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Selected in the first round (eighth overall pick) of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers ... Signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers as a free agent (08/02/05) ... Acquired by the Chicago Bulls from Cleveland, along with Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown and Cedric Simmons, in exchange for Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and a future second round pick (02/21/08).
2006-07 SEASON:
Played in 70 games (68 starts)…averaged 14.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 37.1 minutes per game…played a career-best 2,596 minutes…one of 17 players in the NBA to finish with at least 1,000 points, 250 rebounds, 250 assists and 85 steals…ranked 26th in steals per game (1.27)…scored a season-high 33 points at Utah on Feb. 14…put up 27 points, a season-high nine rebounds and five assists in the season opener versus Washington on Nov. 1…scored 10 or more in 13 of 14 games from Dec. 13 – Jan. 9, averaging 16.7 points and shooting 21-48 (.438) from three-point range in that span…tallied 27 points, five rebounds and five assists versus Toronto on March 3…over an eight-game stretch from Feb. 14 – March 5, averaged 19.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists…averaged 24.0 points on .472 shooting, 5.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists in two games from March 11-13…dished out a season-high 10 assists and had no turnovers while adding 11 points for his only double-double at Minnesota on April 3…finished the season by scoring in double figures in 10 straight games (his longest streak of the season), averaging 16.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists in that stretch…led or tied for the team lead in steals 21 times, in assists 12 times, in blocks on 13 occasions and in points seven times…scored in double figures on 55 occasions and topped the 20-point mark 15 times; Cavs were 11-4 in those games…dished out five or more assists on 24 occasions (Cavs were 21-3 in those games) and made two or more three-pointers in 20 games (15-5)…began starting at point guard on March 3; Cavs finished the season 17-7 with Hughes at point guard…scored 25 or more points on seven occasions (Cavs were 5-2)…missed 10 games and was placed on the Inactive List from Nov. 17 – Dec. 6 with a high right ankle sprain…missed game at Los Angeles Clippers and placed on Inactive List on Jan. 13 with left quad tendonitis…did not dress for March 1 game at Dallas due to the flu.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
Played in 36 games (31 starts) during the 2005-06 season…averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 35.6 minutes per game…scored a season-high 37 points at Philadelphia on Nov. 19…Cavaliers went 23-13 with him in the lineup…recorded a team-high 26 points, a career-high tying 13 rebounds and six assists vs. New York on April 13…scored a team-high 21 points and added five rebounds, six assists and five steals vs. Boston on April 17…over a three-game stretch from April 13-17, he averaged 19.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists…led or tied for the team lead in scoring on three occasions, in rebounding twice, in assists eight times, in steals on 12 occasions and in blocks five times…scored in double figures on 29 occasions and topped the 20-point mark 11 times and Cleveland was 9-2 in those games…averaged 20.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game over a nine-game stretch from Nov. 13-Dec. 2…put up 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists at Orlando on Nov. 13…had five games of at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists (Nov. 13, Nov. 30, Dec. 17, April 13 and April 17)…Cavs were 5-0 in those games…missed 45 games and was placed on the Inactive List from Jan. 4-April 2 with a right long finger fracture…was placed on the Inactive List on April 19…during the 2004-05 season, played in and started 61 games for the Washington Wizards, averaging career highs in points (22.0), rebounds (6.3), assists (4.7), steals (2.89) and minutes (38.7)…named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team…led the league in steals per game…his steals average marked the highest season average since Scottie Pippin had 2.94 steals per game in 1994-95…was the only player in the NBA to average at least 22.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals…along with Gilbert Arenas and Ant awn Jamison formed the highest scoring teammate trio in the NBA (67.1 peg) and with Arenas formed the highest scoring backcourt in the NBA (47.5 peg)…registered at least one steal in 56 of 61 games and swiped two or more steals in 44 contests…ranked third in the NBA in total steals (176) and fourth in steals per turnover (1.15)…scored 30 or more points in nine games…scored a season-high 33 points four times…finished with seven double-doubles and posted his first career triple-double with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists at Toronto on Nov. 28…named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 10 to Jan. 16 after averaging 23.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 3.7 steals in three wins during the week…missed 20 games with a fractured right thumb and sat out the regular season opener at Memphis on Nov. 3, while serving a one-game suspension…played in 61 games (61 starts) with Washington during the 2003-04 season, averaging 18.