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2011-12 Statistics

PPG
6.8
RPG
3.40
APG
0.8
EFF
+ 8.04
Born: Apr 5, 1980
Height: 6-10 / 2.08
Weight: 235 lbs. / 106.6 kg.
College: Florida
Years Pro: 7

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Background

2010-11: Appeared in 66 games, including one start, averaging 7.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 21.7 minutes ... shot .464 (172-371) from the field, .457 (105-230) from the three-point line and .744 (32-43) from the free throw line ... led the NBA in three-point field goal percentage ... scored in double figures 21 times, including one 20-plus game ... posted one double-double ... led the team in rebounds five times, steals five times and blocks six times ... scored a season-high 21 points shooting a career-high 7-for-7 from beyond the arc in 25 minutes at Oklahoma City on 11/14, making him the third non-starter in league history to make at least seven three-pointers in a game without a miss ... registered 16 points (6-10 FG, 3-4 3FG), a season-high 11 rebounds and 4 assists in 24 minutes vs. Phoenix on 4/3 ... tallied 18 points (6-7 3FG) and 5 rebounds in 24 minutes vs. Miami on 3/4 ... notched 13 points (5-8 FG, 3-6 3FG), 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 20 minutes at Cleveland on 3/2 ... finished with 17 points (7-12 FG, 3-5 3FG) at Milwaukee in 31 minutes on 1/12 ... tallied 11 points and 9 rebounds in 24 minutes vs. Minnesota on 1/9 ... recorded 15 points (4-4 3FG) and 7 rebounds in a season-high 36 minutes vs. Orlando on 11/22 ... diagnosed with Grade 2 right ankle sprain on 10/28 ... inactive for six games (10/30-11/10) … missed 10 games (1/16-2/4) due to sore right knee … appeared in all six playoff games vs. Memphis, averaging 6.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 20.5 minutes … finished with 12 points (2-4 FG, 2-4 3FG, 6-6 FT) and 3 rebounds in 24 minutes vs. Memphis on 4/17.

CAREER NOTES: Led the NBA in three-point shooting in 2010-11 with a .457 (105-230) mark from beyond the arc … among Spurs all-time leaders ranks sixth in three-point FG% (.411, 395-960) and sixth in three-point field goals made … in his seven-year NBA career has appeared in 496 regular season games, averaging 6.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 18.7 minutes … has a career mark of .414 (536-1,295) from three-point land … has appeared in 32 playoff games, averaging 3.6 points and 2.3 rebounds in 13.4 minutes … during the 2003-04 season played for Sicilia in the Italian A1 League … averaged 19.2 points and 9.3 rebounds … ranked seventh in the league in both scoring and rebounding.

2009-10: Saw action in 65 games, including eight starts, averaging 7.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.9 minutes … shot .446 (166-372) from the floor, .390 (90-231) from the three-point line and .729 (35-48) from the free throw line … scored in double figures 19 times, including three 20-plus games … led the team in scoring twice, rebounding twice, steals eight times and blocks 11 times … finished with a career-high 28 points (10-14 FG, 4-7 3FG, 4-7 FT), 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 32 minutes at Utah on 12/7 … posted his only double-double of the season with 11 points and a season-high 10 rebounds in 25 minutes at Dallas on 11/18 … scored 23 points while tying a career-high with six three-point field goals made in 25 minutes vs. Milwaukee on 11/23 … posted 21 points (8-9 FG, 5-6 3FG) in 22 minutes vs. L.A. Clippers on 3/13 … tallied 18 points (7-16 FG, 4-8 3 FG) in 34 minutes vs. Toronto on 11/9 … posted 19 points (6-13 FG, 6-10 3FG), 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in 34 minutes vs. Memphis on 4/9 … recorded 15 points (4-9 FG, 2-6 3FG) and 6 rebounds in 30 minutes vs. Orlando on 4/2 … missed 15 games due to broken fourth metacarpal in his right hand suffered vs. IND on 12/19 … registered two DNP-CD’s … saw action in all 10 playoff games, averaging 5.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 17.3 minutes … finished with a playoff career-high 14 points (5-6 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT) in Game 4 vs. Phoenix on 5/9.

