PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2019-20 SEASON: Played in 69 games (18 starts) with both Philadelphia and Orlando, averaging 6.6 ppg. and 3.6 rpg. in 18.3 minpg….Appeared in 49 games with the Sixers, averaging 5.8 ppg. and 3.1 rpg. in 15.8 minpg.…Traded by Philadelphia to Orlando in exchange for a 2020 second round draft pick on Feb. 6…Played in 20 games (18 starts) with the Magic, averaging 8.4 ppg., 4.8 rpg. and 1.1 apg. in 24.5 minpg.…As a starter with Orlando, averaged 8.7 ppg., 4.9 rpg. and 1.2 apg. in 25.5 minpg…. Scored in double figures 16 times (eight times with Orlando) and 20+ points once, including a season-high 20 points on Nov. 29 @ New York…Had one double-double…Had 10+ rebounds twice (once with Orlando), including a season-high 11 rebounds on Oct. 30 vs. Minnesota…Had at least one steal 25 times (nine times with Orlando) and two-or-more steals nine times (three times with Orlando), including a season-high three steals on Nov. 2 @ Portland…Had at least one blocked shot 19 times (six times with Orlando) and two-or-more blocks three times (twice with Orlando)…Missed one game (Jan. 3) due to a stomach illness…DNP-CD once (Jan. 13)…On the Inactive List once (Feb. 8)…Also played and started in five playoff outings, averaging 7.0 ppg., 5.8 rpg., 1.2 apg. and 1.00 stlpg. in 23.8 minpg….Pulled down a career playoff-high 10 rebounds in Game #2 on Aug. 20 @ Milwaukee.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 347 career NBA regular season games (103 starts) with Miami, Memphis, New Orleans, Detroit, Houston, Philadelphia and Orlando, averaging 6.5 ppg. and 3.3 rpg. in 20.1 minpg….Played in 22 career playoff games (nine starts), averaging 7.6 ppg., 4.4 rpg. and 1.1 apg. in 23.2 minpg….Also played in 24 NBA G League games (21 starts) with Iowa, averaging 18.8 ppg., 6.0 rpg., 2.6 apg. and 1.00 stlpg. in 33.3 minpg.

2018-19: Appeared in 58 games (27 starts) with both Houston and Philadelphia, averaging 6.7 ppg. and 3.1 rpg. in 21.2 minpg….Played in 40 games (25 starts) with the Rockets, averaging 7.4 ppg. and 2.9 rpg. in 23.7 minpg.…Traded by Houston to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2021 second round draft pick on Feb. 7…Played in 18 games (two starts) with the Sixers, averaging 5.3 ppg. and 3.6 rpg. in 15.6 minpg.…Scored in double figures 15 times…Had at least one steal 29 times and two-or-more steals eight times, including a career-high-tying four steals on Jan. 21 @ Philadelphia and Feb. 4 @ Phoenix…Had at least one blocked shot 18 times and two-or-more blocks five times…Also played in 11 playoff contests, averaging 7.5 ppg., 3.8 rpg. and 1.1 apg. in 21.1 minpg.

2017-18: Played in 72 games (22 starts) with both Memphis and Detroit, averaging 7.1 ppg. and 3.1 rpg. in 22.3 minpg….Appeared in 45 games (14 starts) with the Grizzlies, averaging 6.9 ppg., 3.5 rpg. and 1.1 apg. in 23.4 minpg….Traded by Memphis to Detroit in exchange for Brice Johnson and a future second round draft pick on Feb. 8…Played in 27 games (eight starts) with the Pistons, averaging 7.5 ppg. and 2.5 rpg. in 20.4 minpg.…Scored in double figures 23 times and 20+ points once…Recorded one double-double…Missed seven games (Jan. 19-29) due to a right calf strain, one game (Jan. 31) due to an illness and one game (Apr. 1) due to a right hand contusion…Had two DNP-CDs and missed one game while trade to Detroit was being processed.

2016-17: Appeared in 64 games (28 starts) with Memphis, averaging 6.7 ppg., 4.0 rpg. and 1.0 apg. in 23.5 minpg., while shooting .372 (51-137) from three-point range…Scored in double figures 15 times…Pulled down 10+ rebounds four times, including a career-high-tying 12 rebounds on Oct. 30 vs. Washington…Recorded one double-double…Also played in six playoff outings (four starts), averaging 8.3 ppg., 4.2 rpg. and 1.2 apg. in 26.5 minpg.

