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Mark Richard Acres (born November 15, 1962 in Inglewood, California) is a retired American professional basketball player who spent his career in the NBA. He was a 6'11", 220 lb (100 kg) forward/center.
Acres attended Oral Roberts University and was drafted in the second round, sixteenth pick of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
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Nathaniel "Tiny" Archibald (born September 2, 1948, New York City) is a retired American professional basketball player. He spent 13 years playing in the NBA, most notably with the Kansas City Kings and Boston Celtics.
Archibald was a willing passer and an adequate shooter from midrange. However, it was his blinding quickness and incredible speed and shiftiness that made him extremely difficult to guard in the open court, as he would regularly drive right past helpless defenders on his way to the hoop. Once in the paint, Archibald was a veritable triple threat to either pass, lay the ball in or shoot for two points.
High school & college career
Amazingly, Archibald, a playground legend while growing up in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood in the South Bronx, New York City, only played high school basketball for one-and-a-half seasons, getting cut from the varsity squad at DeWitt Clinton High School as a sophomore, and then quitting -- only to return to the team as a junior. During his time without basketball, Archibald briefly flirted with dropping out of school after having been largely truant in past years. But with the help of two mentors, Floyd Layne and Pablo Robertson, Archibald turned it around. Robertson, a former standout at Loyola of Chicago and a Harlem, NY, playground impressario, had seen the gifted, mercurial Archibald in action on the playgrounds and convinced the young man's high school coach to re-instate him on the squad. Despite only playing in blowouts as a junior, the shy, quiet teen managed to blossom into a high-school star, being named team captain and an All-City selection in 1966. Off the court, Archibald began to attend school regularly and worked to improve his poor academic standing from previous years. Major colleges began to take notice of the wispy guard, but his past academic record scared most away from offering him a scholarship. To improve his chances of playing major college basketball, Archibald enrolled at Arizona Western College, transferring to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) the following year, where he had three great seasons there from 1967 to 1970.
NBA Draft
Archibald was selected in the second round of the 1970 NBA Draft (16th pick) by the Cincinnati Royals.
NBA career
In 1973 Archibald led the NBA in scoring and assists, becoming the first and so far only player ever to win the titles in both categories in the same season (it should be noted, however, that in the 1967-68 season, Oscar Robertson led the NBA in both scoring average and assists per game but did not win the official titles because they were based on totals rather than averages at the time). His scoring average of 34.0 points per game was, at the time, an NBA record for a guard. His 910 assists that season (11.4 assists per game) was also an NBA record at the time, breaking Guy Rodgers' mark of 908. He was named the Sporting News NBA MVP that season.
The Kings traded Archibald to the New York Nets in 1976. Injured for much of the 1976-77 season, he was traded by the Nets to the Buffalo Braves prior to the start of the 1977-78 season. Archibald tore his achilles tendon, however, and never played a regular season game for the Braves. The Braves then traded him to the Boston Celtics before the start of the next season.
Archibald won his first and only NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in the 1980-81 season alongside young NBA star Larry Bird.
Archibald was an All-NBA First Team selection three times (1973, 1975, 1976) and an All-NBA Second Team selection two times (1972, 1981). A seven-time NBA All-Star Game selection (1973, 1974, 1975 , 1976, 1980, 1981, and 1982), he was named the 1981 NBA All-Star Game MVP. Archibald led the NBA in free throws made three times and free throw attempts twice. He competed in 876 professional games, scored 16,841 points (18.8 points per game), and dished out 6,476 assists. He was named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time team. Nate Archibald was inducted to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Archibald is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
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Jimmie Lee Ard (born September 19, 1948 in Seattle, Washington) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'8" forward/center from the University of Cincinnati, Ard began his professional career in 1970 with the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA). He is best known for his three years (1974-77) with the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, for whom he provided rebounding and hustle-play as a backup for Dave Cowens. He also played briefly for the Chicago Bulls.
Ard sank the go-ahead free throws in game five of the 1976 NBA Finals, a triple-overtime affair between the Celtics and Phoenix Suns. These free throws have been described as "the two most historic free throws in both Celtics and NBA history." The Celtics went on to win that series for the 1976 NBA Championship.
Jimmie Lee Ard (born September 19, 1948 in Seattle, Washington) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'8" forward/center from the University of Cincinnati, Ard began his professional career in 1970 with the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association (ABA). He is best known for his three years (1974-77) with the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics, for whom he provided rebounding and hustle-play as a backup for Dave Cowens. He also played briefly for the Chicago Bulls.
Ard sank the go-ahead free throws in game five of the 1976 NBA Finals, a triple-overtime affair between the Celtics and Phoenix Suns. These free throws have been described as "the two most historic free throws in both Celtics and NBA history." The Celtics went on to win that series for the 1976 NBA Championship.
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Robert Michael Archibald Jr. (born March 29, 1980 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK) is a Scottish professional basketball player. A 6'11" power forward/center from the University of Illinois, he was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the third pick of the second round (31st overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft.
Archibald played two NBA seasons, spending time with four teams: the Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, the Orlando Magic, and the Toronto Raptors. He holds NBA career averages of 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He also played for Joventut Badalona in Spain having started his career as a junior with Dunfermline Reign of the Scottish league, where he won the Under 20 Cup title. He currently plays for Unicaja Málaga from the Spanish league.[1]
He has represented Scotland at junior level and Great Britain at Student level and is currently a member of the GB senior squad.
Robert Michael Archibald Jr. (born March 29, 1980 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK) is a Scottish professional basketball player. A 6'11" power forward/center from the University of Illinois, he was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the third pick of the second round (31st overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft.
Archibald played two NBA seasons, spending time with four teams: the Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, the Orlando Magic, and the Toronto Raptors. He holds NBA career averages of 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He also played for Joventut Badalona in Spain having started his career as a junior with Dunfermline Reign of the Scottish league, where he won the Under 20 Cup title. He currently plays for Unicaja Málaga from the Spanish league.[1]
He has represented Scotland at junior level and Great Britain at Student level and is currently a member of the GB senior squad.
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Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association. As a freshman in college, Anthony led Syracuse University to a 30–5 record and the school's first NCAA championship in men's basketball in 2003. He was named the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the 2003 NCAA Final Four and MVP of NCAA East Regional. He was also named the consensus national Freshman of the Year and was a unanimous choice as the Big East Conference Freshman of the Year. Anthony was selected as the third pick in the 2003 NBA Draft and named the 2005 Rookie Challenge MVP.
2005–06 season
Anthony played and started in 80 games during the season. He averaged 26.5 ppg (8th, NBA), 2.7 apg, 4.9 rpg and 1.1 spg. His eighth place finish in NBA scoring was the highest finish by a Denver player since the 1990-91 season, when Nuggets guard Michael Adams finished the season sixth in NBA scoring.
On November 23, 2005, with the Nuggets facing the two-time defending Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Pistons, Anthony hauled down his 1,000th career rebound. A month later, Anthony recorded a then career-high 45 points in a losing effort against the Philadelphia 76ers. On March 17, 2006, versus the Memphis Grizzlies, he scored 33 points to push his career point total over the 5,000 mark. Also, in doing so, he became the second youngest player to accomplish that feat (behind James). As the month of March came to a close, the Nuggets finished 11-5, and Anthony was named as the NBA Player of the Month for March. He also took home Player of the Week honors for March 13, 2006 – March 19, 2006.
During the season, Anthony made five game-winning shots in the last five seconds: at Houston on January 8, 2006; at home versus Phoenix on January 10; at Minnesota on February 24; at Indiana on March 15; at home versus the Los Angeles Lakers on April 6. All five of those game-winners were made on jump shots, while the shot against Minnesota was a three-point field goal. Anthony also made a shot in the final seconds to force overtime vs. the Dallas Mavericks on January 6.He made shots in the final 22 seconds against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 18, 2006, and the Philadelphia 76ers on March 9, which gave the Nuggets leads they would never lose.
Anthony was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the season, alongside Phoenix' Shawn Marion, Houston's Yao Ming, Philadelphia's Allen Iverson and Washington's Gilbert Arenas.
The Nuggets finished the season in third place, winning the Northwest Division for the first time in Anthony's career. Denver faced the sixth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs. The Clippers held home court advantage in the series, due to ending the regular season with a better record (Denver finished 44-38; Los Angeles finished 47-35). The Clippers won the first two games of the series on their home floor. The Nuggets split their games at home in Denver (winning game three; losing game four). Denver then lost game five at Los Angeles, which eliminated the Nuggets from the playoffs.
2006–07 season
In the eighth game of the season (a 117-109 home win against the Toronto Raptors), Anthony tied the franchise record of six-straight 30-point games recorded by Alex English (1982-83 season). Coincidentally, Alex English witnessed Anthony tie his record as English is now an Assistant Coach with the Toronto Raptors. Anthony fell short of establishing a new record in his ninth game (a 113-109 home victory over the Chicago Bulls on November 21, as he finished with 29 points. After the Chicago victory, Anthony again tied the club record of six-straight 30-point games, failing to break it the second time around, as he scored 24 points in his 16th game (a 98-96 home loss to the Atlanta Hawks) on December 6).
On December 16, Anthony was one of many players involved in the infamous Knicks-Nuggets brawl during a game at Madison Square Garden. Footage showed Anthony laying a punch on the face of New York's Mardy Collins and subsequently backing away. As a result of his actions, Anthony was suspended for 15 games by NBA commissioner David Stern.[44] Shortly thereafter, the Nuggets traded for Allen Iverson in a bid to form a deadly combination with Anthony. The duo didn't get to play alongside one another until a home game against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 22, which was the day Anthony was allowed to return from his 15-game suspension. Anthony finished the game with 28 points, as he and Iverson combined for 51 points.
On February 2, Anthony and fellow teammate J.R. Smith were involved in a minor car accident. Neither player was injured in the collision. The only information released by the team was that the car Smith was driving belonged to Anthony. Three days later, Anthony recorded his first ever NBA triple-double, with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, in a 113-108 loss to the Phoenix Suns. When the reserves for the Western Conference All-Star team were announced, Anthony was left off of the roster.[48] However, with Yao Ming and Carlos Boozer out with injuries, NBA commissioner David Stern chose Anthony as a replacement (along with Josh Howard). Anthony scored 20 points with 9 rebounds in his All-Star debut. Anthony was the first Denver Nugget to be named an All-Star since Antonio McDyess in 2001.
Anthony won Player of the Week honors three times during the season (November 20–November 26; November 27–December 3; and February 5–February 11), and received Player of the Month honors for April, after leading the Nuggets to a 10-1 record for the month and into sixth place in the final regular season standings of the Western Conference. Anthony finished the season as the league's second leading scorer behind Bryant, with an average of 28.9 ppg, while adding 6.0 rpg, 3.8 apg and 1.2 spg. He was named to All-NBA Third Team for the second straight year, along with Miami's Dwyane Wade, Detroit's Chauncy Billups, Minnesota's Kevin Garnett and Orlando's Dwight Howard. For the second time in three years, Anthony and the sixth-seeded Nuggets faced the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. In a virtual repeat of the 2005 first round playoff matchup between the two teams, Denver won the first game in San Antonio, 95-89, only to lose the next four games. The Nuggets were eliminated in the first round for the fourth straight year. In the playoff series against the Spurs, Anthony averaged a team-high 26.8 ppg to go along with 8.6 rpg, 1.2 apg and 1.0 spg.
[edit] 2007–08 seasonOn January 24, 2008, Anthony was named to his second consecutive NBA All-Star Game—his first as a starter. He finished as the leading vote-getter among Western Conference forwards (1,723,701 votes) and second in overall voting to Kobe Bryant (2,004,940 votes) among all Western Conference players.On February 8, Anthony scored a career-high 49 points in a 111-100 home win over the Washington Wizards.He had a field goal percentage of .760 on a 19-of-25 shooting effort, and his shooting percentage was the second highest in the last 13 years for a player who took 25 or more shots in a game (Bryant was first with a .769 field goal percentage on a 20-of-26 shooting effort, in a 99-94 road victory over the Houston Rockets on December 21, 2000).
On March 27, in a 118-105 Nuggets home win over the Dallas Mavericks, Anthony scored his 9,000th career point. He played in 77 games during the regular season, finishing as the NBA's fourth-leading scorer with 25.7 points per game, and had career-highs in rebounds per game (7.4) and steals per game (1.3). He tied his career-high in blocks per game (0.5), and ended the season with 3.4 assists per game, which was the second-best mark of his career.
The Nuggets finished the 2007-08 season with exactly 50 wins (50-32 overall record, tied for the third-best all-time Nuggets record since the team officially joined the NBA in 1976), following a 120-111 home victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the last game of the season. It was the first time since the 1987-88 NBA season that the Nuggets finished with at least 50 wins in a season.Denver ended up as the 8th seed in the Western Conference of the 2008 Playoffs, and their 50 wins marked the highest win total for an 8th seed in NBA history.It also meant that for the first time in NBA history, all eight playoff seeds in a conference had at least 50 wins. The Nuggets faced the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers (57-25 overall record) in the first round of the Playoffs. The seven games separating the Nuggets overall record and the Lakers overall record is the closest margin between an eighth seed and a top seed since the NBA went to a 16-team playoff format in 1983-84.The Lakers swept the Nuggets in four games, marking the second time in NBA history that a 50-win team was swept in a best-of-seven playoff series in the first round. For the series, Anthony averaged 22.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg (playoff career-high), 2.0 apg and 0.5 spg.
2008–09 season
On December 10, 2008, in a 116-105 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony tied George Gervin for the most points scored in one quarter in NBA history by scoring 33 points in the third quarter.[57] Gervin had set the record when he was competing against David Thompson for the scoring title on the last day of the 1977-78 season. Anthony shot 12 of 15 (80%) in the third quarter and finished the game with 45 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals.
On January 4, 2009, Anthony broke a bone in his hand in a game against the Indiana Pacers. He opted to have the hand splinted rather than have surgery; his recovery time is estimated at three to four weeks. He had already missed three games in late December with a sore elbow.
Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association. As a freshman in college, Anthony led Syracuse University to a 30–5 record and the school's first NCAA championship in men's basketball in 2003. He was named the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the 2003 NCAA Final Four and MVP of NCAA East Regional. He was also named the consensus national Freshman of the Year and was a unanimous choice as the Big East Conference Freshman of the Year. Anthony was selected as the third pick in the 2003 NBA Draft and named the 2005 Rookie Challenge MVP.
2005–06 season
Anthony played and started in 80 games during the season. He averaged 26.5 ppg (8th, NBA), 2.7 apg, 4.9 rpg and 1.1 spg. His eighth place finish in NBA scoring was the highest finish by a Denver player since the 1990-91 season, when Nuggets guard Michael Adams finished the season sixth in NBA scoring.
On November 23, 2005, with the Nuggets facing the two-time defending Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Pistons, Anthony hauled down his 1,000th career rebound. A month later, Anthony recorded a then career-high 45 points in a losing effort against the Philadelphia 76ers. On March 17, 2006, versus the Memphis Grizzlies, he scored 33 points to push his career point total over the 5,000 mark. Also, in doing so, he became the second youngest player to accomplish that feat (behind James). As the month of March came to a close, the Nuggets finished 11-5, and Anthony was named as the NBA Player of the Month for March. He also took home Player of the Week honors for March 13, 2006 – March 19, 2006.
During the season, Anthony made five game-winning shots in the last five seconds: at Houston on January 8, 2006; at home versus Phoenix on January 10; at Minnesota on February 24; at Indiana on March 15; at home versus the Los Angeles Lakers on April 6. All five of those game-winners were made on jump shots, while the shot against Minnesota was a three-point field goal. Anthony also made a shot in the final seconds to force overtime vs. the Dallas Mavericks on January 6.He made shots in the final 22 seconds against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 18, 2006, and the Philadelphia 76ers on March 9, which gave the Nuggets leads they would never lose.
Anthony was named to the All-NBA Third Team for the season, alongside Phoenix' Shawn Marion, Houston's Yao Ming, Philadelphia's Allen Iverson and Washington's Gilbert Arenas.
The Nuggets finished the season in third place, winning the Northwest Division for the first time in Anthony's career. Denver faced the sixth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs. The Clippers held home court advantage in the series, due to ending the regular season with a better record (Denver finished 44-38; Los Angeles finished 47-35). The Clippers won the first two games of the series on their home floor. The Nuggets split their games at home in Denver (winning game three; losing game four). Denver then lost game five at Los Angeles, which eliminated the Nuggets from the playoffs.
2006–07 season
In the eighth game of the season (a 117-109 home win against the Toronto Raptors), Anthony tied the franchise record of six-straight 30-point games recorded by Alex English (1982-83 season). Coincidentally, Alex English witnessed Anthony tie his record as English is now an Assistant Coach with the Toronto Raptors. Anthony fell short of establishing a new record in his ninth game (a 113-109 home victory over the Chicago Bulls on November 21, as he finished with 29 points. After the Chicago victory, Anthony again tied the club record of six-straight 30-point games, failing to break it the second time around, as he scored 24 points in his 16th game (a 98-96 home loss to the Atlanta Hawks) on December 6).
On December 16, Anthony was one of many players involved in the infamous Knicks-Nuggets brawl during a game at Madison Square Garden. Footage showed Anthony laying a punch on the face of New York's Mardy Collins and subsequently backing away. As a result of his actions, Anthony was suspended for 15 games by NBA commissioner David Stern.[44] Shortly thereafter, the Nuggets traded for Allen Iverson in a bid to form a deadly combination with Anthony. The duo didn't get to play alongside one another until a home game against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 22, which was the day Anthony was allowed to return from his 15-game suspension. Anthony finished the game with 28 points, as he and Iverson combined for 51 points.
On February 2, Anthony and fellow teammate J.R. Smith were involved in a minor car accident. Neither player was injured in the collision. The only information released by the team was that the car Smith was driving belonged to Anthony. Three days later, Anthony recorded his first ever NBA triple-double, with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, in a 113-108 loss to the Phoenix Suns. When the reserves for the Western Conference All-Star team were announced, Anthony was left off of the roster.[48] However, with Yao Ming and Carlos Boozer out with injuries, NBA commissioner David Stern chose Anthony as a replacement (along with Josh Howard). Anthony scored 20 points with 9 rebounds in his All-Star debut. Anthony was the first Denver Nugget to be named an All-Star since Antonio McDyess in 2001.
