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Career Transactions: Selected out of high school by Chicago in first round (fourth pick overall) of 2001 NBA Draft…Signed and traded from Chicago, with Antonio Davis, to New York in exchange for Tim Thomas, Michael Sweetney, two future second-round draft picks, a 2006 conditional first-round draft pick and the right to switch future first-round draft picks on Oct. 4, 2005.

As A Professional: Limited to just three games by injury in 2008-09, Eddy is currently in his ninth pro season (fifth with NY) at tender age of 26, jumping to the NBA out of high school in 2001…Career averages of 13.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and .546 shooting over 25.7 minutes over four seasons with Bulls, four with Knicks…Has started 410 of his 504 career games (including 208 starts in 215 games as a Knick)…A .546 career shooter, Eddy has ranked among NBA’s Top 15 in shooting in five of last seven seasons (first in 2002-03, 13th in 2003-04, fifth in 2004-05; second in 2005-06; fourth in 2006-07)…All-time Knicks career leader in field goal percentage (.565, just ahead of David Lee’s .564), based on minimum 500 FGM…Owns eight career 30-plus scoring games (six for NY in 2006-07) and one 40-plus effort (career-high 43 points at Milwaukee, Apr. 7, 2007)…After playing in at least 70 games in five of his first six NBA seasons, has been limited by knee injuries to just 62 contests over the last two seasons…Senior Knick in terms of continuous service (along with David Lee and Nate Robinson, all of whom arrived for 2005-06 season).

2008-09 (Knicks): Eighth NBA season was virtually a lost campaign due to knee pain…Limited to just three games off the bench (12 total minutes, five total points, 2-2 FGA)…Missed a total of 63 games due to injury (listed as inactive 48 times; did not dress eight times)…DNP (CD) 16 times (missed additional time in mid-season due to personal/family)…After missing season’s first 33 games (sore knee), made season debut in loss at Dallas, Jan. 8, with two points (1-1 FGA) and two rebounds in 2:38 off the bench…At Charlotte, Mar. 28, went scoreless (0-0 FGA) over 2:20 in second quarter…Made final appearance at Utah, Mar. 30, with three points (1-1 FGA, 1-3 FTA) and one rebound in 6:48 off the bench.

2007-08 (Knicks): Endured injury-shortened season on heels of breakout 2006-07 campaign…Averaged 13.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and shot .546 (297-544) over 25.9 minutes in 59 games (58 starts)…Led Knicks in scoring 11 times, rebounds twice…Recorded 12 20-plus scoring games, two double-doubles and one 20-10 game…Fell three shots short (needed 300) of qualifying for NBA Leader Board in field goal percentage, ending streak in which he’d been in NBA Top 15 in shooting each of prior five seasons…Came off the bench for the only time all season in loss to Bulls, Dec. 30 (12 points, 8 rebounds, 22 minutes)…Only Knicks starter in double-figure points (24) in loss to Kings, Jan. 2…Game-high 25 points in loss at San Antonio, with season-high 12 rebounds, Jan. 4, for lone 20-10 effort of season…Paced Knicks to victory in hometown return with game-and-season-high 29 points in win at Chicago, Jan. 8…The Knee: Sidelined for season’s final weeks with right knee injury and subsequent surgery…Suffered right knee injury on Mar. 7 vs. Pistons; MRI on Mar. 9 revealed small vertical cartilage tear, right knee…Underwent successful arthroscopic surgery to remove torn cartilage, right knee, Mar. 17. Surgery performed by team orthopedist Dr, Answorth Allen…Sidelined for season’s final 20 games (Mar. 8-Apr. 16)…Missed a total of 23 games due to injury…Earlier, missed one game with sprained left ankle (Dec. 5 at New Jersey) and two in February with flu-like symptoms…Hampered in training camp and season’s opening weeks with right labral tear (shoulder).