CAREER NOTES: Among Spurs all-time leaders ranks seventh in three-point FG% (.397, 290-370) and eighth in three-point field goals made … in his six-year NBA career has appeared in 430 regular season games, averaging 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in 18.3 minutes … has a career mark of .405 (430-1,065) from three-point land … has appeared in 26 playoff games, averaging 2.9 points and 2.0 rebounds in 11.8 minutes … during the 2003-04 season played for Sicilia in the Italian A1 League … averaged 19.2 points and 9.3 rebounds … ranked seventh in the league in both scoring and rebounding.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Bulls in the second round (45th overall pick) of the 2003 NBA Draft … draft rights traded by the Bulls to the Raptors in exchange for a future second round pick (6/26/03) … traded by the Raptors to the Spurs – along with Eric Williams and a 2009 second round pick – in exchange for Rasho Nesterovic (6/21/06) … re-signed by the Spurs (7/12/07) .. re-signed by the Spurs (7/13/10).

2008–09: Appeared in 81 games with 67 starts, averaged 8.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 23.8 minutes per night … shot .496 (266-536) from the field, .440 (118-268) from behind the arc and .739 (17-23) from the free throw line … ranked eighth in the NBA in 3PT-FG% … scored in double figures 31 times, including three 20-plus games … grabbed 10-or-more rebounds three times … led the team in scoring twice, rebounding three times, steals 13 times and blocks nine times … set new career-highs in minutes, points, assists, field goals made and attempted and three-pointers made and attempted… had a strong February, averaged 10.8 points and 6.1 rebounds in 11 games … tallied a season-high 23 points (10-17 FG, 3-6 3PT-FG), 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in a season-high 36:28 minutes at Boston on 2/8 … had 22 points (8-10 FG, 4-5 3PT-FG, 2-2 FT) and 5 rebounds in 26:24 minutes at New Jersey on 2/10 … posted his only double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds in 29:08 minutes at Chicago on 1/17 … posted 17 points (6-7 FG, 3-4 3PT-FG, 2-2 FT), 5 rebounds and 2 steals at Houston on 11/29 … finished with 9 points and a season-high 13 rebounds vs. Atlanta on 12/10 … finished with 20 points while knocking down a career-high six 3-pointers in 32:14 minutes at Utah on 1/27 … recorded on DNP-CD (11/12) … started all five playoff games, averaged 3.0 points and 3.2 rebounds in 20.0 minutes … shot .217 (5-23) from the field, .231 (3-13) from three-point range and 1.000 (2-2) from the foul line … recorded career playoff-highs with 11 points and 7 rebounds in Game 2 vs. Dallas on 4/20.

2007–08: Appeared in 68 games … averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds in 12.5 minutes … shot .416 (121-291) from the fi eld, .336 (46-137) from three-point land and .864 (38-44) from the line … started three games … averaged 12.7 points and 8.0 rebounds in 29.3 minutes as a starter … scored in double-figures 13 times … posted two double-doubles … in his second start of the season finished with a career-high 25 points (9-16 FG, 3-4 3PT-FG, 4-4 FT) and a career-best 17 rebounds in a career-high 39:15 minutes at Golden State on 12/11 … had 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Toronto on 12/28 … scored 18 points (5-8 FG, 3-5 3PT-FG, 5-5 FT) in 23:16 minutes vs. Memphis on 12/30 … registered 14 DNP-CDs … in the 2008 Playoffs appeared in two games … averaged 2.0 points and 1.0 rebounds in 4.5 minutes.

