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| style="vertical-align: top;"|'''High school''' &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mount Vernon <br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (Mount Vernon, New York)
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*NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2005)
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Gordon''' (born April 4, 1983) is a British-American professional [[basketball]] player in the [[NBA]] at [[Shooting Guard]] for the [[Charlotte Bobcats]].
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'''Benjamin "Ben" Gordon''' (born April 4, 1983) is a British-American professional [[basketball]] [[Shooting Guard]] in the [[NBA]] for the [[Charlotte Bobcats]].
   
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==Early Life==
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Gordon was previously a guard on the [[Detroit Pistons|Detroit Pistons.]] Gordon was traded from the Pistons to the Bobcats in a trade involving former Bobcats forward [[Corey Maggette]]. For the Bobcats, Gordon wasn't seen as a stellar guard. He played for the [[Chicago Bulls]] from 2004-2009.
  
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Ben was born in London, England to Jamaican parents. He moved to America shortly after his birth, and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. Gordon played high school basketball for the Mount Vernon Knights, and helped lead the team to the 2000 New York State Public and Federation Championships. Gordon was an All-State player at Mount Vernon and a top 40 national recruit. He was heavily recruited by [[Seton Hall]], but fell into [[UConn]].
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==College==
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As a freshman, Gordon ranked second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg), despite coming off the bench for most of the season. He hit the game winning 3-point field goal against [[Villanova]] in the Big East Tournament. As a sophomore, Gordon averaged a team-leading 19.5 points (which ranked 50th in the nation) and also led the Huskies with 156 total assists, which earned Gordon Second Team All-Big East honors.
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In Gordon's junior and final year at Connecticut, he averaged a team-leading 20.5 points (again ranked 50th in the nation), 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists. He also connected on 104 three-pointers, the second-highest single season total in Connecticut's history. Gordon set a Big East Tournament record with 81 total points, earning the tournaments' Most Outstanding Performer honors. Gordon also earned the Most Outstanding Player award of the Phoenix Regional honors in the NCAA Tournament. He also led the tournament field with 127 total points, as he helped lead the Huskies to the NCAA Championship.
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==NBA Career==
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Following his junior year, Gordon declared himself eligible for the [[2004 NBA Draft]] and was selected third overall by the [[Chicago Bulls, one pick after the Charlotte Bobcats drafted his teammate, [[Emeka Okafor]].
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Before the Draft, Gordon thought that he would be drafted anywhere from 7th to 12th, but as the draft got closer he claimed to have an inkling that the Bulls might draft him third as they did with [[Michael Jordan]] 20 years earlier in the [[1984 NBA Draft]]. "I'm a guy who looks at the significance of numbers a lot. Before the draft, I had no idea I'd get drafted third. I thought I was going to go anywhere from 7th to 12th. As we started getting closer and I started to get an inkling that the Bulls could be a team that I could end up playing for, I started to look at the numbers. Michael Jordan was drafted by the Bulls and he was the third pick just like you." Gordon wore the number 4 on his jersey in high school and college, but had to wear the number 7 with the Bulls due to the number 4 being retired. Gordon said, "I wore No. 4 my whole career but, of course, [[Jerry Sloan]] already had that number beforehand so there wasn't much I could do about it. So all I did was just [put together] being the third pick with my old No. 4. That's why I wear No. 7."
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===Chicago Bulls===
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In his [[2004–05 NBA season|rookie year]], Gordon averaged 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while playing 24.2 minutes per game. Gordon also finished with 21 double-digit fourth quarter point performances, second to only [[LeBron James]]'s 22 in the NBA. Gordon helped lead the Bulls to their first playoff appearance since the Jordan era ended in 1998. After the season, Gordon became the first rookie in NBA history to be awarded the [[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award]]. Gordon was also the NBA's Eastern Conference Rookie of The Month 3 times (January, February, and March), and was also voted onto the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
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However, Gordon also had problems with turnovers (4.46 per 48 minutes; 6th in the league in 04–05) and an overall lack of stamina in his rookie season. He remarked, "More than anything, I just want to come back [in the fall] in better shape". "A lot of this game is about conditioning and how long you can give your best performance." In his sophomore campaign (2005–06), Gordon alternated between the starting lineup and bench for the Bulls, starting 47 games (mostly in the later half of the season) while coming off of the bench for 35. The minutes Gordon played per game rose, as did his scoring and assist averages. Gordon was selected to play for the Sophomores in the Rookie Challenge held during the NBA All-Star Weekend, in which he scored 17 points.
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On April 14, 2006, in a Bulls win over the [[Washington Wizards]], Gordon tied the record for the most consecutive three-pointers made in a game with 9. In 2006, Gordon also revealed that he was in the process of designing an energy drink called BG7, an allusion to his initials and jersey number. Gordon unveiled the drink at One Sixty Blue, a restaurant co-owned by Michael Jordan. The drink was made with white tea, which has a very high amount of antioxidants, and the most polyphenols of any tea.
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On March 4, 2007, Gordon established a career high 48 points, leading a miraculous comeback effort to win 126–121 in overtime against the [[Milwaukee Bucks]]. In 2008, Gordon accepted the Bulls' one-year qualifying offer of $6.4 million after being unable to secure the contract that he was hoping for. On December 27, 2008, Gordon passed [[Scottie Pippen]] as the Chicago Bulls' career leader in three-pointers made. He became an unrestricted free agent after the 2008–09 season.
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===Detroit Pistons===
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Gordon signed a five-year $55 million deal with the [[Detroit Pistons]] starting with the 2009–10 season. With the Pistons, Gordon continued his role as a sixth-man off the bench. On January 9, 2010, Gordon scored the 10-millionth point in NBA history. On March 21, 2012, Gordon scored 45 points, making 9 out of 9 3-point field goal attempts, which tied an NBA record.