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 33.8 minutes per game…led the Wizards in total points scored during the season…tied his career high in rebounding with 13 versus New Jersey on March 31…scored his 5,000th career point against Chicago on Jan. 19…scored a season-high 43 points versus Philadelphia on Jan. 10…missed 19 games with a broken left wrist suffered on Feb. 4…missed two games with a sore Achilles tendon on April 3-5…during the 2002-03 season, played in 67 games (56 starts) and averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 31.9 minutes per game…led Washington in scoring seven times, rebounding 11 times, assists 15 times, steals 17 times and blocks six times…scored 20 or more points 10 times…recorded six point-rebound double-doubles…scored 20 points and dished out a season-high nine assists versus Orlando on March 11…missed 15 games with various injuries (sprained right wrist, bruised left knee, sprained right ankle and sore right ankle)…started 56 of the 73 games he played in during the 2001-02 season with the Golden State Warriors… averaged 12.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.55 steals in 28.1 minutes… among NBA leaders, ranked tied for 31st in assists and tied for 22nd in steals...led the team in assists (316) and steals (113)...tied or led team in points 11 times, assists 32 times, steals 28 times, blocks three times and minutes nine times...recorded five double-doubles (point-assist)...finished with 20 or more points nine times and 10 or more assists five times...recorded two 10-plus assist/zero turnover efforts (Nov. 3 and Nov. 17)...missed nine games with a sprained right thumb and a strained left shoulder…appeared in 50 games (45 starts) during the 2000-01 season, averaging 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds , 4.5 assists and 1.9 steals in 36.9 minutes per game… joined Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrath, Jason Kidd, Steve Francis and Antoine Walker as the only players to average at least 16.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals…scored 20 or more points on 11 occasions…had 10 or more assists on three occasions and 10 or more rebounds twice…missed 32 games due to injury (missed the last 22 games with a strained right shoulder)…played in 50 games (five starts) with Philadelphia before being traded and playing the final 32 games (32 starts) with Golden State during the 1999-2000 season…averaged 10.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 20.4 minutes in 50 games with the 76ers…averaged 22.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 40.8 minutes in 32 games with the Warriors…scored a career-high 44 points versus Denver on April 9…played in all 50 games (one start) during the 1998-99 season, averaging 9.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 19.8 minutes per game…led the 76ers reserves in scoring in 27 of the 49 games he came off the bench…in his first career start versus Boston on March 26, registered a team-high 21 points with seven rebounds and five assists.
NBA PLAYOFF CAREER:
Has played in 45 career playoff games with averages of 13.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals…played in and started 18 games for the Cavaliers during the 2007 Playoffs…averaged 11.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists… put up a team-high 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds in Game 1 versus Washington… scored 19 or more points in three games, grabbed seven or more rebounds three times and attempted eight free throws on three occasions during the four-game series against Washington…averaged 19.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 42.3 minutes per game in the first round versus Washington…scored 23 points in Game 3 and knocked down a postseason career-best three three-point field goals on his way to 19 points in Game 4 at New Jersey…placed on the Inactive List due to a strain of the left foot plantar fascia for Games 3 and 4 versus San Antonio in the NBA Finals…during the 2006 Playoffs, played in nine games (eight starts) and averaged 11.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game… averaged 12.3 points and 4.0 assists in six games against Washington in the first round...scored 24 points, grabbed three rebounds and dished out three assists in Game 5 against Washington…set playoff career-highs in assists (12) and minutes (51) in Cleveland’s decisive Game 6 win at Washington…played in 10 games during the 2005 Playoffs, averaging 20.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 40.1 minutes…helped the Wizards reach the Second Round of the NBA Playoffs for the first time in 23 years, averaging 22.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists in six games versus Chicago…scored 30 or more points in two of the six-game series…averaged 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in four games versus Miami in the Eastern Conference Semifinals…during the 1999 Playoffs, averaged 10.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.88 steals in eight games (two starts)…scored in double figures in six of the eight games.
COLLEGE CAREER:
Played one season for St. Louis, leading the Billikens and Conference USA in scoring with 20.9 points per game…scored 20 or more points in 15 of his 32 games, including scoring 40 points against Marquette and setting a Conference USA Tournament record with 37 points against UAB-Birmingham…set the school’s single-season scoring record with 670 points…named Conference USA’s Freshman of the Year and was a First Team All-Conference Selection…also named Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press and Second-Team All-America by Basketball Times…named National Freshman of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association, The Sporting News, Basketball Times and Basketball Weekly.
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