2006-07 (Knicks): Enjoyed finest year of NBA career…Over 81 games (all starts), averaged team-leading 19.5 points (23rd in NBA) with 7.0 rebounds (third on team; 29th in NBA) and .576 shooting (second on team to Lee’s .600; fourth overall in NBA) over 35.2 minutes…Led Knicks in games played (81)…Career highs in games played (81, tied), total minutes (2,849), rebounds (571), assists (68, tied), steals (34), free throws made and attempted (405-659), total points (1,576), scoring average (19.5) and rebounding average (7.0)…Set or tied single-game highs in points (43 at Milwaukee, Apr. 7), rebounds (15 vs. Memphis, Dec. 4) and minutes (54 in 3OT vs. Detroit, Dec. 27)…Led Knicks in scoring 27 times, rebounds 17 times…Had 42 20-plus scoring games, six 30-plus games, 18 double-doubles and team-leading 12 20-10 games…Fourth in NBA in field goal percentage (.576)…field goal percentage (.576) was second-best single-season mark in club history (minimum 200 FGM); second only to David Lee’s .600 that same season…His 659 free throw attempts were second-highest single-season mark in club annals (Richie Guerin 762 in 1961-62)…Had 11 consecutive 20-plus scoring games, Nov. 24-Dec. 13, with 24.9 points (274). Knicks’ longest 20-plus streak since Patrick Ewing had 17 straight 20-plus, Jan. 8-Feb. 6, 1994…Went 27-35 FGA (.771) over three-game span, Jan. 2-5. According to Elias Sports Bureau, NBA’s highest-shooting three-game span (minimum 35 FGA) since Spurs’ David Robinson went 32-40 (.800) in January 1998…Missed just one game due to injury (Jan. 26 vs. Heat, sore left calf)…Hauled in career-high-tying 15 rebounds in win over Grizzlies, Dec. 4…Logged career high 54 minutes in 3OT win over Pistons, Dec. 27, with 33 points and no personals; NY record for most minutes played in a game without a foul (prior: 50 minutes by Latrell Sprewell in 2OT game vs. Dallas, Feb. 7, 2001). Longest stint for any player without a foul since Grizzlies’ Mike Bibby went 54 minutes without a foul, Apr. 14, 2000 vs. Minnesota….Went 9-9 FGA (27 points) at Seattle, Jan. 5, falling two shy of Knicks mark for most shots in a game without a miss (11-11 FGA; Bernard King, Johnny Newman)…Slam dunk off Crawford’s alley-oop feed with :07.1 left lifted NY to 107-106 win at Lakers, Feb. 13…Outdueled Shaq for game-high points (28) and rebounds (11) in win over Heat, Feb. 26…Scored career-high 43 points (17-20 FGA, 1-1 from Downtown, 8-12 FTA) in 50 minutes in OT win at Milwaukee, Apr. 7; first career 40-plus scoring game. Sent game into OT with three-point bomb at fourth quarter buzzer…Capped breakout season by tipping in Rose’s close-in miss with :00.6 left, lifting Knicks to season-ending win at Charlotte, Apr. 18.

2005-06 (Knicks): In first Knicks season, averaged 13.6 points (third on team), team-high 6.0 rebounds and shot team-leading .563 (second in NBA) over 25.9 minutes in 72 games (69 starts)…Led Knicks in starts (69), second in games played (72, tied with Robinson to Crawford’s 79)…Second in NBA with a .563 field goal percetnage, trailing only Miami’s Shaquille O’Neal (.600)…Shot .640 (121-189) over his final 26 games (Feb. 27-Apr. 19), raising overall field goal percentage from .527 to .563…Led Knicks in scoring 13 times, rebounding 20 times, and had 12 20-plus scoring games…Team-high 10 double-doubles, including four 20-10 games…Missed 10 games due to illness/injury: five games with strained left calf (Nov. 23-Dec. 2); four straight with sprained left ankle (Dec. 16-23); and Mar. 13 vs. Denver (stomach virus)…Game-and-season-high 29 points in 25 bench minutes at Orlando, Dec. 28…Major role in 3OT win over Suns, Jan. 2, with 20 points and career-high-tying 15 rebounds. After nailing two clutch free throws with :08.4 left to send game into OT (104-104), scored 13 points in three OT sessions.

2005-06 (Knicks): In first Knicks season, averaged 13.6 points (third on team), team-high 6.0 rebounds and shot team-leading .563 (second in NBA) over 25.9 minutes in 72 games (69 starts)…Led Knicks in starts (69), second in games played (72, tied with Robinson to Crawford’s 79)…Second in NBA with a .563 field goal percetnage, trailing only Miami’s Shaquille O’Neal (.600)…Shot .640 (121-189) over his final 26 games (Feb. 27-Apr. 19), raising overall field goal percentage from .527 to .563…Led Knicks in scoring 13 times, rebounding 20 times, and had 12 20-plus scoring games…Team-high 10 double-doubles, including four 20-10 games…Missed 10 games due to illness/injury: five games with strained left calf (Nov. 23-Dec. 2); four straight with sprained left ankle (Dec. 16-23); and Mar. 13 vs. Denver (stomach virus)…Game-and-season-high 29 points in 25 bench minutes at Orlando, Dec. 28…Major role in 3OT win over Suns, Jan. 2, with 20 points and career-high-tying 15 rebounds. After nailing two clutch free throws with :08.4 left to send game into OT (104-104), scored 13 points in three OT sessions.

