After earning All-America honors at Villanova, the New Jersey Nets tabbed Kittles with the eighth overall pick in the 1996. He became a starter as a rookie, averaged 16.4 ppg and was the team's top three-point shooting threat. He followed that up with a solid second season, averaging 17.2 ppg and again leading the team in three-point shooting. Injuries have set him back since but he has still maintained his effectiveness from the perimeter, stays atop the league leaders in steals as well as being a good finisher on the fast break.
2003-04:
Averaged 13.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.52 steals in 82 games (82 starts)…played in 82 games for the third time in his career and started in every regular season game for the second time in his career…ranked 2nd in the NBA in steals per turnover (1.32 s/t) and 17th in steals per game (1.52 spg)…led team in steals (125) and three pointers made (97)…finished 2nd on the team in minutes played with 2,842, 3rd in FG made (434), T2nd in FG attempts (959) and 2nd in 3FGA (276)…ranks 2nd All-time Nets points (7,096)…appears on many different all-time Nets categories…ranks 2nd All-time Nets minutes (16,686), 4th in games (496), 2nd All-time Nets steals (803), 7th in assists (1,275), 2nd in FGM (2,751) and 1st in 3FGM (679)…recorded two games with 30 or more points (30 points at San Antonio on 1/21/04 and 34 points at Denver on 3/2/04)…recorded 12 games with 20 or more points…recorded his fourth career 1,000-point season when he registered his 1,000th point vs. Atlanta on 4/4/04...scored 17 points to pass Derrick Coleman (6,930) for 2nd All-time Nets points vs. Dallas on 3/21/04…recorded three steals to pass Chris Morris (784) for 2nd All-time Nets steals vs. Detroit on 3/18/04…11/6/03 vs. Indiana, scored a team-high 23 points on 9-20 shooting from the field in 42 minutes of action…averaged 14.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.00 steals in 11 playoff games…11/27/03 at Clippers, scored 22 points on 7-11 shooting from the field, including 7-8 from the free throw line in 40 minutes…12/5/03 vs. Milwaukee, tallied 22 points on 9-16 shooting from the floor in 41 minutes…12/12/03 at Orlando, scored a team-high 22 points on 9-12 shooting from the floor, including 4-5 from downtown in 35 minutes…12/19/03 vs. Washington, totaled 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and tied a season-high with five steals in 38 minutes of action…12/20/03 at Milwaukee, scored a team-high 20 points, while collecting four steals in 40 minutes played…12/23/03 vs. Chicago, tallied 14 points, four rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes…2/11/04 at Cleveland, scored 27 points on 11-16 shooting, including 20 in the third quarter…became only the third Nets player in history to play more than 15,000 minutes vs. LA Clippers on 1/06/04…3/2/04 at Denver, scored a season-high 34 points on 13-20 shooting from the field in 42 minutes.
2002-03:
Averaged 13.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.6 rpg and 1.60 spg, while shooting a career-high 46.7% from the field in 65 games (57 starts)...Missed a total of 17 games on the season…On the injured list from 12/3/02-12/30/02 with a sprained left knee (15 games) and recorded a DND-bruised left knee on 12/1/02.. Recorded a NWT- personal reasons on 1/27/03 and 1/29/03…Ranked 1st in the NBA in steals-to-turnover ratio (1.77)…Ranked 1st on the team in three-point%, 2nd in FG% and steals, while ranking 4th in scoring…Led the team 19 times in steals and scored in double figures in 48 games, including nine games of 20 or more points and one 30+ point performance…Recorded 100+ steals for the fourth time in his career…Recorded one double-double for the season, finishing with 25 points on 10-15 shooting from the field and a season-high 11 rebounds in 40 minutes vs. Memphis on 3/22/03...Passed Albert King to move into 7th place on the Nets All-Time scoring list by tallying 14 points at Memphis on 2/12/03… Recorded a season-high 35 points on 12-16 shooting from the floor, three rebounds, two steals and one block in 35 minutes at Philadelphia on 2/5/03…Recorded 21 points on 7-13 shooting, a season-high seven assists and six rebounds vs. New Orleans on 1/3/03.
2001-02:
Averaged 13.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 1.59 spg…Played in all 82 games for the first time since his rookie season in 1995-96…Started all 82 games for the first time in his career…Shot a career-high 46.6% from the field, which ranked him third on the team…Led team in three-point percentage, shooting 40.5% from behind the arc…Finished fourth on the team in free-throw percentage (74.4%) and second in steals (1.60 spg)…Ranked 3rd in the NBA in steals/turnover (1.19) and 18hin steals (1.59 spg)…Led the Nets 15 times in scoring, twice in rebounds, three times in assists and 26 times in steals…Scored 20+ points a team-high 17 times… Recorded back-to-back 20+ point games a team-high five times…Currently ranks 8th on the Nets all-time scoring list, 1stin three-pointers made, 5th in steals and 9thin field goals made…Scored 5000th career point by recording a team-high22 points on 9-15 (60.0%) shooting from the field in 43 minute vs Atlanta on 3/24/02...Moved into 8th place on the Nets all-time scoring list (4,942) by scoring 12 points, grabbed four rebounds and recorded two steals in 32 minutes of action at Boston on 3/13/02…Moved into 9th place on the Nets all-time field goals made list with (1,870) by totaling 13 points, five assists and two steals in 37 minutes of action at Phoenix on 3/6/02…Totaled a team-high 24 points on 9-17 (52.9%) shooting, five rebounds and four assists in 36 minutes at Philadelphia on 3/1/02… Moved into 9th place on the Nets all-time scoring list, finishing with 22 points on 9-16 (56.2%) shooting, while tying a season-high with nine rebounds in 36 minutes vs. Detroit on 2/14/02…Recorded back-to-back 27-point performances at Miami on 12/14/01 and at New York on 12/16/01
2000-01:
Spent the entire 2000-01 season on the injured list while rehabbing his right knee from off-season surgery on 6/14/00.