Anthony won Player of the Week honors three times during the season (November 20–November 26; November 27–December 3; and February 5–February 11), and received Player of the Month honors for April, after leading the Nuggets to a 10-1 record for the month and into sixth place in the final regular season standings of the Western Conference. Anthony finished the season as the league's second leading scorer behind Bryant, with an average of 28.9 ppg, while adding 6.0 rpg, 3.8 apg and 1.2 spg. He was named to All-NBA Third Team for the second straight year, along with Miami's Dwyane Wade, Detroit's Chauncy Billups, Minnesota's Kevin Garnett and Orlando's Dwight Howard. For the second time in three years, Anthony and the sixth-seeded Nuggets faced the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. In a virtual repeat of the 2005 first round playoff matchup between the two teams, Denver won the first game in San Antonio, 95-89, only to lose the next four games. The Nuggets were eliminated in the first round for the fourth straight year. In the playoff series against the Spurs, Anthony averaged a team-high 26.8 ppg to go along with 8.6 rpg, 1.2 apg and 1.0 spg.
[edit] 2007–08 seasonOn January 24, 2008, Anthony was named to his second consecutive NBA All-Star Game—his first as a starter. He finished as the leading vote-getter among Western Conference forwards (1,723,701 votes) and second in overall voting to Kobe Bryant (2,004,940 votes) among all Western Conference players.On February 8, Anthony scored a career-high 49 points in a 111-100 home win over the Washington Wizards.He had a field goal percentage of .760 on a 19-of-25 shooting effort, and his shooting percentage was the second highest in the last 13 years for a player who took 25 or more shots in a game (Bryant was first with a .769 field goal percentage on a 20-of-26 shooting effort, in a 99-94 road victory over the Houston Rockets on December 21, 2000).
On March 27, in a 118-105 Nuggets home win over the Dallas Mavericks, Anthony scored his 9,000th career point. He played in 77 games during the regular season, finishing as the NBA's fourth-leading scorer with 25.7 points per game, and had career-highs in rebounds per game (7.4) and steals per game (1.3). He tied his career-high in blocks per game (0.5), and ended the season with 3.4 assists per game, which was the second-best mark of his career.
The Nuggets finished the 2007-08 season with exactly 50 wins (50-32 overall record, tied for the third-best all-time Nuggets record since the team officially joined the NBA in 1976), following a 120-111 home victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the last game of the season. It was the first time since the 1987-88 NBA season that the Nuggets finished with at least 50 wins in a season.Denver ended up as the 8th seed in the Western Conference of the 2008 Playoffs, and their 50 wins marked the highest win total for an 8th seed in NBA history.It also meant that for the first time in NBA history, all eight playoff seeds in a conference had at least 50 wins. The Nuggets faced the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers (57-25 overall record) in the first round of the Playoffs. The seven games separating the Nuggets overall record and the Lakers overall record is the closest margin between an eighth seed and a top seed since the NBA went to a 16-team playoff format in 1983-84.The Lakers swept the Nuggets in four games, marking the second time in NBA history that a 50-win team was swept in a best-of-seven playoff series in the first round. For the series, Anthony averaged 22.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg (playoff career-high), 2.0 apg and 0.5 spg.
2008–09 season
On December 10, 2008, in a 116-105 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony tied George Gervin for the most points scored in one quarter in NBA history by scoring 33 points in the third quarter.[57] Gervin had set the record when he was competing against David Thompson for the scoring title on the last day of the 1977-78 season. Anthony shot 12 of 15 (80%) in the third quarter and finished the game with 45 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals.
On January 4, 2009, Anthony broke a bone in his hand in a game against the Indiana Pacers. He opted to have the hand splinted rather than have surgery; his recovery time is estimated at three to four weeks. He had already missed three games in late December with a sore elbow.
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Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association. As a freshman in college, Anthony led Syracuse University to a 30–5 record and the school's first NCAA championship in men's basketball in 2003. He was named the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the 2003 NCAA Final Four and MVP of NCAA East Regional. He was also named the consensus national Freshman of the Year and was a unanimous choice as the Big East Conference Freshman of the Year. Anthony was selected as the third pick in the 2003 NBA Draft and named the 2005 Rookie Challenge MVP.
Early years
Anthony was born in the Red Hook projects in Brooklyn, New York City. His father, after whom he is named, died of cancer when Anthony was two years old. When Anthony turned eight, his family moved to Baltimore, where he honed not only his athletic skills, but his survival skills. Kenny Minor, one of Anthony's childhood friends, said, "from drugs, to killings, to anything you can name that goes on in the roughest parts of town, we've seen and witnessed hands on. Those are the things that teach you toughness and keep you mentally focused on your goals." Sports would serve as an important diversion from the violence and drug dealing that were pervasive in the housing projects a few blocks from the homes of Anthony and his friends.
High school career
Anthony commuted to Towson Catholic High School for his first three years of high school. During the summer of 2000, when he grew five inches, he made a name for himself in the area, being named The Baltimore Sun's metro player of the year in 2001, as well as Baltimore Catholic League player of the year.Anthony transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia for his senior campaign. While at Oak Hill Academy, Anthony was named to the McDonald's All-American Team and won the Sprite Slam Jam dunk contest prior to the McDonald’s All-American game. He was also named a USA Today First-Team All-American and a Parade First-Team All-American.
College career
Anthony played one season (2002-2003) at Syracuse University. He averaged 22.1 points (16th in the NCAA, 4th in the Big East) and 10.0 rebounds (19th in the NCAA, 3rd in the Big East, 1st among NCAA Division I freshmen). He helped guide the Orangemen to their first ever NCAA tournament title in 2003. He led the team in scoring, rebounding, minutes played (36.4 minutes per game), field goals made and free throws made and attempted. Anthony's 33-point outburst against the University of Texas in the Final Four set an NCAA tournament record for most points by a freshman.
In the championship game against the University of Kansas, Anthony had 20 points and 10 rebounds. For his efforts during the NCAA tournament, Anthony earned the tournament's Most Outstanding Player Award. Afterwards, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim described Anthony as “[…] by far, the best player in college basketball. It wasn't even close. Nobody was even close to him last year in college basketball. That's the bottom line.”
Anthony said that he originally planned to stay at Syracuse for two to three seasons, but having already accomplished everything he set out to do, he chose to abandon his collegiate career (with Boeheim's blessing) and declared himself eligible for the 2003 NBA Draft. Some of Anthony's highlights in his time with Syracuse include being named Second-Team All-American by the Associated Press as a freshman, leading his team to a 30-5 record, capturing the school's first ever NCAA title and being the consensus pick for NCAA Freshman of the Year. He was also named to the All-Big East First Team and was the consensus selection for the Big East Conference Freshman of the Year.
NBA career
Rookie season
Anthony's NBA career began on June 26, 2003, when he was chosen in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft draft by the Denver Nuggets. He was selected behind LeBron James (1st overall, Cleveland Cavaliers) and Darko Miličić (2nd overall, Detroit Pistons). He made his NBA regular season debut on October 29, 2003, in an 80-72 home win against the San Antonio Spurs. Anthony finished the night with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. In just his sixth career NBA game (November 7 versus the Los Angeles Clippers), Anthony scored 30 points, becoming the second youngest player in NBA history to score 30 points or more in a game (19 years, 151 days; Kobe Bryant was the youngest). It was the fewest amount of games a Nuggets rookie took to score 30 points in a contest since the ABA-NBA merger. On February 9, 2004, against the Memphis Grizzlies, Anthony became the third-youngest player to reach the 1,000-point plateau in NBA history with a 20-point effort in an 86-83 win.
On February 13, 2004, Anthony participated in the Got Milk? Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend. In 30 minutes of playing time, Anthony scored 17 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in a losing effort (142-118).On March 30 of that year, he scored 41 points against the Seattle SuperSonics to set a new Denver Nuggets franchise mark for most points in a game by a rookie. He also became the second-youngest player (19 years, 305 days) to score at least 40 points in a game in NBA history. After winning the Rookie of the Month award for the Western Conference in the month of April, Anthony became the fourth player in NBA history to capture all six of the Rookie of the Month awards in a season.The others to do so were David Robinson, Tim Duncan and fellow rookie LeBron James.Anthony was also named NBA Player of the Week twice (March 10, 2004 – March 14, 2004 and April 6, 2004 – April 10, 2004) and was a unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team selection. Anthony averaged 21.0 ppg during the season, which was more than any other rookie. That mark also placed him 12th overall in the entire league. Anthony was second in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting, finishing as the runner-up to the Cavaliers rookie standout, James.
Anthony was a major part in the turn around of the Denver Nuggets from league laughingstock to playoff contender. In the season before Anthony was drafted by the team, the Nuggets finished with a 17-65 record, which tied them for worst in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers. They finished the 2003-04 campaign with a 43-39 overall record, qualifying them as the eighth seed for the post-season. Anthony became the first NBA rookie to lead a playoff team in scoring since David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs during the 1989-90 season. The Nuggets faced the top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round. In Anthony's first career playoff game, he had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, in a 106-92 loss at Minnesota.The Timberwolves eliminated the Nuggets in five games.
2004–05 season
In Anthony's second season, he started in 75 of the 82 games for the Denver Nuggets. He averaged 20.8 points per game, ranking him 19th in the NBA. Anthony placed 16th in the NBA for points per 48 minutes. On December 4, 2004, versus the Miami Heat, Anthony became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 career points.Only James and Bryant were younger when they reached that plateau. Anthony played again in the Got Milk? Rookie Challenge, this time suiting up for the sophomore squad. In front of his home fans of Denver (who were hosting the 2005 All-Star Game), Anthony scored a game-high 31 points to go along with 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, en route to becoming the MVP of the game.
With Anthony's help, the Nuggets improved their season record by six games from the previous season, ending with a mark of 49-33. The Nuggets finished seventh place in the Western Conference (one spot higher than they finished the previous season). Denver faced the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round, winning the first game in San Antonio, 93-87.However, the Spurs won the next four games, eliminating the Nuggets from the playoffs.
Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association. As a freshman in college, Anthony led Syracuse University to a 30–5 record and the school's first NCAA championship in men's basketball in 2003. He was named the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the 2003 NCAA Final Four and MVP of NCAA East Regional. He was also named the consensus national Freshman of the Year and was a unanimous choice as the Big East Conference Freshman of the Year. Anthony was selected as the third pick in the 2003 NBA Draft and named the 2005 Rookie Challenge MVP.
Early years
Anthony was born in the Red Hook projects in Brooklyn, New York City. His father, after whom he is named, died of cancer when Anthony was two years old. When Anthony turned eight, his family moved to Baltimore, where he honed not only his athletic skills, but his survival skills. Kenny Minor, one of Anthony's childhood friends, said, "from drugs, to killings, to anything you can name that goes on in the roughest parts of town, we've seen and witnessed hands on. Those are the things that teach you toughness and keep you mentally focused on your goals." Sports would serve as an important diversion from the violence and drug dealing that were pervasive in the housing projects a few blocks from the homes of Anthony and his friends.
High school career
Anthony commuted to Towson Catholic High School for his first three years of high school. During the summer of 2000, when he grew five inches, he made a name for himself in the area, being named The Baltimore Sun's metro player of the year in 2001, as well as Baltimore Catholic League player of the year.Anthony transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia for his senior campaign. While at Oak Hill Academy, Anthony was named to the McDonald's All-American Team and won the Sprite Slam Jam dunk contest prior to the McDonald’s All-American game. He was also named a USA Today First-Team All-American and a Parade First-Team All-American.
College career
Anthony played one season (2002-2003) at Syracuse University. He averaged 22.1 points (16th in the NCAA, 4th in the Big East) and 10.0 rebounds (19th in the NCAA, 3rd in the Big East, 1st among NCAA Division I freshmen). He helped guide the Orangemen to their first ever NCAA tournament title in 2003. He led the team in scoring, rebounding, minutes played (36.4 minutes per game), field goals made and free throws made and attempted. Anthony's 33-point outburst against the University of Texas in the Final Four set an NCAA tournament record for most points by a freshman.
In the championship game against the University of Kansas, Anthony had 20 points and 10 rebounds. For his efforts during the NCAA tournament, Anthony earned the tournament's Most Outstanding Player Award. Afterwards, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim described Anthony as “[…] by far, the best player in college basketball. It wasn't even close. Nobody was even close to him last year in college basketball. That's the bottom line.”
Anthony said that he originally planned to stay at Syracuse for two to three seasons, but having already accomplished everything he set out to do, he chose to abandon his collegiate career (with Boeheim's blessing) and declared himself eligible for the 2003 NBA Draft. Some of Anthony's highlights in his time with Syracuse include being named Second-Team All-American by the Associated Press as a freshman, leading his team to a 30-5 record, capturing the school's first ever NCAA title and being the consensus pick for NCAA Freshman of the Year. He was also named to the All-Big East First Team and was the consensus selection for the Big East Conference Freshman of the Year.
NBA career
Rookie season
Anthony's NBA career began on June 26, 2003, when he was chosen in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft draft by the Denver Nuggets. He was selected behind LeBron James (1st overall, Cleveland Cavaliers) and Darko Miličić (2nd overall, Detroit Pistons). He made his NBA regular season debut on October 29, 2003, in an 80-72 home win against the San Antonio Spurs. Anthony finished the night with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. In just his sixth career NBA game (November 7 versus the Los Angeles Clippers), Anthony scored 30 points, becoming the second youngest player in NBA history to score 30 points or more in a game (19 years, 151 days; Kobe Bryant was the youngest). It was the fewest amount of games a Nuggets rookie took to score 30 points in a contest since the ABA-NBA merger. On February 9, 2004, against the Memphis Grizzlies, Anthony became the third-youngest player to reach the 1,000-point plateau in NBA history with a 20-point effort in an 86-83 win.
On February 13, 2004, Anthony participated in the Got Milk? Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend. In 30 minutes of playing time, Anthony scored 17 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in a losing effort (142-118).On March 30 of that year, he scored 41 points against the Seattle SuperSonics to set a new Denver Nuggets franchise mark for most points in a game by a rookie. He also became the second-youngest player (19 years, 305 days) to score at least 40 points in a game in NBA history. After winning the Rookie of the Month award for the Western Conference in the month of April, Anthony became the fourth player in NBA history to capture all six of the Rookie of the Month awards in a season.The others to do so were David Robinson, Tim Duncan and fellow rookie LeBron James.Anthony was also named NBA Player of the Week twice (March 10, 2004 – March 14, 2004 and April 6, 2004 – April 10, 2004) and was a unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team selection. Anthony averaged 21.0 ppg during the season, which was more than any other rookie. That mark also placed him 12th overall in the entire league. Anthony was second in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting, finishing as the runner-up to the Cavaliers rookie standout, James.
Anthony was a major part in the turn around of the Denver Nuggets from league laughingstock to playoff contender. In the season before Anthony was drafted by the team, the Nuggets finished with a 17-65 record, which tied them for worst in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers. They finished the 2003-04 campaign with a 43-39 overall record, qualifying them as the eighth seed for the post-season. Anthony became the first NBA rookie to lead a playoff team in scoring since David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs during the 1989-90 season. The Nuggets faced the top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round. In Anthony's first career playoff game, he had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, in a 106-92 loss at Minnesota.The Timberwolves eliminated the Nuggets in five games.
2004–05 season
In Anthony's second season, he started in 75 of the 82 games for the Denver Nuggets. He averaged 20.8 points per game, ranking him 19th in the NBA. Anthony placed 16th in the NBA for points per 48 minutes. On December 4, 2004, versus the Miami Heat, Anthony became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 career points.Only James and Bryant were younger when they reached that plateau. Anthony played again in the Got Milk? Rookie Challenge, this time suiting up for the sophomore squad. In front of his home fans of Denver (who were hosting the 2005 All-Star Game), Anthony scored a game-high 31 points to go along with 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, en route to becoming the MVP of the game.
With Anthony's help, the Nuggets improved their season record by six games from the previous season, ending with a mark of 49-33. The Nuggets finished seventh place in the Western Conference (one spot higher than they finished the previous season). Denver faced the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round, winning the first game in San Antonio, 93-87.However, the Spurs won the next four games, eliminating the Nuggets from the playoffs.
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Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo (pronounced [hafa'ɛɰ aɾa'uʒu], or approximately "ha-fa-Ew ah-rah-OO-zhoo") (born August 12, 1980 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian professional basketball player currently with Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil.
College career
After attending Padre Anacleto High School in São Paulo, Araújo went to the United States to play college basketball, attending Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona. In his freshman season (2000-01), he averaged 12.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he tallied 17.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, leading the Matadors to a 28-3 record and a top ten national ranking among junior colleges. He was named Region Most Valuable Player and 2nd Team NJCAA All-American.
After finishing his junior college career, Araújo moved to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where as a junior (2002-03), he averaged 12.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game (second in the Mountain West Conference). In his senior season, Araújo led BYU in scoring (18.4 points per game), rebounding (10.1 rebounds per game), steals (43 total), and blocked shots (25). He was named Co-Player of the Year in the Mountain West Conference, sharing the honor with Air Force's Nick Welch. He was named 2nd Team NCAA All-American by Basketball Times.
On December 6, 2003, he scored 32 points and grabbed 17 rebounds against Oklahoma State in BYU's 76-71 victory. He concluded his collegiate career with a 24-point, 12-rebound performance in the Cougars' 80-75 loss to Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament.
Controversy
During the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis, Araújo tested positive for the steroid nandrolone. He was given a 24-month suspension from international play. He was subsequently found clean during tests while a player at Brigham Young University, and the NBA did not test players for steroid use.
Araújo was involved in an on-court incident during his senior season at BYU. On March 6, 2004, Araújo was issued a public reprimand by the Mountain West Conference (MWC) for punching UNLV guard Jerel Blassingame during a game. He was warned and put on probation for violating the league's sportsmanship policy.Three days later on March 12, in a 54-51 loss to Utah, Araujo was charged with a technical foul for elbowing the Utes' Andrew Bogut in the head in the MWC Tournament.
Professional career
The Toronto Raptors selected Araújo with the eighth pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, making him the first college senior drafted that year. As a rookie, Araújo averaged 3.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game. He set a career-high with 14 rebounds against the Sacramento Kings on January 5, 2005. Days later, on January 9, he scored a career-high 14 points against the Golden State Warriors. He later matched that total against the Kings on November 25, 2005.
In the 2005-06 season, he averaged 11.6 minutes a game, 2.3 points, and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 36.6% from the field.
On June 8, 2006, Araújo was traded to the Utah Jazz with an undisclosed amount of money for Kris Humphries and Robert Whaley. With the Jazz, he played in 28 games, averaging 2.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in 8.9 minutes per appearance.
Araújo's rookie contract expired after the 2006-07 season. After playing with the Utah Jazz Summer League team, Araújo left the NBA and signed a 1-year, $500,000 contract to play for Spartak St. Petersburg in Russia.
Araújo was in training camp with the Minnesota Timberwolves for 2008 but was not signed for the season.
