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Atlanta Hawks | #32 | Guard

Wesley

Matthews

PPG

3.1

RPG

1.5

APG

0.6

PIE

4.8

HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

220lb (100kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Marquette

AGE

37 years

BIRTHDATE

October 14, 1986

DRAFT

Undrafted

EXPERIENCE

14 Years

6'5" | 220lb | 37 years

DRAFT

Undrafted

BIRTHDATE

October 14, 1986

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Marquette

EXPERIENCE

14 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Played 10 seasons in the NBA with Utah, Portland, Dallas, New York and Indiana, appearing in a total of 724 games with 662 career starts … holds career averages of 13.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game Played and started 36 playoff games throughout his career

BEFORE NBA

2018-19: Started 68 of his 69 total appearances during the regular season for Dallas, New York and Indiana … averaged 12.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game and shot 40.0% from the field, 37.2% from 3-point range and 81.0% from the free-throw line … began his 10th NBA season (his 4th in Dallas) with the Mavericks as he started 44 games and averaged 13.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game … scored a season-high 25 points as he sank 7 3-pointers for Dallas at GSW on 12/22 … was traded to New York on 1/31 along with DeAndre Jordan and Dennis Smith Jr. in exchange for Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Kristaps Porzingis ... played 2 games and made 1 start for the Knicks as he averaged 7.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game ... waived by the Knicks on 2/7 … signed with the Pacers as a free agent on 2/10 … started all 23 of his appearances with the Pacers and averaged 12.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game … scored in double figures 15 times for the Pacers with a high mark of 24 points in the win over the Pelicans on 2/22 … made 6 3-pointers against New Orleans, tied for the most by any Pacers player during the regular season … capped a 16-point, 7-rebound performance with the game-winning offensive rebound and put-back with 1.6 seconds remaining to lift Indiana to a 108-106 win over Oklahoma City on 3/14. 2017-18: Averaged 12.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, a team-high 1.2 steals and 33.8 minutes in 63 games (all starts) with Dallas … made a team-high 153 3-pointers, becoming the only NBA player with 125+ 3s in each the last 8 seasons (2010-18) … had 2 games with 25+ points, 7 games with 20+ points, 15+ games with 18+ points, 22 games with 15+ points and 43 games with 10+ points … season-high (team-high) 29 points (11-15 FGs, 5-7 3FGs, 2-2 FTs), including 11 in 1st quarter, to go with 4 rebounds in 38 minutes at MIL on 12/8 … his 29-point effort at MIL on 12/8 was his 2nd-highest scoring game as a Maverick … scored a team-high 22 points (7-11 FGs, 7-10 3FGs, 1-2 FTs) to go with 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 38 minutes vs. GSW on 1/3 … had a team-high 24 points to go with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 36 minutes vs. CHI on 1/5 … tallied a team-high 23 points with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 38 minutes at POR on 1/20 … scored a season-high-tying 29 points (10-18 FGs, 7-14 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in 38 minutes vs. HOU on 1/24 … had team-high 23 points (7-16 FGs, 7-12 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) with 5 assists, 1 steal and season-high 2 blocks in 34 minutes at LAC on 2/5 … missed 1 game due to low back tightness at HOU on 2/11 … missed 2 games due to a left hip injury (vs. NO 3/4, vs. DEN 3/6) … missed the final 16 games of the season due to a fracture to his right proximal fibula. 2016-17: Averaged 13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, a career-high 2.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 34.2 minutes in 73 games (all starts) with Dallas … made a team-high 174 3-pointers his 7th straight season with 125+ 3-pointers (only NBA player with at least 125 3s in each of the last 7 seasons) … had 7 games with 25+ points, 14 games with 20+ points, 31 games with 15+ points, 47 games with 10+ points … recorded 14 games with 5+ assists in 2016-17 – the most such games he produced in any 1 season in his career … scored a team-high 25 points with game-tying 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left, to go with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 41 minutes at HOU on 10/30 … scored a game-high 26 points (8-19 FGs, 5-11 3FGs, 5-6 FTs) to go with 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block in 37 minutes vs. SAS on 11/30 … had a game-high-tying 26 points, including 20 in 2nd half (14 in 3rd quarter), to go with 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 35 minutes vs. CHI on 12/3 … he made a season-high 7 3-pointers (7-11 3FGs) in the Mavericks’ 107-82 victory over the