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2004-05:
Averaged 7.1 ppg and 2.1 rpg in 17.4 minutes in 71 games … Started 40 times (Nuggets were 28-12) … Averaged 8.2 ppg and 2.5 rpg as a starter and shot .517 from the field … Shot .499 from the field, .358 from three-point range and .792 from the free-throw line … Shot .491 (27-55) from three-point range over his last 25 games … Shot .572 (87-152) from the field over his last 26 games … Scored in double figures 20 times with four games of 20+ … Led the Nuggets in scoring twice, rebounding once and assists once … DNP-CD 11 times … Made a career-high seven free-throws (7-7) at Seattle on 1/18 … Scored a season-high 22 points (9-13 FG) in 22 minutes at Golden State on 1/17 … Tied a career-high with nine made field goals … Tallied 12 points and eight rebounds in 35 minutes at L.A. Lakers on 1/2 … Boards and minutes tied season-highs … Scored 18 points, dished out five assists and grabbed four rebounds vs. Philadelphia on 12/31 … Assists were a season high … Scored a team-high 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had four steals in 35 minutes at Orlando on 12/18 … Rebounds, steals and minutes were season highs.
2003-04:
With the New York Knicks completed the long road back to NBA following September 2002 auto accident by appearing in 21 games (one start) for Knicks with 5.4 ppg and 1.9 rpg over 13.7 mpg, playing a key role in several late-season wins ... Signed to 10-day contract by NY on 2/3; signed for remainder of season on 2/13 ... Shot career-low .371 (36-97) from the field, and was 13-36 (.361) from downtown ... Shot career-high .903 from the free-throw line (28-31), nailing his last 24 FTA of the regular season (3/19-4/14) ... Season Highs: Points: 22 (4/10 at Washington); Assists: 2 (twice); Rebounds: 7 (twice) ... Logged 20+ minutes six times and recorded six double-digit scoring games (one 20+ game) ... DNP (CD) 12 times ... After he was a DNP (CD) in 11 of 19 games (2/3-3/16), played in 13 of the season’s final 14 games … Key Games: Played in his first NBA game in nearly two years on 2/7, logging scoreless two bench minutes (0-1 FGA) in win at Miami (first NBA appearance since 4/17/02 for Hawks at Boston) ... Shined vs. former mates, 3/22, with 14 points (6-11 FGA, 2-6 from downtown) and six rebounds in 23 bench minutes in win over Hawks ... Played key role in win over Raptors, 3/26, with 15 points (5-14 FG, 3-7 3FG) and season-best seven rebounds in season-high 40 bench minutes ... Made first start as a Knick on 3/27, with team-high 17 points (5-12 FG, 2-5 3FG, 5-5 FT) and season-high-tying seven rebounds in 39 minutes at Detroit ... Scored season-high 22 points (7-13 FG, 2-3 3FG, 6-6 FT) in 26 bench minutes in OT win at Washington, 4/10 ... Prior to joining Knicks, had signed as a free agent w/Phoenix on 10/1 ... Waived by Suns prior to season (on 10/16), then notched 22.6 ppg and 6.4 rpg in 19 games for Long Beach Jam of ABA.
2002-03:
Sidelined for the entire season after suffering four cracked vertebra in his neck following a car accident in south Atlanta on 9/13 ... Did not have surgery, but recovery process took nearly a year ... Placed on Injured List, 10/28, and remained there for entire season ... Became free agent after the season.
2001-02:
In sophomore campaign, posted dramatic improvement in season’s second half as minutes increased following mid-season wrist injury to Toni Kukoc ... Overall, appeared in 72 games (46 starts) and notched 8.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg and .396 shooting over 24.0 mpg ... Went 89-247 (.360) from downtown, second on Hawks to Jason Terry (172) in 3PT FGM ... Shot .810 from the line (85-105) ... Notched 25 double-figure scoring games, three 20+ efforts and two double-doubles ... Led Hawks in rebounds four times, scoring once ... Averaged 6.5 ppg in losses, but 11.5 ppg in wins ... Prior to All-Star break, averaged just 6.6 ppg and 2.5 rpg over 19.3 mpg, but after the break, he lifted his numbers to 10.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg over 29.0 mpg ... Established career highs in virtually all single-game stat categories, including points (28 vs. Bucks, 4/2), rebounds (10, twice), assists (6 vs. Blazers, 1/8), blocks (4, three times) and minutes (47 vs. Cavs, 4/13) ... DNP (CD) 10 times, all during the season’s first 22 games.
2000-01:
As a rookie, notched 5.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg and shot .374 from the floor over 16.8 mpg in 78 games (21 starts) ... Had 16 double-figure scoring games and was 16th among NBA rookies in scoring ... Went 41-127 (.323) from downtown .. .Scored season-high 19 points and notched career-high five steals at Cleveland, 1/27/01 ... Season-high five assists twice, nine rebounds twice.
PLAYOFFS:
2004: Made his NBA Playoff debut with 17 total minutes over three games off the bench (didn’t score, 0-5 FGA) in first round loss to Nets ... Logged six minutes in Game One (two assists), six minutes in Game Two, five minutes in Game Four ... DNP-CD in Game Three.
COLLEGE:
Named Conference USA Freshman of the Year and earned Third Team All-Conference USA honors in only year at Cincinnati ... Named to Conference USA All-Freshman Team ... Started all 32 games at shooting guard ... Scored 21 points, all in first half, in win over Louisville.
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