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Acquired by the Bobcats along with Raja Bell and Sean Singletary from the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 10, 2008, in exchange for Jason Richardson and Jared
Dudley… In seven NBA seasons, has played in 541 games for Atlanta, Phoenix and Charlotte, with career averages of 9.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.0
assists... Won the 2005-06 NBA Most Improved Player Award after averaging 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists in his first season with Phoenix…
Initially selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 21st overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft… Traded to Phoenix along with two lottery-protected first-round
draft picks for Joe Johnson on Aug. 19, 2005… Prior to coming to the NBA, played three seasons with Pau Orthez in France from 2000-03.
2010-11
Played and started in all 82 games… Averaged 11.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.56 blocks in 44 minutes… Shot .492 from the
field (381-774), .345 from beyond the three-point line (78-226) and .683 from the free-throw line (84-123)… Scored in double figures on 51 occasions,
including nine games of 20 points or more… Recorded five games with double-figure rebounds, tallying seven double-doubles… Led the team in scoring
seven times, rebounding 12 times, assists 20 times, steals 15 times and blocks 12 times… Finished the season tied for 36th in the NBA in assists…
Recorded the sixth triple-double of his career and the second in Bobcats history on Jan. 17 against Philadelphia, tallying 25 points, 11 rebounds and 11
assists… Grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds on Dec. 3 against New Jersey… Tied a career-high with four steals on Feb. 22 against Toronto… Became
the Bobcats franchise record holder for consecutive games played and consecutive games started (223 each).
2009-10
The only Bobcats player to appear in all 82 games, starting each game… Averaged 11.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.7 blocks in
35.4 minutes… Shot .483 from the field (373-773), .320 from beyond the three-point line (66-206) and .769 from the free-throw line (113-147)… Scored
in double figures on 48 occasions, including eight games of 20 points or more… Recorded seven games with double-figure rebounds, tallying five doubledoubles…
Led the team in scoring eight times, rebounding nine times, assists 25 times, steals 13 times and blocks 18 times… Finished the season tied
for 35th in the NBA in assists, tied for 38th in minutes played and ranked 40th in field goal percentage… Scored in double figures in 29 of the season’s
final 34 games, averaging 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists during the stretch… Came within one rebound and one assist of the franchise’s first
triple-double with 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists against Atlanta in April 6… In four playoff games against Orlando, averaged 7.5 points, 5.0
rebounds and 4.0 assists in 38.0 minutes.
2008-09
Acquired by the Bobcats along with Raja Bell and Sean Singletary from the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 10, 2008, in exchange for Jason Richardson and Jared
Dudley… Averaged 13.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.7 blocks in 34.0 minutes in 81 total games… In 59 games in Charlotte,
averaged 15.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocks in 37.6 minutes… Ranked 19th in the NBA in field goal percentage (.507),
21st in three-point percentage (.414) and tied for 37th in assists… One of only two players among qualifiers for league leaders to shoot at least .500
from the field and at least .400 from beyond the three-point line (Phoenix’s Steve Nash was the other)… Scored in double figures in 21 straight games
from Jan. 23-March 7, the longest streak of his career and the longest by a Bobcats player on the season… Scored in double figures 48 times with the
Bobcats, including 13 games with 20 points or more and a season-high 30 points on March 20 at Toronto… Recorded double-figure rebounds on seven
occasions and double-figure assists twice, tallying eight double-doubles… Led or tied for the Bobcats team lead in scoring 10 times, in assists 15 times,
in rebounds seven times, in steals 10 times and in blocked shots eight times… Made 75 three-point field goals on the season, besting his career total of
51 through his first five NBA seasons… Made a career-high 15 field goals on March 20 at Toronto… Recorded a career-high seven blocked shots on Feb.
11 vs. Washington, besting his previous high of four… Tied a career high with four steals on Feb. 27 at Golden State.
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