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Born:
May 19, 1976
Height:
6-11 / 2,11
Weight:
220 lbs. / 99,8 kg.
High School: Farragut Academy HS (IL)
Years Pro:
13
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2004-05: Wrapped up a decade in Minnesota by starting all 82 games for the third consecutive season; he's now appeared in 275 straight games, the league's third-longest current ironman streak... Named All-NBA Second Team and All-NBA Defensive First Team... Tallied 22.2 ppg, a league-best 13.5 rpg and 5.7 apg (tops among NBA frontcourt players), his sixth straight 20/10/5 effort (only player in NBA history to accomplish feat, Larry Bird, five times)... Finished among the league's top 30 in seven of the nine major categories, including 20th in FG accuracy (a career-best 50.2%)... Paced the Wolves across the board (pts/reb/ast) 30 times; he collected a league-leading 69 double-doubles, and was one of only three players (Marion, B. Wallace) with both 100+ blocks and 100+ steals this year... Scored 30+ points 10 times (bringing his career total to 68); his double-figure scoring streak stands at 246 games (and 615 of the last 618), the longest active string in the NBA... Netted 21 points, 15 rebounds and a season-high 11 assists April 13 vs. Golden State, his lone triple-double of the season (15th career regular season)... His 15-for-15 effort from the line April 9 at Atlanta was one short of the club-record (16-for-16) shared by Micheal Williams and Tony Campbell... Named Western Conference Player of the Month for March, the ninth honor of his career... Contributed 10 points in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 20 in Denver, his eighth straight All-Star appearance... Scored his 15,000th career point Feb. 13 vs. Chicago, becoming the 12th player in NBA history to amass at least 15,000 points, 8,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists... Saw his franchise-record-tying run of 19 consecutive double-doubles stopped Jan. 19 at the Lakers... Tied his career high (and club record) with 25 rebounds Jan. 12 vs. Orlando; his 23 defensive boards equal the most by an NBA player (regulation game) since Charles Barkley had 25 on Nov. 2, 1996 for Houston vs. Phoenix... Registered his 26th career 20-point/20-rebound effort Jan. 5 at Charlotte (23 points, 20 rebounds); he added 25 points and 21 rebounds Nov. 16 vs. Miami, and had 28 points and 20 boards Nov. 3 vs. New York... Poured in a career-high and franchise-record 47 points Jan. 4 vs. Phoenix, his third career 40-point performance; Tony Campbell and Wally Szczerbiak held the previous mark (44)... Snagged a career-high 11 offensive rebounds Dec. 3 at Phoenix, tying Felton Spencer's franchise single-game mark (vs. L.A. Clippers, Dec. 11, 1990)... Shot 48.7% (152-for-312) from the field and 85.2% (150-for-176) from the line in the fourth quarter this season. 2003-04: Named the NBA's Most Valuable Player, compiling 120 of 123 possible first-place votes... The only unanimous selection to the All-NBA First Team... Named to the All-Defensive First Team for the fifth consecutive season... Earned his first NBA rebounding crown (13.9 rpg), the first major individual category title in club history... Also led the league in total points scored, becoming the fifth player in league history — and the first in 29 years — to lead the NBA in both categories in the same season... Broke Tony Campbell's franchise single-season record for points, a mark set during the team's inaugural season in 1989-90... Surpassed his own mark for rebounds... Earned Player of the Month honors for April, becoming the first NBA player to receive the award four times in one season... Also named Western Conference Player of the Month for December, January and February, becoming the first player in NBA history to earn the award in three consecutive months... Has now earned the award eight times in his career... His 12-for-15 performance April 9 at Golden State is a club single-game best for FG accuracy this season... Grabbed 22 rebounds April 4 vs. Memphis, his eighth 20-board effort of the year... Tallied 27 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists March 29 at Houston, the 12th time this season he's led Minnesota across the board... It was the third time this season he cameup one assist shy of a triple-double; he went 32/13/9 vs. Philadelphia on Feb. 1, and 27/10/9 at Portland on Dec. 26... Tallied 20+ points a club-record 67 times... His 