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==Charlotte Bobcats==
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On June 26, 2012, Gordon and a future first round pick were traded to the [[Charlotte Bobcats]] in a deal that sent [[Corey Maggette]] to the Pistons.
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On November 28, 2012, Gordon scored 20 points in the fourth quarter of an eventual 91-94 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The 20 points were the most in one quarter for any player in Bobcats history. He finished with 26 points on 7 of 11 shooting, making 7 of 10 from beyond the arc, to go with 5 free throw attempts and makes.
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==Player Profile==
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Gordon is a 6'3" 200lbs Shooting guard. His game has slowly been declining as he gets older, and his overall lack of stamina gives him a weak point. 
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==Stats==
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{{NBA player statistics legend}}
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=== Regular season ===
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| align="left" | 2004
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| align="left" | [[2004–05 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
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| '''82''' || 3 || 24.4 || .411 || .405 || .863 || 2.6 || 2.0 || .6 || .1 || 15.1
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| align="left" | 2005
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| align="left" | [[2005–06 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
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| 80 || 47 || 31.0 || .422 || '''.435''' || .787 || 2.7 || 3.0 || '''.9''' || .1 || 16.9
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| align="left" | 2006
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| align="left" | [[2006–07 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
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| '''82''' || 51 || 33.0 || '''.455''' || .413 || .864 || 3.1 || '''3.6''' || .8 || .2 || '''21.4'''
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| align="left" | 2007
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| align="left" | [[2007–08 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
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| 72 || 27 || 31.8 || .434 || .410 || '''.908''' || 3.1 || 3.0 || .8 || .1 || 18.6
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| align="left" | 2008
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| align="left" | [[2008–09 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
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| '''82''' || '''76''' || '''36.6''' || '''.455''' || .410 || .864 || '''3.5''' || 3.4 || '''.9''' || '''.3''' || 20.7
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| align="left" | [[2009–10 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
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| 62 || 17 || 27.9 || .416 || .321 || .861 || 1.9 || 2.7 || .8 || .1 || 13.8
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| align="left" | 2010
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| align="left" | [[2010–11 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
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| '''82''' || 27 || 26.0 || .440 || .402 || .850 || 2.4 || 2.1 || .6 || .2 || 11.2
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| align="left" | 2011
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| align="left" | [[2011–12 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
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| 52 || 21 || 26.9 || .442 || .429 || .860 || 2.3 || 2.4 || .7 || .2 || 12.5
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| align="left" | 2012
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| align="left" | [[2012–13 Charlotte Bobcats season|Charlotte]]
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| 75 || 0 || 20.8 || .408 || .387 || .843 || 1.7 || 1.9 || .5 || .2 || 11.2
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| align="left" | Career
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| 669 || 269 || 28.8 || .433 || .404 || .858 || 2.6 || 2.7 || .7 || .2 || 15.9
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=== Playoffs ===
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| align="left" | [[2005 NBA Playoffs|2005]]
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| align="left" | [[2004–05 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
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| 6 || 1 || 25.5 || .405 || .318 || .800 || 2.7 || 2.5 || .8 || '''.3''' || 14.5
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| align="left" | [[2006 NBA Playoffs|2006]]
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| align="left" | [[2005–06 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
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| 6 || 6 || 40.8 || .406 || .366 || .676 || 3.3 || 3.0 || '''1.0''' || .0 || 21.0
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| align="left" | [[2007 NBA Playoffs|2007]]
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| align="left" | [[2006–07 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
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| '''10''' || '''10''' || 39.5 || '''.415''' || '''.436''' || '''.921''' || '''3.8''' || '''3.8''' || .9 || .1 || 20.4
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| align="left" | [[2009 NBA Playoffs|2009]]
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| align="left" | [[2008–09 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
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| 7 || 7 || '''43.4''' || .388 || .370 || .875 || 2.9 || 3.0 || .4 || .1 || '''24.3'''
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| align="left" | Career
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| 29 || 24 || 37.9 || .403 || .384 || .840 || 3.2 || 3.1 || .8 || .1 || 20.2
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Ben Gordon
Ben Gordon
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No. 8 - Charlotte Bobcats
Shooting Guard
Personal information
Born                           April 4, 1983 (1983-04-04) (age 41)
                                    London, England
Nationality                 File:United Kingdom Flag.png British/U.S. Flag American
Listed height            6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight           200 lbs (91 kg)
Career information
High school             Mount Vernon
                                  (Mount Vernon, New York)
College                   Connecticut (2001-2004)
NBA Draft                 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro career               2004-present (20 years)
Career history
2004-2009                Chicago Bulls
2009-2012                Detroit Pistons
2012-present                Charlotte Bobcats
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2005)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (2005)
  • NCAA champion (2004)
NBA.com profile profile (active)
profile (retired)