2004-05 (Bulls): In final season in Chicago, helped lead Bulls to 47 wins and first Playoff berth since 1998, despite missing season’s final month due to an irregular heartbeat…Averaged team-high 16.1 points with 5.4 rebounds (third on team) over 28.7 minutes in 63 games (60 starts)…Fifth in NBA with a .538 field goal percentage…Career-best .720 from the line…Led Bulls in scoring 19 times, rebounding eight times…Notched 18 20-plus point games and six double-doubles…Season-highs 27 points vs. Pacers on Mar. 26 (his second-to-last game of season); 13 rebounds vs. Pacers, Dec. 18…Broke Knicks’ hearts with driving, fast-break layup with :02.4 left to give Bulls 86-84 win at Chicago, Jan. 15…Missed first two games of season due to NBA suspension…Missed three games in March (strained left hamstring); one game in January (flu-like symptoms)…Missed season’s final 13 games (Mar. 31-Apr. 20) due to irregular heartbeat; not on Bulls’ 2005 Playoff roster.

2003-04 (Bulls): Over 73 games (63 starts), notched 14.7 points and 6.2 rebounds over 29.5 minutes…Ranked 13th in NBA in field goal percentage (.496)…Led Bulls in scoring 20 times, rebounds 12 times, and had 10 double-doubles…Had game-highs 23 points and 12 rebounds in win at Utah, Feb. , snapping Bulls’ 26-game road losing streak vs. Western Conference… Notched career-high six blocks vs. Warriors, Feb. 28…Averaged 17.3 points in his final 35 games, including season-high 28 points at Toronto, Mar. 19…Season-high 14 rebounds three times…Missed eight games due to injury (seven with left knee bone bruise, one with right thigh bruise)…DNP (CD) once.

2002-03 (Bulls): Led NBA with a career-high .585 field goal percentage (335-573)…First Bull to lead NBA in a major stat category since Michael Jordan in 1997-98 (scoring, 28.7 points) and first Bull to pace League in field goal percentage since Artis Gilmore in 1981-82 (.652)…Notched 10.5 points and 4.4 rebounds over 19.4 minutes in 81 games (48 starts)…Only player in the NBA to average double-figure points despite not averaging 20-plus minutes…Notched 16.6 points on .621 shooting in 33 games following All-Star break…Career-high 15 rebounds vs. Sonics, Apr. 1; season-high 31 points (14-16 FGA) in season finale vs. 76ers, Apr. 15.

2001-02 (Bulls): In rookie season (18 years old when season started), averaged 6.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and shot .501 over 16.0 minutes in 72 games (31 starts)…Led Bulls in field goal percentage (.501) and ranked third among NBA rookies…Double-figure scoring 21 times (season-high 19 points twice)…Had four double-doubles…Season-best 14 rebounds vs. Wizards, Mar. 1…DNP (CD) 10 times.

Community Corner: For second straight season, oversaw Curry’s Corner ticket program which provided tickets to Knicks home games to area youth groups throughout the 2008-09 campaign…Joined the rest of his teammates and coaching staff to host 30 children from SCO Family of Services at Madison Square Garden Training Center for the third annual “Knicks Dream Day”, Oct. 30, 2008, which included a private tour of the facility, autograph session and interactive games…Joined teammates for a Garden of Dreams family visit to five-year old Faith Griffin, a resident of Miami’s Ronald McDonald House, Nov. 11, 2007…Signed autographs for fans who donated school supplies to the Garden of Dreams Foundation, Dec. 3, 2007 at the NBA Store on Fifth Ave…Participated in Garden of Dreams Holiday Hospital Visits to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Westchester, Dec. 18…On Jan. 22, 2008, co-hosted a pizza party and distribute school supplies to children at the Children Aid Society’s Frederick Douglass Center as part of the Garden of Dreams Foundation’s “Week of Giving”…Hosted Dream Night party for 200 Garden of Dreams children and their families at the WaMu Theatre, Apr. 9, 2008…Co-hosted Garden of Dreams children’s bowling event at Harlem Lanes, Apr. 10, 2008…Kicked off first season in NY at the annual Knicks Halloween Read to Achieve launch event at Planet Hollywood, Oct. 27, 2005. Hosted 70 Knicks Reading Zone children for a group reading of the book “The Widow’s Broom” by Chris Van Allsburg…Visited rehabbing military personnel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center during Knicks’ trip to Washington, Apr. 3, 2006…During Chicago tenure, served as co-sponsor of Bulls’ “3C” charity ticket section (with Tyson Chandler and Jamal Crawford), which donated 30 tickets to each home game to youth groups…Active in Bulls’ Read-To-Achieve program and participated in Reading Time Outs at Chicagoland firehouses and Lincoln Park Zoo…In Oct. 2002, hosted a Back-To-School assembly for 400 students at Chicago’s Herbert Elementary School.