On January of 2009, Araújo signed with Brazilian club Flamengo for the 2009 season. The details of his contract wasn't revealed. His is expected to become the star of the club's team alongside Marcelo Machado.
Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo (pronounced [hafa'ɛɰ aɾa'uʒu], or approximately "ha-fa-Ew ah-rah-OO-zhoo") (born August 12, 1980 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian professional basketball player currently with Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil.
College career
After attending Padre Anacleto High School in São Paulo, Araújo went to the United States to play college basketball, attending Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona. In his freshman season (2000-01), he averaged 12.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he tallied 17.9 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, leading the Matadors to a 28-3 record and a top ten national ranking among junior colleges. He was named Region Most Valuable Player and 2nd Team NJCAA All-American.
After finishing his junior college career, Araújo moved to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where as a junior (2002-03), he averaged 12.0 points and 8.9 rebounds per game (second in the Mountain West Conference). In his senior season, Araújo led BYU in scoring (18.4 points per game), rebounding (10.1 rebounds per game), steals (43 total), and blocked shots (25). He was named Co-Player of the Year in the Mountain West Conference, sharing the honor with Air Force's Nick Welch. He was named 2nd Team NCAA All-American by Basketball Times.
On December 6, 2003, he scored 32 points and grabbed 17 rebounds against Oklahoma State in BYU's 76-71 victory. He concluded his collegiate career with a 24-point, 12-rebound performance in the Cougars' 80-75 loss to Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament.
Controversy
During the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis, Araújo tested positive for the steroid nandrolone. He was given a 24-month suspension from international play. He was subsequently found clean during tests while a player at Brigham Young University, and the NBA did not test players for steroid use.
Araújo was involved in an on-court incident during his senior season at BYU. On March 6, 2004, Araújo was issued a public reprimand by the Mountain West Conference (MWC) for punching UNLV guard Jerel Blassingame during a game. He was warned and put on probation for violating the league's sportsmanship policy.Three days later on March 12, in a 54-51 loss to Utah, Araujo was charged with a technical foul for elbowing the Utes' Andrew Bogut in the head in the MWC Tournament.
Professional career
The Toronto Raptors selected Araújo with the eighth pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, making him the first college senior drafted that year. As a rookie, Araújo averaged 3.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game. He set a career-high with 14 rebounds against the Sacramento Kings on January 5, 2005. Days later, on January 9, he scored a career-high 14 points against the Golden State Warriors. He later matched that total against the Kings on November 25, 2005.
In the 2005-06 season, he averaged 11.6 minutes a game, 2.3 points, and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 36.6% from the field.
On June 8, 2006, Araújo was traded to the Utah Jazz with an undisclosed amount of money for Kris Humphries and Robert Whaley. With the Jazz, he played in 28 games, averaging 2.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in 8.9 minutes per appearance.
Araújo's rookie contract expired after the 2006-07 season. After playing with the Utah Jazz Summer League team, Araújo left the NBA and signed a 1-year, $500,000 contract to play for Spartak St. Petersburg in Russia.
Araújo was in training camp with the Minnesota Timberwolves for 2008 but was not signed for the season.
On January of 2009, Araújo signed with Brazilian club Flamengo for the 2009 season. The details of his contract wasn't revealed. His is expected to become the star of the club's team alongside Marcelo Machado.
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Joel Vincent Anthony (born August 9, 1982, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA, playing the center position.
Anthony attended Selwyn House School in Montreal from 1994 to 1997. After Selwyn House, he attended Dawson College, where he was cut from the basketball squad.
By the time he graduated from Florida’s Pensacola Junior College in 2004, however, he had come into his own on the court. He made the first team all-conference for 2003-04, averaging 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game.
At the University of Nevada, Las Vegas he really made a name for himself, helping lead the Runnin' Rebels to a 30-7 season his senior year, being named Mountain West Conference defensive player of the year and finishing second in the NCAA in shot-blocking.
Anthony made his Canadian national men's basketball team debut in the summer of 2008. Canada however failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
Joel Vincent Anthony (born August 9, 1982, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the NBA, playing the center position.
Anthony attended Selwyn House School in Montreal from 1994 to 1997. After Selwyn House, he attended Dawson College, where he was cut from the basketball squad.
By the time he graduated from Florida’s Pensacola Junior College in 2004, however, he had come into his own on the court. He made the first team all-conference for 2003-04, averaging 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game.
At the University of Nevada, Las Vegas he really made a name for himself, helping lead the Runnin' Rebels to a 30-7 season his senior year, being named Mountain West Conference defensive player of the year and finishing second in the NCAA in shot-blocking.
Anthony made his Canadian national men's basketball team debut in the summer of 2008. Canada however failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
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Gregory Carlton Anthony (born November 15, 1967 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player and former personality on the ESPN family of networks. He is currently an analyst for CBS's college basketball coverage. Anthony also contributes to Yahoo! Sports as a college basketball analyst.
Biography
A graduate of Rancho High School in North Las Vegas, Nevada, Anthony played his freshman year of college basketball for the University of Portland Where he was the WCC Freshman of the Year before transferring to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In his junior season with UNLV, the Runnin' Rebels won the 1990 NCAA Championship game over Duke with Anthony starting at point guard. He played almost the entire season with a broken jaw. He was a 3 time All Big West performer and 3rd Team All America his senior season. This talented team was coached by Jerry Tarkanian and also included future NBAers Stacey Augmon and Larry Johnson.
NBA career
Anthony was drafted by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 1991 NBA Draft, with the reputation of being a poor outside shooter but an excellent defender. He served as a point guard and defensive specialist, and typified the hard-nosed defensive reputation of Pat Riley's Knicks.
In the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals, he would become reviled in New York for (in Reggie Miller's words, "slipping and falling") allowing Miller to steal the inbounding pass and make his second straight three to tie the game. The Pacers would go on to win Game 1 and take the series.
In 1995, Anthony was picked up in the expansion draft the 2nd pick (1st overall by the Grizzlies) by the Vancouver Grizzlies, where he was the full-time starter at point guard for two seasons. After a journeyman career, in which he played mostly off the bench for Seattle, Portland, Chicago and Milwaukee, he retired in 2002.
Gregory Carlton Anthony (born November 15, 1967 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player and former personality on the ESPN family of networks. He is currently an analyst for CBS's college basketball coverage. Anthony also contributes to Yahoo! Sports as a college basketball analyst.
Biography
A graduate of Rancho High School in North Las Vegas, Nevada, Anthony played his freshman year of college basketball for the University of Portland Where he was the WCC Freshman of the Year before transferring to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In his junior season with UNLV, the Runnin' Rebels won the 1990 NCAA Championship game over Duke with Anthony starting at point guard. He played almost the entire season with a broken jaw. He was a 3 time All Big West performer and 3rd Team All America his senior season. This talented team was coached by Jerry Tarkanian and also included future NBAers Stacey Augmon and Larry Johnson.
NBA career
Anthony was drafted by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 1991 NBA Draft, with the reputation of being a poor outside shooter but an excellent defender. He served as a point guard and defensive specialist, and typified the hard-nosed defensive reputation of Pat Riley's Knicks.
In the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals, he would become reviled in New York for (in Reggie Miller's words, "slipping and falling") allowing Miller to steal the inbounding pass and make his second straight three to tie the game. The Pacers would go on to win Game 1 and take the series.
In 1995, Anthony was picked up in the expansion draft the 2nd pick (1st overall by the Grizzlies) by the Vancouver Grizzlies, where he was the full-time starter at point guard for two seasons. After a journeyman career, in which he played mostly off the bench for Seattle, Portland, Chicago and Milwaukee, he retired in 2002.
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Stacey Arceneaux (born Robert L. Stacey on February 17, 1936 in New York City, New York) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for the Iowa State University.
According to professional basketball pundit Charlie Rosen, Arceneaux was for a time a standout player in the old Eastern League, now called the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).
He played for the St. Louis Hawks (1961-62) in the NBA for 7 games.
Stacey Arceneaux (born Robert L. Stacey on February 17, 1936 in New York City, New York) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for the Iowa State University.
According to professional basketball pundit Charlie Rosen, Arceneaux was for a time a standout player in the old Eastern League, now called the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).
He played for the St. Louis Hawks (1961-62) in the NBA for 7 games.
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Ernest Henry Andres (January 11, 1918 – September 19, 2008) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 season. Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he batted and threw right-handed.
Andres was a .098 hitter (4-for-41) with one run batted in and no home runs in 15 games played.
Andres was also a talented basketball player. He played varsity basketball for Indiana University, where he twice won the Balfour Award as the school's top athlete, and was named All-American and All-Big Ten Conference. He played professional basketball for the Indianapolis Kautskys of the NBL, and was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.
From 1948 to 1973, Andres was the head baseball coach at Indiana University.
Ernest Henry Andres (January 11, 1918 – September 19, 2008) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 season. Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he batted and threw right-handed.
Andres was a .098 hitter (4-for-41) with one run batted in and no home runs in 15 games played.
Andres was also a talented basketball player. He played varsity basketball for Indiana University, where he twice won the Balfour Award as the school's top athlete, and was named All-American and All-Big Ten Conference. He played professional basketball for the Indianapolis Kautskys of the NBL, and was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.
From 1948 to 1973, Andres was the head baseball coach at Indiana University.
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Martynas Andriuškevičius (pronounced [mɐrˈtiːnʌs.ɐːnˌdruʃkæˈvitʃʌs], mahr-teen-us-un-droosh-ka-vich-us; born March 12, 1986, in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Alicante Costa Blanca team from Spain's LEB Oro league, the country's 2nd division.
Andriuškevičius was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 44th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He was then traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers before being traded to the Bulls.
At 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) and 109 kg (240 lb), he is an intriguing prospect because of his height. He developed through the youth academies at Žalgiris Kaunas, where he was tabbed as one of the top young players in the game. He played in 15 Euroleague games for the club during the 2004-05 season and was originally projected as one of the top picks in the draft, but a disappointing season in Europe and an apparent lack of improvement sent his draft stock spiraling down.
Andriuškevičius has noted perimeter skill for a player of his size, and has trained with former NBA center Arvydas Sabonis.
On August 18, 2006, Andriuškevičius was traded by the Cavaliers to the Chicago Bulls for swingman Eddie Basden. On December 21, as a member of the NBA Development League's Dakota Wizards, Andriuškevičius sustained a serious head injury when he was punched by teammate Awvee Storey in an attack during practice in Bismarck, North Dakota. The center suffered a fractured skull, severe concussion, and a two-centimeter hematoma (bruise) on the left side of his brain. Doctors initially thought it would be months before he could speak, but he was able to within a month, and stated his desire to play basketball within a year. Storey was suspended indefinitely.Days later he had his contract was terminated and he was dismissed from the league. Andriuškevičius did not wish to pursue charges.
On March 12, 2007, Chicago Bulls doctors cleared Andriuškevičius to participate in contact practices. The Chicago Tribune said it was "a remarkable recovery from the serious brain injury". On April 6, head coach Scott Skiles considered moving the player to the active roster, as he soon started practicing.
In August 11, 2007 his agent announced that he would play in Joventut Badalona, and he signed for the team five days later, but his contract with the team was cancelled shortly after.
Martynas Andriuškevičius (pronounced [mɐrˈtiːnʌs.ɐːnˌdruʃkæˈvitʃʌs], mahr-teen-us-un-droosh-ka-vich-us; born March 12, 1986, in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Alicante Costa Blanca team from Spain's LEB Oro league, the country's 2nd division.
Andriuškevičius was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 44th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He was then traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers before being traded to the Bulls.
At 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) and 109 kg (240 lb), he is an intriguing prospect because of his height. He developed through the youth academies at Žalgiris Kaunas, where he was tabbed as one of the top young players in the game. He played in 15 Euroleague games for the club during the 2004-05 season and was originally projected as one of the top picks in the draft, but a disappointing season in Europe and an apparent lack of improvement sent his draft stock spiraling down.
Andriuškevičius has noted perimeter skill for a player of his size, and has trained with former NBA center Arvydas Sabonis.
On August 18, 2006, Andriuškevičius was traded by the Cavaliers to the Chicago Bulls for swingman Eddie Basden. On December 21, as a member of the NBA Development League's Dakota Wizards, Andriuškevičius sustained a serious head injury when he was punched by teammate Awvee Storey in an attack during practice in Bismarck, North Dakota. The center suffered a fractured skull, severe concussion, and a two-centimeter hematoma (bruise) on the left side of his brain. Doctors initially thought it would be months before he could speak, but he was able to within a month, and stated his desire to play basketball within a year. Storey was suspended indefinitely.Days later he had his contract was terminated and he was dismissed from the league. Andriuškevičius did not wish to pursue charges.
On March 12, 2007, Chicago Bulls doctors cleared Andriuškevičius to participate in contact practices. The Chicago Tribune said it was "a remarkable recovery from the serious brain injury". On April 6, head coach Scott Skiles considered moving the player to the active roster, as he soon started practicing.
In August 11, 2007 his agent announced that he would play in Joventut Badalona, and he signed for the team five days later, but his contract with the team was cancelled shortly after.
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Donald Robert (Don) "Moose" Anielak (born November 1, 1930) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for the Southwest Missouri State University.
He was selected by the New York Knicks in the 3rd round (26th pick overall) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
He played for the Knicks (1954-55) in the NBA for 1 game
Donald Robert (Don) "Moose" Anielak (born November 1, 1930) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for the Southwest Missouri State University.
He was selected by the New York Knicks in the 3rd round (26th pick overall) of the 1954 NBA Draft.
He played for the Knicks (1954-55) in the NBA for 1 game
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Michael Antonio Ansley (born February 8, 1967 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. A 6'7" (201 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) forward, Ansley played collegiately at the University of Alabama. He played three years in the NBA for the Magic, Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Hornets. His best year in the NBA came during his rookie season as a member of the Magic, appearing in 72 games and averaging 8.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
Michael Antonio Ansley (born February 8, 1967 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. A 6'7" (201 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) forward, Ansley played collegiately at the University of Alabama. He played three years in the NBA for the Magic, Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Hornets. His best year in the NBA came during his rookie season as a member of the Magic, appearing in 72 games and averaging 8.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
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Christopher John (Chris) Anstey (born 1 January 1975 in Melbourne) is one of Australia's premier basketball players. At 7'0" (2.13 m) and over 260 lbs., Anstey is usually a starter at center on the Australian national team. He is known for his all-around skill on the court and has had a very successful career including stints in the NBA, Russia and Spain. Chris was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft. Draft rights were traded by the Blazers with cash to the Dallas Mavericks for the draft rights to Kelvin Cato in June 1997. Traded by the Mavericks to the Chicago Bulls for a second round draft pick in 2000 in September 1999. He is currently playing for the Melbourne Tigers in the Australian NBL.
Anstey took up basketball at the relatively late age of 17, Before that he was a promising tennis player, peaking at number 2 ranked amongst Australia's 15 year old players. In 1994 he joined the Melbourne Tigers and was teammates with some of the most recognizable names in Australian basketball, such as Andrew Gaze, Lindsay Gaze, Lanard Copeland and Stephen Hoare.
The "finger" controversy
Following his side's 115-112 overtime win over the Brisbane Bullets at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Game 2 of the Semi Finals on 28 February 2008, he was fined AU $2000 for giving Bullets fans Josh Hanson and Scott Buchbach the "finger". He even accused them of being "sore losers" after he was given a verbal lashing by the two during the game. Six nights later, coach Al Westover was hit with a AU$2000 fine for the same thing to the Sydney Kings fans following their 95-74 loss in Game 1 of the 5-match Grand Final Series.
Christopher John (Chris) Anstey (born 1 January 1975 in Melbourne) is one of Australia's premier basketball players. At 7'0" (2.13 m) and over 260 lbs., Anstey is usually a starter at center on the Australian national team. He is known for his all-around skill on the court and has had a very successful career including stints in the NBA, Russia and Spain. Chris was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft. Draft rights were traded by the Blazers with cash to the Dallas Mavericks for the draft rights to Kelvin Cato in June 1997. Traded by the Mavericks to the Chicago Bulls for a second round draft pick in 2000 in September 1999. He is currently playing for the Melbourne Tigers in the Australian NBL.
Anstey took up basketball at the relatively late age of 17, Before that he was a promising tennis player, peaking at number 2 ranked amongst Australia's 15 year old players. In 1994 he joined the Melbourne Tigers and was teammates with some of the most recognizable names in Australian basketball, such as Andrew Gaze, Lindsay Gaze, Lanard Copeland and Stephen Hoare.
The "finger" controversy
Following his side's 115-112 overtime win over the Brisbane Bullets at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Game 2 of the Semi Finals on 28 February 2008, he was fined AU $2000 for giving Bullets fans Josh Hanson and Scott Buchbach the "finger". He even accused them of being "sore losers" after he was given a verbal lashing by the two during the game. Six nights later, coach Al Westover was hit with a AU$2000 fine for the same thing to the Sydney Kings fans following their 95-74 loss in Game 1 of the 5-match Grand Final Series.
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Ronald Gene Anderson (born October 15, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player, best known for his spell with the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers. His son Ron currently currently plays for Kansas State University.
A 6'7" guard-forward from Fresno State, after beginning at Santa Barbara City College, Anderson was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 1984 NBA Draft. Although he played the normal four years in college and immediately started playing in the league, Anderson arrived there at age 26. He would spend ten seasons (1984-1994) playing with the Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets and Washington Bullets (he split 1993-94 with these two teams, appearing for the Continental Basketball Association's Rochester Renegade in between).
Having had his best years with the Sixers, scoring in double figures four of the five seasons spent in Pennsylvania, with a best output of 16.2 in 1988-89, Anderson finished his NBA career with totals of 7,056 points (10.6 average), 2312 rebounds (3.5) and 952 assists (1.4). He played until the age of 41, successively representing Montpellier Basket (1994-95, 1997-99), Maccabi Tel-Aviv and the Atlantic City Seagulls (1995-96) and Le Mans CSM (1996-97).
Ronald Gene Anderson (born October 15, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player, best known for his spell with the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers. His son Ron currently currently plays for Kansas State University.
A 6'7" guard-forward from Fresno State, after beginning at Santa Barbara City College, Anderson was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the 1984 NBA Draft. Although he played the normal four years in college and immediately started playing in the league, Anderson arrived there at age 26. He would spend ten seasons (1984-1994) playing with the Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets and Washington Bullets (he split 1993-94 with these two teams, appearing for the Continental Basketball Association's Rochester Renegade in between).
Having had his best years with the Sixers, scoring in double figures four of the five seasons spent in Pennsylvania, with a best output of 16.2 in 1988-89, Anderson finished his NBA career with totals of 7,056 points (10.6 average), 2312 rebounds (3.5) and 952 assists (1.4). He played until the age of 41, successively representing Montpellier Basket (1994-95, 1997-99), Maccabi Tel-Aviv and the Atlantic City Seagulls (1995-96) and Le Mans CSM (1996-97).