71 point/rebound double-doubles are the most in the NBA since Hakeem Olajuwon recorded 72 in 1992-93... Handed out the 3,000th assist of his career March 21 vs. Denver, becoming the 17th player in NBA history to record 13,000 points, 7,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists... Tallied 17 points, a game-high 20 rebounds, a game-high six assists and five blocks March 19 at Phoenix... Finished with a game-high 32 points March 5 vs. Houston, his 12th 30-point night of the year (58th career)... Collected 22 points and 24 rebounds Feb. 19 vs. Sacramento, his sixth 20-point/20-rebound night this season (20th career)... Four of his top five career single-game rebounding efforts have been vs. the Kings... Made his seventh consecutive All-Star Game appearance (sixth straight start), finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 29 minutes... Averaged 26.4 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.54 blocks and 1.85 steals per game in December... Named Western Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 2, his 12th career honor and his fourth weekly award in 2003-04... Also received the honor on Jan. 26, Dec. 22 and Nov. 24... Tied his own franchise record with 19 straight point/rebound double-doubles... Recorded a season-high 35 points along with 10 rebounds and 10 assists Dec. 18 vs. Dallas for his first triple-double of the season... Netted 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists Jan. 28 at Golden State, his second triple-double this year (14th career) and his fifth 20-point/20-rebound night (19th career)... His 31 points Feb. 10 vs. the Clippers marked his fifth straight 30-point outing at Target Center... Hit the game-winning shot at the L.A. Clippers on Dec. 7, his second career buzzer-beater... Made two three-pointers in the final 30 seconds of regulation at Sacramento on Dec. 5, making up a six-point deficit and sending the game to overtime... Set a franchise record with 25 rebounds in that game... His three treys tied a career best... Also had 33 points for his sixth career 30-point/20-rebound contest... Blocked a season-high seven shots Dec. 20 vs. Indiana, and added six blocks Dec. 16 vs. Houston... Led the Wolves with 28 points and 20 rebounds Nov. 29 at Dallas, one night after a 21-point, 18-rebound game at Memphis... Had nine offensive rebounds at Dallas, tying a career high (most recently Feb. 16, 2003 vs. Golden State)... Opened the season with 25 points and 21 rebounds Oct. 29 vs. Milwaukee... Poured in a 30 points along with 19 rebounds Nov. 22 vs. the Clippers... Scored the 12,000th point of his NBA career Nov. 7 at Orlando... Became the fifth-youngest player to reach 13,000 points Feb. 1 vs. Philadelphia... Grabbed his 7,000th career rebound Feb. 3 vs. Orlando... Surpassed the 25,000-minute plateau Jan. 30 at the Lakers... Signed a contract extension on Oct. 1. 2002-03: Concluded his eighth NBA campaign by starting all 82 games and posting career highs in scoring (23.0), rebounds (13.4 rpg), assists (6.0 apg) and minutes (40.5 mpg)... It marked the fourth straight season he tallied 20/10/5; he joined Larry Bird as the only players in league history to achieve that feat... Named to the All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive First Team and All-Interview Second Team while finishing runner-up for Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year... Named MVP of the 52nd NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 9, scoring 37 points with nine rebounds and five steals in the West's 155-145 double-OT win in Atlanta... It was his sixth consecutive All-Star Game appearance (fifth straight start)... Named Western Conference Player of the Month for both February and April, the third and fourth such awards of his career... Named Western Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 25, his eighth career weekly honor... Finished ninth in the NBA in scoring, second in rebounding, and 13th (first among forwards) in assists; he was the first player since Bird in 1989-90 to rank among the league's top 15 in all three categories... Posted team single-season records in rebounds (1,102) and minutes (3,321)... Shot a career-best 50.2% (11th in the NBA), helping him compile a league-leading efficiency rating of 32.07... Led the NBA with six triple-doubles... Had 16 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high-tying 12 assists April 6 at Portland; 17/11/10 assists March 16 vs. Portland; 