HOW TONY BECAME A HAWK: Obtained from the Dallas Mavericks in a trade
along with Antoine Walker for Jason Terry, Alan Henderson and a 2005 second
round pick on August 4, 2004 Traded by Boston along with Walker to Dallas for
Raef LaFrentz, Jiri Welsch, Chris Mills and a first round draft pick on October
20, 2003 Traded to Boston, along with Rodney Rogers, in exchange for Randy
Brown, Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio and a conditional 2002 first round draft pick
on February 20, 2002 Signed as a free agent with Phoenix on August 1, 2000
Signed a free agent with Sacramento on August 16, 1999 Traded to Golden State,
along with Tyrone Bogues, in exchange for B.J. Armstrong on November 7, 1997
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round (16th pick) of the 1996 NBA
Draft.
LAST SEASON (2004-05): Despite battling through several injuries
throughout the season, Delk finished third on the team in scoring He tallied
11.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 23.9 minutes (.416 FG%, .356 3FG%,
.757 FT%) Delk spent three different stints on the injured list, missing a
total of 11 games due to a sore right knee and 14 due to a left hand contusion
He finished the season strong, averaging 14.9 points in April, hitting a
season-best 44.3% field goals and 48.6% three-pointers Scored 20 or more
points nine times, which was third-best on the club Delk dropped in 72
three-pointers on the season, second to Antoine Walkers 85 He led the team in
scoring 13 times and in assists on seven occasions SEASON HIGHS: 25 pts (2x),
7 rebs (2x), 8 assts v/LAL (2/7/05), 4 stls (2x), 2 blks v/Ind (12/14/04), 40
mins v/Ind (12/14/04), 10 FGM v/Ind (12/14/04), 4 3FGM (3x), 8 FTM v/LAL
(2/7/05).
PLAYOFF HISTORY: Delk has played in 37 career playoff games and started
in 11 of them Has averages of 9.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 24.3
minutes per game PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS: 23 pts v/NJ (5/12/03, with Bost), 9
rebs v/NJ (5/12/03, w/Bost), 6 assts (2x), 5 stls v/NJ (5/12/03, w/Bost), 47
mins v/NJ (5/12/03, w/Bost), 10 FGM v/NJ (5/12/03, w/Bost), 4 3FGM v/Ind
(4/27/03, w/Bost), 7 FTM @LAL (4/23/00, w/Sac) 2004: With the Mavericks,
played 5 minutes in Game 3 vs. Sacramento (April 4), tallying 2 assists and a
steal 2003: Started all 10 postseason games for Boston Averaged 15.8 points
and 4.7 rebounds in 36.8 minutes per game Scored a career playoff high 23
points and grabbed a career playoff high 9 boards in Game 4 of the second round
versus New Jersey Dished out a career playoff high 6 assists in Game 2 of the
second round versus New Jersey Scored in double-figures nine times 2002:
Played in 14 of Boston's 16 playoff games, posting averages of 4.7 points, 2.4
rebounds and 1.1 assists over 16.2 minutes per game Scored in double-figures
twice including 16 points in Game 4 against Detroit 2001: Appeared in all four
Suns playoff games vs. Sacramento Averaged 11.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in
28.5 minutes per game 2000: Was Sacramento's second-leading scorer during the
playoffs with 11.2 points and added 3.6 rebounds in 20.2 minutes in the
five-game series against the eventual champion Lakers 1997: Averaged 10.3
points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in three games against New York with the
Charlotte Hornets.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Delk has appeared in 521 games (with 103 starts) in
nine seasons with career averages of 9.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in
21.7 minutes per game in nine seasons (.407 FG%, .340 3FG%, .770 FT%) Scored a
career-high 53 points on 20-of-27 shooting (without making a 3-pointer) with
Phoenix at Sacramento on January 2, 2001 CAREER HIGHS: 53 pts @Sac (1/2/01,
with Phx), 12 rebs v/Port (12/22/01, w/Phx), 13 assts v/Sac (2/13/98, w/GSt), 5
stls (2x), 3 blks @Port (2/20/99, w/GSt), 50 mins @Sac (1/02/01, w/Phx), 20 FGs