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Ryan James Anderson (born May 6, 1988, in Sacramento, California) is an American professional basketball player. He was drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 21st pick in the 2008 NBA draft. Anderson previously played the power forward position at the University of California, Berkeley.
On April 3, 2008, Anderson declared himself eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft. He did not take an agent, leaving himself the option to return to Cal if he withdrew his name from the draft before June 16. On June 26, 2008 Anderson was drafted #21 overall by the New Jersey Nets in the first round of the NBA Draft.
High school
Ryan Anderson attended Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California, just 20 miles east of Sacramento. In 2005, Anderson helped lead the Trojans to the Division II California State Championship, defeating Mater Dei High School.
College
In college, Anderson emerged as the University of California's best player, and he led the Pacific-10 Conference in scoring in the 2007–2008 season, averaging 21.6 points per game (more than O.J. Mayo , Kevin Love ,Brook Lopez and Robin Lopez all of whom played in the same conference as Anderson & were picked ahead of him in the draft). Although California failed to reach the NCAA men's basketball tournament, they did receive a National Invitational Tournament bid.
NBA
Anderson was selected 21st overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. He made his debut on October 29, 2008 during the Nets 95-85 win against the Washington Wizards.
Ryan James Anderson (born May 6, 1988, in Sacramento, California) is an American professional basketball player. He was drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the 21st pick in the 2008 NBA draft. Anderson previously played the power forward position at the University of California, Berkeley.
On April 3, 2008, Anderson declared himself eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft. He did not take an agent, leaving himself the option to return to Cal if he withdrew his name from the draft before June 16. On June 26, 2008 Anderson was drafted #21 overall by the New Jersey Nets in the first round of the NBA Draft.
High school
Ryan Anderson attended Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California, just 20 miles east of Sacramento. In 2005, Anderson helped lead the Trojans to the Division II California State Championship, defeating Mater Dei High School.
College
In college, Anderson emerged as the University of California's best player, and he led the Pacific-10 Conference in scoring in the 2007–2008 season, averaging 21.6 points per game (more than O.J. Mayo , Kevin Love ,Brook Lopez and Robin Lopez all of whom played in the same conference as Anderson & were picked ahead of him in the draft). Although California failed to reach the NCAA men's basketball tournament, they did receive a National Invitational Tournament bid.
NBA
Anderson was selected 21st overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. He made his debut on October 29, 2008 during the Nets 95-85 win against the Washington Wizards.
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Shandon Rodriguez Anderson (born December 31, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently a free agent who most recently played with the Miami Heat.
He was drafted in the second round (54th overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz out of the University of Georgia, and has since played for the Jazz, the Houston Rockets, the New York Knicks and the Heat. His best season was in 1999-2000, when he averaged 12.3 points per game with the Rockets. His career average is 7.8 points per game.
He is the younger brother of former Knicks and Heat member, Willie Anderson.
Anderson won an NBA championship in 2006 with the Miami Heat as a backup.
Shandon Rodriguez Anderson (born December 31, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently a free agent who most recently played with the Miami Heat.
He was drafted in the second round (54th overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz out of the University of Georgia, and has since played for the Jazz, the Houston Rockets, the New York Knicks and the Heat. His best season was in 1999-2000, when he averaged 12.3 points per game with the Rockets. His career average is 7.8 points per game.
He is the younger brother of former Knicks and Heat member, Willie Anderson.
Anderson won an NBA championship in 2006 with the Miami Heat as a backup.
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Willie Lloyd Anderson Jr. (born January 8, 1967 in Greenville, South Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
After attending the University of Georgia, he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 10th pick of the 1988 NBA Draft. He played for the Spurs until the 1994-95 season when he was selected in the 1995 expansion draft by the Toronto Raptors. He also played for the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat for the next two seasons. Anderson then moved to Greece to play for Olympiacos and later for AEK Athens which he led to the Euroleague 1998 Final Four. The next season he signed for Maccabi Tel Aviv from Israel, but was waived at the beginning of the season. After signing and before the season began he declared that this would be his last season in professional basketball, and after being waived he did retire. Anderson is the older brother of former Miami Heat player and current free agent, Shandon Anderson, and father of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Lady Mocs player, Alex Anderson. Now he is a coach at Luscious Sanders Recreation Center. He has a team called the "Georgia Ballers East." Starting 5-Ervin #11 SG, Tore #22 PG, Myles #3 SF, Kyle #23 PF, and James #35 C.
Awards
Anderson won a bronze medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he played alongside future NBA players Hersey Hawkins, Stacey Augmon, Dan Majerle, Mitch Richmond, Charles Smith, and future Spurs teammate, David Robinson. Anderson was selected to the 1989 NBA All-Rookie Team.
Willie Lloyd Anderson Jr. (born January 8, 1967 in Greenville, South Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
After attending the University of Georgia, he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 10th pick of the 1988 NBA Draft. He played for the Spurs until the 1994-95 season when he was selected in the 1995 expansion draft by the Toronto Raptors. He also played for the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat for the next two seasons. Anderson then moved to Greece to play for Olympiacos and later for AEK Athens which he led to the Euroleague 1998 Final Four. The next season he signed for Maccabi Tel Aviv from Israel, but was waived at the beginning of the season. After signing and before the season began he declared that this would be his last season in professional basketball, and after being waived he did retire. Anderson is the older brother of former Miami Heat player and current free agent, Shandon Anderson, and father of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Lady Mocs player, Alex Anderson. Now he is a coach at Luscious Sanders Recreation Center. He has a team called the "Georgia Ballers East." Starting 5-Ervin #11 SG, Tore #22 PG, Myles #3 SF, Kyle #23 PF, and James #35 C.
Awards
Anderson won a bronze medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he played alongside future NBA players Hersey Hawkins, Stacey Augmon, Dan Majerle, Mitch Richmond, Charles Smith, and future Spurs teammate, David Robinson. Anderson was selected to the 1989 NBA All-Rookie Team.
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Walter Charles (Wally) Anderzunas (January 11, 1946 – May 28, 1989) was an American basketball player.
He played collegiately for the Creighton University.
He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 6th round (70th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA Draft and by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round (25th pick overall) of the 1969 NBA Draft.
He played for the Cincinnati Royals (1969-70) in the NBA for 44 games.
Walter Charles (Wally) Anderzunas (January 11, 1946 – May 28, 1989) was an American basketball player.
He played collegiately for the Creighton University.
He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 6th round (70th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA Draft and by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round (25th pick overall) of the 1969 NBA Draft.
He played for the Cincinnati Royals (1969-70) in the NBA for 44 games.
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Kenneth (Kenny) Anderson (born October 9, 1970 in Queens, New York) is an American basketball player. After an extraordinary college career at Georgia Institute of Technology, he went on to play point guard for more than a decade in the National Basketball Association.
He most recently has been hosting various basketball skills camps for youths, as well as helping prepare college players hoping to be selected in the NBA Draft. Anderson is currently Head Coach of The Hombres, one of six teams in the extreme sports league Slamball.
Early life
As a 16-year-old high school sophomore, the LeFrak City, Queens native who attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, was considered one of the best basketball prospects in America. Anderson was considered so special in his childhood that there were recruiters at his sixth-grade games and he was on the front page of the New York City sports section when he was 14. By the end of his high school career, he was a three-time Parade All-American, a feat not accomplished since Lew Alcindor and the first player to be named All-City four times. In addition, he was a McDonald's All-American, Gatorade's high school Player of the Year and Player of the Year by the New York State Sportswriters Association, and was named Mr. Basketball by the New York State Coaches Organization.Despite his coach, Jack Curran, benching him for the first quarter of all of his games during his freshman year at Molloy, Anderson set the all-time state record for scoring in New York, with 2,621 points. This record stood until until 2004, when Lincoln High School guard Sebastian Telfair eclipsed the mark late in his senior season.
On to Georgia Tech
After a long recruiting process, the hotly pursued Anderson signed a letter of intent in November 1988 to play at Georgia Tech, selecting the upstart Yellow Jackets over national powers North Carolina, Duke and Syracuse.
Becoming the team's starting point guard almost immediately, Anderson played two years for Georgia Tech, helping lead his team to the Final Four in 1990 along with swingmen Dennis Scott and Brian Oliver, who were nicknamed "Lethal Weapon 3." It was Anderson's controversial shot at the end of regulation during the Round of 16 that forced overtime versus favored Michigan State, with the Yellow Jackets pulling away. Georgia Tech's tournament run ended versus eventual champion UNLV in the Final Four.
With Scott and Oliver gone after that season, Anderson was left to carry a young Georgia Tech team on his back, averaging nearly 26 points a game, but the team could only secure a #8 seed for the NCAA Tournament, losing in the second round to Ohio State. Soon after, Anderson announced that he would forgo his last two years of eligibility to enter the NBA Draft.
He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.
The NBA
Anderson was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the second pick in the 1991 NBA Draft. He was the youngest player in the league at that time. He failed to make an impact during his rookie campaign in 1991-92, averaging only seven points, two rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. However, in Anderson's second season he broke out, more than doubling his point, rebound and assist averages. In his third season, he averaged 18.8 ppg and 9.6 apg. Anderson and his Nets' teammate, Derrick Coleman, both represented the East squad in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. He played solidly (albeit with a tendency to be injury-prone) for the next 3½ seasons before being traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 1996.
Throughout his career Anderson has played for the Hornets (including both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises), Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics and the Indiana Pacers, and split a season for the Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers.
In 1998, Portland traded Anderson to the Toronto Raptors for Damon Stoudamire, but he refused to report to the Raptors because he did not want to play in Canada. Without playing a single game for them, Anderson forced the Raptors' hand and they traded him to the Celtics for Chauncey Billups.
Anderson was released from Lithuania's Zalgiris Kaunas after the 2005-06 season.
Kenneth (Kenny) Anderson (born October 9, 1970 in Queens, New York) is an American basketball player. After an extraordinary college career at Georgia Institute of Technology, he went on to play point guard for more than a decade in the National Basketball Association.
He most recently has been hosting various basketball skills camps for youths, as well as helping prepare college players hoping to be selected in the NBA Draft. Anderson is currently Head Coach of The Hombres, one of six teams in the extreme sports league Slamball.
Early life
As a 16-year-old high school sophomore, the LeFrak City, Queens native who attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, was considered one of the best basketball prospects in America. Anderson was considered so special in his childhood that there were recruiters at his sixth-grade games and he was on the front page of the New York City sports section when he was 14. By the end of his high school career, he was a three-time Parade All-American, a feat not accomplished since Lew Alcindor and the first player to be named All-City four times. In addition, he was a McDonald's All-American, Gatorade's high school Player of the Year and Player of the Year by the New York State Sportswriters Association, and was named Mr. Basketball by the New York State Coaches Organization.Despite his coach, Jack Curran, benching him for the first quarter of all of his games during his freshman year at Molloy, Anderson set the all-time state record for scoring in New York, with 2,621 points. This record stood until until 2004, when Lincoln High School guard Sebastian Telfair eclipsed the mark late in his senior season.
On to Georgia Tech
After a long recruiting process, the hotly pursued Anderson signed a letter of intent in November 1988 to play at Georgia Tech, selecting the upstart Yellow Jackets over national powers North Carolina, Duke and Syracuse.
Becoming the team's starting point guard almost immediately, Anderson played two years for Georgia Tech, helping lead his team to the Final Four in 1990 along with swingmen Dennis Scott and Brian Oliver, who were nicknamed "Lethal Weapon 3." It was Anderson's controversial shot at the end of regulation during the Round of 16 that forced overtime versus favored Michigan State, with the Yellow Jackets pulling away. Georgia Tech's tournament run ended versus eventual champion UNLV in the Final Four.
With Scott and Oliver gone after that season, Anderson was left to carry a young Georgia Tech team on his back, averaging nearly 26 points a game, but the team could only secure a #8 seed for the NCAA Tournament, losing in the second round to Ohio State. Soon after, Anderson announced that he would forgo his last two years of eligibility to enter the NBA Draft.
He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.
The NBA
Anderson was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the second pick in the 1991 NBA Draft. He was the youngest player in the league at that time. He failed to make an impact during his rookie campaign in 1991-92, averaging only seven points, two rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. However, in Anderson's second season he broke out, more than doubling his point, rebound and assist averages. In his third season, he averaged 18.8 ppg and 9.6 apg. Anderson and his Nets' teammate, Derrick Coleman, both represented the East squad in the 1994 NBA All-Star Game. He played solidly (albeit with a tendency to be injury-prone) for the next 3½ seasons before being traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 1996.
Throughout his career Anderson has played for the Hornets (including both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises), Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics and the Indiana Pacers, and split a season for the Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers.
In 1998, Portland traded Anderson to the Toronto Raptors for Damon Stoudamire, but he refused to report to the Raptors because he did not want to play in Canada. Without playing a single game for them, Anderson forced the Raptors' hand and they traded him to the Celtics for Chauncey Billups.
Anderson was released from Lithuania's Zalgiris Kaunas after the 2005-06 season.
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Gregory Wayne "Cadillac" Anderson (born June 22, 1964 in Houston, Texas) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
A 6' 10" power forward/center, he was part of the later versions of the Phi Slamma Jamma teams at the University of Houston, succeeding Akeem Olajuwon upon his move to the Houston Rockets of the NBA.
He earned the nickname "Cadillac" because he rode his bicycle to and from campus. He competed in the 1984 Final Four in Seattle while at U of H.
He was selected 23rd overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1987 NBA Draft. He also played for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks. The 1988-89 season spent with the Spurs was his most productive, averaging 13.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. In 1991-92, with the Nuggets, he averaged 11.5 points and a career-best 11.5 rebounds per game. He participated with playoff teams for the Spurs, Bucks, and Hawks. He also played in the Italian league with Phonola Caserta in 1993, averaging 16 points and more than 13 rebounds per game.
Gregory Wayne "Cadillac" Anderson (born June 22, 1964 in Houston, Texas) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
A 6' 10" power forward/center, he was part of the later versions of the Phi Slamma Jamma teams at the University of Houston, succeeding Akeem Olajuwon upon his move to the Houston Rockets of the NBA.
He earned the nickname "Cadillac" because he rode his bicycle to and from campus. He competed in the 1984 Final Four in Seattle while at U of H.
He was selected 23rd overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1987 NBA Draft. He also played for the Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks. The 1988-89 season spent with the Spurs was his most productive, averaging 13.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. In 1991-92, with the Nuggets, he averaged 11.5 points and a career-best 11.5 rebounds per game. He participated with playoff teams for the Spurs, Bucks, and Hawks. He also played in the Italian league with Phonola Caserta in 1993, averaging 16 points and more than 13 rebounds per game.
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Mitchell Keith (J.J.) Anderson (born September 25, 1961, in Springfield, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His position was power forward.
Early career
Before his NBA career he attended Metro High School in Chicago and college at [[[Bradley University]]] from 1978-82. He stood at 6'10" and weighed 235 lbs. He is one of seven Bradley Braves players to have his jersey number (#12) retired.
NBA
J.J. Anderson was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft. He played for Utah Jazz from 1982 to 1985.
European career
Anderson spent 11 years in Europe. He played one season in Spain and Greece. In 1993 he won the European Cup, playing for Aris BC. He also played part of a season in Germany, and eight seasons in Italy.
Coaching
Anderson is currently the coach of the Central Oregon Hotshots, who are members of the International Basketball League.
Mitchell Keith (J.J.) Anderson (born September 25, 1961, in Springfield, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His position was power forward.
Early career
Before his NBA career he attended Metro High School in Chicago and college at [[[Bradley University]]] from 1978-82. He stood at 6'10" and weighed 235 lbs. He is one of seven Bradley Braves players to have his jersey number (#12) retired.
NBA
J.J. Anderson was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft. He played for Utah Jazz from 1982 to 1985.
European career
Anderson spent 11 years in Europe. He played one season in Spain and Greece. In 1993 he won the European Cup, playing for Aris BC. He also played part of a season in Germany, and eight seasons in Italy.
Coaching
Anderson is currently the coach of the Central Oregon Hotshots, who are members of the International Basketball League.
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Jerome Anderson (born October 9, 1953 in Mullens, West Virginia) is a retired American professional basketball player.
A 6'5" guard from West Virginia University, Anderson was selected in the third round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics and in the seventh round of the 1975 ABA draft by the San Diego Sails.
Anderson played two seasons (1975-1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers. He averaged 2.6 points per game in his career and won an NBA championship with Boston in 1976.
Jerome Anderson (born October 9, 1953 in Mullens, West Virginia) is a retired American professional basketball player.
A 6'5" guard from West Virginia University, Anderson was selected in the third round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics and in the seventh round of the 1975 ABA draft by the San Diego Sails.
Anderson played two seasons (1975-1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers. He averaged 2.6 points per game in his career and won an NBA championship with Boston in 1976.
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Keith Kim Anderson (born May 12, 1955 in Sedalia, Missouri) the Head Coach of the University of Central Missouri Mules Basketball team. He has lead the team to back to back MIAA championships and an appearace in the NCAA Division II Final Four in 2007. He played collegiately for the University of Missouri.
He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (28th pick overall) of the 1977 NBA Draft and by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 7th round (146th pick overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft.
He played for the Trail Blazers (1978-79) in the NBA for 21 games.
He also was a court coach for Team USA during the Pan American Games Team Trials.
Keith Kim Anderson (born May 12, 1955 in Sedalia, Missouri) the Head Coach of the University of Central Missouri Mules Basketball team. He has lead the team to back to back MIAA championships and an appearace in the NCAA Division II Final Four in 2007. He played collegiately for the University of Missouri.
He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (28th pick overall) of the 1977 NBA Draft and by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 7th round (146th pick overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft.
He played for the Trail Blazers (1978-79) in the NBA for 21 games.
He also was a court coach for Team USA during the Pan American Games Team Trials.
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Michael Levin Anderson (born March 23, 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former basketball player for Drexel University, the NBA, Spain's professional ACB league, the Continental Basketball Association, the Greek A1 League and the Turkish Basketball League.
Anderson was a high school star at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering & Science in Philadelphia. At Drexel, he averaged over 19 points per game during his college career, and led the Dragons to their first-ever NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship appearance in 1986, where they lost to eventual national champion, Louisville. This game was notable because Anderson was playing against familiar local foes, Milt Wagner and Billy Thompson who played high school ball on Camden's nationally ranked team. That year Anderson was named to the UPI and Sporting News honorable mention All-America teams.
Anderson would become the first Drexel basketball player to make the roster of an NBA team. He played for the San Antonio Spurs during the 1989 NBA season, after being drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 3rd round (23rd pick) of the 1988 NBA Draft.
