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Portland Trail Blazers | #1 | Guard

Anfernee Simons

PPG

18.0

RPG

2.7

APG

4.9

PIE

9.7

HEIGHT

6'3" (1.91m)

WEIGHT

200lb (91kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Edgewater HS (FL)

AGE

25 years

BIRTHDATE

June 8, 1999

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 24

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

6'3" | 200lb | 25 years

DRAFT

2018 R1 Pick 24

BIRTHDATE

June 8, 1999

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Edgewater HS (FL)

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

In six seasons with the Trail Blazers, has appeared in 319 career games (143 starts) while averaging 14.1 points (43.2% FG, 38.6% 3-PT, 87.3% FT), 2.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 25.5 minutes per game. 

2023-24: In 46 games (all starts) with Portland, recorded career highs of 22.6 points (43.0% FG, 38.5% 3-PT, 91.6% FT), 3.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 34.4 minutes per game … Notched 30-plus points 11 times and 29-plus points 29 times … Passed Nicolas Batum to move up to the fifth spot on the Trail Blazers' all-time 3PM list (752) on March 22 vs. the Clippers ... Recorded 30 points, nine assists and three rebounds on March 18 at Chicago, marking his 30th career game with at least 30 points and passing Jim Paxson to move up to the ninth spot for the most games with 30-plus points in Trail Blazers history ... Tallied his 53rd career game with at least five 3PM on March 16 vs. New Orleans, which ranks third in Trail Blazers history ... Posted 36 points (10-23 FG, 5-13 3-PT, 11-11 FT), seven rebounds, eight assists and one steal on March 13 vs. Atlanta, marking his 29th career game with 30-plus points and tying Jim Paxson for the ninth-most games with at least 30 points in franchise history ... Logged a game-high 34 points (13-26 FG, 5-13 3-PT, 3-3 FT) and a career-high 14 assists to go along with five rebounds in 43 minutes on March 4 at Minnesota, becoming just the fifth player in the NBA to record 34-plus points and 14-plus assists in a game this season (Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Tyrese Haliburton, Trae Young) and passing Damon Stoudamire to move up to the sixth spot on Portland's all-time 3PM list ... Became just the sixth player in Trail Blazers history to record 40-plus points and 10-plus assists in a game on Jan. 26 at San Antonio ... Tied the fifth spot for the most games with at least 40 points in franchise history and moved up to the 10th spot for the most games with at least 30 points in franchise history on Jan. 26 at San Antonio ... Recorded his 49th career game with at least five 3PM on Jan. 26 vs. San Antonio, ranking third in Trail Blazers history ... Posted 38 points (13-25 FG, 5-10 3-PT, 7-8 FT) and 11 assists on Jan. 7 at Brooklyn, marking his first career game with 35-plus points and 10-plus assists, his fifth game with 30-plus points this season and his 24th career game with at least 30 points ... Logged a season-high 41 points (15-28 FG, 7-14 3-PT, 4-5 FT) to go along with four rebounds and seven assists on Dec. 21 vs. Washington, marking the second most points he has scored in a game and his third career game with 40-plus points ... His 22 points in the fourth on Dec. 21 were a career high for the fourth quarter ... Tallied a team-high 33 points, six assists and two steals to go along with eight rebounds on Dec. 16 vs. Dallas, marking his third game of six total games so far this season with 30-plus points ... Recorded 38 points to go along with four assists and one block on Dec. 11 at the Clippers, marking the fourth time in his career he has scored 30-plus points in consecutive games and his 21st career game with 30-plus points ... Returned to action on Dec. 6 at Golden State after missing 18 games due to a ligament tear in his right thumb ... Underwent successful right thumb surgery on Oct. 31 to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament from an injury sustained on Oct. 25 at the Clippers in Portland’s first game of the regular season.

BEFORE NBA

2023-24: In 46 games (all starts) with Portland, recorded career highs of 22.6 points (43.0% FG, 38.5% 3-PT, 91.6% FT), 3.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 34.4 minutes per game … Notched 30-plus

points 11 times and 29-plus points 29 times … Passed Nicolas Batum to move up to the fifth spot on the Trail Blazers' all-time 3PM list (752) on March 22 vs. the Clippers ... Recorded 30 points,

nine assists and three rebounds on March 18 at Chicago, marking his 30th career game with at least 30 points and passing Jim Paxson to move up to the ninth spot for the most games with 30-plus

points in Trail Blazers history ... Tallied his 53rd career game with at least five 3PM on March 16 vs. New Orleans, which ranks third in Trail Blazers history ... Posted 36 points (10-23 FG, 5-13 3-PT,

11-11 FT), seven rebounds, eight assists and one steal on March 13 vs. Atlanta, marking his 29th career game with 30-plus points and tying Jim Paxson for the ninth-most games with at least 30

points in franchise history ... Logged a game-high 34 points (13-26 FG, 5-13 3-PT, 3-3 FT) and a career-high 14 assists to go along with five rebounds in 43 minutes on March 4 at Minnesota,

becoming just the fifth player in the NBA to record 34-plus points and 14-plus assists in a game this season (Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Tyrese Haliburton, Trae Young) and passing Damon

Stoudamire to move up to the sixth spot on Portland's all-time 3PM list ... Became just the sixth player in Trail Blazers history to record 40-plus points and 10-plus assists in a game on Jan. 26 at

San Antonio ... Tied the fifth spot for the most games with at least 40 points in franchise history and moved up to the 10th spot for the most games with at least 30 points in franchise history on Jan.

26 at San Antonio ... Recorded his 49th career game with at least five 3PM on Jan. 26 vs. San Antonio, ranking third in Trail Blazers history ... Posted 38 points (13-25 FG, 5-10 3-PT, 7-8 FT) and 11

assists on Jan. 7 at Brooklyn, marking his first career game with 35-plus points and 10-plus assists, his fifth game with 30-plus points this season and his 24th career game with at least 30 points

... Logged a season-high 41 points (15-28 FG, 7-14 3-PT, 4-5 FT) to go along with four rebounds and seven assists on Dec. 21 vs. Washington, marking the second most points he has scored in a

game and his third career game with 40-plus points ... His 22 points in the fourth on Dec. 21 were a career high for the fourth quarter ... Tallied a team-high 33 points, six assists and two steals to

go along with eight rebounds on Dec. 16 vs. Dallas, marking his third game of six total games so far this season with 30-plus points ... Recorded 38 points to go along with four assists and one block

on Dec. 11 at the Clippers, marking the fourth time in his career he has scored 30-plus points in consecutive games and his 21st career game with 30-plus points ... Returned to action on Dec. 6 at

Golden State after missing 18 games due to a ligament tear in his right thumb ... Underwent successful right thumb surgery on Oct. 31 to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament from an injury sustained on Oct. 25 at the Clippers in Portland’s first game of the regular season.

PERSONAL LIFE

Born in Longwood, Fla. … Son of Charles and Tameka … Named after former NBA player, Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway … Launched his foundation, Be A Light Inc., in July of 2020 to inspire, motivate and educate disadvantaged and at-risk children and young adults … Had his No. 0 high school jersey retired at Edgewater High School on Oct. 24, 2018.