NBA.com: Mookie Blaylock Bio

A defensive wizard and standout passer, Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock has steadily improved his scoring as well, establishing himself as one of the better point guards in the league and a threat from three-point range.

2001-02:
Appeared in 35 games, averaging 3.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 17.1 minutes...Was placed on injured list (strained right calf muscle) on 1/14 prior to game vs. Miami...Missed final 45 games of season due to injury...Tied or led team in assists 13 times, steals six times and blocks once...13 points vs. New Jersey (11/25)...Finished season averaging 0.69 steals per game, snapping an NBA-record streak of averaging at least 2.00 steals in 11 consecutive seasons.

2000-01:
Appeared in 69 games (59 starts), averaging 11.0 points, a team-leading 6.7 assists, 3.9 rebounds and a team-leading 2.36 steals in 34.1 minutes…Among NBA leaders, ranked second in steals, eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.61), 14th in assists and was one of 25 players to record a triple-double...Completed 11th consecutive season averaging at least 2.00 steals, surpassing Maurice Cheeks (10 straight seasons) for most consecutive years in NBA history averaging at least 2.00 steals…Became the eighth player in NBA annals to record 2,000 career steals at Toronto (2/20)...11 double-doubles (point/assist) and one triple-double (point/assist/rebound)...Eighth career regular-season triple-double with 13 points, career-high-tying 13 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Detroit (3/24), marking the first triple-double by a Warriors player since Latrell Sprewell accomplished the feat on 3/28/97 (31 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists at Phoenix)...Became the 17th player in franchise history to record a triple-double (43rd time by someone in a Warriors uniform)…Led team in three-point field goals made (73) and attempted (225)…Missed 13 games due to injury, including final nine games of season with a sprained right hand…Had surgery on 4/12 to repair torn ligament in fifth finger of right hand

1999-2000:
Logged 24 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds in a 117-113 loss to Milwaukee on 4/2...Tallied 23 points and 8 assists in a 95-92 double-OT win at Chicago on 3/17...Registered 25 points (4-5 3 FG) and 10 assists in a 101-95 win over Vancouver on 2/2...Posted 22 points and 11 assists in a 115-103 win over Cleveland on 1/21...Recorded 20 points and 8 assists in a 113-100 win over Orlando on 1/17...Logged 25 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds in a 108-100 loss to Houston on 1/13...Totaled 20 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds in a 100-95 OT loss to Seattle on 1/9...Activated from the injured list on 1/3 after missing seven games with a strained left calf...Dished 19 assists and recorded 7 steals and 9 points in a 107-99 win in Atlanta on 12/10...Tallied 14 points, 8 assists and 4 steals in a 94-82 loss to Utah on 12/4...Scored 15 points and dished a game-high 12 assists in a 111-108 loss in Seattle on 11/17

1998-99:
Named to the 1998-99 NBA All-Defensive Second Team after leading the Hawks in steals (2.06 spg, 10th in the NBA)...Also led the Hawks in assists (5.8 apg, 20th in the NBA) and three-pointers made (77, 14th) and attempted (251, 8th) and ranked 2nd on the team in scoring (13.3 ppg)...Notched a triple-double, with a game-high 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and notched 3 steals, in a 76-65 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on 5/2...Registered 20 points, a team-high 6 assists and 6 rebounds against the Charlotte Hornets on 4/30...Posted a game-high 30 points (4-7 3FG), 5 assists and 5 rebounds in a 91-79 victory over the Orlando Magic on 4/16...Grabbed his 3,000th career rebound, totaling 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, in a 77-70 win over the Boston Celtics on 4/14...Recorded a game-high 28 points and 4 assists (10-18 FG, 5-9 3FG, 3-3 FT) against the New York Knicks on 4/9...Scored his 10,000th career point, registering 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, in an 85-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets on 4/4...Posted 13 points, 10 rebounds and a game-high 8 assists in a 103-99 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on 3/27...Hit the game-winning 12-foot jumper with 1.9 seconds left, totaling 14 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, in a 103-102 win over the Indiana Pacers on 3/24...Recorded a game-high 22 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds against the Dallas Mavericks on 2/23.