Anderson had a successful four year career in the Spanish ACB league, playing from 1992 to 1997. He played for Real Madrid, Baloncesto León, CB Murcia and Caja San Fernando, garnering league MVP honors in the 1995-1996 season while playing for the latter. He was also a 1993 ACB league All-Star.After that, he played for Ülkerspor in Turkey during the 1996-97 Turkish Basketball League season, winning the championship cup while averaging 21.1 points per game. Anderson also played a couple years in the USBL and the CBA, making the All-Rookie team in 1988-1989 with the Charleston Gunners, and making first team All-League with the Tri-City Chinook in 1993-94.
Anderson is in the top ten all-time in career NCAA steals with 341 and tied for first all-time in career triple doubles. He was recognized in 2008 by the Colonial Athletic Association as a CAA Men's Basketball Legend, in a class that included University of Maryland and James Madison University coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell.
Michael Levin Anderson (born March 23, 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former basketball player for Drexel University, the NBA, Spain's professional ACB league, the Continental Basketball Association, the Greek A1 League and the Turkish Basketball League.
Anderson was a high school star at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering & Science in Philadelphia. At Drexel, he averaged over 19 points per game during his college career, and led the Dragons to their first-ever NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship appearance in 1986, where they lost to eventual national champion, Louisville. This game was notable because Anderson was playing against familiar local foes, Milt Wagner and Billy Thompson who played high school ball on Camden's nationally ranked team. That year Anderson was named to the UPI and Sporting News honorable mention All-America teams.
Anderson would become the first Drexel basketball player to make the roster of an NBA team. He played for the San Antonio Spurs during the 1989 NBA season, after being drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 3rd round (23rd pick) of the 1988 NBA Draft.
Anderson had a successful four year career in the Spanish ACB league, playing from 1992 to 1997. He played for Real Madrid, Baloncesto León, CB Murcia and Caja San Fernando, garnering league MVP honors in the 1995-1996 season while playing for the latter. He was also a 1993 ACB league All-Star.After that, he played for Ülkerspor in Turkey during the 1996-97 Turkish Basketball League season, winning the championship cup while averaging 21.1 points per game. Anderson also played a couple years in the USBL and the CBA, making the All-Rookie team in 1988-1989 with the Charleston Gunners, and making first team All-League with the Tri-City Chinook in 1993-94.
Anderson is in the top ten all-time in career NCAA steals with 341 and tied for first all-time in career triple doubles. He was recognized in 2008 by the Colonial Athletic Association as a CAA Men's Basketball Legend, in a class that included University of Maryland and James Madison University coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell.
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Nelison "Nick" Anderson (born January 20, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. He spent thirteen years in the NBA beginning in 1989, most of them with the Orlando Magic. He ended his career in 2002.
NBA career
Orlando Magic
Anderson left school and entered the NBA Draft in 1989, where he was selected with the eleventh pick of the first round by the Orlando Magic. As the Magic were an expansion team that season, Anderson was the first draft pick in franchise history
Like most expansion franchises, the Magic struggled for several seasons, and as a result were awarded high draft picks in several consecutive years, including Dennis Scott in 1990, Shaquille O'Neal in 1992, and Penny Hardaway in 1993. In his first few seasons, Anderson was the Magic's top scoring option, and led the team in points per game during the 1991-92 season. As the team's talent level increased, Anderson was gradually relegated to a lesser offensive role, but remained a consistent member of the team's starting lineup. In 1994-95, Anderson led Orlando in three-pointers with 179, and averaged 15.9 points per game. The Magic won 57 games, finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference, and won their first ever Atlantic Division title.
1994-95 Postseason
Game One of the NBA Finals against the defending champion Houston Rockets, at the Orlando Arena. With the Magic up by three points late in the game, Anderson, typically a 70% free throw shooter, missed four consecutive free throws that could have sealed the victory for Orlando. Kenny Smith hit a three-pointer for Houston shortly thereafter, tying the game and sending it to overtime. The Rockets went on to win the game in overtime and eventually swept the Magic, winning their second consecutive NBA Championship. As a result of this incident, some Orlando fans began to label Anderson with the derogatory nicknames of "Nick the Brick" and "Brick Anderson".
Post-1995 Career
Two seasons after the 1995 finals, Anderson's career took an abrupt downward spiral, largely due to a sudden inability to shoot free throws. During the 1996-97 season, Anderson free throw shooting percentage tumbled to a career-low 40.4% and his scoring average to 12.0 points per game. Anderson had to be removed from the closing minutes of several close games due to his undependability at the charity stripe.
His struggles worsened through the first half of the 1997-98 season. Through January 27 of that season, Anderson was averaging only 6.5 points per game, and shooting a paltry 36.3% from the free throw line. However, in the second half of the season, Anderson experienced a sudden career revival, as his scoring average abruptly jumped to 22.6 points per game, and his free throw percentage improved to a 67.6%, a figure close to his former career average. He ended the season with a scoring average of 15.3 points per game.
Anderson would play on with the Magic through the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season, after which he was traded to the Sacramento Kings. He left Orlando as the team's career scoring leader. He was the last player remaining from the Magic's original expansion roster, having remained with the franchise for ten seasons.
He played two seasons in Sacramento, averaging a career-low at that point, 10.8 points per contest in 72 games his first season. He would play just 21 games the next season, and just 15 games in his final season, in which he played for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Retirement
Anderson is now retired from basketball, but recently accepted a job with the Magic in the team's community relations department.
On March 10, 2006, the Magic held a tribute to Nick Anderson during a home game against the Cavaliers, although the team did not retire Anderson's #25 jersey. The Magic have yet to retire the jersey of any former player.
Anderson is currently the Orlando Magic's Community Ambassador with another Magic player, Charles "Bo" Outlaw.
Nelison "Nick" Anderson (born January 20, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. He spent thirteen years in the NBA beginning in 1989, most of them with the Orlando Magic. He ended his career in 2002.
NBA career
Orlando Magic
Anderson left school and entered the NBA Draft in 1989, where he was selected with the eleventh pick of the first round by the Orlando Magic. As the Magic were an expansion team that season, Anderson was the first draft pick in franchise history
Like most expansion franchises, the Magic struggled for several seasons, and as a result were awarded high draft picks in several consecutive years, including Dennis Scott in 1990, Shaquille O'Neal in 1992, and Penny Hardaway in 1993. In his first few seasons, Anderson was the Magic's top scoring option, and led the team in points per game during the 1991-92 season. As the team's talent level increased, Anderson was gradually relegated to a lesser offensive role, but remained a consistent member of the team's starting lineup. In 1994-95, Anderson led Orlando in three-pointers with 179, and averaged 15.9 points per game. The Magic won 57 games, finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference, and won their first ever Atlantic Division title.
1994-95 Postseason
Game One of the NBA Finals against the defending champion Houston Rockets, at the Orlando Arena. With the Magic up by three points late in the game, Anderson, typically a 70% free throw shooter, missed four consecutive free throws that could have sealed the victory for Orlando. Kenny Smith hit a three-pointer for Houston shortly thereafter, tying the game and sending it to overtime. The Rockets went on to win the game in overtime and eventually swept the Magic, winning their second consecutive NBA Championship. As a result of this incident, some Orlando fans began to label Anderson with the derogatory nicknames of "Nick the Brick" and "Brick Anderson".
Post-1995 Career
Two seasons after the 1995 finals, Anderson's career took an abrupt downward spiral, largely due to a sudden inability to shoot free throws. During the 1996-97 season, Anderson free throw shooting percentage tumbled to a career-low 40.4% and his scoring average to 12.0 points per game. Anderson had to be removed from the closing minutes of several close games due to his undependability at the charity stripe.
His struggles worsened through the first half of the 1997-98 season. Through January 27 of that season, Anderson was averaging only 6.5 points per game, and shooting a paltry 36.3% from the free throw line. However, in the second half of the season, Anderson experienced a sudden career revival, as his scoring average abruptly jumped to 22.6 points per game, and his free throw percentage improved to a 67.6%, a figure close to his former career average. He ended the season with a scoring average of 15.3 points per game.
Anderson would play on with the Magic through the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season, after which he was traded to the Sacramento Kings. He left Orlando as the team's career scoring leader. He was the last player remaining from the Magic's original expansion roster, having remained with the franchise for ten seasons.
He played two seasons in Sacramento, averaging a career-low at that point, 10.8 points per contest in 72 games his first season. He would play just 21 games the next season, and just 15 games in his final season, in which he played for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Retirement
Anderson is now retired from basketball, but recently accepted a job with the Magic in the team's community relations department.
On March 10, 2006, the Magic held a tribute to Nick Anderson during a home game against the Cavaliers, although the team did not retire Anderson's #25 jersey. The Magic have yet to retire the jersey of any former player.
Anderson is currently the Orlando Magic's Community Ambassador with another Magic player, Charles "Bo" Outlaw.
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Chris Andersen (born July 7, 1978 in Long Beach, California), nicknamed Birdman, an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, currently of Denver Nuggets. The 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), 228 lb (103 kg; 16.3 st) center/power forward received a two year ban from the NBA in 2006 for violating the league's drug policy, but was reinstated on March 4, 2008 and re-signed by the Hornets the next day.
Andersen grew up in Iola, Texas and played one year at Blinn College after dropping out of the University of Houston. He went undrafted in the 1999 NBA Draft and began his professional career in the Chinese Basketball League, and has played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Hornets.
NBA
As of the end of the 2007–08 season, Andersen has appeared in 258 career games, including 8 starts, averaging 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.34 blocks in 16.4 minutes per game.
Slam Dunk Contest
Andersen showcased his athleticism in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during NBA All-Star Weekend in 2004 and 2005. Infamously, he missed his first eight attempts on his first dunk and his first five attempts on his second in 2005, drawing open laughter from the players on the sidelines and even ridicule from the TNT commentators.
Expulsion and reinstatement
On January 25, 2006, Andersen was disqualified from the NBA for violating the league's anti-drug policy by testing positive for a banned substance.[2] The drug which he tested positive for was not disclosed, but Andersen's suspension fell under the category of "drugs of abuse", not performance-enhancing substances or marijuana. Andersen attempted to appeal the ruling through arbitration, but the arbitrator ruled to uphold his dismissal in March 2006.He was eligible for reinstatement effective January 25, 2008. A Denver Post journalist called him "the most disgraced NBA player since the drug-induced haze of the 1980s"
On March 4, 2008, the NBA and NBA Players Association granted Andersen's request to be reinstated as an NBA player.The reinstatement was immediately effective, and the rights to his services belonged to his former team, the New Orleans Hornets, who signed him to a contract on March 5, 2008. On March 25, 2008, in a game against the Indiana Pacers, he played for the first time in an NBA game since being banned.
Return to Denver
Following the 2007-08 NBA season, Chris Andersen was released from the Hornets to free agency. Andersen agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Nuggets on July 24, 2008
Chris Andersen (born July 7, 1978 in Long Beach, California), nicknamed Birdman, an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, currently of Denver Nuggets. The 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), 228 lb (103 kg; 16.3 st) center/power forward received a two year ban from the NBA in 2006 for violating the league's drug policy, but was reinstated on March 4, 2008 and re-signed by the Hornets the next day.
Andersen grew up in Iola, Texas and played one year at Blinn College after dropping out of the University of Houston. He went undrafted in the 1999 NBA Draft and began his professional career in the Chinese Basketball League, and has played in the NBA for the Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Hornets.
NBA
As of the end of the 2007–08 season, Andersen has appeared in 258 career games, including 8 starts, averaging 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.34 blocks in 16.4 minutes per game.
Slam Dunk Contest
Andersen showcased his athleticism in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during NBA All-Star Weekend in 2004 and 2005. Infamously, he missed his first eight attempts on his first dunk and his first five attempts on his second in 2005, drawing open laughter from the players on the sidelines and even ridicule from the TNT commentators.
Expulsion and reinstatement
On January 25, 2006, Andersen was disqualified from the NBA for violating the league's anti-drug policy by testing positive for a banned substance.[2] The drug which he tested positive for was not disclosed, but Andersen's suspension fell under the category of "drugs of abuse", not performance-enhancing substances or marijuana. Andersen attempted to appeal the ruling through arbitration, but the arbitrator ruled to uphold his dismissal in March 2006.He was eligible for reinstatement effective January 25, 2008. A Denver Post journalist called him "the most disgraced NBA player since the drug-induced haze of the 1980s"
On March 4, 2008, the NBA and NBA Players Association granted Andersen's request to be reinstated as an NBA player.The reinstatement was immediately effective, and the rights to his services belonged to his former team, the New Orleans Hornets, who signed him to a contract on March 5, 2008. On March 25, 2008, in a game against the Indiana Pacers, he played for the first time in an NBA game since being banned.
Return to Denver
Following the 2007-08 NBA season, Chris Andersen was released from the Hornets to free agency. Andersen agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Nuggets on July 24, 2008
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Alan Jeffery Anderson (born on October 16, 1982, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Amateur career
Anderson participated in the 2000 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival, leading the North squad to capture the gold medal. High School: 2001 Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Player of the Year ... 2001 All-Metro Team ... 2001 Parade Magazine Fifth-Team All-American ... Averaged 21.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists as a senior, leading Coach Dave Thorson's DeLaSalle to a 21-3 record ... Named the number-one surprise player of the summer of 2000 by The Sporting News after a strong showing at the Nike Camp in Indianapolis ... Entered his senior season rated the No. 19 player in the nation by Bob Gibbons and No. 22 by Rivals.com ... ... Averaged 21.3 points as a junior, helping his team to a 24-5 record ... Shot 48 percent from the floor, 37 percent from three-point range and 79 percent from the foul line as a junior ... 2000 First-Team All-Minnesota honoree ... Earned 2000 All-State Tournament honors ... 2000 Second-Team AAU All-American, playing for Team Minnesota ... Averaged 15.4 points as a sophomore at Edison High School ... Scored 13.2 points per game as a freshman ... Led his football team to a state championship as a junior playing wide receiver ... Honor roll student.
He also attended Michigan State University (MSU), where he played college basketball with the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team.
During his college career he was one of MSU's best ball handlers. He was the team's primary point guard during his junior season. Anderson, as a college senior, averaged 13.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, earning All-Big Ten Conference Team honors. He also helped lead the Spartans to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's Final Four. He was voted the team's MVP by the team's players and the media as a senior. He earned his four-year degree from Michigan State University on May 7th, 2005, in the field of Community Family Services. He ranks eighth in MSU history in career free-throw percentage at 81.3% (making 265-of-326 free throws attempted).
Pro careeR
He signed a free agent contract with NBA team Charlotte Bobcats in August 2005. He was waived by the Charlotte Bobcats on November 28th, 2006, and re-signed him on march 17, 2007 for the rest of the 2007 season. Prior to Anderson's 2007 re-signing, he had been playing with the NBA D-League's Tulsa 66ers, averaging 15.8 points per game.
On September 13th, 2007, he signed a contract with the Italian League club VidiVici Bologna. After spending one season with Bologna he signed with the Russian League club Triumph Lyubertsy in 2008. He joined the Adriatic League club Cibona Zagreb on December 31, 2008.
Alan Jeffery Anderson (born on October 16, 1982, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Amateur career
Anderson participated in the 2000 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival, leading the North squad to capture the gold medal. High School: 2001 Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Player of the Year ... 2001 All-Metro Team ... 2001 Parade Magazine Fifth-Team All-American ... Averaged 21.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists as a senior, leading Coach Dave Thorson's DeLaSalle to a 21-3 record ... Named the number-one surprise player of the summer of 2000 by The Sporting News after a strong showing at the Nike Camp in Indianapolis ... Entered his senior season rated the No. 19 player in the nation by Bob Gibbons and No. 22 by Rivals.com ... ... Averaged 21.3 points as a junior, helping his team to a 24-5 record ... Shot 48 percent from the floor, 37 percent from three-point range and 79 percent from the foul line as a junior ... 2000 First-Team All-Minnesota honoree ... Earned 2000 All-State Tournament honors ... 2000 Second-Team AAU All-American, playing for Team Minnesota ... Averaged 15.4 points as a sophomore at Edison High School ... Scored 13.2 points per game as a freshman ... Led his football team to a state championship as a junior playing wide receiver ... Honor roll student.
He also attended Michigan State University (MSU), where he played college basketball with the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team.
During his college career he was one of MSU's best ball handlers. He was the team's primary point guard during his junior season. Anderson, as a college senior, averaged 13.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, earning All-Big Ten Conference Team honors. He also helped lead the Spartans to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's Final Four. He was voted the team's MVP by the team's players and the media as a senior. He earned his four-year degree from Michigan State University on May 7th, 2005, in the field of Community Family Services. He ranks eighth in MSU history in career free-throw percentage at 81.3% (making 265-of-326 free throws attempted).
Pro careeR
He signed a free agent contract with NBA team Charlotte Bobcats in August 2005. He was waived by the Charlotte Bobcats on November 28th, 2006, and re-signed him on march 17, 2007 for the rest of the 2007 season. Prior to Anderson's 2007 re-signing, he had been playing with the NBA D-League's Tulsa 66ers, averaging 15.8 points per game.
On September 13th, 2007, he signed a contract with the Italian League club VidiVici Bologna. After spending one season with Bologna he signed with the Russian League club Triumph Lyubertsy in 2008. He joined the Adriatic League club Cibona Zagreb on December 31, 2008.
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Andrew Emil (Andy) Anderson (born July 6, 1945 in Buffalo, New York) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for Canisius College.
He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 8th round (88th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA Draft.
He played for the Oakland Oaks (1967-69), Miami Floridians (1969) and Los Angeles Stars (1969-70) in the ABA for 194 games.
Andrew Emil (Andy) Anderson (born July 6, 1945 in Buffalo, New York) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for Canisius College.
He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 8th round (88th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA Draft.
He played for the Oakland Oaks (1967-69), Miami Floridians (1969) and Los Angeles Stars (1969-70) in the ABA for 194 games.
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Clifford V. (Cliff) Anderson (born September 7, 1944) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for Saint Joseph's University.
He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 4th round (35th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA Draft.
He played for the Lakers (1967-69), Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers (1970-71) in the NBA and for the Denver Rockets (1969-70) in the ABA for 84 games.
Clifford V. (Cliff) Anderson (born September 7, 1944) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for Saint Joseph's University.
He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 4th round (35th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA Draft.
He played for the Lakers (1967-69), Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers (1970-71) in the NBA and for the Denver Rockets (1969-70) in the ABA for 84 games.
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Daniel W. Anderson (born February 15, 1943 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for Augsburg College.
He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 12th round (90th pick overall) of the 1965 NBA Draft.
