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#21 ANTOINE WRIGHT
GUARD-FORWARD - TEXAS A&M
Position: Guard-Forward Birthdate: February 6, 1984 (West Covina, California)
Height: 6-7 High School: Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts)
Weight: 215 College: Texas A&M ‘05
NBA Experience: 4 Years Offseason Home: Las Vegas, Nevada
How Acquired: Traded by Dallas with forward Devean George for forwards Shawn Marion and Kris Humphries,
forward-centre Nathan Jawai and cash considerations on July 9, 2009.
Career Transactions: First-round draft choice (15th overall) by New Jersey in 2005; February 19, 2008: Traded by
New Jersey with guard Jason Kidd and forward Malik Allen to Dallas in exchange for guards Devin Harris and
Maurice Ager, forwards Trenton Hassell and Keith Van Horn, centre DeSagana Diop and two first-round draft picks;
July 11, 2008: Re-signed by Dallas; July 9, 2009: Traded by Dallas with forward Devean George to Toronto for
forwards Shawn Marion and Kris Humphries, forward-centre Nathan Jawai and cash considerations.
Contract Status: Signed through 2009-10 season.
2008-09 SEASON: Averaged a career-high 7.3 points, with 2.1 rebounds,1.2 assists and 23.9 minutes in a careerhigh
65 games … Drew a starting assignment in a career-best 53 outings, including 48 of 50 contests after Jan. 4 …
Scored in double figures in a career-high 33 games … Scored in double digits in eight games during March … Had
a career-high four blocks in a season high-tying 40 minutes at Indiana on Mar. 20 … Posted his third 20-point outing
with 20 points and a career high-tying four three-pointers in a season high-tying 40 minutes vs. New Jersey on Feb.
18 … Tallied 23 points in 24 minutes vs. Sacramento on Feb. 10 … Totaled 16 points, five rebounds and a career
high-tying four steals Mar. 7 vs. Washington … Tied his career best with four steals Feb. 21 vs. Sacramento …
Grabbed a season-best six rebounds Jan. 2 at Orlando … Had 15 points, three rebounds, three assists and one
block in 38 minutes vs. New Orleans on Jan. 14 … Scored a career-high 24 points, with career highs of 10 FGM and
18 FGA vs. Indiana on Nov. 25 … Had his first double-figure output as a Maverick scoring 10 points Nov. 3 at
Cleveland ... Playoffs: In 10 games (five starts), averaged a playoff career-high 5.9 points, with 1.3 rebounds and 1.0
assists in a playoff career-best 16.7 minutes … Posted a career playoff-high 10 points in Game 2 of the Western
Conference Semifinals at Denver on May 5.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has averaged 5.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 19.1 minutes in 223 games, with 86 starts
… In 28 postseason contests, averaged 3.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 12.4 minutes … 2007-08: In 56 games,
averaged 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 22.0 minutes … Split the season between New Jersey and
Dallas … Averaged 7.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 25.8 minutes in 41 games, including 10 starts, with New Jersey …
Averaged 3.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 11.7 minutes in 15 games with the Mavericks … Made 10 starts for Dallas,
averaging 10.0 points and 3.6 rebounds … Dished out a career high-tying six assists Jan. 25 at Denver … Grabbed
a season-high nine rebounds at Golden State on Jan. 24 … Missed eight games (Dec. 22 – Jan. 8) due to a sprained
right ankle … Totaled 14 points, six rebounds and career high-tying six assists in a career-best 43 minutes vs. Miami
on Nov. 17 … Had a season-high 21 points vs. Chicago on Oct. 31 … Playoffs: Made his lone appearance in Game
2 vs. New Orleans, grabbing one board in seven minutes … 2006-07: Averaged 4.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 18.0
minutes in 63 games, including 23 starts … Shot career highs from the field (.438) and three-point range (.322) …
As a starter, averaged 6.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 27.2 minutes … Missed four contests due to a bruised right
elbow (Mar. 3-9) … Had a season-high four assists Feb. 21 vs. New Orleans/Oklahoma City … Recorded first
career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a season-best 38 minutes at Seattle on Nov.
20 … Tallied a season-high 16 points vs. Miami on Nov. 10 … Playoffs: Averaged 3.8 points and 13.6 minutes in 12
games … Had seven points in Games 3 and 6 in Round 2 vs. Cleveland ... Grabbed a career postseason-best six
rebounds in Game 4 vs. Toronto ... 2005-06: Averaged 1.8 points and 9.5 minutes in 39 games … Recorded a DNP-
CD in six games and was on the Inactive List for 31 contests … Suffered a strained left quad Apr. 9 at Milwaukee
and missed the final six regular season games … Tallied four points and season highs of five rebounds and 23
minutes Jan. 14 at Dallas … Recorded a season-best seven points in 16 minutes vs. Milwaukee on Feb. 12 … Made
his NBA debut Nov. 23 at Sacramento and recorded two points by connecting on his first field goal attempt in the
fourth quarter … Playoffs: Scored four points in 10 minutes over five games.
COLLEGE CAREER: Named first-team All-Big 12 by The Associated Press as a junior, the first such honour for a
Texas A&M player in school history ... Earned All-District honours from the NABC and USBWA … Left school ranked
as Texas A&M’s ninth all-time leading scorer (1,338 career points) ... Also ranked second in three-point field goals
made (181) and 11th in blocks (50) ... As a junior, ranked fourth in the Big 12 in scoring (17.8) and led the league in
three-point field goal percentage at .447 ... Led team in steals (36) and ranked second in blocks (22) ... Paced the
Aggies in scoring at 13.5 points as a sophomore ... Named honourable mention All-Big 12 … As a freshman,
averaged 14.5 points and led the team in rebounding (6.6), blocks (0.7) and steals (1.3) … Was the consensus
choice for Big 12 Freshman of the Year.
TORONTO RAPTORS 2009-10 PRESEASON