• Monta Ellis
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2006-07 HIGHLIGHTS WITH GOLDEN STATE:
Appeared in 77 games (53 starts), averaging 16.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.71 steals (8th in NBA) in 34.3 minutes...Was named NBA’s Most Improved Player after increasing scoring average by 9.7 points per game over his rookie season (up from 6.8)...His points per game improvement was the largest in the NBA amongst players who appeared in at least 41 games in both seasons...Also increased his field goal percentage from .415 as a rookie to .475 in 2006-07...Double-double with 17 points and career-high 13 assists, to go along with five steals, at L.A. Clippers (2/24)...First career double-double 21 points and career-high 10 rebounds at Indiana (2/5)...Hit game-wining, buzzer-beating jumper in 110-109 victory over New Jersey (1/24)...Finished contest with 20 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 39 minutes...Registered career-high 31 points three times, including back-to-back games on 11/18 & 11/20...On 11/18 vs. Seattle, tallied 31 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in 43 minutes to mark first career 30-plus effort...In next game on 11/20 vs. Phoenix, had 31 points and seven assists in 44 minutes, including highlight reel dunk over Leandro Barbosa...Participated in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge on All-Star Saturday in Las Vegas (2/16), registering 28 points in 21 minutes to help Sophomore squad to a 155-114 victory over the Rookies...Missed five games due to injury.

2007 NBA PLAYOFFS:
In 11 games during the 2007 NBA Playoffs (six starts), averaged 8.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per game...Registered playoff career-high with 20 points in Game 2 of First Round series at Dallas (4/25).

2005-06 HIGHLIGHTS WITH GOLDEN STATE:
Among NBA rookies, ranked 16th in scoring (6.8 ppg), 11th in assists (1.6 apg) and 9th in three-point percentage (.341)...Appeared in 46 of final 51 games after appearing in just three of team’s first 31 games...In 30 games when playing 15-or-more minutes, averaged 9.3 points -- including 13.1 points per contest in 16 games when playing 20-or-more minutes...Finished the season strong, averaging 11.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 25.0 minutes over the final 17 games...Of the seven high school players taken in the 2005 NBA Draft that appeared in at least 20 games, ranked first in points per game (edging Portland’s Martell Webster, 6.6 ppg)...Made first career start on 4/14 vs. Phoenix and tallied 12 points in 35 minutes...Made NBA debut at Phoenix (11/12), logging two assists in five minutes...DNP-CD 22 times...Was on the inactive list for 10 games.

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
Was an early entry candidate for the 2005 NBA Draft out of Lanier High School in Jackson, MS...In four seasons at Lanier, averaged 28.7 points per game and racked up 4,167 total points -- second all-time in Mississippi history and tops among big-school players (5A and 4A)...Named to 2005 McDonald’s All-America Team...Named National Co-Player of the Year by PARADE Magazine as a senior...Was a four-time All-State selection, becoming the first player in state history to earn the honor four times...Became the Jackson Public Schools’ all-time leading scorer, surpassing Othella Harrington...While at Lanier, his teams compiled a record of 129-16, appearing in four consecutive state championship finals and capturing two state titles (2002 & 2005)...Was named Mr. Basketball in the state of Mississippi following senior season in which he averaged 38.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 4.5 steals per game and led his team to a 35-2 record and the Class 4A state championship...Tallied career-high 72 points in a 117-56 victory over Greenwood...Scored 42 points against Oak Hill Academy, which at the time was ranked No. 1 in the nation by USA Today, marking the most points ever scored against the perennial powerhouse...On the postseason All-Star circuit following senior year, tallied eight points and two assists in the McDonald’s High School All-America game.