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PLAYERS
2013-14 SEASON
Concluded his second season in Memphis and 12th in the NBA with averages of 6.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 25.6
minutes in 76 games (all starts)… Shot .407 from the field, .290 from three-point range and .567 from the free throw line…
Played and started in at least 75 games for the ninth time in his career… Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds on Nov. 17
at Sacramento… Scored a team-high 16 points on Nov. 25 vs. Houston… Recorded a career-high tying three steals on Dec.
15 vs. Minnesota… Scored a season-high 21 points and made eight field goals, including two three-pointers, on March 3 at
Washington… Led the team or tied for the team lead in scoring twice, assists once, steals nine times, blocks five times and
minutes three times… Posted 10+ points 14 times and 20+ points once… Missed six games due to injury… Missed three games
from Dec. 18-23 due to left knee soreness… Missed three games from April 6-11 due to a sprained left ankle… 2014 Playoffs:
Averaged 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds on .385 shooting in seven games (six starts) in Memphis’ opening round series against
Oklahoma City.
NBA CAREER
The 12-year veteran holds career averages of 12.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 32.6 minutes in 882 games (842 starts)
for the Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies… Has shot .455 from the field, .366 from three-point range and .757 from the free
throw line… The starting small forward for the 2004 NBA Champion Detroit Pistons… Named to the NBA All-Defensive Second
Team in four consecutive seasons (2005-08)… Owns 38 career double-doubles… Averaged 4.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 11.0
minutes in eight games during the 2008 Olympic Games… Has started 838 games since the start of the 2003-04 season, second
only to LeBron James… Ranks fifth in Pistons history in games played (769)… Has made the NBA Playoffs in nine of his 12
professional seasons… Holds career postseason averages of 11.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 36.6 minutes in 133
playoff games… 2012-13 (Detroit/Memphis): Averaged 10.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists on .438 shooting (.404 3FG
shooting) in 32.1 minutes in 82 games (81 starts) with Detroit and Memphis, playing an 82-game regular season slate for the
seventh time in his career… One of 17 players to play 82 games and start at least 81… Shot at least .400 from three-point range
for the first time since his rookie season… After 10-plus seasons in Detroit, traded by the Pistons with Austin Daye to Memphis on
Jan. 30 as part of a three-team trade that sent Rudy Gay and Hamed Haddadi from Memphis to the Toronto Raptors, and Ed Davis
and a 2013 second round draft pick from Toronto to Memphis and Jose Calderon from Toronto to Detroit… Averaged 8.8 points,
4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists on .429 shooting in 31.7 minutes in 37 games (36 starts) with the Grizzlies… Posted 11.7 points, 4.6
rebounds and 2.5 assists on .444 shooting in 32.4 minutes in 45 games (all starts) for the Pistons… Left the Pistons ranked fifth
in franchise history in games played (769) and three-pointers made (499), seventh in blocks (441), eighth in points (9,838) and
field goals made (3,960) and 10th in rebounds (3,586) and assists (2,036)… Came off the bench to score 14 points on 7-of-11
shooting in his Grizzlies debut on Feb. 1, 2013 vs. Washington… His lone appearance off the bench against the Wizards snapped a
streak of 672 consecutive starts that dated back to Feb. 18, 2004 vs. Milwaukee… Surpassed 10,000 career points on March 13
at LA Clippers… Scored 18 points and made all eight of his field goal attempts on Feb. 10, 2013 vs. Minnesota, tying a Grizzlies
franchise record for most field goals made without a miss… 2013 Playoffs: Averaged 7.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists
on .355 shooting in 30.1 minutes, helping Memphis reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history…
2011-12 (Detroit): Averaged 12.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists on .421 shooting in a team-high 33.1 minutes in 63 games
(all starts) in his 10th season in with the Pistons… Reached 9,000 career points on March 14, 2012 at Sacramento, becoming the
10th Piston to score at least 9,000 points… Played his 700th career game on March 10, 2012 vs. Toronto, becoming only the sixth
Piston to play in 700 games, joining Joe Dumars, Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, Vinnie Johnson and Lindsey Hunter… Led the
team in minutes per game for the sixth time in his career… 2010-11 (Detroit): Averaged 14.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists
on .473 shooting in a team-high 32.8 minutes in 78 games (all starts)… 2009-10 (Detroit): Averaged 13.5 points, 5.1 rebounds
and 3.3 assists in 34.0 minutes in 49 games (all starts), his fewest games played since his rookie season… Missed 26 games with
a ruptured disc in his lower back, which ended a streak of 497 consecutive games played… His 497 consecutive games played
ranked third in franchise history behind Terry Tyler (574) and Bill Laimbeer (561)… 2008-09 (Detroit): Averaged 14.2 points, a
career-high 5.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists in a career-high 37.3 minutes, playing in all 82 games (all starts) for the sixth consecutive
season… Collected a career-high 16 rebounds on Nov. 13, 2008 at Golden State… Dished out a career-high 12 assists on March
20, 2009 vs. LA Clippers… Played a career-high tying 55 minutes on March 18, 2009 at Houston… Tallied a career-high 11
double-doubles… 2009 Playoffs: Registered 3.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists on .259 shooting in 32.3 minutes in four
games against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs… 2007-08 (Detroit): Averaged
13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and a career-high 3.3 assists on .448 shooting in 32.9 minutes in 82 games (all starts), his fifth
