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2007-08: Profile | Photo gallery | Wallpaper
After averaging just 3.2 ppg, and scoring more than six points two times, in his first 19 games, he helped boost the Pacers to a win vs. Chicago, 12/12, with 22 points on 9-13 FGS, 3-6 3-pt FGS and 1-1 FT...that game against the Bulls was the first of a 38-game stretch in which he would score in double figures 28 times and hit for 20+ points six times...he scored 10+ points in a season-high six straight games from 1/16 to 1/26, including 20+ points in consecutive games vs. Sacramento, 1/19, and at Philadelphia, 1/21…that was the only time he had 20+ points in two straight outings...he started the season by hitting 5-10 3-pt FGS in the first three games, including two in the final 1:42 vs. Miami, 11/2, that fueled a 10-3 run over the final four minutes of the game…the second of those two 3-pt FGS put the Pacers ahead 85-82 and they would not trail again...following that game with the Heat and the ensuing game at Memphis, 11/3, in which he shot 2-2 from 3-pt range, he made just 4-24 from long range over the next 16 games and did not hit more than one in any of those outings...finishing the campaign as one of three Indiana players with at least 100 3-pt FGS, his 102 3-pt FGS were his most ever in an NBA season...in his last 50 games, he had multiple 3-pt FGS 31 times--including 29 of 38 appearances from 12/12 to 3/2...hitting 3-4 from beyond the arc vs. Milwaukee, 3/24, lifted his percentage for the season to a career-high 41.6 percent, which ranked among the NBA's top 20…he shot just 8-32 from 3-pt range (.250) the rest of the season, but still finished as one of four Pacers' players ranked in the NBA's top 40 (34th) for 3-pt FG accuracy at 39.5 percent for the season...he had a span of 10 straight games from 1/13 to 2/2 in which he made at least two 3-pt FGS and in that span shot 31-63 3-pt FGS (.492)...he helped lead the Pacers to victories by nailing a season-high five 3-pt FGS in games vs. Golden State, 1/16, and at Philadelphia, 1/21...at Philadelphia, 1/21, he was the team's leading scorer with a season-best 25 points and he shot 5-8 from beyond the arc in that game...that was the only time he led the Pacers in scoring all season...he handed out a career-high 86 assists in 2007-08...he dealt a season-best five assists three times and led the team in assists in two of those games...falling one short of his career-high set in 2003-04, he blocked 19 shots...tying his career-high, he had two rejections twice--vs. Philadelphia, 12/19, and at Detroit, 12/28...though he totaled 17 boards in his first 18 games, he averaged a career-best 2.3 rpg in 2007-08…he collected 10+ rebounds for the first time in his career and registered his first double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. Portland, 2/9...that game vs. the Blazers was one of a 19-game span in which he had four or more rebounds 10 times…he just missed his second double-double of the season with nine boards and 23 points in the Pacers' win at Toronto, 2/29...nearly all of his 164 rebounds came at the defensive end and he had more than one offensive board just two times, collecting two at Dallas, 3/14, and at Miami, 1/26...including nine in a row from 1/9 to 1/26, he started 15 games in 2007-08 and the Pacers were 7-8 with him in the starting five...as a starter, he averaged 13.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while shooting 78-186 FGS (.419) and 39-91 3-pt FGS (.429).

2006-07:
Released by the Seattle SuperSonics after just four games in the regular season, he signed with Lietuvos Rytas of Vilnius, Lithuania...he made his first appearance in Europe in a Baltic League game vs. Barons/LMT of Riga, Latvia, 1/5...in that game, he scored two points with two rebounds in a 76-55 win...in six regular-season games, he scored a total of 30 points with one game in double figures...vs. ASK Riga, 2/17, he connected on 3-5 FG (2-4 3-pt FG) and 2-2 FT for his 10 points...he also had three assists in that game, his most in the BBL regular season...after scoring just 30 points in his six regular-season appearances, he averaged 19.0 ppg in the BBL Final Four, including 22 points in the final game vs. Zalgiris...that performance led him to be named the MVP of the Baltic League Final Four...his 22 points in that game represented his most in any of his 30 appearances in Europe...he made his first appearance in ULEB (Union des Ligues Europèenes de Basketball) Cup competition against Gran Canaria of Spain, 1/9, and scored a team-high 20 points on 8-14 FG, 3-5 3-pt FG and 1-2 FT...he added five rebounds and three assists in that contest...his only other game with 20+ points was during ULEB Cup play, scoring 21 points vs. Strasbourg of Germany, 2/27...in that game, he shot 9-15 from the floor, including 3-6 3-pt FG...in all, he played seven ULEB Cup games, averaging 16.1 ppg and shooting 43-87 FG (.494)...he shot 20-43 3-pt FG (.465), which, had he qualified for the league leaders, would have ranked fifth best in ULEB Cup...he was named by Eurobasket.com as the ULEB Cup’s Import Player of the Year and to the All-ULEB Cup First Team...in the Lithuanian Basketball League, he played in seven of Lietuvos Rytas’ 16 regular-season contests, averaging 11.0 ppg and shooting nearly 55 percent from the floor (17-31, .548)...from beyond the 3-pt arc, he hit 12-29 FG (.414)...in the LKL postseason, he averaged 11.1 ppg in 10 games, but shot just over 43 percent from the floor (25-58, .431) and less than 32 percent (14-44, .318) from behind the arc...after making just 7-11 from the foul line in his seven regular-season appearances, he shot 19-20 FTS in the LKL playoffs...his only miss from the line came in an 81-77 loss in the sixth, and deciding, game of the best-of-seven series with Zalgiris, 5/22...he averaged just 2.0 rpg in the LKL Playoffs, but had a high of seven rebounds in Game 2 of the series with Zalgiris...that was his most rebounds for any of his 30 games with Lietuvos Rytas...he handed out a season-high four assists on three separate occasions, all during LKL competition, once in the regular season and twice during the postseason...one of those three games with four assists was in the deciding Game 6 loss to Zalgiris...he played in two of the Pacers’ five games in the 2007 Pepsi Pro Summer League in Orlando...in the opening game, he led the Pacers to a 93-89 win vs. the Chicago Bulls, 7/9, with 20 points on 7-11 FGS, 5-6 3-pt FGS and 1-2 FTS...in a 90-65 win vs. New Jersey, 7/11, he scored 16 points on 6-10 FGS, 3-4 3-pt FGS and 1-2 FTS.

