Ron Mercer | 1
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2004-05
Statistics
 PPG7.6
 RPG2.20
 APG1.1
 EFF+ 5.83
Position:  G-F
Born: May 18, 1976
Height: 6-7 /  2,01
Weight: 215  lbs. / 97,5  kg.
College : Kentucky
Career Highlights
  • Played 72 games in 2002-03, most since his rookie season when he played 80 games for the Boston Celtics.
  • At Minnesota, 11/16/02, he scored his Pacers’ career-high of 22 points on 7-11 FGS and 8-8 FTS.
  • Ranked tied for fifth in 2000-01 among Eastern Conference starting shooting guards in scoring in 2000-01, behind Allen Iverson (31.1 - 1st in the NBA), Jerry Stackhouse (29.8 - 2nd), Vince Carter (27.6 - 5th), Ray Allen (22.0) and Jason Terry (19.7)
  • Selected to the 1997-98 Schick All-Rookie First Team
  • Ranked 2nd among rookies in 1997-98 in steals (1.56 spg), 3rd in scoring (15.3 ppg), 4th in free-throw percentage (.839), 8th in field-goal percentage (.450) and 9th in assists (2.2 apg)
  • Totaled 8 points and 4 rebounds in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1998 NBA All-Star Weekend in New York
  • A unanimous choice for 1996-97 SEC Player of the Year award, and First Team All-America by The AP, after his sophomore year at Kentucky
  • Earned all-tournament team at the NCAA Final Four in both of his seasons at Kentucky
  • A member of the 1996 NCAA Champion Kentucky Wildcats as a freshman

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Head-to-Head Comparisons


 2004-05 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
 Team G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  NJN  18 3 21.7 65-158 .411 0-3 .000 7-10 .700 .5 1.7 2.2 1.1 .89 .11 .78 1.10 7.6
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 97-98 BOS   80 62 33.3 .450 .107 .839 1.4 2.1 3.5 2.2 1.56 .21 1.65 2.70 15.3
 98-99 BOS   41 40 37.8 .431 .167 .790 .9 2.9 3.8 2.5 1.63 .29 2.17 2.00 17.0
 99-00 DEN   37 37 38.1 .444 .385 .788 .8 3.3 4.1 2.8 .89 .41 2.35 2.00 18.3
 99-00 ORL   31 31 31.3 .402 .000 .790 1.1 2.0 3.2 1.7 1.35 .26 2.06 2.50 15.2
 99-00 --   68 68 35.0 .426 .313 .789 .9 2.7 3.7 2.3 1.10 .34 2.22 2.20 16.9
 00-01 CHI   61 61 41.6 .446 .304 .825 1.2 2.7 3.9 3.3 1.28 .44 2.11 2.40 19.7
 01-02 CHI   40 40 37.6 .399 .298 .778 1.1 2.8 3.9 3.0 .75 .25 1.98 2.20 16.8
 01-02 IND   13 1 16.4 .373 .200 1.000 .5 1.3 1.8 .8 .15 .23 .69 1.70 4.8
 01-02 --   53 41 32.4 .397 .290 .798 .9 2.4 3.4 2.4 .60 .25 1.66 2.00 13.9
 02-03 IND   72 3 23.2 .409 .188 .802 .4 1.7 2.1 1.6 .68 .19 .75 1.70 7.7
 03-04 SAS   39 0 13.2 .427 .286 .765 .3 1.0 1.3 .6 .36 .13 .67 .90 5.0
 04-05 NJN   18 3 21.7 .411 .000 .700 .5 1.7 2.2 1.1 .89 .11 .78 1.10 7.6
 Career   432 278 31.1 .429 .250 .808 .9 2.2 3.1 2.1 1.06 .20 1.58 2.00 13.6
 Playoff     11 0 22.9 .400 .000 .833 .2 1.9 2.1 1.0 .64 .18 .73 1.80 7.1
 CAREER TOTALS
                REBOUNDS  
YEAR TEAM G GS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF TOT AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
 97-98 BOS 80 62 2,662 515-1,145 3-28 188-224 109 171 280 176 125 17 132 213 1,221
 98-99 BOS 41 40 1,551 305-707 5-30 83-105 37 118 155 104 67 12 89 81 698
 99-00 DEN 37 37 1,408 272-612 15-39 119-151 29 123 152 104 33 15 87 75 678
 99-00 ORL 31 31 969 188-468 0-9 94-119 35 63 98 54 42 8 64 76 470
 99-00 -- 68 68 2,377 460-1,080 15-48 213-270 64 186 250 158 75 23 151 151 1,148
 00-01 CHI 61 61 2,535 500-1,121 14-46 188-228 72 164 236 201 78 27 129 148 1,202
 01-02 CHI 40 40 1,503 286-717 17-57 84-108 44 111 155 118 30 10 79 86 673
 01-02 IND 13 1 213 25-67 1-5 11-11 6 17 23 10 2 3 9 22 62
 01-02 -- 53 41 1,716 311-784 18-62 95-119 50 128 178 128 32 13 88 108 735
 02-03 IND 72 3 1,671 244-597 3-16 65-81 32 122 154 112 49 14 54 123 556
 03-04 SAS 39 0 516 90-211 2-7 13-17 10 39 49 22 14 5 26 37 195
 04-05 NJN 18 3 390 65-158 0-3 7-10 9 31 40 20 16 2 14 20 137
 Career 432 278 13,418 2,490-5,803 60-240 852-1,054 383 959 1,342 921 456 113 683 881 5,892
 Playoff 11 0 252 34-85 0-0 10-12 2 21 23 11 7 2 8 20 78
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (6th pick overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft...Traded by the Celtics along with Popeye Jones and Dwayne Schintzius to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Danny Fortson, Eric Williams, Eric Washington and a future draft choice on 8/3/99 ... Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on 8/1/00...Traded by the Bulls with Brad Miller, Ron Artest and Kevin Ollie to the Indiana Pacers for Jalen Rose,Travis Best, Norman Richardson, and a second-round draft pick on 2/19/02...Traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team trade that also sent Brad Miller of the Pacers to the Sacramento Kings while the Pacers acquired Scot Pollard from the Kings and Danny Ferry from the Spurs; the Spurs also acquired Hedo Turkoglu from the Kings...Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on 8/12/04.

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2004-05 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points18 @ Minnesota 02/15/0539 vs. Portland 01/23/01
 Field Goals Made9 @ Minnesota 02/15/0516 vs. Portland 01/23/01
 Field Goals Attempted14 @ Minnesota 02/15/0532 @ Charlotte 01/09/01
 Three Point Field Goals Made None5 @ Vancouver 11/06/99
 Three Point Field Goals Attempted2 @ Minnesota 02/15/058 @ Vancouver 11/06/99
 Free Throws Made2 vs. Cleveland 02/27/0511 @ Orlando 01/15/01
 Free Throws Attempted2 4 Times12 @ Utah 02/25/00
 Offensive Rebounds2 2 Times5 2 Times
 Defensive Rebounds6 @ Chicago 11/05/048 vs. Charlotte 05/05/99
 Total Rebounds8 @ Chicago 11/05/0410 2 Times
 Assists4 vs. Phoenix 11/06/0410 vs. Orlando 03/20/01
 Steals3 3 Times7 @ Boston 12/13/00
 Blocks1 2 Times3 vs. Vancouver 01/24/00
 Minutes Played42 @ Chicago 11/05/0458 @ Charlotte 01/09/01

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