1999-2000:
Totaled 27 points (4-6 3-FG) in a 116-115 OT loss to Minnesota on 3/24...Scored 22 points (10-17 FG) in a 106-101 loss in Utah on 2/28...Netted 24 points in a 99-85 loss in Miami on 2/23...Logged 24 points (10-15) in a 98-93 loss to the L.A. Clippers on 1/29...Recorded a game-high 33 points in a 116-111 loss in Indiana on 1/4...Posted 21 points and 6 rebounds in an 89-83 win over New York on 12/28...Notched 21 points and 8 rebounds in a 99-94 win over Philadelphia on 12/23...Scored 17 points in a 71-69 loss in Chicago on 12/10...Tallied 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals in a 107-90 win over Milwaukee on 12/8...Recorded 14 points and 3 steals in a 96-94 loss to San Antonio on 12/2...Activated from the injured list on 11/15 after missing first six games due to a sore right knee.
1998-99:
Scored 12 of his season-high 31 points (5-7 3FG) in the 4th quarter, and grabbed 6 rebounds, in a 102-91 win over the Washington Wizards on 5/1...Totaled 17 points, 6 steals and 5 rebounds against the Miami Heat on 4/27...Recorded a team-high 18 points, 5 assists and 4 steals against the Orlando Magic on 3/30...Registered 15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists against the Indiana Pacers on 3/26...Scored 20 points, hitting 4-of-7 three-pointers, and added 4 assists against the Chicago Bulls on 3/18...Posted 14 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals against the Philadelphia 76ers on 3/12...Totaled 21 points (2-4 3FG) and 4 rebounds against the New York Knicks on 3/7...Recorded 20 points (9-15 FG, 2-3 3FG), a game-high 8 assists and 7 rebounds in a 99-97 win over the Boston Celtics on 3/1...Registered 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists against the Cleveland Cavaliers on 2/20
1997-98:
Totaled 22 points, a team-high 11 rebounds and 5 assists in a 114-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons on 4/19...Matched his season-high with 31 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and added 4 steals in a 116-109 win over the Toronto Raptors on 4/12...Scored 25 points (9-14 FG, 3-4 3FG) in a 124-117 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on 4/11...Posted 23 points and 5 rebounds in a 125-115 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on 4/6...Registered 28 points (3-6 3FG), 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a 91-86 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on 3/25...Recorded 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals against the Houston Rockets on 3/12...Totaled a team-high 29 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and 3 assists in a 110-101 win over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 2/24...Scored 20 points, adding 5 rebounds and 4 steals, against the Atlanta Hawks on 2/18...Posted 20 points and 7 rebounds in a 106-94 win over the Phoenix Suns on 2/5...Registered 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in a 106-95 victory over the L.A. Lakers on 1/28...Recorded a season-high 31 points (11-18 FG, 4-8 3FG, 5-6 FT) and 5 rebounds in a 108-100 win over the Toronto Raptors on 1/12...Totaled a team-high 22 points, hitting 5-of-7 three-pointers, and 5 rebounds against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 1/10...Posted 27 points and 12 rebounds in an 89-87 victory over the Orlando Magic on 1/8...Registered 12 points, a team-high 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in a 99-88 win over the Orlando Magic on 12/22...Scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in a 104-92 victory over the L.A. Clippers on 11/28...Recorded 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists against the Phoenix Suns on 11/26...Totaled 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in a 77-72 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on 11/16
1996-97:
Kittles had an impressive rookie season, stepping into a crowded backcourt and forcing the coaches to create room for him. Veteran Kendall Gill was moved to small forward, where he enjoyed the best season of his career, and Kittles assumed the bulk of the playing time at shooting guard and also played some point guard. He appeared in all 82 games, making 57 starts, and joined Gill as the only Nets to log over 3,000 minutes. He finished fifth in balloting for Rookie of the Year honors and was named to the All-Rookie Second Team. Kittles averaged 16.4 points, fourth among all NBA rookies and second to Gill among players who spent the entire season with the Nets. He also averaged 3.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 36.7 minutes. His 158 three-pointers easily were the most on the team and established a rookie franchise record. He also set a rookie franchise record for steals in a season wth 149, averaging a team-high 1.91 spg to rank 12th overall in the NBA and first among all rookies. Gill scored in double figures 64 times and had 20+ points 32 times, including each of the last six games of the season. He reached 30 points four times and scored a career-high 40 in a 132-123 loss to Milwaukee on April 13. Kittles had at least three three-pointers in 25 games, sinking a career-high six in eight attempts in a 108-101 loss to Cleveland on Feb. 17, when he scored 30 points. Named as a starter for the Schick Rookie Game at All-Star Weekend, Kittles had nine points and four assists in 24 minutes.
