Selected by the Indiana Pacers in the first round (seventh pick overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft, then spent one season playing in Italy in 1993-94 and another in the Continental Basketball Association (1994-95) before bringing his long-range shooting to the Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets and the Washington Wizards where he was traded before the 2002-03 season.
2001-02:
Played in 69 games and averaged 8.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 3.0 apg…Rebound and assist averages were both the third-highest of his career…Started 26 times and averaged 8.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 3.8 apg…Started at every position but center this season…Scored in double figures 28 times, including three games of 20+…Grabbed double-digit rebounds once and had at least 10 assists twice…Posted two double-doubles…Led the Nuggets in scoring three times, in rebounding twice and in assists 12 times…Missed the final two games of the season due to a corneal abrasion in his right eye…Dressed at Detroit on 3/31/02, but only for an emergency situation…Did not dress at Chicago on 3/30/02 due to a left thigh contusion…Had a season-high 11 assists vs. the Spurs on 3/11/02… Scored a season-high 26 points vs. Portland on 3/9…Posted his second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 assists in 23 minutes vs. New York on 3/7/02…Returned to the lineup vs. Dallas on 1/24/02 after missing nine games due to a strained right calf…Had a season-high three steals in a season-high 42 minutes at the Lakers on 11/25/01…Posted his first double-double of the season with 11 points and a season-high 11 rebounds at Portland on 11/23/01…Played his 700th career game vs. Sacramento on 11/3/01.
2000-01:
Played in 76 games, starting eight times ... Averaged 9.6 ppg, 3.7 apg and 2.9 rpg in 26.4 minutes ... Scored in double figures 34 times, including four games of 20+ ... Dished out at least 10 assists twice ... Led the Nuggets in scoring four times and in assists 10 times ... Started seven of eight games in April and averaged 16.6 ppg and 5.6 apg ... Led the Nuggets with a season-high 24 points vs. Golden State on 4/13 ... Missed three games (3/28-3/31) due to a lower back strain ... Missed four games due to injury this season ... Made his first start of the season, tallied five points, 22 assists and four rebounds in a season-high 49 minutes at Chicago on 3/26 ... Assists were the most in the NBA this season, a United Center record and one short of Denver's club record ... Did not dress at Golden State on 3/12 due to a sprained right ankle ... Surpassed the 6,000-point mark for his career at Milwaukee on 1/31 ... Was 8-8 from the free-throw line vs. Utah on 1/29 (third time) ... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds vs. Chicago on 11/16 ... Against Golden State on 11/2, his jumper with 37.6 seconds left proved to be the game-winner ... Tri-captain.
1999-2000:
Played in 78 games, starting 11 times ... Scored in double figures 39 times with eight games of 20+ ... Also had two 10+rebound games and one 10+assist game ... Posted two double-doubles ... Led the Nuggets in scoring five times, rebounding once and assists five times ... Averaged 10.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg and 3.2 apg ... Drilled 107 three-pointers ... Became the fifth player to make at least 100 in a season in Nuggets history ... Canned a season-high five three-pointers three times ... His jumper with 25.5 seconds left vs. Utah on 4/18 proved to be the game-winner ... Posted his second double-double of the season (ninth career) with 12 points, a season-high 11 rebounds and five assists in a season-high 46 minutes vs. the Clippers on 4/15 ... Scored a season-high 28 points to go with three rebounds, three assists and a steal in 33 minutes vs. Seattle on 4/4 ... Blocked three blocks vs. Washington on 3/23 ... Was suspended for one game by the NBA following an incident in Orlando and did not play against the Lakers on 3/13 ... Made his second start of the season and handed out 10 assists vs. Golden State on 3/3 ... Missed two games due to a sprained right ankle (2/18 and 12/20) and one due to a sprained right thumb (12/14) ... Posted his first double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds in 30 minutes vs. Minnesota on 2/5 ... Scored 19 points vs. Dallas on 1/4 and drained a season-high five three-pointers, including the one that won the game with 9.9 seconds left ... Seventh point of the night vs. Sacramento on 12/16 was the 5,000th of his career.
1998-99:
Appeared in 48 games with the Suns, including 16 starts ... Ranked ninth in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (.416) ... Finished the season by making 30-straight free throws ... Twice hit a season-high five treys ... Tallied season-high 24 points on 9-13 FG and 5-7 behind the arc at Denver on 2/15 ... Had three or more three-pointers in 11 games ... Tied then-NBA season high with seven steals vs. the Lakers on 3/1 ... Tied season high with nine rebounds at Clippers on 4/6 ... Ranked third on the Suns with 14.0 ppg in the playoffs against Portland ... Suns were swept by the Blazers, 3-0 ... Shot 9-20 (.450) from three-point range.