1997-98:
Led the NBA in steals for the second year in a row, averaging 2.61 steals per game to join Magic Johnson and Alvin Robertson as the only players to top the league in consecutive seasons...Named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team...On the injured list Jan. 9-20 due to a strained left groin and quadricep...Blaylock led the Hawks in assists, ranking 14th in the NBA at 6.7 apg, and scored 13.2 ppg...Scored a season-high 26 points against the Kings on 12/14...He hit his 1,000th career three-pointer in a 105-91 win over the Toronto Raptors on 4/1...In Atlanta's four-game playoff series against Charlotte, led the team in assists (8.3 apg) and steals (2.25 spg) and was second in scoring (14.8 ppg) and three-pointers (eight)

1996-97:
Blaylock solidified his status as one of the NBA's top point guards by scoring a career-high 17.4 ppg in a team-high 39.2 mpg, leading the Hawks in assists with 5.9 apg and topping the entire NBA in steals at 2.72 spg...His 221 three-point field goals ranked second in the NBA behind Reggie Miller's 229...Blaylock surpassed 200 steals for the fifth year in a row, finished third in voting for Defensive Player of the Year honors and was named to the All-Defensive Second Team...Blaylock registered 10 point-assist double-doubles and four point-rebound double-doubles...He scored 20 points or more 27 times and 30 points or more three times...He tallied a career-high 39 points, including six three-pointers, in a 87-83 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Nov. 12, had 34 points with a career-high-tying seven treys in a 112-96 victory over the Clippers on Jan. 28 and had 32 points in a 102-97 loss to New York on April 5...He recorded a career-high nine steals against the Houston Rockets on Feb. 17 and hit the game-winning jumper with one-tenth of a second left in a 76-74 victory over the Houston Rockets on Feb. 21...In 10 postseason games, Blaylock averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.1 steals, playing 44.1 minutes per game...He scored 31 points against Chicago in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals and had 26 points, including eight three-pointers, plus nine assists as the Hawks beat the Bulls 103-95 in Game 2 of that series.

1995-96:
Ranking second in the NBA with 2.62 steals per game behind only Gary Payton's 2.85, Blaylock turned in another solid season for the Hawks...In 81 games, all starts, he averaged 15.7 points, a team-high 5.9 assists (19th in the NBA) and 4.1 rebounds in 35.7 minutes per game...He also was one of the NBA's most prolific three-point shooters, sinking 231-for-623 for a .371 mark...He missed one game on March 28 due to a sprained left ankle...Blaylock was something of a bellwether for the Hawks. When Atlanta won, Blaylock averaged 17.7 points, 6.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game and shot .435 from the field, .397 on threes and .777 from the line...When Atlanta lost, those numbers dipped to 12.3 points, 4.7 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game with shooting marks of .372 from the field, .329 on threes and .660 from the line...The Hawks were only 2-14 in games in which Blaylock scored less than 10 points...Blaylock led the team in scoring 15 times, assists 55 times and rebounds twice and posted nine double-doubles--seven in points and assists and two in points and rebounds. He scored a season-high 28 points against Denver on Dec. 16, handed out a season-high 16 assists at Golden State on Nov. 9 and made a season-high seven steals at the Clippers on Nov. 8...In 10 playoff outings he averaged 17.1 points, 6.4 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals, playing 42.6 minutes per game...In Game 3 of the first round series against Indiana, he tied an NBA playoff record with eight steals to go along with 16 points and seven assists in the Hawks' 90-83 victory, while in Game 2 of the Conference Semifinals against Orlando he topped Atlanta with 25 points.

1994-95:
Blaylock turned in a first-rate season for the Atlanta Hawks in 1994-95...He led the team in scoring in four consecutive months, topping out at 20.5 points per game in February...On March 20 he scored a career-high 35 points against the Los Angeles Clippers...For the season, he was the team s scoring leader at 17.2 points per game, and he finished second in the league in steals (2.50 per game) and 10th in assists (7.7 apg)...His total of 200 thefts was the third highest in franchise history, and he set club records for three-point field goals attempted (555) and made (199)...He also racked up a pair of triple-doubles...Blaylock reached a number of significant milestones in 1994-95...On March 22, in his 421st game, he rang up career steal No. 1,000. Only Alvin Robertson, Michael Jordan, and Maurice Cheeks had collected 1,000 thefts in fewer games. On April 16 he scored his 6,000th point, and on February 23 he handed out assist No. 3,000...Blaylock s solid play helped lift the Hawks to a 42-40 record and a spot in the playoffs, in which they were swept by the Indiana Pacers in three games...Blaylock averaged 18.0 points in the postseason, hitting for 20 points in Game 3...He did not shoot well from the field overall, chalking up an unimpressive .367 field-goal percentage, but he managed to hit 11 of 28 attempts from three-point range for a .393 percentage.

1993-94:
Blaylock's fifth NBA season was clearly his finest...Teaming with Stacey Augmon in the Atlanta Hawks backcourt, he helped form one of the league s most feared guard tandems...The pair sparked Atlanta to a Central Division title and a 55-27 record, tied with the New York Knicks for best in the Eastern Conference...As the team's catalyst at both ends of the floor, Blaylock finally earned league-wide recognition. At midseason he was selected to the East All-Star Team, and at season s end he was voted to the NBA All-Defensive First Team...Blaylock ranked third in the league in both steals (2.62 per game) and assists (9.7 apg)...He also averaged 13.8 points and 5.2 rebounds and nailed 114 three-pointers...On March 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves he set franchise records for steals in a quarter (6), in a half (7), and in a game (8).