@Sac (1/02/01, w/Phx), 6 3FGs (2x), 13 FTs @Sac (1/02/01, w/Phx) 2003-04 (with
Dallas): Limited by several injuries throughout the season, seeing action in
only 33 games Delk averaged 6.0 points and 1.8 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per
game He started 11 times Shot 38.0% (70-184 FGs) from the field and 30.3%
(20-66 FGs) from 3-point range Scored in double figures seven times Missed
33 games with a sprained left ankle (January 14-February 21); placed back on the
injured list with that same injury on 3/5 and missed the 21 games before being
activated for the final game of the season Also missed five games with a
strained left hamstring (November 11-20) Scored 16 points (5-9 FGs, 2-5 3FGs,
4-4 FTs) in 16 minutes at Detroit (January 11) Had 16 points (6-9 FGs, 2-2
3FGs) in 19 minutes vs. Golden State (January 7) Season-high 22 points (7-13
FGs, 4-7 3FGs, 4-5 FTs) with 7 rebounds and 3 steals in 25 minutes vs. Utah
(November 1) 2002-03 (with Boston): Averaged 9.8 points, on 39.5% shooting
from the 3-point arc, while grabbing 3.5 boards in 28.0 minutes per game Had
10 or more points 31 times Scored 20 or more points eight times Totalled a
season-high 26 points versus Lakers (November 7) Grabbed a season-high 9
boards against Indiana (February 26) 2001-02 (with Phoenix, then Boston):
Appeared in 63 games for Phoenix and Boston, averaging 9.5 points, 3.2 rebounds
and 2.1 assists for the season Started 16 of 22 games with Boston, averaging
7.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in those contests Scored 10 or more
points 27 times Scored 20 or more points seven times Recorded five DNP-CDs
due to right adductor tendinitis from April 5-12 2000-01 (with Phoenix):
Played all 82 games for the first time in career and posted 12.3 points, 3.2
rebounds and total steals (75) Scored a career-high 53 points (without making
a 3-point basket) on 20-of-27 shooting vs. Sacramento on January 2 Tallied
double-figures 53 times and scored 20-plus points 11 times Started 11 times
and averaged 18.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.3 steals while shooting
49.7% in those games 1999-2000 (with Sacramento): Appeared in 46 games for the
Kings, averaging 6.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists Logged double-figure
scoring games 14 times in a 23 game stretch in March and April 1998-99 (with
Golden State): Appeared in 36 games, averaging 6.8 points, 2.6 assists and 1.5
rebounds in 17.5 minutes of action Averaged 10.2 points and 5.3 assists per
game in contests in which he played 25 or more minutes 1997-98 (with
Charlotte, then Golden State): Played a total of 77 games (with nine starts) for
Charlotte and Golden State Averaged 10.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists
in 21.8 minutes per game In nine starts for the Warriors, averaged 19.3
points, 5.8 assists and 4.4 rebounds Scored 20 or more points 10 times
1996-97 (with Charlotte): Shot 46.5% (119-256 FGs) from the floor and 46.4%
(52-112) from 3-point range which are both still career highs Played 61 games
with one start Averaged 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 14.2
minutes per game.
COLLEGIATE CAREER: Led Kentucky to the 1996 NCAA Championship as a
senior, the school's first national title in 18 years Was named MVP of the
Final Four and the Midwest Regional Scored 24 points in the championship game
win over Syracuse and tied an NCAA record with seven 3-pointers As a senior,
he also gained All-American and Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
honors Finished his career fourth on Kentucky's all-time scoring list with
1,809 points, the highest total by a guard, behind Dan Issel, Kenny Walker and
Jack Givens By leading the Wildcats in scoring in each of his last three
seasons, he became the first player to accomplish the feat since Givens
(1975-78) Was the first Wildcat to hit 200 career 3-pointers (283).
