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Background

DRAFTED:
Selected in the second round (43rd overall pick) of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.

HOW ACQUIRED:
Acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Kedrick Brown and Kevin Ollie on July 20, 2004.

2007-08 SEASON:
Played in 22 games (five starts)…averaged 1.0 point and 1.9 assists in 13.9 minutes per game…in 5 games as a starter, averaged 2.0 points and 4.0 assists…scored a season-high five points and added two rebounds and assists at Boston on Dec. 2…grabbed a season-high six rebounds versus New Jersey on Dec. 4…dished out a season-high six assists versus Philadelphia on Dec. 15…posted a season-high five steals and had five assists at Atlanta on Feb. 8…led or tied for the team lead in assists four times, in steals once, and blocks twice…missed nine games from Oct. 31 – Nov. 14 with a torn medial meniscus in his left knee and missed 18 games with arthritic-related symptoms in his left knee…was placed on the Inactive List in 27 games…was DNP-CD on 32 occasions and did not dress for game at Washington on March 13.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Played in 82 games (45 starts) during the 2006-07 season…averaged 4.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 23.5 minutes per game…in 45 starts, averaged 5.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 27.2 minutes per game…was the only Cavalier to play in all 82 games and has played in all but one game (suspension) since the 2002-03 season…ranked 12th in the league in assists-to-turnovers ratio (2.97)…scored a season high and his Cavalier high of 18 points at Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 13…recorded a double-double at Golden State on Jan. 20 with 12 points and a season-high 11 assists…over a three-game stretch from Nov. 25-Dec. 1, averaged 12.0 points on .467 shooting, 4.0 rebounds and 8.3 assists…dished out 10 assists and blocked two shots versus Milwaukee on Dec. 29…scored 10 or more points on nine occasions (Cavs were 8-1 in those games)…led or tied for the team lead in assists 22 times, in steals 11 times and blocks four times…Cavs were 5-2 in games he played at least 35 minutes…put up 13 points, making a season-high 9-10 free throw attempts, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists at Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 15…tallied 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists at Indiana on March 27…during the 2005-06 season, played in 82 games (82 starts)…averaged 4.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 28.6 minutes per game…was the only Cavalier to start all 82 games and one of two to play in every game (Damon Jones)…ranked 11th in the league in assists-to-turnovers ratio (2.98)…recorded a double-double vs. Toronto on March 7 with a season-high tying 14 points and a season-high 11 assists…dished out seven assists or more in 11 games and Cavs were 9-2 in those games…over a four-game stretch from March 2-8, averaged 10.8 points on .528 shooting and 8.0 assists…put up 14 points and eight assists in 41 minutes at Chicago on March 2…Cavs were 9-4 in games he played at least 35 minutes…led or tied for the team lead in assists 22 times, in steals 17 times and blocks six times…scored in double figures in eight games…had 21 games with at least two steals…grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. New Jersey on Feb. 1…finished with nine points, six rebounds, five assists and a season-high tying four steals vs. Charlotte on March 22…posted a career high with 19 blocks…during the 2004-05 season, played in 81 games (15 starts)…averaged 4.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 22.8 minutes per game…in 15 games as a starter, averaged 5.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists…led or tied for the team lead in assists 16 times, in steals nine times and blocks three times…passed out a season-high 13 assists vs. Boston on April 19 to go along with six points and four rebounds…dished out six assists or more on 19 occasions while the Cavs were 13-6 in those games…ranked fifth in the league in assists-to-turnovers ratio (3.56)…scored a season-high 16 points at Golden State on Jan. 22…grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. Washington on Jan. 24…in the final two games of the season (two starts), averaged 8.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 10.5 assists…just missed a triple-double with 10 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists vs. Washington on Jan. 24…posted a career high in three-point field goals (13)…recorded two double-doubles on the season both coming in back-to-back games on Jan. 22 at Golden State and Jan. 24 vs. Washington…missed one game (Dec. 18 vs. Boston) due to a team suspension…during the 2003-04 season, played in all 82 games…was the only Sixer to start all 82 games…started 225 consecutive games…averaged 10.3 points, a team-leading 6.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds…ranked in the top 10 in the NBA in three categories: total assists (ninth - 563), assists per game (sixth – 6.9) and assists-to-turnovers (seventh – 3.00)…recorded 10 double-doubles…scored 18 points with nine assists at Atlanta on April 6…dished out 13 assists with just one turnover versus Cleveland on March 26…scored 19 points and seven assists against New York on March 12…scored a season-high 22 points and added 10 assists at Utah on Dec. 29…recorded a season-high 14 assists versus Orlando on Dec. 22…played in his 500th career game on Nov. 1 at Golden State, scoring 17 points…started all 82 games during the 2002-03 season…averaged a career-best 12.9 points, 6.7 assists and 1.62 steals…played a career-high 3,108 minutes…named to the All-Defensive Second Team…scored in a double-figures in 32 straight games from Jan. 6 to March 16…tied his career high with 15 assists versus Atlanta on Jan. 29 and had no turnovers, another career best… recorded a career-high four blocks at Cleveland on Nov. 29…during the 2001-02 season, played in 61 games…missed the first 20 games of the season after suffering a left thumb fracture in a preseason game at San Antonio on October 16…averaged 12.1 points, 6.6 assists and 3.5 rebounds….also averaged 1.6 steals and finished with a 2.90 assists-to-turnovers ratio…averaged 16.6 points per game, including a career-high 26 at Washington on April 10…in the final 22 games of the regular season led the Sixers in scoring 10 times…neared a triple-double in three games: 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds versus New York on March 24; 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists at Boston on March 22; and 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds at Washington on Jan. 22…recorded six double-doubles…grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds versus Golden State on Feb. 20…started 50 games during the 2000-01 season….missed 32 contests with a right ankle fracture from Dec. 8-Feb. 7…averaged 9.8 points, 7.4 assists and 3.3 rebounds…led the team in assists in 25 of the 32 games after returning from injury…recorded three straight 20-point plus games from Nov. 8-11…played in all 82 games (80 starts) during the 1999-00 season…started 80 of the 82 games, averaging 7.9 points, 7.6 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 35.0 minutes per contest…ranked third in the league in assists-to-turnover ratio (3.85)…hit three game-winners during the season: versus Chicago on Dec. 17; versus Detroit on Dec. 20; and versus Orlando on Jan. 14…had 12 double-doubles during the season (Sixers went 11-1 in those games)…led the team in assists 59 times…started all 48 games in which he appeared during the 1998-99 season…averaged 8.6 points, 6.3 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 35.8 minutes…led the team in assists 34 times and scored in double figures on 19 occasions… made his first start as a 76er in Charlotte on Feb. 5…was acquired by the 76ers on Jan. 18 from the Sonics during the 1997-98 season…appeared in 64 games (47 as a Sixer)….made his Sixers’ debut against Sacramento on Jan. 19…averaged 18 minutes after joining Philadelphia and recorded a 3.22 assists-to-turnovers ratio…led the team in assists in six of the last 10 games…appeared in 67 games during the 1996-97 season….was listed as DNP-CD in 15 games…had a season-high 13 assists versus Golden State on Dec. 17……played in 43 games (one start) as a rookie during the 1995-96 season…averaged 2.7 points and 1.7 assists per game…was listed as a DNP-CD on 39 occasions…started his first career game on March 15 against Dallas and recorded 13 assists in 33 minutes.