2015-16: Played in 22 combined games (five starts) with Miami, Memphis and New Orleans, averaging 7.2 ppg., 1.9 rpg. and 1.0 apg. in 15.0 minpg., while shooting .448 (26-58) from three-point range…Played in three games with the Heat, totaling seven minutes…Traded by Miami along with Mario Chalmers to Memphis in exchange for Beno Udrih and Jarnell Stokes on Nov. 10…Played in 10 games with Memphis, averaging 1.6 ppg. in 4.0 minpg….Waived by the Grizzlies on Mar. 2…Signed a 10-day contract with New Orleans on Mar. 30, then signed for the remainder of the season on Apr. 9…Appeared in nine games with the Pelicans, averaging 15.9 ppg., 3.9 rpg., 2.0 apg. and 1.33 stlpg. in 31.3 minpg., while shooting .480 (24-50) from three-point range…Scored in double figures eight times and 20+ points twice, including a career-high 29 points on Apr. 11 vs. Chicago…Also appeared in 24 games (21 starts) with Iowa of the NBA G League, averaging 18.8 ppg., 6.0 rpg., 2.6 apg. and 1.00 stlpg. in 33.3 minpg.

2014-15: Appeared in 62 games (three starts) during his rookie campaign with Miami, averaging 5.0 ppg. and 2.8 rpg. in 17.0 minpg….Scored in double figures eight times…Made his NBA debut on Oct. 29 vs. Washington, tallying five points and two rebounds in 14:40 played…Made his first career NBA start on Nov. 14 @ Atlanta, recording one point, one rebound and one steal in 6:12 played…Recorded first career double-double with 17 points and career-high 12 rebounds on Apr. 15 @ Philadelphia…Missed one game (Feb. 11) with a right knee sprain and had 19 DNP-CDs.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Atlanta in the second round (50th overall) of the 2013 NBA Draft…Draft rights traded to Miami in exchange for a future second round draft pick (Jun. 27, 2013)…Played in Australia (2013-14)… Traded by Miami along with Mario Chalmers to Memphis in exchange for Beno Udrih and Jarnell Stokes (Nov. 10, 2015)…Played with Iowa of the NBA G League (2015-16)…Waived by Memphis (Mar. 2, 2016)…Signed as a free agent to a 10-day contract by New Orleans (Mar. 30, 2016)…Signed for the remainder of the season by New Orleans (Apr. 9, 2016)…Signed as a free agent by Memphis (Jul. 13, 2016)…Traded by Memphis to Detroit in exchange for Brice Johnson and a future second round draft pick (Feb. 8, 2018)…Signed as a free agent by Houston (Jul. 13, 2018)…Traded by Houston to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2021 second round draft pick (Feb. 7, 2019)…Re-signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (Jul, 11, 2019)…Traded by Philadelphia to Orlando in exchange for a 2020 second round draft pick (Feb. 6, 2020).

BEFORE NBA

INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Played in 33 games with Perth of the Australian National Basketball League in 2013-14, averaging 21.2 ppg., 7.2 rpg., 2.1 apg. and 1.4 stlpg….Led the Wildcats to the NBL championship…Named Australiabasket.com’s All-Australian Player of the Year…Finished third in voting for NBL MVP…Also played 12 games in Puerto Rico with Piratas de Quebradillas, averaging 16.6 ppg., 8.3 rpg., 2.5 apg. and 1.8 stlpg.

COLLEGE CAPSULE: Played in 67 games (66 starts) during two seasons (2011-13) at Long Beach State, averaging 13.2 ppg., 5.4 rpg., 2.4 apg., 1.67 stlpg. and 1.03 blkpg. in 31.0 minpg.…As a senior (2012-13), played in 33 games (32 starts), averaging 16.5 ppg., 6.7 rpg., 2.1 apg., 1.76 stlpg. and 1.30 blkpg. in 33.1 minpg….Named Big West Conference Player of the Year, earned First Team All-Big West Conference honors and was Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press…Ranked in the conference’s top ten in eight different categories…As a junior (2011-12), played and started 34 games, averaging 10.0 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 2.6 apg. and 1.59 stlpg. in 29.0 minpg.…Named Honorable Mention All-Big West Conference and to the Big West All-Tournament Team…Prior to attending Long Beach State, spent two seasons at two junior colleges – Oxnard College and Ventura College, scoring a combined 1,053 points...Named First-Team All-California Community College Athletic Association and First-Team All-Western State Conference at Ventura College as a sophomore (2010-11) after averaging 20.3 ppg., 7.8 rpg., 5.0 apg. and 1.6 stlpg....Earned five Western State Conference Player of the Week honors...As a freshman at Oxnard College (2009-10), named First-Team All-WSC after averaging 19.0 ppg., the third-most in the state by a freshman, and 7.7 rpg.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is James Alfred Ennis III…Son of Denise Taylor and James Ennis…Has two brothers and three sisters…Cousin, Lorenzo Booker, played four seasons as a running back in the NFL…Majored in African Studies while at Long Beach State…Won the Western State Conference and Southern California Regional championships in the high jump, clearing 6’11”…Played soccer growing up and enjoyed skateboarding and rollerblading…You can follow him on Twitter: @JamesDa_Truth and on Instagram: @biggame11.