He played for the New Jersey Americans (1967-68), New York Nets, Kentucky Colonels and Minnesota Pipers (1968-69) in the ABA for 140 games.
Daniel W. Anderson (born February 15, 1943 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired American basketball player.
He played collegiately for Augsburg College.
He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 12th round (90th pick overall) of the 1965 NBA Draft.
He played for the New Jersey Americans (1967-68), New York Nets, Kentucky Colonels and Minnesota Pipers (1968-69) in the ABA for 140 games.
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Daniel Edward (Dan) Anderson (born January 1, 1951 in Torrance, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
Anderson was selected with the 2nd pick of the 6th round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. His brief NBA career spanned from 1974 to 1976 with the Blazers, averaging 3.7 points in 95 total games. He was also selected in the 8th round of the 1974 ABA Draft by the San Diego Conquistadors.
Daniel Edward (Dan) Anderson (born January 1, 1951 in Torrance, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.
Anderson was selected with the 2nd pick of the 6th round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. His brief NBA career spanned from 1974 to 1976 with the Blazers, averaging 3.7 points in 95 total games. He was also selected in the 8th round of the 1974 ABA Draft by the San Diego Conquistadors.
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Derek Lamont Anderson (born July 18, 1974 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional basketball player.He is currently a free agent.
Anderson is a graduate of Doss High School and was a Kentucky All-Star. Anderson played college basketball at the Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky. In 1996, Anderson helped the University of Kentucky win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship as part of a team that featured seven future NBA players under their coach Rick Pitino. Anderson went on to graduate from the University of Kentucky in 1997.
He was first selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the 13th overall pick to the 1997 NBA Draft, despite missing much of his second senior season at Kentucky due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). He played for Cleveland from 1997–1999.
Anderson's NBA career has been plagued by injuries. In the 2004-2005 season he only played in 8 of the final 42 games for the Portland Trail Blazers, and missed similar numbers of games in prior seasons. On August 3, 2005, he was the first player in the league waived using the so-called "luxury tax amnesty clause" of the 2005 NBA collective bargaining agreement. He would sign with the Houston Rockets as a free agent before being traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Gerald Fitch.
Anderson was waived by Heat on September 12, 2006, prior to the beginning of the 2006-07 season. Several weeks later, on November 28, he signed with the Charlotte Bobcats.
Derek Lamont Anderson (born July 18, 1974 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional basketball player.He is currently a free agent.
Anderson is a graduate of Doss High School and was a Kentucky All-Star. Anderson played college basketball at the Ohio State University and the University of Kentucky. In 1996, Anderson helped the University of Kentucky win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship as part of a team that featured seven future NBA players under their coach Rick Pitino. Anderson went on to graduate from the University of Kentucky in 1997.
He was first selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the 13th overall pick to the 1997 NBA Draft, despite missing much of his second senior season at Kentucky due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). He played for Cleveland from 1997–1999.
Anderson's NBA career has been plagued by injuries. In the 2004-2005 season he only played in 8 of the final 42 games for the Portland Trail Blazers, and missed similar numbers of games in prior seasons. On August 3, 2005, he was the first player in the league waived using the so-called "luxury tax amnesty clause" of the 2005 NBA collective bargaining agreement. He would sign with the Houston Rockets as a free agent before being traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for Gerald Fitch.
Anderson was waived by Heat on September 12, 2006, prior to the beginning of the 2006-07 season. Several weeks later, on November 28, he signed with the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Dwight Anthony Anderson (born December 28, 1960 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American former professional basketball player.
Early years
Anderson graduated from Roth High School in Dayton. He Played for the University of Kentucky 1978-1980 scoring 13 PPG & 50FG%. From 1981-1982 he played for University of Southern California scoring 20 PPG & 40FG%.
NBA years
Anderson was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round of the 1982 NBA Draft. He played one season for Denver Nuggets during 1982-83.
Outside the US
Anderson, nicknamed Lightning", played as an import for the Shell Azodrin Bugbusters in the 1985 season of the Philippine Basketball Association.
Dwight Anthony Anderson (born December 28, 1960 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American former professional basketball player.
Early years
Anderson graduated from Roth High School in Dayton. He Played for the University of Kentucky 1978-1980 scoring 13 PPG & 50FG%. From 1981-1982 he played for University of Southern California scoring 20 PPG & 40FG%.
NBA years
Anderson was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round of the 1982 NBA Draft. He played one season for Denver Nuggets during 1982-83.
Outside the US
Anderson, nicknamed Lightning", played as an import for the Shell Azodrin Bugbusters in the 1985 season of the Philippine Basketball Association.
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Eric Walfred Anderson (born May 26, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American college and professional basketball player. He attended St. Francis DeSales High School on Chicago's far southeast side and was named 1988's Mr. Basketball for the state of Illinois.
After a college career at Indiana University, the 6' 9" forward, who was not selected in the 1992 National Basketball Association Draft, signed with the New York Knicks for the 1992-93 NBA season, in which he played 16 games. He also played 11 games of the following season before being waived. He holds NBA career averages of 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game, and was an all-time 2-for-2 from the three-point line.
During his tenure with the Knicks, Anderson, who spent most of the time on the bench, was cheered for wildly by New York fans when inserted in the final minutes of 114-79 blowout against the Boston Celtics.
In January 1994, while a member of the Knicks, Anderson and Harold Ellis of the Los Angeles Clippers got involved in a seemingly bizarre shoving match at Madison Square Garden. As the two players ran downcourt, Ellis threw a forearm for no apparent reason into Anderson's face. They exchanged shoves, and were both given technical fouls. Anderson later said of Ellis: "He was going crazy," and "I've never been involved in anything like that. I just got in the game. I'm a good guy. I have no idea why it happened."
Eric Walfred Anderson (born May 26, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American college and professional basketball player. He attended St. Francis DeSales High School on Chicago's far southeast side and was named 1988's Mr. Basketball for the state of Illinois.
After a college career at Indiana University, the 6' 9" forward, who was not selected in the 1992 National Basketball Association Draft, signed with the New York Knicks for the 1992-93 NBA season, in which he played 16 games. He also played 11 games of the following season before being waived. He holds NBA career averages of 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game, and was an all-time 2-for-2 from the three-point line.
During his tenure with the Knicks, Anderson, who spent most of the time on the bench, was cheered for wildly by New York fans when inserted in the final minutes of 114-79 blowout against the Boston Celtics.
In January 1994, while a member of the Knicks, Anderson and Harold Ellis of the Los Angeles Clippers got involved in a seemingly bizarre shoving match at Madison Square Garden. As the two players ran downcourt, Ellis threw a forearm for no apparent reason into Anderson's face. They exchanged shoves, and were both given technical fouls. Anderson later said of Ellis: "He was going crazy," and "I've never been involved in anything like that. I just got in the game. I'm a good guy. I have no idea why it happened."
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Bob Anderegg
Robert H. (Bob) Anderegg (born August 24, 1937 in Monroe, Wisconsin) is a retired American basketball player.
a 6'3" (1.90 m) 200 lbs (91 kg) guard/forward played collegiately for the Michigan State University, and was selected by the New York Knicks in the 3rd round (22nd pick overall) of the 1959 NBA Draft.
He played for the Knicks (1959-60) in the NBA for 33 games.
Bob Anderegg
Robert H. (Bob) Anderegg (born August 24, 1937 in Monroe, Wisconsin) is a retired American basketball player.
a 6'3" (1.90 m) 200 lbs (91 kg) guard/forward played collegiately for the Michigan State University, and was selected by the New York Knicks in the 3rd round (22nd pick overall) of the 1959 NBA Draft.
He played for the Knicks (1959-60) in the NBA for 33 games.
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Louis Gabriel Amundson (born December 7, 1982 in Ventura, California) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the NBA's Phoenix Suns. He has also played in the NBA D-League and was named D-League Rookie of the Year in 2006. On August 14, 2008, Amundson signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.
AccomplishmentsPlayed 25 games with the Colorado 14ers of the D-League in 2006-07, averaging 11.1 points (56.3% FGs), 7.6 rebounds and 2.48 blocks in 25.0 minutes per game. Was named All-NBA D-League First Team for the 2006-07 season while also picking up Rookie of the Year honors. At Detroit on 4/15/07, recorded career-highs of 8 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks in 23 minutes of play. Led all NBA rookies in blocks per 48 minutes played (4.32) in 2006-07 and ranked sixth among all players league-wide. Graduated cum laude from UNLV in May 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in university studies with areas of study in English and philosophy. Was the first player in Mountain West Conference history to record multiple career games with 20+ points and 20+ rebounds. As a senior, earned Second Team All-Mountain West Conference honors.
Louis Gabriel Amundson (born December 7, 1982 in Ventura, California) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the NBA's Phoenix Suns. He has also played in the NBA D-League and was named D-League Rookie of the Year in 2006. On August 14, 2008, Amundson signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.
AccomplishmentsPlayed 25 games with the Colorado 14ers of the D-League in 2006-07, averaging 11.1 points (56.3% FGs), 7.6 rebounds and 2.48 blocks in 25.0 minutes per game. Was named All-NBA D-League First Team for the 2006-07 season while also picking up Rookie of the Year honors. At Detroit on 4/15/07, recorded career-highs of 8 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks in 23 minutes of play. Led all NBA rookies in blocks per 48 minutes played (4.32) in 2006-07 and ranked sixth among all players league-wide. Graduated cum laude from UNLV in May 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in university studies with areas of study in English and philosophy. Was the first player in Mountain West Conference history to record multiple career games with 20+ points and 20+ rebounds. As a senior, earned Second Team All-Mountain West Conference honors.
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Ashraf Amaya
Ashraf (Andrew) Amaya (born November 23, 1971 in Oak Park, Illinois) is a retired American basketball player.
Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to finish his high school career. While at Walther, Amaya led the Broncos to a 3rd place finish in the 1988 Illinois High School Associaition playoffs. Amaya's number 50 jersey is retired at Walther. He played collegiately for the Southern Illinois University. Amaya then would appear for the Vancouver Grizzlies (1995-96) and Washington Bullets (1996-97) in the NBA for 85 games.
He played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.
He last played professionally for the Apollon Patras BC club in Greece in 2004. He also played for the Dakota Wizards of the NBDL, Alpella Istanbul in Turkey, Idaho Stampede in the CBA and Maroussi Athens in Greece with whom he won the Saporta Cup in 2001
Ashraf Amaya
Ashraf (Andrew) Amaya (born November 23, 1971 in Oak Park, Illinois) is a retired American basketball player.
Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to finish his high school career. While at Walther, Amaya led the Broncos to a 3rd place finish in the 1988 Illinois High School Associaition playoffs. Amaya's number 50 jersey is retired at Walther. He played collegiately for the Southern Illinois University. Amaya then would appear for the Vancouver Grizzlies (1995-96) and Washington Bullets (1996-97) in the NBA for 85 games.
He played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.
He last played professionally for the Apollon Patras BC club in Greece in 2004. He also played for the Dakota Wizards of the NBDL, Alpella Istanbul in Turkey, Idaho Stampede in the CBA and Maroussi Athens in Greece with whom he won the Saporta Cup in 2001
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John Amaechi
Early life
Amaechi was raised in Reddish, Stockport, England with his two younger sisters by his English mother, attending Stockport Grammar School. Amaechi moved to the U.S. to play high school basketball at St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio. He began playing college basketball at Vanderbilt but transferred to Penn State where he was a two-time First Team Academic All-American selection.
Playing career
The 6 ft 10 in, 270 lb (208 cm, 122 kg) center was signed undrafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995. He played 28 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 1995-1996 season, then played for two years in Europe (France: Cholet, Limoges; Italy: Kinder Bologna; Greece: Panathinaikos; UK: Sheffield Sharks). In the season 1996-1997 he played for Panathinaikos BC. In September 1996 he won the Intercontinental Cup being the first scorer (alongside with Fragiskos Alvertis) of Panathinaikos BC with 59 points in the 3 games of the tournament (18,23,18 pts). In 1997-1998 he won the Euroleague with Kinder Bologna.
He returned to the USA signing with the Orlando Magic in 1999. With a solid 1999-2000 season, where he averaged 10.5 points in 21.1 minutes per contest, he gained fame for scoring the NBA's first points in the year 2000. Before speaking publicly about being gay, Amaechi may have been best known for turning down a $17 million contract offer from the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000, opting to remain in Orlando for $600,000 per year. Amaechi went on to play for the Utah Jazz from 2001 to 2003.
He was traded to the Houston Rockets midway through his final NBA season in exchange for Glen Rice, and though he was an active player, he did not participate in any games for them.
John Amaechi
Early life
Amaechi was raised in Reddish, Stockport, England with his two younger sisters by his English mother, attending Stockport Grammar School. Amaechi moved to the U.S. to play high school basketball at St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio. He began playing college basketball at Vanderbilt but transferred to Penn State where he was a two-time First Team Academic All-American selection.
Playing career
The 6 ft 10 in, 270 lb (208 cm, 122 kg) center was signed undrafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995. He played 28 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 1995-1996 season, then played for two years in Europe (France: Cholet, Limoges; Italy: Kinder Bologna; Greece: Panathinaikos; UK: Sheffield Sharks). In the season 1996-1997 he played for Panathinaikos BC. In September 1996 he won the Intercontinental Cup being the first scorer (alongside with Fragiskos Alvertis) of Panathinaikos BC with 59 points in the 3 games of the tournament (18,23,18 pts). In 1997-1998 he won the Euroleague with Kinder Bologna.
He returned to the USA signing with the Orlando Magic in 1999. With a solid 1999-2000 season, where he averaged 10.5 points in 21.1 minutes per contest, he gained fame for scoring the NBA's first points in the year 2000. Before speaking publicly about being gay, Amaechi may have been best known for turning down a $17 million contract offer from the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000, opting to remain in Orlando for $600,000 per year. Amaechi went on to play for the Utah Jazz from 2001 to 2003.
He was traded to the Houston Rockets midway through his final NBA season in exchange for Glen Rice, and though he was an active player, he did not participate in any games for them.
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Jason Terry having great season
January 21, 2009
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Jan Hubbard) reports: Jason Terry has had a distinguished career, averaging 16.1 points for the Hawks and Mavericks in his first nine seasons. But this season, his 10th in the league, he’s taken it to a new level. Rick Carlisle has been consistent with Terry, preferring him to come off the bench rather than starting, even with the muddled situation at shooting guard. Terry has had to start seven games because of injuries, but his primary role has been as a reserve and he’s been nothing less than spectacular. Terry is the only non-starter in the league averaging more than 20 points a game, and considering that the majority of his points come from the perimeter, his 46.6 shooting percentage is solid. But even more significant is Terry’s willingness to accept his role. Most 20-point scorers in the league would pout if they did not start. But not Terry, who is averaging a career-high 20.6 points.
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Mavericks in limbo
January 21, 2009
The Dallas Morning News (David Moore) writes: If this team was average at best, the decision would be easy. Tear it down. But the Mavericks are on pace to win 48 games after a slow start. It’s a significant drop from there to mediocre. Management can’t afford to get this wrong the way it did last year when it acquired Jason Kidd. The move was made because Cuban and Nelson clung to the idea of where the team had been 20 months earlier rather than accept what it had become. The Mavericks had deteriorated to the stage where one player was not enough to get them back to The Finals. Reality has sunk in this season. The problem is that it cost Devin Harris and two first-round draft picks for the Mavericks to have their eyes opened. That leaves Cuban and Nelson with precious few assets to offer heading into this trade deadline. Is this team at a crossroads? “That’s overstated,” Cuban said. “You just do the best you can and try to be opportunistic.
Mavericks in limbo
January 21, 2009
The Dallas Morning News (David Moore) writes: If this team was average at best, the decision would be easy. Tear it down. But the Mavericks are on pace to win 48 games after a slow start. It’s a significant drop from there to mediocre. Management can’t afford to get this wrong the way it did last year when it acquired Jason Kidd. The move was made because Cuban and Nelson clung to the idea of where the team had been 20 months earlier rather than accept what it had become. The Mavericks had deteriorated to the stage where one player was not enough to get them back to The Finals. Reality has sunk in this season. The problem is that it cost Devin Harris and two first-round draft picks for the Mavericks to have their eyes opened. That leaves Cuban and Nelson with precious few assets to offer heading into this trade deadline. Is this team at a crossroads? “That’s overstated,” Cuban said. “You just do the best you can and try to be opportunistic.
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John Paxson thinks he stinks
January 21, 2009
With 18 wins and 25 losses the Chicago Bulls sit in 10th place in the Eastern conference. They’re probably a bit better than their record indicates, but not by much.
The man who put the roster together is former NBA player John Paxson. He was a good outside shooter. But when asked about the team’s lack of success, he’s firing at himself.
The Chicago Sun-Times (Brian Hanley) reports:
Bulls general manager John Paxson is not happy. Not with his team. Not with himself. “The only person I’ll evaluate right now is myself, and I obviously haven’t done the job of putting the type of team that I want to have on the floor in terms of competitiveness and effort,’’ Paxson said Wednesday when asked about the job coach Vinny Del Negro and his staff have done. The Bulls are 18-25. “That falls on me. That’s the only person I’m going to critique. That’s the way it is.’’ … “We’re not very good right now,’’ Paxson said. “We’re not playing well enough to win those [close] games. I’m obviously not happy with how we’re playing. I don’t think my expectations were such going into the season thinking we were going to be a top, top level team. But what I want to see is the team play together. And right now, through 40-plus games, we’re not that. And that concerns me.”
A bright spot has been the play of Bulls rookie point guard Derrick Rose, who is a top favorite for the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
John Paxson thinks he stinks
January 21, 2009
With 18 wins and 25 losses the Chicago Bulls sit in 10th place in the Eastern conference. They’re probably a bit better than their record indicates, but not by much.
The man who put the roster together is former NBA player John Paxson. He was a good outside shooter. But when asked about the team’s lack of success, he’s firing at himself.
The Chicago Sun-Times (Brian Hanley) reports:
Bulls general manager John Paxson is not happy. Not with his team. Not with himself. “The only person I’ll evaluate right now is myself, and I obviously haven’t done the job of putting the type of team that I want to have on the floor in terms of competitiveness and effort,’’ Paxson said Wednesday when asked about the job coach Vinny Del Negro and his staff have done. The Bulls are 18-25. “That falls on me. That’s the only person I’m going to critique. That’s the way it is.’’ … “We’re not very good right now,’’ Paxson said. “We’re not playing well enough to win those [close] games. I’m obviously not happy with how we’re playing. I don’t think my expectations were such going into the season thinking we were going to be a top, top level team. But what I want to see is the team play together. And right now, through 40-plus games, we’re not that. And that concerns me.”