Benjamin "Ben" Gordon (born April 4, 1983) is a British-American professional basketball Shooting Guard in the NBA for the Charlotte Bobcats.

Early Life

Ben was born in London, England to Jamaican parents. He moved to America shortly after his birth, and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. Gordon played high school basketball for the Mount Vernon Knights, and helped lead the team to the 2000 New York State Public and Federation Championships. Gordon was an All-State player at Mount Vernon and a top 40 national recruit. He was heavily recruited by Seton Hall, but fell into UConn.

College

As a freshman, Gordon ranked second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg), despite coming off the bench for most of the season. He hit the game winning 3-point field goal against Villanova in the Big East Tournament. As a sophomore, Gordon averaged a team-leading 19.5 points (which ranked 50th in the nation) and also led the Huskies with 156 total assists, which earned Gordon Second Team All-Big East honors. In Gordon's junior and final year at Connecticut, he averaged a team-leading 20.5 points (again ranked 50th in the nation), 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists. He also connected on 104 three-pointers, the second-highest single season total in Connecticut's history. Gordon set a Big East Tournament record with 81 total points, earning the tournaments' Most Outstanding Performer honors. Gordon also earned the Most Outstanding Player award of the Phoenix Regional honors in the NCAA Tournament. He also led the tournament field with 127 total points, as he helped lead the Huskies to the NCAA Championship.

NBA Career

Following his junior year, Gordon declared himself eligible for the 2004 NBA Draft and was selected third overall by the [[Chicago Bulls, one pick after the Charlotte Bobcats drafted his teammate, Emeka Okafor.

Before the Draft, Gordon thought that he would be drafted anywhere from 7th to 12th, but as the draft got closer he claimed to have an inkling that the Bulls might draft him third as they did with Michael Jordan 20 years earlier in the 1984 NBA Draft. "I'm a guy who looks at the significance of numbers a lot. Before the draft, I had no idea I'd get drafted third. I thought I was going to go anywhere from 7th to 12th. As we started getting closer and I started to get an inkling that the Bulls could be a team that I could end up playing for, I started to look at the numbers. Michael Jordan was drafted by the Bulls and he was the third pick just like you." Gordon wore the number 4 on his jersey in high school and college, but had to wear the number 7 with the Bulls due to the number 4 being retired. Gordon said, "I wore No. 4 my whole career but, of course, Jerry Sloan already had that number beforehand so there wasn't much I could do about it. So all I did was just [put together] being the third pick with my old No. 4. That's why I wear No. 7."

