 Allen with the Nuggets defended by Luke Walton of the Lakers. | |
| Miami Heat | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Assistant coach |
| League: | ABA/NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Full name: | Malik Omar Allen |
| Born: | June 27, 1978 Willingboro Township, New Jersey |
| Nationality: |  American
|
| Physical stats | |
| Listed height: | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight: | 255 lbs (116 kg) |
| National Basketball Association career | |
| Debut: 2001 for the Miami Heat | |
| Final season: 2011 for the Orlando Magic | |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Shawnee (Medford, New Jersey) |
| College: | Villanova (1996–2000) |
| NBA Draft: | 2000; undrafted |
| Playing career: | 2000–2011 (11 years) |
| Coaching career: | 2014–present (10 years) |
| Position: | Power Forward |
| Number: | 35, 30 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2000–2001 | San Diego Wildfire |
| 2001–2005 | Miami Heat |
| 2005 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2005–2007 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2007–2008 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2008 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2008–2009 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2009–2010 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2010–2011 | Orlando Magic |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2018 | Detroit Pistons (Assistant coach) |
| 2018–2019 | Minnesota Timberwolves (Assistant coach) |
| 2019–present | Miami Heat (Assistant coach) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points: | 2,334 (4.9 PPG) |
| Rebounds: | 1,353 (2.8 RPG) |
| Assists: | 228 (0.5 APG) |
| Steals: | 130 (0.3 SPG) |
| Blocks: | 220 (0.5 BPG) |
| Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball–Reference.com | |
Malik Omar Allen (born June 27, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball player who currently serving as an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Professional career[]
After four years at Villanova University Allen went undrafted in the 2000 NBA Draft. He began his career in the ABA with the San Diego Wildfire and in the International Basketball League with Trenton in 2000–01 season. On July 20, 2001, he was signed by the Heat of the NBA. He stayed with the Heat until he was traded on February 24, 2005, to the Charlotte Bobcats. The Chicago Bulls signed him to a two–year deal on September 2, 2005. Over two seasons with the Bulls, Allen played in 114 regular season games making 21 starts and averaged 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. On September 10, 2007, the New Jersey Nets signed Allen to a one–year contract worth US$964,636.
Allen appeared in 21 NBA playoff games. He started all six playoff games for Chicago during 2006 playoffs.
On February 19, 2008, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Jason Kidd and Antoine Wright in exchange for Keith Van Horn, Devin Harris, Trenton Hassell, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager, $3 million cash, and 2008 and the Mavericks' 2010 first round draft pick.
On July 17, 2008, he, along with Tyronn Lue of the Dallas Mavericks, signed a contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.
On July 22, 2009, the Denver Post reported that he was set to be traded to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Sonny Weems and Walter Sharpe. The trade was made official on July 31, 2009.
On September 16, 2010, the Orlando Sentinel reported that Allen was signed to an undisclosed deal.
Allen's final NBA game ever was Game 5 of the 2011 Eastern Conference First Round on April 26, 2011, in a 101–76 win over the Atlanta Hawks. In his final game, Allen recorded 1 point and 1 rebound. Orlando would go on to lose Game 6 and get eliminated from the playoffs 4–2.
Coaching career[]
On August 7, 2014, it was announced that Allen was named an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons. After a season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Allen accepted a position to return to the Miami Heat as an assistant coach.
NBA career statistics[]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Miami | 12 | 2 | 13.4 | .431 | .000 | .800 | 3.2 | .4 | .2 | .7 | 4.3 |
| 2002–03 | Miami | 80 | 73 | 29.0 | .424 | .000 | .802 | 5.3 | .7 | .5 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 2003–04 | Miami | 45 | 6 | 13.7 | .419 | .000 | .758 | 2.6 | .4 | .3 | .6 | 4.2 |
| 2004–05 | Miami | 14 | 0 | 17.7 | .461 | .000 | .929 | 3.7 | .8 | .3 | .8 | 5.9 |
| 2004–05 | Charlotte | 22 | 1 | 12.3 | .485 | .000 | .929 | 2.1 | .3 | .2 | .5 | 5.0 |
| 2005–06 | Chicago | 54 | 20 | 13.0 | .490 | 1.000 | .605 | 2.6 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 4.9 |
| 2006–07 | Chicago | 60 | 1 | 10.6 | .415 | .000 | .824 | 2.0 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 4.0 |
| 2007–08 | New Jersey | 48 | 12 | 15.9 | .475 | .500 | .923 | 2.7 | .6 | .3 | .4 | 5.4 |
| 2007–08 | Dallas | 25 | 4 | 13.3 | .500 | .000 | .917 | 2.7 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 3.1 |
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee | 49 | 3 | 11.8 | .429 | .000 | .476 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | .2 | 3.2 |
| 2009–10 | Denver | 51 | 3 | 8.9 | .397 | .167 | .923 | 1.6 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 2.1 |
| 2010–11 | Orlando | 18 | 0 | 9.9 | .355 | .000 | .500 | 1.8 | .2 | .1 | .2 | 1.3 |
| Career | 478 | 125 | 15.2 | .439 | .188 | .778 | 2.8 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 4.9 | |
Playoffs[]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Miami | 10 | 0 | 13.8 | .449 | .000 | .667 | 3.0 | .4 | .2 | .9 | 5.0 |
| 2006 | Chicago | 6 | 6 | 19.3 | .467 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .3 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | Chicago | 5 | 0 | 6.8 | .167 | .000 | .000 | 1.4 | .2 | .2 | .2 | .8 |
| 2008 | Dallas | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2010 | Denver | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .8 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 28 | 6 | 11.3 | .409 | .000 | .600 | 2.1 | .4 | .2 | .6 | 2.9 | |
Transactions[]
- Undrafted in 2000
- Signed with the Wildfire in 2000
- July 20, 2001 - Signed with the Heat
- February 24, 2005 - Traded to the Bobcats
- September 2, 2005 - Signed with the Bulls
- September 10, 2007 - Signed with the Nets
- February 19, 2008 - Traded to the Mavericks
- July 17, 2008 - Signded with the Bucks
- July 22, 2009 - Traded to the Nuggets
- September 16, 2010 - Signed the the Magic
- August 7, 2014 - Hired as an assistant coach for the Pistons
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