consecutive season to play in all 82 games… Named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team for the fourth consecutive season…
Scored a career-high 34 points on Nov. 1, 2007 at Miami… 2008 Playoffs: Posted 13.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists on
.481 shooting in 39.5 minutes in 17 playoff games… Made a game-saving block on Hedo Turkoglu on May 13, 2008 vs. Orlando
in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals… 2006-07 (Detroit): Averaged 14.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists on .460
shooting in 36.6 minutes in 82 games (all starts), appearing in every game for the fourth consecutive season… Named to the NBA
All-Defensive Second Team for the third consecutive season… Made a career-high 81 three-point field goals, including a careerhigh
six treys on Dec. 1, 2006 vs. New York… 2007 Playoffs: Averaged 14.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists on .415 shooting
in 41.6 minutes in 16 playoff games, as Detroit advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals… 2005-06 (Detroit): Posted 14.1
points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists on .455 shooting in 35.3 minutes in 82 games (all starts)… Named to the NBA All-Defensive
Second Team for the second consecutive season… Played a career-high tying 55 minutes on Nov. 25, 2005 vs. Washington…
2006 Playoffs: Averaged a playoff career-high 16.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists on .459 shooting in 18 playoff games,
helping guide the Pistons to the Eastern Conference Finals… Scored a playoff career-high 29 points on May 31, 2006 vs. Miami in
Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals… 2004-05 (Detroit): Registered 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists on a careerbest
.487 shooting in 37.1 minutes in 82 games (all starts)… Named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team for the first time…
Finished third in the 2005 NBA Most Improved Player voting after improving his averages in nearly every statistical category…
Recorded his first 1,000-point season… 2005 Playoffs: Started all 25 playoff games, averaging 13.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3
assists on .433 shooting in 40.9 minutes, helping lead Detroit to the 2005 Eastern Conference Championship and a seven-game
NBA Finals series with the San Antonio Spurs… 2003-04 (Detroit): Averaged 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists on .467
shooting in 32.9 minutes, playing in all 82 games (80 starts)… 2004 Playoffs: Posted 9.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists on
.410 shooting in 34.6 minutes in 23 playoff games, as Detroit defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to capture the 2004
NBA Championship… Saved the game for the Pistons by blocking Reggie Miller’s breakaway layup attempt on May 24, 2004 in
Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals… 2002-03 (Detroit): Averaged 3.3 points and 1.1 rebounds on .449 shooting in 10.4
minutes in 42 appearance (five starts) as a rookie… 2003 Playoffs: Notched 9.4 points and 3.8 rebounds on .426 shooting in
25.5 minutes in 15 playoff games… Made the game-tying basket with 4.2 seconds remaining on May 8 at Philadelphia in Game
2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals and then scored seven of his 20 points in overtime to give the Pistons a 104-97 victory.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft on June 26, 2002… Signed a multi-year
contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 2, 2002… Signed a multi-year extension with the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 31, 2005…
Signed a multi-year extension with the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 9, 2011… As part of a three-team trade on Jan. 30, 2013, traded
by the Detroit Pistons with Tayshaun Prince to the Memphis Grizzlies; the Toronto Raptors traded Ed Davis and a 2013 second
round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies and traded Jose Calderon to the Detroit Pistons; the Memphis Grizzlies traded Rudy
Gay and Hamed Haddadi to the Toronto Raptors.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER
Was selected to the USA Senior National Team that recorded a 10-0 record and won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas
Championship in 2007 and went 8-0 to win the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Bejing, China…Averaged 4.3 points,
1.9 rebounds and 11.0 minutes in eight games during the 2008 Olympic Games.
COLLEGE CAREER
Three-time team MVP at the University of Kentucky, finished his four-year collegiate career with averages of 13.1 points, 5.6
rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.05 blocks on .457 shooting in 135 games for the Wildcats… Named a Second Team All-American
by The Associated Press as a junior and Third Team All-American as a senior… Finished seventh in Kentucky history in scoring
(1,775 points), second in three-point field goals made (204) and attempted (621) and fifth in blocks (142)… 2001-02 (Senior):
Averaged 17.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.06 steals and 1.34 blocks on .467 shooting in 33.3 minutes in 32 games…
Named First Team All-SEC and Second Team All-American by the NABC… Led the Wildcats in scoring (second in the SEC) and
rebounding… Scored a career-high 41 points in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 16, 2002 vs. Tulsa, the
highest single-game scoring total by any player in the 2002 NCAA Tournament… 2000-01 (Junior): Posted 16.9 points, 6.5
rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.09 blocks on .495 shooting in 32.9 minutes… Made the 10-member Wooden All-America team and
named Third-Team All-American by the NABC… Unanimous 2001 SEC Player of the Year by The Associated Press and coaches…
First Team All-SEC selection… 1999-00 (Sophomore): Averaged 13.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.28 blocks on
.423 shooting in 34.0 minutes in 32 games… 1998-99 (Freshman): Averaged 5.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists on .414
shooting in 20.2 minutes as a freshman.
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