1992-93:
Chuck Daly took over as coach of the New Jersey Nets prior to the 1992-93 season and announced in training camp that Kenny Anderson would be the team's starting point guard...To remove any doubt and possible controversy New Jersey traded Blaylock and Roy Hinson to the Atlanta Hawks on November 3 for Rumeal Robinson...The move launched the careers of both players so much so that they would become teammates on the East All-Star squad in 1994...Blaylock thrived on the talented Hawks team, finishing among the league s top 10 in both steals and assists. He ranked fourth on the team in scoring (13.4 ppg) while placing eighth in the league in assists (8.4 apg) and second to Michael Jordan in steals (2.54 per game)...Prior to the 1992-93 season, the three-point shot had been an occasional weapon in Blaylock's arsenal...He had connected on 44 of 225 three-point attempts in his first three seasons...But Blaylock exploded from the three-point line in his fourth year, hitting 118 of 315 attempts for a .375 percentage...He started 78 times in 80 appearances, and the Hawks went 41-37 in those games.

1991-92:
The New Jersey Nets faced a difficult dilemma heading into the 1991 NBA Draft...They owned the second overall pick and knew the Charlotte Hornets would likely pick the University of Nevada-Las Vegas s Larry Johnson at No. 1...That left a bevy of talented players, but none more talented than Georgia Tech's Kenny Anderson, a local favorite and a product of the New York City playgrounds...The Nets already had a gifted point guard in Blaylock, but Anderson was a once-in-a-lifetime player, an artist on the hardwood...So the Nets selected Anderson with that second pick, setting the stage for a season-long point guard controversy in New Jersey...Some wanted Anderson to start immediately...Others wanted him to serve as an apprentice behind Blaylock for a season...Either way, Nets management made it clear that Anderson was the team s point guard of the future...Coach Bill Fitch elected to bring Anderson along slowly and use Blaylock as his starting point guard in 1991-92...Blaylock consequently spent an anxious season looking for ways to protect his job...He started in 67 of 72 games, leading the Nets in assists (6.8 apg) and steals (2.36 per game) for the second straight season...He ranked fourth in the NBA in steals and added 13.8 points per game on .432 shooting...After helping the Nets to the NBA Playoffs, Blaylock was a defensive demon in a four-game first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers...Although New Jersey lost the series, Blaylock recorded 15 steals in the four games while averaging 9.5 points and 7.8 assists.

1990-91:
Blaylock became a dependable point guard for the Nets, starting 70 times in 72 appearances and leading all New Jersey players in assists (6.1 apg) and steals (2.35 per game)...The second-year dynamo also averaged 14.1 points, third on the Nets behind Reggie Theus (18.6 ppg) and Derrick Coleman (18.4)...He ranked sixth among all NBA players in steals while playing a workmanlike 35.9 minutes per game...Blaylock led the Nets in scoring 9 times and in assists 45 times...He notched a season-high 27 points against the Miami Heat on April 20 and had 13 assists versus the Detroit Pistons on January 5...New Jersey (26-56) missed the playoffs in 1991, but the future looked bright for the Nets, who boasted the league s Rookie of the Year in Derrick Coleman as well as a potent outside threat in newly acquired Drazen Petrovic.

1989-90:
The word out of Oklahoma in 1989 was that you might be able to catch lightning in a bottle, but forget about trying to catch Mookie Blaylock...Indeed, it was his speed and deft handiwork that made him the only player in NCAA history to record more than 200 assists and 100 steals in back-to-back seasons...Although he played only two years at Oklahoma for Billy Tubbs, his 460 assists ranked him fourth on the Sooners all-time list, and his career steals average of 3.8 per game set an NCAA record...The New Jersey Nets needed a point guard and selected Blaylock with the 12th overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft...However, they didn t get to see as much of him as they had hoped, because he spent 31 games on the injured list with a broken left little finger...When healthy, Blaylock averaged 10.1 points and 4.2 assists in 50 games.

COLLEGE:
Blaylock came out of college with a reputation for tenacious defense...When he left Oklahoma in 1989, he owned NCAA records for most steals in a season (150), most steals in a game (13) and highest steals average (3.8 per game)...He was also the first player in NCAA history to record back-to-back seasons with more than 200 assists and 100 steals...As a junior in 1988, Blaylock helped the Sooners to the NCAA Championship Game, which they lost to Kansas and Danny Manning.