NBA PLAYOFF CAREER:
Has played in 103 career playoff games (51 starts), posting averages of 6.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 24.0 minutes per game…saw time in 19 games during the 2007 Playoffs for Cleveland…dished out 29 assists to eight turnovers during the playoffs….also grabbed 28 rebounds and came up with 11 steals…during the 2006 Playoffs, played in 13 games (13 starts) and averaged 6.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 31.4 minutes per game…in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs against Washington, averaged 8.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 34.2 minutes per game…scored 18 points on 8-12 shooting in a playoff career-high 45 minutes in Game 5 vs. Washington…during the 2003 Playoffs, averaged 11.5 points and 5.6 assists in 12 games…scored in double-digits in nine of the 12 playoff games…tied a career-playoff best with eight rebounds against New Orleans on April 30…finished with 17 points, 12 assists and a career-playoff high five steals against New Orleans on April 28…played in five games during the 2002 Playoffs…averaged 10.8 points, 5.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds against Boston…had a series-high 11 assists on May 1…scored a playoff career-high 23 points on April 28…averaged 9.3 points, 4.5 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 31.2 minutes during the 2001 Playoffs…started nine of the 23 playoff games…scored 18 points on May 30 versus Milwaukee, including the game-winner…dished out 12 assists in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 15…started four of the five games in the 2000 Playoffs…averaged 7.4 points and 7.0 assists in 27.6 minutes….missed two games in the first round and three games in the conference semifinals with a chip fracture in his right ankle…had a 19-point, 13-assist effort at Charlotte on April 24…had a 5:1 assists-to-turnovers ratio (35 assists, seven turnovers) during the playoffs… averaged 12.4 points and 7.1 assists during the 1999 playoffs…during the 1997 Playoffs, played in all eight playoff games…averaged 1.6 points and 1.5 assists…appeared in 10 games during the 1996 Playoffs…averaged 2.4 minutes during the Sonics’run to the Finals.

COLLEGE CAREER:
Played all four seasons at Michigan State…finished his career second on MSU’s all-time assists list behind Scott Skiles…became the first player since Skiles to lead the Spartans in assists for three straight seasons…ranked fifth on the Big Ten’s all-time assists list…named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.

Personal

  • Was the 2005 recipient of the J. Walker Kennedy Citizenship Award presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Assocation
  • Received the 2005 National Basketball Players Association Community Contribution Award at the 2005 All-Star Game
  • Donated $20 for every one of his steals and assists during the 2004-05 season
  • For the third straight season, sponsored his “Full Court Fathers” program bringing a father/son duo to every home game
  • Selected by The Sporting News as one of its “Good Guys” in the NBA for three straight seasons (2002-04)
  • Was one of five finalists for the 2003-04 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, the oldest citizenship and community service award in the NBA that honors an NBA player or coach for outstanding service and dedication to the community
  • Was selected as the NBA Sportsmanship Award winner for the 1999-2000 season and was selected as the Atlantic Division winner of the 1998-99 NBA Sportsmanship Award
  • Older brother, Percy, was an All-American linebacker at MSU and a first-round draft choice of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1990
  • Was McKinley High School’s MVP for three straight seasons
  • Eric and his wife DeShawn, have three sons, E.J., Darius and Jarren.

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