A bright spot has been the play of Bulls rookie point guard Derrick Rose, who is a top favorite for the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
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Suns sign Courtney Sims to 10-day contract
January 20, 2009
The Phoenix Suns have signed free-agent center Courtney Sims to a 10-day contract, the club announced today.
The 6-11, 245-pound Sims has spent the last two seasons with the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League. The Energy, coached by Nick Nurse, became the Suns’ affiliate this season. Sims, 25, joins Phoenix after starting all 17 of his games in Iowa this season, averaging 22.4 points and 11.6 rebounds, both team-bests. A season ago, Sims averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 15 games with Iowa.
A four-year collegiate performer at the University of Michigan, Sims was an undrafted free agent signee of the Indiana Pacers in 2007-08. The Roslindale, Mass.-native saw action in three regular season games for the Pacers.
The Suns roster now stands at 13.
Suns sign Courtney Sims to 10-day contract
January 20, 2009
The Phoenix Suns have signed free-agent center Courtney Sims to a 10-day contract, the club announced today.
The 6-11, 245-pound Sims has spent the last two seasons with the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League. The Energy, coached by Nick Nurse, became the Suns’ affiliate this season. Sims, 25, joins Phoenix after starting all 17 of his games in Iowa this season, averaging 22.4 points and 11.6 rebounds, both team-bests. A season ago, Sims averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in 15 games with Iowa.
A four-year collegiate performer at the University of Michigan, Sims was an undrafted free agent signee of the Indiana Pacers in 2007-08. The Roslindale, Mass.-native saw action in three regular season games for the Pacers.
The Suns roster now stands at 13.
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Josh Childress having hernia surgery
January 20, 2009
Euroleague.net reports: Olympiacos Pireaus on Tuesday announced that forward Josh Childress will undergo hernia surgery today and miss most, if not all, of the Top 16. Childress (203, 25) is the third-best scorer (10.7 ppg.) and second-best rebounder (5 rpg.) for the Reds, while leading the team in minutes played (26.3 mpg.). Childress returned to the United States over the weekend for medical attention concerning an inguinal hernia.
Josh Childress having hernia surgery
January 20, 2009
Euroleague.net reports: Olympiacos Pireaus on Tuesday announced that forward Josh Childress will undergo hernia surgery today and miss most, if not all, of the Top 16. Childress (203, 25) is the third-best scorer (10.7 ppg.) and second-best rebounder (5 rpg.) for the Reds, while leading the team in minutes played (26.3 mpg.). Childress returned to the United States over the weekend for medical attention concerning an inguinal hernia.
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Richard Hamilton to come off bench
January 20, 2009
The Detroit Pistons have a problem. A bunch of their best players, Tayshaun Prince, Allen Iverson, Richard Hamilton and Rodney Stuckey are small. They’re little. You can pick them up and toss them in the air. If they’re all on the court at the same time, Prince, who is a skinny bean-pole, is forced to play power forward, which is just silly.
So now, a roster decision has been made. One that could change at any moment. But for now, here’s what’s up, as reported by the Detroit News (Chris McCosky):
Pistons coach Michael Curry announced Tuesday that he will begin using guard Rip Hamilton off the bench, with guard Allen Iverson and forward Amir Johnson starting… Curry said Hamilton, who has never come off the bench as a Piston, will start the second and fourth quarters.
Watch the Pistons, as they try to figure themselves out.
Richard Hamilton to come off bench
January 20, 2009
The Detroit Pistons have a problem. A bunch of their best players, Tayshaun Prince, Allen Iverson, Richard Hamilton and Rodney Stuckey are small. They’re little. You can pick them up and toss them in the air. If they’re all on the court at the same time, Prince, who is a skinny bean-pole, is forced to play power forward, which is just silly.
So now, a roster decision has been made. One that could change at any moment. But for now, here’s what’s up, as reported by the Detroit News (Chris McCosky):
Pistons coach Michael Curry announced Tuesday that he will begin using guard Rip Hamilton off the bench, with guard Allen Iverson and forward Amir Johnson starting… Curry said Hamilton, who has never come off the bench as a Piston, will start the second and fourth quarters.
Watch the Pistons, as they try to figure themselves out.
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Walker Russell is D-League player of week
January 20, 2009
Walker Russell, Jr. of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants has been named NBA D-League Performer of the Week for games played during the week of Jan. 12, 2009. Russell is the first Mad Ant to earn the honor this season.
Russell averaged 28.5 points and 16.0 assists in two wins over the Sioux Falls Skyforce last week, including on Thursday when he scored a season-high 30 points while adding 18 assists. He returned on Friday to score 17 points and 14 assists in another victory.
A 6-0 guard, Russell is leading the NBA D-League with 11.6 assists per game this season. He also ranks fourth in the league with 2.5 steals, while averaging 16.9 points.
Other top performers last week included Tulsa’s Ronald Dupree, who averaged 30.5 points and 15.5 rebounds in two games for the 66ers; Othyus Jeffers, who averaged 26.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games for the Iowa Energy; Idaho’s Coby Karl who finished the week averaging 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists in two games for the Stampede; Antonio Meeking, who averaged 20.0 points and 10.3 rebounds in three games for the Reno Bighorns; and Anaheim’s James White, who averaged 27.0 points in three games for the Arsenal last week.
Walker Russell is D-League player of week
January 20, 2009
Walker Russell, Jr. of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants has been named NBA D-League Performer of the Week for games played during the week of Jan. 12, 2009. Russell is the first Mad Ant to earn the honor this season.
Russell averaged 28.5 points and 16.0 assists in two wins over the Sioux Falls Skyforce last week, including on Thursday when he scored a season-high 30 points while adding 18 assists. He returned on Friday to score 17 points and 14 assists in another victory.
A 6-0 guard, Russell is leading the NBA D-League with 11.6 assists per game this season. He also ranks fourth in the league with 2.5 steals, while averaging 16.9 points.
Other top performers last week included Tulsa’s Ronald Dupree, who averaged 30.5 points and 15.5 rebounds in two games for the 66ers; Othyus Jeffers, who averaged 26.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games for the Iowa Energy; Idaho’s Coby Karl who finished the week averaging 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists in two games for the Stampede; Antonio Meeking, who averaged 20.0 points and 10.3 rebounds in three games for the Reno Bighorns; and Anaheim’s James White, who averaged 27.0 points in three games for the Arsenal last week.
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Memphis Grizzlies re-sign Darius Miles
January 20, 2009
The Memphis Grizzlies have signed forward Darius Miles to a second 10-day contract, Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today.
After signing his first 10-day contract on Jan. 10, Miles played in three games and averaged 8.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.67 blocks on 55.6 percent shooting (10-18 FG) in 12.0 minutes. The 6-9, 235-pound forward is averaging 5.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.80 blocks per game in 9.0 minutes in five total games with the Grizzlies this season.
Miles was signed by the Grizzlies as a free agent on Dec. 13 (and later waived on Jan. 7) after missing all of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons following microfracture surgery on his right knee. The 27-year-old signed a free-agent contract with the Boston Celtics on Aug. 22, 2008 and appeared in six preseason games, averaging 1.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in 10.4 minutes before his release on Oct. 20.
The third overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft became the first player in league history drafted straight out of high school (East St. Louis High School) to earn All-Rookie honors when he posted 9.4 points and 1.54 blocks for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2000-01.
The Bellville, Ill. native holds career averages of 10.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.15 blocks in 27.5 minutes in 417 career games (190 starts) with Memphis, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers.
Memphis Grizzlies re-sign Darius Miles
January 20, 2009
The Memphis Grizzlies have signed forward Darius Miles to a second 10-day contract, Grizzlies General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Wallace announced today.
After signing his first 10-day contract on Jan. 10, Miles played in three games and averaged 8.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.67 blocks on 55.6 percent shooting (10-18 FG) in 12.0 minutes. The 6-9, 235-pound forward is averaging 5.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.80 blocks per game in 9.0 minutes in five total games with the Grizzlies this season.
Miles was signed by the Grizzlies as a free agent on Dec. 13 (and later waived on Jan. 7) after missing all of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons following microfracture surgery on his right knee. The 27-year-old signed a free-agent contract with the Boston Celtics on Aug. 22, 2008 and appeared in six preseason games, averaging 1.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in 10.4 minutes before his release on Oct. 20.
The third overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft became the first player in league history drafted straight out of high school (East St. Louis High School) to earn All-Rookie honors when he posted 9.4 points and 1.54 blocks for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2000-01.
The Bellville, Ill. native holds career averages of 10.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.15 blocks in 27.5 minutes in 417 career games (190 starts) with Memphis, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Kris Humphries breaks right leg
January 21, 2009
The Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday that x-rays taken prior to today’s game in Detroit revealed Kris Humphries has a fractured right fibula.
Humphries was kicked in the leg during Sunday’s game against Phoenix and sat out Monday’s contest in Atlanta.
No timetable has been set for his return.
Kris Humphries breaks right leg
January 21, 2009
The Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday that x-rays taken prior to today’s game in Detroit revealed Kris Humphries has a fractured right fibula.
Humphries was kicked in the leg during Sunday’s game against Phoenix and sat out Monday’s contest in Atlanta.
No timetable has been set for his return.
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Hornets sign Anthony Tolliver to 10-day contract
January 21, 2009
The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have signed free agent Anthony Tolliver from the D-League’s Iowa Energy to a 10-day contract.
Tolliver (6-8, 240) played nine games in the D-League with the Energy and Austin Toros, averaging 15.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 37.1 minutes. He appeared in 19 games for the San Antonio Spurs this season where he averaged 2.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in 10.9 minutes. He was cut by the Spurs on Jan. 7.
Tolliver appeared in 25 games with the Energy during the 2007-08 season, averaging 11.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 27.4 minutes. He spent the 2007 preseason with the Cleveland Cavaliers appearing in three games with averages of 2.0 points in 6.7 minutes.
Tolliver is a native of Springfield, Mo., and was undrafted by an NBA franchise in the 2007 NBA Draft out of Creighton University.
Hornets sign Anthony Tolliver to 10-day contract
January 21, 2009
The New Orleans Hornets announced today that they have signed free agent Anthony Tolliver from the D-League’s Iowa Energy to a 10-day contract.
Tolliver (6-8, 240) played nine games in the D-League with the Energy and Austin Toros, averaging 15.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 37.1 minutes. He appeared in 19 games for the San Antonio Spurs this season where he averaged 2.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in 10.9 minutes. He was cut by the Spurs on Jan. 7.
Tolliver appeared in 25 games with the Energy during the 2007-08 season, averaging 11.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 27.4 minutes. He spent the 2007 preseason with the Cleveland Cavaliers appearing in three games with averages of 2.0 points in 6.7 minutes.
Tolliver is a native of Springfield, Mo., and was undrafted by an NBA franchise in the 2007 NBA Draft out of Creighton University.
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Phil Jackson to coach West All-Stars
Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson will coach the Western Conference All-Stars for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, to be played on Sunday, Feb. 15, at US Airways Center in Phoenix.
With the Lakers’ 108-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers tonight, Jackson and the Lakers (33-8, .805) have at least tied for the best winning percentage in the conference through Feb. 1. In the event that the Spurs and the Lakers have the same winning percentage through Feb. 1, Jackson would earn the spot to coach the West All-Stars since Gregg Popovich has coached an All-Star team most recently (2005). This marks the fourth time Jackson will serve as an All-Star head coach (1992, 1996, 2000).
Head coaches for the East and West All-Star teams are based on teams with the best winning percentage in each conference. Last year’s coaches – Boston’s Doc Rivers and New Orleans’ Byron Scott – are not eligible to coach in the 2009 All-Star Game.
This season marks Jackson’s ninth year at the helm of the Lakers and his 18th season as a head coach. Jackson’s 1,009-426 (.703) record gives him the best winning percentage in NBA history, with his win total ranking him sixth all-time. Jackson became the first coach in NBA history to lead a team to three consecutive championships three different times (Chicago, 1991-93 and 1996-98; Los Angeles, 2000-02), while his 193 postseason wins are the most by any head coach in league history. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, Jackson has led the Lakers to three NBA Championships and five Western Conference Championships. The Lakers’ 15-1 (.938) run in the 2001 NBA Playoffs marked the highest winning percentage by any team in a single postseason. From 1996 to 2003, Jackson led his teams (Chicago and Los Angeles) to an NBA-best 25 consecutive postseason series wins. With nine NBA championships over the last 18 years, Jackson is tied with Red Auerbach (Boston) for most NBA Championships in league history.
Phil Jackson to coach West All-Stars
Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson will coach the Western Conference All-Stars for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, to be played on Sunday, Feb. 15, at US Airways Center in Phoenix.
With the Lakers’ 108-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers tonight, Jackson and the Lakers (33-8, .805) have at least tied for the best winning percentage in the conference through Feb. 1. In the event that the Spurs and the Lakers have the same winning percentage through Feb. 1, Jackson would earn the spot to coach the West All-Stars since Gregg Popovich has coached an All-Star team most recently (2005). This marks the fourth time Jackson will serve as an All-Star head coach (1992, 1996, 2000).
Head coaches for the East and West All-Star teams are based on teams with the best winning percentage in each conference. Last year’s coaches – Boston’s Doc Rivers and New Orleans’ Byron Scott – are not eligible to coach in the 2009 All-Star Game.
This season marks Jackson’s ninth year at the helm of the Lakers and his 18th season as a head coach. Jackson’s 1,009-426 (.703) record gives him the best winning percentage in NBA history, with his win total ranking him sixth all-time. Jackson became the first coach in NBA history to lead a team to three consecutive championships three different times (Chicago, 1991-93 and 1996-98; Los Angeles, 2000-02), while his 193 postseason wins are the most by any head coach in league history. A member of the Naismith Hall of Fame, Jackson has led the Lakers to three NBA Championships and five Western Conference Championships. The Lakers’ 15-1 (.938) run in the 2001 NBA Playoffs marked the highest winning percentage by any team in a single postseason. From 1996 to 2003, Jackson led his teams (Chicago and Los Angeles) to an NBA-best 25 consecutive postseason series wins. With nine NBA championships over the last 18 years, Jackson is tied with Red Auerbach (Boston) for most NBA Championships in league history.
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Tim Duncan is the greatest power forward the game has ever seen. He is a perennial Allstar and MVP candidate. He has won four championship rings and will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. But will Tim Duncan be worth $21.3 million in 2012? The short answer - no.
During last season Duncan signed an extension that will see him don the Spur’s silver and black until 2012. At the time the general consensus was he did the Spurs a favour, by electing not to sign for the maximum allowable amount. However, the fact remains that he will be owed $62 million from 2010 to 2012, with a whopping $21.3m owed in the final year.
If Duncan really was genuine in his desire to assist with rebuilding he should have negotiated an extension that would pay him max money over the next year or two, then gradually decrease, so by 2012 his salary would be $12-13 million. This would have allowed the Spurs to re-tool around their aging, but relatively inexpensive big man.
As great as he still is, there is no doubt that by 2012 the Spurs will regret the extension that allows a 36 year old Duncan to eat up a third of their entire salary. Case in point, Shaquille O’Neal. When Shaq was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, a year later at the age of 33 he signed a massive five year extension totalling $100 million. Seemed like the smart thing to do at the time, but two years and one championship later, they tried desperately to rid themselves of his rapidly diminishing skills and cap-killing contract. Fortunately for them, Phoenix took the bait and is now stuck with him for two more years at $40 million. Whilst it is unlikely that Duncan will meet the same fate as Shaquille O’Neal, due to the respect afforded to him by the city of San Antonio (and rightfully so), the San Antonio Spurs will ultimately suffer as a result.
One would have to assume that Duncan’s play will gradually fall off over the coming years, and by 2012 there is little doubt he will be nearing the end. But such a decline is natural, especially when you consider the amount of basketball his body has endured over the last decade.
So why did the Spurs feel it was necessary to pay him top dollar over the next five years, when his game is sure to decline? My guess, it was more of a ‘thanks for the memories’ gift, rather than good basketball business.
Over the last decade the Spurs have prided themselves on making smart basketball decisions both on and off the floor, which has directly led to their success. However, through the trading of Luis Scola, the passing up of legitimate talent in the 2008 Draft (Arthur, Greene, Chalmers, Chris Douglas-Roberts), and the overly generous extension to Duncan’s contract, it seems as though complacency has finally crept in to the San Antonio front office. These decisions will haunt the Spurs over the coming years and will ultimately lead to their gradual decline.
Tim Duncan is the greatest power forward the game has ever seen. He is a perennial Allstar and MVP candidate. He has won four championship rings and will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. But will Tim Duncan be worth $21.3 million in 2012? The short answer - no.
During last season Duncan signed an extension that will see him don the Spur’s silver and black until 2012. At the time the general consensus was he did the Spurs a favour, by electing not to sign for the maximum allowable amount. However, the fact remains that he will be owed $62 million from 2010 to 2012, with a whopping $21.3m owed in the final year.
If Duncan really was genuine in his desire to assist with rebuilding he should have negotiated an extension that would pay him max money over the next year or two, then gradually decrease, so by 2012 his salary would be $12-13 million. This would have allowed the Spurs to re-tool around their aging, but relatively inexpensive big man.
As great as he still is, there is no doubt that by 2012 the Spurs will regret the extension that allows a 36 year old Duncan to eat up a third of their entire salary. Case in point, Shaquille O’Neal. When Shaq was traded to the Miami Heat in 2004, a year later at the age of 33 he signed a massive five year extension totalling $100 million. Seemed like the smart thing to do at the time, but two years and one championship later, they tried desperately to rid themselves of his rapidly diminishing skills and cap-killing contract. Fortunately for them, Phoenix took the bait and is now stuck with him for two more years at $40 million. Whilst it is unlikely that Duncan will meet the same fate as Shaquille O’Neal, due to the respect afforded to him by the city of San Antonio (and rightfully so), the San Antonio Spurs will ultimately suffer as a result.
One would have to assume that Duncan’s play will gradually fall off over the coming years, and by 2012 there is little doubt he will be nearing the end. But such a decline is natural, especially when you consider the amount of basketball his body has endured over the last decade.
So why did the Spurs feel it was necessary to pay him top dollar over the next five years, when his game is sure to decline? My guess, it was more of a ‘thanks for the memories’ gift, rather than good basketball business.
Over the last decade the Spurs have prided themselves on making smart basketball decisions both on and off the floor, which has directly led to their success. However, through the trading of Luis Scola, the passing up of legitimate talent in the 2008 Draft (Arthur, Greene, Chalmers, Chris Douglas-Roberts), and the overly generous extension to Duncan’s contract, it seems as though complacency has finally crept in to the San Antonio front office. These decisions will haunt the Spurs over the coming years and will ultimately lead to their gradual decline.
