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2011-12 Statistics

PPG
11.5
RPG
5.60
APG
3.2
EFF
+ 13.16
Born: Jun 30, 1985
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight: 210 lbs. / 95.3 kg.
College: UCLA
Years Pro: 7

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Background

Draft Position: New York Knicks, 2004 second round (43rd pick overall)

How Acquired: Acquired from the Houston Rockets in a four-team trade that sent James Posey and Darren Collison to Indiana, Courtney Lee from New Jersey to Houston, and Troy Murphy from Indiana to New Jersey on August 11, 2010.

Transactions: Selected by New York in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft … traded by New York along with Anfernee Hardaway to Orlando in exchange for Steve Francis on Feb. 22, 2006 … re-signed as a free agent with the Magic on July 27, 2006 … acquired by the L.A. Lakers from the Magic in exchange for Brian Cook and Maurice Evans on Nov. 20, 2007 … signed by Houston as a free agent on July 8, 2009…traded to New Orleans in a four-team trade that sent James Posey and Darren Collison to Indiana, Courtney Lee from New Jersey to Houston, and Troy Murphy from Indiana to New Jersey.

2010-11: Averaged 11.0 points, 5.4 rebound and 1.6 steals in 34.4 minutes over 75 games (all starts)…ranked ninth in the NBA in steals per game…scored in double figures in 47 games, had 20 or more points three times and had three double-doubles on the season…scored 21 points with eight rebounds and three steals 4/8 vs. PHX…had six steals along with 19 points, 4/6 vs. HOU…had 15 points and 10 rebounds 1/5 vs. GSW…had a season-high 22 points 1/1…missed seven games due to injury (three for right medial ankle sprain, two for strained left adductor and one for tendinitis, right ankle).

Professional: Holds career averages of 8.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.25 steals in 383 games (123 starts) with New York, Orlando, the L.A. Lakers and Houston … has finished in the top 10 in the NBA in steals per game in each of the past two seasons (ninth in 2008-09 at 1.67 and sixth in 2009-10 at 1.75) … stands as the first Rockets player to record two or more steals in 10-straight games (10 games: 3/19/10-4/6/10) since Calvin Murphy in 1979-80 (12 games: 12/8/79-1/4/80) … owns 16 career 20-point games and two 30-point outings … has posted 12 career double-doubles, including one career triple-double (26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on 4/14/10 vs. New Orleans).

2009-2010 Season: In his only season with the Rockets, averaged career highs of 14.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.75 steals in 72 games (71 starts) … also made a career-high 136 3-pointers (.334, 136-407 3FG) … served a one-game NBA suspension (12/15/09) … NWT for one game (2/9) due to a left hip pointer … on the inactive list for seven games (2/24/10-3/7/10) with a severe left hip pointer … originally suffered the injury in the fourth quarter vs. Philadelphia (2/6/10) and re-aggravated the hip vs. IND on 2/20… DND for one game (4/2) due to flu-like symptoms … joined Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook (+2.6) and teammate Aaron Brooks (+2.3) as the only qualifying players in the NBA with an increase of two assists per game from 2008-09 (1.8) to 2009-10 (3.8) … finished sixth in the NBA in steals per game (1.75), which included 42 multi-steal outings … nabbed at least one steal in 19 straight appearances (11/6/09-12/16/09) … recorded 12 20-point games, including the first two 30-point efforts of his career … reached double-digit scoring in a season-best 13 straight contests (12/26-1/22) … had six double-doubles, including the first triple-double of his career … netted a career-high 33 points (11-17 FG, 5-8 3FG) vs. Portland (10/31/09), including a 16-point first quarter (6-6 FG, 2-2 3FG) and a 21-point first half (8-10 FG, 3-4 3FG).

2008-09: Appeared in a career-high 82 games (20 starts) with the L.A. Lakers, averaging 8.9 points (.319, 61-191 3FG), 4.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.67 steals … ranked ninth in the NBA in steals per game (1.67) and second in the league in steals-per-turnover ratio (1.57, 137 steals, 87 turnovers) … scored in double figures 39 times, including one 20-point outing.

2007-08: Played in 35 total games (three starts), averaging 5.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists … acquired by the Lakers from Orlando on Nov. 20 … averaged 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11 games with the Magic … in 24 contests with the Lakers (three starts), averaged 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.08 steals … missed the final 44 games of the regular season due to a fractured right foot (1/21-4/15) … scored in double-figures eight times overall (six with the Lakers)…also started 12/30 vs. BOS.

2006-07: Appeared in 57 games (seven starts) for the Magic, averaging 8.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.04 steals … in his seven starts, averaged 10.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.71 steals in 29.0 minutes … on the inactive list for a total of 24 games, missing five contests (11/1-11/8) due to a sore right foot and 19 games (1/12-2/21) due to a sprained MCL (right knee) … was a DNP-CD one game (2/23) … scored in double figures 24 times, including a pair of 20-point performances … registered one double-double with 16 points and a season-high 10 rebounds 12/30 vs. MIA.

2005-06: Appeared in 57 contests with both New York and Orlando, averaging 4.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.00 steals … was a DNP (CD) 12 times (eight with Orlando) … on the inactive list 12 games, including two outings (1/30/06-1/31/06) due to back spasms … began the season with the Knicks, averaging 4.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.19 steals in 36 games (10 starts)…in 21 games with the Magic, averaged 4.7 points and 3.9 rebounds … scored in double figures seven times (four with Orlando).

2004-05: Played in 80 games during his rookie campaign with New York, averaging 5.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists … at the time, became the youngest player to ever wear a Knicks uniform (19 years, 4 months and 4 days old) … his 80 games and 1,382 minutes were the most played by a Knicks rookie since Greg Anthony (82 GP in 1991-92).

Playoffs: Owns career playoff averages of 8.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.09 steals in 35 postseason games (23 starts) with Orlando and the L.A. Lakers. 2009: Started all 23 postseason games for the Lakers during their title run, averaging 11.3 points (.497, 92-185 FG), 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.57 steals … led the Lakers with 40 3-point field goals made (.476, 40-84 3FG) and ranked among the postseason leaders in steals per game (13th overall). 2008: Averaged 2.1 points in eight postseason games with the Lakers … was inactive (fractured right foot) for the First Round vs. Denver and during the Western Conference Semifinals vs. Utah. 2007: In four playoff games with Orlando, averaged 2.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists vs. Detroit.

College: Declared for the NBA Draft following his freshman campaign at UCLA … played in 25 games (23 starts) in his lone season with the Bruins, averaging 11.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and a team-high 1.7 steals in 2003-04 … earned All-Pac 10 Freshman Team honors.


Personal

Born Trevor Anthony Ariza on June 30, 1985, in Miami, Fla.… has a son, Tajh … named a Parade Second-Team All-American after prep career at Westchester High School in Los Angeles … had jersey #4 retired by Westchester … draws inspiration from the memory of his younger brother, Tajh, who died in a 1996 accident … founded The Trevor Ariza Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support, information, education and advocacy of asthma disease … primary goal of foundation is to increase awareness and educate patients and the general public about factors contributing to health problems in allergic and non-allergic asthmatic athletes and children.


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