1997-98:
Started the final six games of the regular season in place of the injured Danny Manning ... Averaged 14.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists, while shooting .516 (33-64) from the field and .517 (15-29) from downtown in 32.3 minutes in the final six games (Suns went 5-1) ... Recorded season-highs with 25 points and 11 field goals (on 15 attempts) at Vancouver on 4/12, adding eight rebounds and six assists ... Led the team in scoring again the following night at Golden State with 23 points (8-13 FG, 5-7 3FG) ... Made 13 starts, averaging 13.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 32.8 minutes and shot .446 (70-157) from the field in those games ... Came off the bench to score a team-best 21 points (7-9 FG, 5-7 3FG) and pick four steals in 28 minutes at the L.A. Clippers on 3/9 ... Recorded three double-doubles on the season, the first a 15-point, 10-rebound effort on 12/3 at Detroit, with season-bests of eight assists and six steals ... Connected on three-plus three-pointers on nine occasions ... Started the first three games of the playoffs against San Antonio, and averaged 14.3 points (third on team), and 4.8 rebounds in 27.0 minutes during the four-game series ... Set personal playoff career-highs in points, rebounds and shooting percentage (.512 FG and .571 3FG) in that series ... Posted a team-high 22 points (6-7 3FG) in the 108-101 win in Game 2, the only Suns win in the series, and scored 18 points in Game 3 ... Drilled 12-21 (.571) from downtown.
1996-97:
Played the first 41 games for Dallas and averaged 13.7 ppg and 3.5 rpg in 29.4 minutes ... Ranked 26th in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage at .390 (99-254) ... Traded to New Jersey with Jim Jackson, Chris Gatling, Eric Montross and Sam Cassell for Shawn Bradley, Robert Pack, Ed O'Bannon and Khalid Reeves on 2/17/97 ... Was then traded three days later from New Jersey to the L.A. Lakers for Joe Kleine, a 1997 first-round draft choice and a conditional second-round pick ... Played 23 games with the Lakers, averaging 4.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in 12.4 minutes.
1995-96:
Runner-up (behind Washington's Gheorge Muresan) in voting for the 1995-96 NBA Most Improved Player Award after averages of 18.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists with the Mavericks ... Ranked 39th in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage at .379 (257-678) and in minutes played (36.0 mpg) ... Owns NBA record for three-point attempts in a season (678 in 1996) and shares the record for most three-pointers attempted in a game (20 vs. New Jersey, 3/5/96) and most three-pointers made in a half (7 vs. Phoenix, 12/12/95, and 2/27/96 vs. Philadelphia) ... Holds Dallas records for three-pointers made in a season (257, 1995-96), game (10) and half (7) ... Hit eight-plus treys in a game six times, once while scoring 37 points on 4/9/96 at Sacramento.
1994-95:
Began the season with the CBA's Rapid City Thrillers and appeared in the CBA All-Star game prior to signing the first of two 10-day deals with Dallas on 1/30 ... Appeared in 42 games for the Mavs, averaging 9.6 ppg and 3.5 rpg ... Scored in double figures 18 times with two games of 20+.
1993-94:
Played entire season in Italy with Scavolini Pesaro, averaging 19.5 points and 5.2 rebounds.
1992-93:
Saw action in 78 games for the Pacers, averaging 7.2 ppg and 2.6 rpg ... Scored in double figures 23 times and at least 20 three times ... Played in four playoff games for the Pacers vs. New York ... Averaged 4.8 ppg and 3.5 apg.
1991-92:
Played in 51 games for Indiana, averaging 6.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg and 2.3 apg ... Scored in double figures 12 times with one game of 20+ ... Saw action in two games for the Pacers vs. Boston playoffs series, averaging 11.5 ppg and 3.0 apg ... Shot .500 from the field (6-12), including .500 (3-6) from downtown.
1990-91:
Appeared in 74 games for the Pacers and averaged 4.6 ppg and 2.0 apg ... Scored in double figures nine times.
1989-90:
Averaged 2.7 ppg and 1.0 rpg in 44 games for Indiana as a rookie ... Scored in double figures twice ... Selected in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Pacers ... Played in one playoff game against Detroit.
COLLEGE:
Voted 1989 Metro Conference Player of the Year as a senior at Florida State, averaging 22.8 points and 4.2 assists per game ... Finished collegiate career as the third-leading scorer in FSU history with 1,574 points (behind Jim Oler and former Cleveland Cavalier Mickey Dillard) ... Hit 201 of 468 (.429) three-pointers for the Seminoles ... Named first-team All-Metro Conference as a junior and senior ... Twice named to All-Metro Conference Tournament team.