Bulls on 12/3 … scored a game-high 26 points to go with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 36 minutes vs. IND on 12/9 … had a game-high 26 points to go with 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 35 minutes at HOU on 12/10 … scored a team-high 25 points to go with 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 32 minutes vs. DEN on 12/12 … scored 25+ points in 3 straight games from 12/9-12, marking the 1st time in his career that he posted 3 consecutive 25+ point outings … scored 11 points, including game-winning 3-pointer with 11.7 seconds left, to go with 4 rebounds and 2 assists in 40 minutes in DAL’s 99-98 win at CHI on 1/17 … scored a season-high 27 points to go with 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 40 minutes at POR on 2/3 … competed in the 2017 JBL 3-Point Contest during All-Star Weekend (New Orleans) …rested for 4 games (at GS 11/9, at SAC 4/4, vs. DEN 4/11, at MEM 4/12) … missed 2 games with a right hip strain (vs. NY 1/25, at OKC 1/26) … missed another 2 games with a hip injury (at ATL 3/1, vs. MEM 3/3). 2015-16: Appeared in 78 games (all starts) with Dallas and averaged 12.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 steal in 33.9 minutes per game … made a team-high 189 3-pointers … also logged a team-high 2,644 minutes … had 1 game with 30+ points, 4 games with 25+ points, 10 games with 20+ points, 31 games with 15+ points and 52 games with 10+ points … 25 points (9-13 FGs, 3-4 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 33 minutes vs. LAC (11/11/15) … scored a career-high-tying 36 points (12-23 FGs, 10-17 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) to go with 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in 41 minutes at WAS on 12/6 … he made a career-high 10 3-pointers at WAS on 12/6, tying the franchise record for most 3s in a game … Matthews became the 4th player in NBA history to hit 10+ 3-pointers, grab 5+ rebounds and hand out 5+ assists in a game … had a game-high-tying 28 points to go with 3 steals in 35 minutes vs. WAS on 12/12 … scored a team-high 26 points to go with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 33 minutes at GSW on 3/26 … rested for 4 games: at LAC (10/29), at HOU (11/14), at NO (1/6), at OKC (1/13). 2014-15: Averaged 15.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 33.7 minutes in 60 games (all starts) with Portland … shot 44.8% from the field, 38.9% from 3-point range and 75.2% from the line … had 1 game with 30+ points … 14 games with 20+ points … made a season-high 7 3-pointers 3 times ... had 28 points in 34 minutes at CHA on 11/26 … tallied 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 36 minutes vs. MEM on 11/28 … scored 28 points with 4 rebounds and 5 assists in 32 minutes vs. NY on 12/28 … notched his 774th 3-pointer as a Trail Blazer at MEM on 1/17 to surpass Terry Porter for the most 3-point field goals in Trail Blazers franchise history (finished with 826 3FGs) … was 1 of 8 participants selected to compete in the Foot Locker 3-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend … scored a season-high 31 points to go with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in 34 minutes vs. SAS on 2/25 ... ruptured his left Achilles’ tendon vs. DAL on 3/5 and missed the final 21 games of the season … ranked 4th in the NBA in 3-point field goals made (173) at the time of his injury. 2013-14: In 82 games (all starts) with the Trail Blazers, averaged a career-high 16.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 33.9 minutes per game … shot 44.1% from the field, 39.3% from 3-point range and 83.7% from the line … ranked 5th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (201), which was the 2nd-most in Trail Blazers team history … had 6 games with 25+ points, 24 games with 20+ points and 69 games with 10+ points … led the team in steals with 76 … doubledouble with 21 points (7-13 FGs, 4-4 3FGs, 3-3 FTs), career-high 12 rebounds and 3 assists in 36 minutes at DEN on 11/1 season-high 28 points (12-19 FGs, 4-8 3FGs), including career-high-tying 12 made field goals, in 37 minutes vs. CHI on 11/22 … had a season-high-tying 28 points to go with 5 assists in 33 minutes vs. WAS on 3/20. 2012-13: Averaged 14.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 34.8 minutes in 69 games (69 starts) with Portland …connected on 169 3-pointers, T-11th in the NBA, and made an average of 2.4 3-pointers per game, T-5th in the league … led the team in steals per game (1.3) and all qualified teammates in 3FG% (39.8%) … had 1 game with 30+ points and 17 games with 20+ points … led the team in scoring 11 times and in assists on 3 occasions … did not play due to injury vs. TOR on 12/10, marking the 1st game missed in his NBA career … his 250 straight games played ranked 2nd in the NBA at the time … dished out a career-high 10 assists at CLE on 12/1 … had a season-high 30 points (12-17 FGs, 5-6 3FGs, 1-2 FTs), including a career-high 12 field goals, in 40 minutes vs. MIN on 11/23 … scored 28 points (10-20 FGs, 7-11 3FGs, 1-3 FTs), including a season-high 7 3-pointers, in 43 minutes at MIL on 3/19 … had 28 points at ATL on 3/22. 