2005-06:
He played a total of 47 games (25 starts) for the Charlotte Bobcats and enjoyed his best offensive season in the NBA...before being released in April, he averaged a career-best 10.1 ppg...he was third on the team in 3-pt FG percentage, hitting 57-164 (.348) from behind the arc...his 57 3-pt FGS ranked fourth best on the Bobcats...perhaps the highlight of his four seasons in the NBA came against the Pacers, as he scored a career-high 35 points in leading the Charlotte Bobcats to their first win (122-90) ever vs. Indiana, 11/16/05...in that game, he shot 12-15 FGS, 6-7 3-pt FGS and 5-5 FTS...at the time, the 32-point win was the largest in the Bobcats’ brief history...his six 3-pt FGS against Indiana tied for the most by any Bobcats’ player during the season...that game vs. the Pacers was the first of a career-high eight straight outings with 10+ points that spanned the final eight games of November...he scored 20 or more points five times in that stretch...in those eight games, he averaged 20.3 ppg and shot 20-44 from 3-pt range...he played in 14 of the Bobcats’ first 16 games and scored in double figures 11 times...however, he made just 33 appearances the remainder of the season, scoring in double figures 11 times and hitting for 20 or more points two times...he led the Bobcats in scoring five times, in rebounding twice and assists once...he led the Bobcats with a season-high eight rebounds against Dallas, 11/11, and he tied for the team lead with seven rebounds at Denver, 2/21...his season-best four assists led Charlotte in a loss vs. Toronto, 2/10...

2004-05:
Averaged 8.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 20.2 minutes overall this season… Appeared in 34 games with Charlotte and averaged 11.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 25.8 minutes… In 22 starts, averaged 11.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 26.9 minutes… Made his Bobcats debut on Dec. 7 at Sacramento and scored 14 points… Scored a season-high 24 points on Jan. 27 at Chicago and reached double-figure scoring 22 times, 14 times as a starter… Scored 20-plus points three other times including 23 points against New Jersey on Dec. 21, 21 points against Toronto on Jan. 28 and 20 points against Denver on Feb. 16… Missed the final 27 games of the season with a left knee MCL sprain suffered at New Orleans on March 2… Appeared in 14 games with Los Angeles Lakers before being acquired by the Bobcats on Dec. 6 and averaged 0.9 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 6.5 minutes with the Lakers.

PRO CAREER:
Drafted by Toronto with the 20th overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft… Draft rights were traded by the Raptors to Los Angeles Lakers… Averaged 6.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 17.3 minutes for the L.A. Lakers… Reached double-figure scoring 18 times and twice led the Lakers in scoring and once in assists … Recorded career highs in points (30), field goals (13) and field goal attempts (22) on Jan. 16 at Sacramento… Scored a team-high 18 points in 39 minutes on Jan. 19 against Phoenix… Registered a season-high eight rebounds at Memphis on Jan. 21… Scored 17 points with seven rebounds in a career-high 43 minutes against Minnesota on Jan. 30… In 22 postseason games, averaged 3.7 points in 14.3 minutes… Registered a playoff career high in points (18), rebounds (3), assists (3) and three-point field goals made (6) and three-point goals attempted (7) against Minnesota on May 31… In his rookie season with the Lakers, he appeared in 76 games and averaged 3.0 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 11.5 minutes… Scored 10-plus points three times and led the team in assists and rebounds on one occasion… Dished out a career-high seven assists against Seattle on Feb. 23… Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds against Denver on Feb. 11… Scored 11 points in 13 minutes against Miami on Jan. 12… In nine postseason games, averaged 3.3 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 7.1 minutes… Scored seven points in 12 minutes at Minnesota on April 22… Scored a then career-high 10 points and played 21 minutes at San Antonio on May 7.

COLLEGE:
Was an early entry candidate for the 2002 NBA Draft after three seasons at Missouri (1999-2002)… Named All-American Honorable Mention as a junior and sophomore… His career scoring average of 18.9 points was the fourth highest in Missouri history… Ranks ninth on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,584 points… Reached double figure scoring in 79 of the 84 games that he appeared… Holds the Missouri career record for three-point field goal percentage (.424) and is second all-time in three-pointers made (226)… Earned All Big 12 First Team honors as a junior after averaging 19.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists… Recorded the third-most points in Missouri single-season history with 712 points… Recorded a career-high 33 points against Texas in the Big 12 Tournament… Named All Big 12 First Team after averaging 21.1 points (18th in the NCAA) as sophomore… Won the Big 12 scoring title and was ranked in the top 15 in the league in six different statistical categories as a sophomore… Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and was the first freshman in Missouri history to lead the team in scoring (14.7 points) during a conference season.