29/14/12 March 9 at Phoenix; 25/15/10 Dec. 27 at Chicago; 20/13/10 Nov. 27 vs. Sacramento; 23/14/10 Nov. 1 vs. Orlando... Came up one assist shy of triple-doubles on six other occasions... Minnesota's leading scorer 60 times, top rebounder on 69 occasions and leader in assists 35 times; he led the Wolves across the board in 21 games... Notched a club-record (and league-best) 68 double-doubles, the highest total in the NBA in 10 years; his franchise-record string of double-doubles was stopped at 19 in the March 25 victory over Miami... Tied his career high with 24 rebounds (including a franchise-record 20 defensive boards) March 5 at Sacramento... It was his fifth 20/20 game of the season (13th career)... Tallied 30+ points 10 times (giving him 46 for his career)... Scored a season-high 37 points with 22 rebounds and five blocks Feb. 16 vs. Golden State... Poured in 31 points with 20 rebounds Jan. 18 at Portland... Scored 34 points with 22 rebounds Nov. 19 vs. Memphis... Blocked a season-high five shots Jan. 20 vs. Toronto; finished 17th in the NBA at 1.57 bpg... Swiped a season-high five steals Jan. 7 at Houston... Scored the 11,000th point of his career Jan. 30 at Dallas; passed the 10,000-point plateau on Opening Night (Oct. 30) vs. Denver...Grabbed his 6,000th career rebound Feb. 24 at Milwaukee... Blocked his 1,000th career shot Feb. 12 at Cleveland. (More) 2001-02: Finished his seventh NBA campaign by averaging 21.2 ppg, a career-high 12.1 rpg and a career-high 5.2 apg...It marked the third straight season he'd tallied 20/10/5, making him just the fifth player in NBA/ABA history to accomplish that feat...Named to the NBA All-League Second Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and All-Interview First Team...Posted a franchise-record 59 point/rebound double-doubles, finishing second in the NBA in that category; he also ranked third in rebounding and first among forwards in assists...His 981 boards are a club single-season record, breaking his own mark of 956 (1999-2000); he led the Wolves in rebounding on 61 occasions (24 of the final 26)...Was also Minnesota's top scorer 46 times, with 50 efforts of 20+ (and a dozen 30+)...Had 23 points and 22 rebounds on 3/31/02 vs. New Jersey, the eighth 20-point/20-rebound effort of his career (third of the season); he had 29 points and 21 boards on 12/19/01 at New Jersey...He's notched nine of the dozen 20-board nights in club history, and averaged 14.1 rpg in the last 12 ... Hauled down his 5,000th rebound on 3/11/02 vs. the Clippers...Swiped a season-high four steals on 3/2/02 at Utah; the Wolves were 9-1 when he picked up 3+ steals (20-5 when 2+)...Led the Wolves with 33 points (plus 15 rebounds and a season-high nine assists) 2/27/02 vs. the Lakers...Named Western Conference Player of the Month for February, his second career award (January 2000)...Missed the Feb. 19 victory at Dallas for personal reasons... It was just the 13th DNP of his seven-year career; the Wolves are 2-11 in his absence (also winning April 16, 1999 vs. Vancouver)...The 2./17/02 contest vs. Miami was the 500th of his career...Scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the All-Star Game, held Feb. 10 in Philadelphia...Credited with his 2,000th assist on 2/ 4/02 at San Antonio, and moved into first place on the Wolves' all-time assist chart on 1/25/02 at Toronto...Finished with eight points on 2/4/02 at San Antonio, before being ejected with 9:49 left in the third period...The eight-point outing halted his double-figure scoring streak at 338, the eighth-longest in NBA history; his last single-digit effort came on 4/19/97 at Utah...Earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors for Jan. 7-13, his second award of the year (also Nov. 12-18) and seventh of his career...Tallied 29 points and a career-high and club-record 24 rebounds on 12/14/01 vs. Sacramento, eclipsing his own franchise board mark (23 at Orlando, on 12/27/99); his 13 FTMs vs. Sacramento also matched a career best...Exploded for a season-high 37 points on 11/3/01 at Houston, equaling his fourth-highest-scoring night ever...At conclusion of season needed six points to reach 10,000 for his career...Averaged 24.0 ppg (.429 FG%, .719 FT%), 18.7 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.67 spg, 1.67 bpg and 43.3 mpg in starting all three games against Dallas in the opening round of the 2002 NBA Western Conference Playoffs.
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