2011-12: Averaged 13.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 33.8 minutes in 66 games (53 starts) with Portland … finished 12th in the NBA in minutes played (2,228) ... 1 of 36 NBA players (and the only Trail Blazer) to play in all 66 regular season games in 2011-12 ... became the first Trail Blazer to play in every game for 2 consecutive seasons since Greg Anthony from 1998-2000 … finished T-5th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (129) after ranking T-7th in the category the year prior (154) … was the only NBA player ranked in the top 7 in both seasons ... finished 3rd in the NBA in steals per turnover ratio at 1.26 (91 steals, 72 turnovers) … also ranked 17th in the NBA in steals per game (1.45) and 20th in FT% (.860) … had 2 games with 30+ points and 5 games with 20+ points … scored a season-high 33 points vs. UTA on 4/2 … had 31 points (10-16 FGs, 8-10 3FGs, 3-3 FTs) in 38 minutes at SAC on 4/15, becoming the 1st POR player ever to shoot 80% from beyond the arc while making at least 8 3-pointers. 2010-11: Averaged 15.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals in 33.6 minutes in 82 games (69 starts) with Portland … shot 44.9% from the field, a career-high 40.7% from 3-point range and 84.4% from the line … was the only Trail Blazer to appear in every game … led all NBA sophomores in 3-pointers made (154) … had 4 games with 30+ points, 26 games with 20+ points … scored 30 points with 3 assists and 2 steals in 43 minutes at MEM on 11/16 … had 1st career double-double with 20 points and season-high 10 rebounds vs. DEN on 11/18 … had 30 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals in 39 minutes vs. UTA on 12/30 … scored a career-high 36 points to go with 5 rebounds in 40 minutes at MIN on 1/7 ... his 7 3-pointers in the 1st half at MIN on 1/7 set a new franchise record for 3-pointers in a half ... scored 31 points with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 44 minutes at CLE on 2/5 … at 2011 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam, totaled 15 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists for the Sophomores. 2009-10: Appeared in all 82 games (48 starts) for Utah, averaging 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 24.7 minutes … shot 48.3% from the field, 38.2% from 3-point range and 82.9% from the line … as a rookie, was 1 of 2 Jazz players to appear in every game … started each of the team’s last 29 regular season contests, helping UTA to a 19-10 record over that stretch … among NBA rookies, ranked 9th in scoring, 7th in FG%, 7th in 3FG%, 3rd in FT%, 10th in steals and 10th in minutes … 3 games with 20+ points … 40 games with 10+ points … season-high 29 points (9-11 FGs, 6-7 3FGs, 5-6 FTs) in 35 minutes at OKC on 3/14. --- PLAYOFF HISTORY (36 games, 36 starts) 2019: Started 4 games for the Pacers in the First Round and averaged 7.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 29.8 minutes per game … scored in double figures once 2016: Started all 5 games in the Mavericks’ First Round series against the Thunder... averaged 13.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game … scored in double figures 3 times, including 1 game with 20+ points 2014: Started 11 games as Portland reached the Western Conference Semifinals ... averaged 14.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game … scored a playoff-career-high 27 points in Game 5 vs. HOU … scored in double figures 8 times with 3 games of 20+ points 2011: Started 6 games for the Trail Blazers and averaged 13.0 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 33.7 minutes per game … shot 47.4% from the field and 38.1% from 3 … tallied double-digit scoring in 4 games … had 20+ points once 2010: Started all 10 games for the Jazz in his first career playoffs … averaged 13.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.7 assists in 37.1 minutes per game … scored in double figures 7 times, including 1 game with 20+ points.

PERSONAL LIFE

In 4 years at Marquette (2005-09), averaged 13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 30.2 minutes in 127 games (117 starts) … Marquette’s all-time leader in FTs made (549) … also ranks 10th in points (1,673) and T-6th in games played (127) … started every game in each of his final 3 seasons at Marquette 2008-09: Selected to the All-Big East Second Team ... started all 35 games and averaged career bests with 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.2 steals and 34.0 minutes 2007-08: Started all 35 games, averaging 11.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.0 and 28.8 minutes 2006-07: Started all 34 games, averaging 12.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 31.2 minutes ... 2005-06: Averaged 9.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 24.9 minutes in 23 games (13 starts).