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Prince scores 25 in Pistons win over Raptors
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP)—Richard Hamilton’s first game as a reserve for the Detroit Pistons was supposed to be the story of the night.
Tayshaun Prince had other plans.
Prince scored 23 of his 25 points in the second and third quarters, helping the Pistons pull away from the Toronto Raptors in a 95-76 win Wednesday night.
The lanky forward has often been overlooked in his seven seasons in Detroit, where he has been surrounded by All-Stars. But his ability to be a shutdown defender and make an array of shots has made him an unsung contributor.
“I call him the ‘Quiet Assassin’ because he gets the job done quietly,” teammate Jason Maxiell said. “People may forget about him, but he gets the job done.”
Prince’s chance to excel improved when coach Michael Curry chose to change the lineup, putting Hamilton on the bench and Amir Johnson at power forward.
Those moves led to Prince going back to small forward.
“That’s his natural position and he’s just a really good player,” said Toronto’s Chris Bosh, who scored 19 points. “It’s always tough to match up with him whether he’s at (small forward) or (power forward) because he’s so versatile.
“He plays great defense, and he was knocking down his jumper today. He did a fantastic job.”
In typical fashion, Prince just shrugged off the accolades.
“When the opportunities present themselves on offense and you get into a rhythm, you’ve got to take advantage of it,” Prince said. “When you have so many talented guys that make plays, we tend to go to the guys in rhythm.”
Hamilton struggled to find his groove in his first game off the bench with the Pistons after starting 611 games for them, including six straight trips to the Eastern Conference finals and an NBA title in 2004.
“It’s a new challenge,” he said.
Hamilton scored seven points in his first game off the bench since Feb. 1, 2002, when he was playing for the Washington Wizards. The following offseason, they traded him to Detroit for Jerry Stackhouse.
“It’s going to take him a little time to get his rhythm, playing in that type of role,” Curry said. “But I think he’s going to be great in it and I think we’re going to be better because of it.”
Toronto is searching for ways to get better, but has lost seven straight games and 28 overall. Only the Wizards have lost more in the conference.
“We need to do a better job of fighting through adversity,” Raptors coach Jay Triano said. “I don’t know why, but when we get down, we seem to lose confidence and hang our heads a little.”
Andrea Bargnani scored 16 points for the Raptors and Jermaine O’Neal had 11 points, playing for just the second time in 13 games. O’Neal has been slowed by a sore right knee.
“We didn’t move the ball,” Bosh said. “We were just standing and looking and trying to force things.”
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AP - Jan 21, 10:56 pm EST Prince led a balanced attack for the Pistons, who won their second in a row after losing five consecutive games.
Rodney Stuckey scored 17 points, Maxiell had season highs in points (16) and rebounds (11), Iverson scored 11 and reserve Antonio McDyess had 10 points and eight rebounds.
“Maxiell just worked harder than we did,” Triano said.
The slumping Raptors got off to a solid start, leading 22-17 after the first quarter and trailing by three at halftime. Prince scored 11 in the second quarter as Detroit outscored Toronto by eight.
Prince helped the Pistons dominate in the third, scoring 12 points to help them outscore Toronto 30-19.
That gave Detroit a cushion big enough to set up an easy fourth quarter in which Prince watched.
“It felt good taking the fourth quarter off,” Prince said. “That’s something we haven’t done in a while. Especially being banged-up, it was nice to have that time off.”
The Pistons won by double digits for the first time since Dec. 27, when they beat Milwaukee 87-76.
Notes
Raptors F Kris Humphries is out indefinitely with a broken leg. His right fibula was kicked Sunday against Phoenix. … The Pistons had a 403-208 record with Hamilton in the starting lineup, leaning on his scoring average of 19 points. … Toronto was also without G Jose Calderon (right hamstring sprain). … Prince was two points away from matching his season high. … Pistons athletic trainer Mike Abdenour, in his 30th season with the team, missed the game after having knee surgery. “He missed his first game—probably ever,” Curry said. “We forced him to stay home.”
Prince scores 25 in Pistons win over Raptors
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP)—Richard Hamilton’s first game as a reserve for the Detroit Pistons was supposed to be the story of the night.
Tayshaun Prince had other plans.
Prince scored 23 of his 25 points in the second and third quarters, helping the Pistons pull away from the Toronto Raptors in a 95-76 win Wednesday night.
The lanky forward has often been overlooked in his seven seasons in Detroit, where he has been surrounded by All-Stars. But his ability to be a shutdown defender and make an array of shots has made him an unsung contributor.
“I call him the ‘Quiet Assassin’ because he gets the job done quietly,” teammate Jason Maxiell said. “People may forget about him, but he gets the job done.”
Prince’s chance to excel improved when coach Michael Curry chose to change the lineup, putting Hamilton on the bench and Amir Johnson at power forward.
Those moves led to Prince going back to small forward.
“That’s his natural position and he’s just a really good player,” said Toronto’s Chris Bosh, who scored 19 points. “It’s always tough to match up with him whether he’s at (small forward) or (power forward) because he’s so versatile.
“He plays great defense, and he was knocking down his jumper today. He did a fantastic job.”
In typical fashion, Prince just shrugged off the accolades.
“When the opportunities present themselves on offense and you get into a rhythm, you’ve got to take advantage of it,” Prince said. “When you have so many talented guys that make plays, we tend to go to the guys in rhythm.”
Hamilton struggled to find his groove in his first game off the bench with the Pistons after starting 611 games for them, including six straight trips to the Eastern Conference finals and an NBA title in 2004.
“It’s a new challenge,” he said.
Hamilton scored seven points in his first game off the bench since Feb. 1, 2002, when he was playing for the Washington Wizards. The following offseason, they traded him to Detroit for Jerry Stackhouse.
“It’s going to take him a little time to get his rhythm, playing in that type of role,” Curry said. “But I think he’s going to be great in it and I think we’re going to be better because of it.”
Toronto is searching for ways to get better, but has lost seven straight games and 28 overall. Only the Wizards have lost more in the conference.
“We need to do a better job of fighting through adversity,” Raptors coach Jay Triano said. “I don’t know why, but when we get down, we seem to lose confidence and hang our heads a little.”
Andrea Bargnani scored 16 points for the Raptors and Jermaine O’Neal had 11 points, playing for just the second time in 13 games. O’Neal has been slowed by a sore right knee.
“We didn’t move the ball,” Bosh said. “We were just standing and looking and trying to force things.”
Detroit Pistons' Tayshaun Prin…
AP - Jan 21, 10:56 pm EST Prince led a balanced attack for the Pistons, who won their second in a row after losing five consecutive games.
Rodney Stuckey scored 17 points, Maxiell had season highs in points (16) and rebounds (11), Iverson scored 11 and reserve Antonio McDyess had 10 points and eight rebounds.
“Maxiell just worked harder than we did,” Triano said.
The slumping Raptors got off to a solid start, leading 22-17 after the first quarter and trailing by three at halftime. Prince scored 11 in the second quarter as Detroit outscored Toronto by eight.
Prince helped the Pistons dominate in the third, scoring 12 points to help them outscore Toronto 30-19.
That gave Detroit a cushion big enough to set up an easy fourth quarter in which Prince watched.
“It felt good taking the fourth quarter off,” Prince said. “That’s something we haven’t done in a while. Especially being banged-up, it was nice to have that time off.”
The Pistons won by double digits for the first time since Dec. 27, when they beat Milwaukee 87-76.
Notes
Raptors F Kris Humphries is out indefinitely with a broken leg. His right fibula was kicked Sunday against Phoenix. … The Pistons had a 403-208 record with Hamilton in the starting lineup, leaning on his scoring average of 19 points. … Toronto was also without G Jose Calderon (right hamstring sprain). … Prince was two points away from matching his season high. … Pistons athletic trainer Mike Abdenour, in his 30th season with the team, missed the game after having knee surgery. “He missed his first game—probably ever,” Curry said. “We forced him to stay home.”
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Robinson scores 20 and Knicks beat Suns 114-109
NEW YORK (AP)—Nate Robinson got a little too pumped up after teammate David Lee dunked over Amare Stoudemire and drew a foul. Pounding his chest, the New York Knicks guard ventured off the bench and onto the court, so when Stoudemire tripped over Lee’s legs, he bumped into Robinson.
That earned Robinson a technical foul and sparked the Phoenix Suns onto a run late in the first half. But Robinson more than made up for it with 20 points in the Knicks’ 114-109 win Wednesday.
“I was just excited,” Robinson said. “I was just yelling. Just excited— (it) happens.”
The Knicks followed coach Mike D’Antoni’s formula to near-perfection to reward him with his first win against his former team.
“I’m human—it’s nice,” D’Antoni said. “But it’s more satisfying to get a win—and against a really good team.”
The Knicks held Shaquille O’Neal to just one field goal in the second half after he had 18 points in the first. And the smaller players forced to guard him created mismatches of their own on the offensive end.
David Lee led the Knicks with 25 points and 16 rebounds. Tim Thomas, saddled by foul trouble the first three quarters, scored all 10 of his points in the first five minutes of the fourth as New York pulled in front for good.
The Suns have lost four of five and still face three more games on their six-game road trip.
“When (O’Neal) was rested more in the first half, there’s nothing I can obviously do to keep him from going where he wants to go. … In the second half, I think he got a little worn down,” Lee said. “That’s what it’s like sometimes on a road trip. I was able to keep running up and down a little bit.”
With the score tied 87-87 with less than 10 minutes left, Thomas scored seven points as the Knicks went on a 12-4 run. Robinson’s three-point play gave New York a 99-91 lead.
Chris Duhon later hit a big shot for the second straight game, drilling a 3-pointer after the Suns had pulled within four with less than three minutes to go.
The Suns made it 112-109 on Jason Richardson’s 3-pointer with 11 seconds left, but Al Harrington hit a pair of free throws to clinch the win. Richardson led the Suns with 27 points.
Steve Nash had a season-high 19 assists.
“Before this five-game stretch, I was feeling pretty good about our team and I felt like we had turned a corner,” Nash said, “and so to take two steps back here lately has been frustrating. I’m not sure I have the answers for it.”
The Suns attempted 21 free throws in the first half to the Knicks’ eight, but made just 13. O’Neal, who came in shooting 62.8 percent from the line this season, was 4-for-9.
He finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds, making 8-of-16 field goals and 5-of-13 free throws.
“Shaq, at this point in his career, he needs to dribble the ball before he makes his move,” Harrington said. “That’s the biggest thing, we try to swarm around him like bees every time he puts it down and make it tough for him.”
Before the game, D’Antoni said facing the Suns wouldn’t be as emotional as the first meeting, which the Knicks lost 111-103 on Dec. 15 in Phoenix.
“It’s like being jilted by a lover,” he said. “Days go by, and you get over it.”
Notes
Robinson’s points were the most he’s scored since getting 20 on Dec. 28. … The Knicks snapped a five-game losing streak to the Suns, beating them for the first time since Jan. 2, 2006. … Lee had his fifth straight double-double and set a career high with his 30th of the season. … The Knicks are 17-24 at the season’s halfway point, four games ahead of last year. … Knicks rookie Danilo Gallinari had a career-high 10 points. … Knicks C Jerome James is scheduled to have surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles’ tendon Thursday. The injury occurred during practice Sunday.
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Yao, Alston carry Rockets past Jazz 108-99
HOUSTON (AP)—No matter who’s in the lineup, no matter when they meet during the season, the Houston Rockets always expect a tough game against the Utah Jazz.
Yao Ming had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Rafer Alston scored 23 and the Rockets built a big lead, then hung on to beat the Jazz 108-99 on Wednesday night.
Deron Williams had 32 points and 11 assists and Ronnie Brewer had 23 points for the Jazz, who’ve dropped seven of their past 10 road games. Andrei Kirilenko sat out for Utah after leaving Tuesday’s game against Minnesota with a right ankle injury.
Utah has also been playing without Carlos Boozer, who’s expected to miss about two more weeks after knee surgery on Jan. 9.
But just as they did in a double-overtime loss to Houston on Dec. 27, the Jazz rallied from 16 points down in the third quarter to make it interesting at the end.
“It’s really hard for them to give up,” said Luis Scola, who had 19 points and nine rebounds for Houston. “That pretty much guarantees it’s going to be a close game.”
This time, Houston led 91-87 before Von Wafer sank a 3-pointer from the corner with 2:35 left in the game, his first field goal of the second half. Wafer went 3-for-5 from 3-point range and scored 21 points.
The Jazz got no closer than five after that, though Mehmet Okur missed an open 3 in the final minute that would’ve cut the lead to four again.
“They’re always going to be tough,” Alston said. “They play so hard, they play intense, they don’t back down. They compete with the best of them.”
The Rockets were also short-handed, playing again without Ron Artest and Tracy McGrady, who’ve missed most of January with injuries.
Houston went 27-for-28 from the free-throw line—13-for-13 in the fourth quarter—and outrebounded Utah 43-37.
“We got down early and it put us in a tough predicament,” Williams said. “We couldn’t recover from it.”
The Jazz didn’t double-team Yao as often as many teams do, but they used every big man available to defend him. Yao went 5-for-8 from the field, but 9-for-9 from the free-throw line.
“It really wears you down, having to guard him all game,” said forward Paul Millsap, who scored 20, but also got five fouls trying to stop Yao. “You pay for it at the offensive end of the court.”
The Jazz played in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night and looked tired at the start, missing nine of their first 15 shots. The Rockets started 8-for-11 from the field and led 23-13.
Utah continued to shoot poorly in the second quarter and Houston stretched the margin to 16. The Jazz defense was also a step slow in the first half, leaving Houston’s perimeter shooters open enough to go 8-for-14 from 3-point range.
“We didn’t have the energy we needed,” Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. “We didn’t play any defense to start the game.”
The Jazz cut the deficit to nine early in the third quarter, but Yao hit a free throw and Alston sank back-to-back 3-pointers to restore Houston’s 16-point lead. Utah came back as its shooting improved, and Brewer’s 3-pointer with 3:07 left in the third quarter trimmed the Rockets’ lead to 72-66.
Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams…
AP - Jan 21, 11:23 pm EST “The way they play, they will always have a chance to win,” Scola said of the Jazz.
Utah shot 52 percent in the third quarter and trailed 80-73 heading to the fourth. Yao went to the bench with his fifth foul with 8:16 left and Houston up 85-76.
Williams sank a 3-pointer, drove for a layup and found Brewer on a fast break in a 1-minute span to cut Houston’s lead to four with 2:49 to go. Rockets coach Rick Adelman called time out to get Yao back in the game.
Notes
Sloan said he didn’t know Kirilenko’s status for Saturday’s game against Cleveland. “We’ll just wait ‘til next time, see what happens the next game,” Sloan said. … Artest had an MRI and bone scan on his nagging right ankle that showed improvement, but Adelman could not say when Artest would return to the lineup. “We’ve got to see how he’s reacting, how he plays,” Adelman said. … Yao has three double-doubles in his past four games and 22 this season.
Yao, Alston carry Rockets past Jazz 108-99
HOUSTON (AP)—No matter who’s in the lineup, no matter when they meet during the season, the Houston Rockets always expect a tough game against the Utah Jazz.
Yao Ming had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Rafer Alston scored 23 and the Rockets built a big lead, then hung on to beat the Jazz 108-99 on Wednesday night.
Deron Williams had 32 points and 11 assists and Ronnie Brewer had 23 points for the Jazz, who’ve dropped seven of their past 10 road games. Andrei Kirilenko sat out for Utah after leaving Tuesday’s game against Minnesota with a right ankle injury.
Utah has also been playing without Carlos Boozer, who’s expected to miss about two more weeks after knee surgery on Jan. 9.
But just as they did in a double-overtime loss to Houston on Dec. 27, the Jazz rallied from 16 points down in the third quarter to make it interesting at the end.
“It’s really hard for them to give up,” said Luis Scola, who had 19 points and nine rebounds for Houston. “That pretty much guarantees it’s going to be a close game.”
This time, Houston led 91-87 before Von Wafer sank a 3-pointer from the corner with 2:35 left in the game, his first field goal of the second half. Wafer went 3-for-5 from 3-point range and scored 21 points.
The Jazz got no closer than five after that, though Mehmet Okur missed an open 3 in the final minute that would’ve cut the lead to four again.
“They’re always going to be tough,” Alston said. “They play so hard, they play intense, they don’t back down. They compete with the best of them.”
The Rockets were also short-handed, playing again without Ron Artest and Tracy McGrady, who’ve missed most of January with injuries.
Houston went 27-for-28 from the free-throw line—13-for-13 in the fourth quarter—and outrebounded Utah 43-37.
“We got down early and it put us in a tough predicament,” Williams said. “We couldn’t recover from it.”
The Jazz didn’t double-team Yao as often as many teams do, but they used every big man available to defend him. Yao went 5-for-8 from the field, but 9-for-9 from the free-throw line.
“It really wears you down, having to guard him all game,” said forward Paul Millsap, who scored 20, but also got five fouls trying to stop Yao. “You pay for it at the offensive end of the court.”
The Jazz played in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night and looked tired at the start, missing nine of their first 15 shots. The Rockets started 8-for-11 from the field and led 23-13.
Utah continued to shoot poorly in the second quarter and Houston stretched the margin to 16. The Jazz defense was also a step slow in the first half, leaving Houston’s perimeter shooters open enough to go 8-for-14 from 3-point range.
“We didn’t have the energy we needed,” Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. “We didn’t play any defense to start the game.”
The Jazz cut the deficit to nine early in the third quarter, but Yao hit a free throw and Alston sank back-to-back 3-pointers to restore Houston’s 16-point lead. Utah came back as its shooting improved, and Brewer’s 3-pointer with 3:07 left in the third quarter trimmed the Rockets’ lead to 72-66.
Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams…
AP - Jan 21, 11:23 pm EST “The way they play, they will always have a chance to win,” Scola said of the Jazz.
Utah shot 52 percent in the third quarter and trailed 80-73 heading to the fourth. Yao went to the bench with his fifth foul with 8:16 left and Houston up 85-76.
Williams sank a 3-pointer, drove for a layup and found Brewer on a fast break in a 1-minute span to cut Houston’s lead to four with 2:49 to go. Rockets coach Rick Adelman called time out to get Yao back in the game.
Notes
Sloan said he didn’t know Kirilenko’s status for Saturday’s game against Cleveland. “We’ll just wait ‘til next time, see what happens the next game,” Sloan said. … Artest had an MRI and bone scan on his nagging right ankle that showed improvement, but Adelman could not say when Artest would return to the lineup. “We’ve got to see how he’s reacting, how he plays,” Adelman said. … Yao has three double-doubles in his past four games and 22 this season.
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