 record during the regular season…St. Joseph’s was ranked No. 1 in the national rankings and earned the school’s first-ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament…scored a career-high 33 points at Xavier, going 12-12 from the field, including 3-3 from three-point range and 6-6 from the line…named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week four times…set a school record with 37 consecutive free throws made…as a sophomore, named First Team All-Atlantic 10 and conference’s Most Improved Player.

Personal

  • Son of Delphina Addison
  • Enjoys drawing and painting in his spare time
  • If not a professional basketball player, would like to be an artist
  • Favorite basketball memory is leading St. Joseph’s to a perfect 27-0 season as a junior in 2003-04
  • His Delonte West Foundation strives to make an impact in the lives of children through education, health and the arts

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