Chicago Bulls

In his rookie year, Gordon averaged 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while playing 24.2 minutes per game. Gordon also finished with 21 double-digit fourth quarter point performances, second to only LeBron James's 22 in the NBA. Gordon helped lead the Bulls to their first playoff appearance since the Jordan era ended in 1998. After the season, Gordon became the first rookie in NBA history to be awarded the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. Gordon was also the NBA's Eastern Conference Rookie of The Month 3 times (January, February, and March), and was also voted onto the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

However, Gordon also had problems with turnovers (4.46 per 48 minutes; 6th in the league in 04–05) and an overall lack of stamina in his rookie season. He remarked, "More than anything, I just want to come back [in the fall] in better shape". "A lot of this game is about conditioning and how long you can give your best performance." In his sophomore campaign (2005–06), Gordon alternated between the starting lineup and bench for the Bulls, starting 47 games (mostly in the later half of the season) while coming off of the bench for 35. The minutes Gordon played per game rose, as did his scoring and assist averages. Gordon was selected to play for the Sophomores in the Rookie Challenge held during the NBA All-Star Weekend, in which he scored 17 points.

On April 14, 2006, in a Bulls win over the Washington Wizards, Gordon tied the record for the most consecutive three-pointers made in a game with 9. In 2006, Gordon also revealed that he was in the process of designing an energy drink called BG7, an allusion to his initials and jersey number. Gordon unveiled the drink at One Sixty Blue, a restaurant co-owned by Michael Jordan. The drink was made with white tea, which has a very high amount of antioxidants, and the most polyphenols of any tea. On March 4, 2007, Gordon established a career high 48 points, leading a miraculous comeback effort to win 126–121 in overtime against the Milwaukee Bucks. In 2008, Gordon accepted the Bulls' one-year qualifying offer of $6.4 million after being unable to secure the contract that he was hoping for. On December 27, 2008, Gordon passed Scottie Pippen as the Chicago Bulls' career leader in three-pointers made. He became an unrestricted free agent after the 2008–09 season.

Detroit Pistons

Gordon signed a five-year $55 million deal with the Detroit Pistons starting with the 2009–10 season. With the Pistons, Gordon continued his role as a sixth-man off the bench. On January 9, 2010, Gordon scored the 10-millionth point in NBA history. On March 21, 2012, Gordon scored 45 points, making 9 out of 9 3-point field goal attempts, which tied an NBA record.

Charlotte Bobcats

On June 26, 2012, Gordon and a future first round pick were traded to the Charlotte Bobcats in a deal that sent Corey Maggette to the Pistons.

On November 28, 2012, Gordon scored 20 points in the fourth quarter of an eventual 91-94 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The 20 points were the most in one quarter for any player in Bobcats history. He finished with 26 points on 7 of 11 shooting, making 7 of 10 from beyond the arc, to go with 5 free throw attempts and makes.

Player Profile

Gordon is a 6'3" 200lbs Shooting guard. His game has slowly been declining as he gets older, and his overall lack of stamina gives him a weak point. 

Stats

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004 Chicago 82 3 24.4 .411 .405 .863 2.6 2.0 .6 .1 15.1
2005 Chicago 80 47 31.0 .422 .435 .787 2.7 3.0 .9 .1 16.9
2006 Chicago 82 51 33.0 .455 .413 .864 3.1 3.6 .8 .2 21.4
2007 Chicago 72 27 31.8 .434 .410 .908 3.1 3.0 .8 .1 18.6
2008 Chicago 82 76 36.6 .455 .410 .864 3.5 3.4 .9 .3 20.7
2009 Detroit 62 17 27.9 .416 .321 .861 1.9 2.7 .8 .1 13.8
2010 Detroit 82 27 26.0 .440 .402 .850 2.4 2.1 .6 .2 11.2
2011 Detroit 52 21 26.9 .442 .429 .860 2.3 2.4 .7 .2 12.5
2012 Charlotte 75 0 20.8 .408 .387 .843 1.7 1.9 .5 .2 11.2
Career 669 269 28.8 .433 .404 .858 2.6 2.7 .7 .2 15.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 Chicago 6 1 25.5 .405 .318 .800 2.7 2.5 .8 .3 14.5
2006 Chicago 6 6 40.8 .406 .366 .676 3.3 3.0 1.0 .0 21.0
2007 Chicago 10 10 39.5 .415 .436 .921 3.8 3.8 .9 .1 20.4
2009 Chicago 7 7 43.4 .388 .370 .875 2.9 3.0 .4 .1 24.3
Career 29 24 37.9 .403 .384 .840 3.2 3.1 .8 .1 20.2


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