2006–07: Averaged 4.9 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.7 minutes in 56 games … shot .447 (106-237) from the field, .383 (36-94) from three-point land and .711 (27-38) from the line … scored in double-figures nine times … finished with a season-high 18 points (7-10 FG, 2-4 3PT-FG, 2-3 FT) in 25:00 minutes vs. Minnesota on 4/13 … posted one double-double: had 10 points and 10 rebounds in 23:47 minutes vs. Memphis on 4/16 … logged 10 DNP-CDs … missed 15 games after suffering a torn left medial collateral ligament vs. Washington on 1/15 … missed one game due to the stomach fl u (12/26) … appeared in nine of the Spurs 20 playoff games … averaged 0.8 points in 2.8 minutes … made his playoff debut vs. Denver on 4/22 … had 5 points in 9:44 minutes in Game 5 vs. Utah on 5/30.

2005–06: Averaged 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 21.9 minutes in 78 games … shot .448 (209-467) from the fi eld, .420 (102-243) from three-point land and .829 (63-76) from the line … ranked 12th in the NBA in three-point percentage … scored in double-figures 30 times … posted two double-doubles: had a season-high 16 points and a season-best 13 rebounds vs. Boston on 4/4 and finished with 10 points and 12 boards vs. Minnesota on 3/11 … tied his career-high hitting five three-pointers (5-of-6 from downtown) to finish with 15 points vs. Boston on 3/5 … had 15 points, 8 rebounds and a career-high 4 steals in 30:38 minutes vs. Utah on 11/11 … had 15 points (6-9 FG, 3-5 3PT-FG) in a season-high 37:20 minutes at Cleveland on 3/7 … in his first career start had 10 points vs. Philadelphia on 11/16 … in six games in April averaged 12.2 points and 6.5 rebounds in 30.2 minutes before suffering a sprained left ankle at Orlando on 4/12 … the injury caused him to miss the final four games of the season.

2004-05: Appeared in all 82 games … averaged 7.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 18.9 minutes … shot .533 (247-463) from the field, .424 (39-92) from three-point land and .789 (56-71) from the line … led all NBA rookies in 3PT-FG percentage and ranked second in FG percentage … he and Morris Peterson were the only Raptors to play in all 82 games … scored in double-figures 25 times … scored a season-high 21 points (8-9 FG, 5-6 3PT-FG) vs. Atlanta on 3/11 … had 18 points (6-7 FG, 4-4 3PT-FG, 2-2 FT) and 7 boards in a season-high 38 minutes at New Orleans on 3/6 … finished with 17 points and 6 rebounds in 28 minutes at Cleveland on 12/4.

College: Averaged 12.0 points and 5.9 rebounds in 131 games at the University of Florida … is the only Gator to record 1,500 points, 750 rebounds and 150 three-pointers … earned Associated Press honorable mention All-American honors as a junior and senior … as a senior was named to the All-Southeastern Conference First Team and was runner-up for SEC Player of the Year … averaged 15.2 points and 6.1 rebounds in 33 games while leading the conference in 3PT-FG percentage (with a .474 mark) … as a junior earned All-SEC Second Team honors … ranked 10th in the conference in scoring (15.6) and seventh in rebounds (7.2) … was a three-time All-SEC Academic selection and earned Verizon Academic All-American of the Year honors for basketball in each of his final two seasons (the first basketball player in Florida history to win the award).

Personal

He and his wife, Nadia, were married in the summer of 2008 … the couple has one daughter, Evangeline-Vesper … was his high school valedictorian … majored in business administration … earned the nickname “The Red Rocket” while with the Raptors (after Toronto’s transit system as he did not have a car and instead relied on public transit)… now drives a white Pontiac Grand Prix … only the second player from New Hampshire to appear in an NBA game (Jeff Cross, who appeared in 21 games with the L.A. Clippers in 1985–86, was the first from the Granite State to play in the NBA) … is an X-Files enthusiast … an avid cribbage player … loves sandwiches … during the 2009-10 season had a blog on spurs.com entitled “The Search for the Hoagie Grail,” chronicling his travels to sandwich shops in each NBA city in search for the best sandwich.

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