Raja Bell
Encyclopedia
Raja Bell is an American
professional basketball
player who currently plays for the Utah Jazz
of the NBA. Bell is known for his three-point shooting
and intense defense.
, in the U.S. Virgin Islands and grew up in the greater Miami, Florida area, attending Ponce de Leon Junior High, Gulliver Academy and Miami Killian Senior High School. He began his college career at Boston University
, where he was America East Conference
(then called North Atlantic Conference) Freshman of the Year. But after a sophomore year slump and difficulties with head coach Dennis Wolff
, he transferred to Florida International University
in Miami. As a Senior, he led FIU to a Sun Belt Conference
tournament title, and a bid in the NCAA tournament
. Bell went undrafted out of college.
with the San Antonio Spurs
on August 2, 2000, but never played a game for them. He was eventually released, and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers
on April 16, 2001. He played limited minutes in the final five of the Sixers' games in the 2000–01 regular season, but saw action in 15 of the team's 23 playoff games. The little-used Bell starred in Game 7 of the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals, scoring 10 points (all in the 2nd quarter) and rallying the Sixers from an early deficit against the Bucks as the 76ers won easily. He played in all five games for the 76ers in the 2001 NBA Finals
.
Bell played in 74 games with the Sixers in the 2001–02 NBA season, averaging 3.4 points per game, and played in three of the team's five playoff games as the Sixers suffered a five-game playoff series loss to the Boston Celtics
.
, and he averaged 3.1 points in 15.6 minutes per game. For the first time in his NBA career, he gained extensive starting experience, starting in 32 of the 75 games he played.
Bell averaged 5.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in 17 post-season games with the 2002 Mavericks as the team advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
, and enjoyed what had been his most successful season since entering the NBA. Bell played in all 82 of the Jazz's games, and despite starting in only four of them, he posted career highs with 11.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 24.6 minutes per game. In the 2004–05 season he slightly improved upon these stats with 12.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, despite playing in only 63 games.
. Bell responded to the presence of Steve Nash
and became an extremely solid contributor. He started in all 79 games he played in, and finished the 2005–06 season averaging 14.7 points per game in 37.5 minutes per game.
Bell also hit a career high 44.2% of his 3-point field goal attempts during the 2005–06 season. He was chosen to participate in the 2006 NBA Footlocker Three-Point Shootout, but did not participate due to a family illness and was replaced by Gilbert Arenas
.
One of the most notable incidents of Bell's career occurred in the 2006 NBA Playoffs
on May 2, 2006, in Game 5 of a first round series against the Los Angeles Lakers
. Bell clotheslined Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant
on a hard foul, resulting in an ejection (with 7:33 left to play in the game). In the postgame press conference, Bell explained that he was retaliating to an elbow to the jaw from Bryant. "It's a personal thing when someone continually hits you in the face. That's the only way I can put it. I've been playing as hard as I can play. I've been trying to do a good job, I've been trying to be what my team needs me to be, and I continually get hit in my face. There doesn't seem to be any boundaries or limitations for what he's allowed to do to me, and at that point, I kind of lost my cool and I took it into my own hands." Bell was suspended for one game after his clothesline. The Suns eventually won the series in 7 games.
During the next round of the 2006 NBA Playoffs
, Bell demonstrated his clutch abilities in Game 5 with a last second three-pointer in overtime against the Los Angeles Clippers
to tie the game and send it into double-overtime, where the Suns eventually pulled away to win and go up 3 to 2 in the series. In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, midway through the fourth quarter, Bell sustained a calf injury which forced him to miss the rest of the game, as well as the next two games of the series. Bell returned in Game 4 to help the Suns tie the series at two games apiece, though they eventually fell to the Mavericks.
On January 5, 2007, Bell was suspended one game without pay for kicking Andrea Bargnani
in a road game against the Toronto Raptors
.
Bell finished the 2006–07 season with 205 total three-point shots made, tying the Washington Wizards
' Gilbert Arenas
for the league lead.
along with Boris Diaw
and Sean Singletary
in exchange for Jason Richardson
, Jared Dudley
and a 2010 second-round draft pick
in a move by the Suns to retool their roster. This came after a disappointing start to the season for Bell during which he posted just 9.6 points per game and saw a diminished role under new coach Terry Porter
.
along with Vladimir Radmanović
in exchange for Stephen Jackson
and Acie Law. He played just one game for the Warriors; in his lone performance scoring 11 points while hitting all three of his three-point attempts. He was released from the team on March 22, 2010.
.
in the 1st round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs
. The Suns won that game 119–110, closing the series at 4–1. His wife gave birth to another child, Tai Brooklyn, on November 8, 2008. He weighed 6 lbs, 8 oz and was 18 inches long.
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 5 || 0 || 6.0 || .286 || .333 || .000 || .2 || .0 || .2 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 74 || 12 || 12.0 || .429 || .273 || .750 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .3 || .1 || 3.4
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Dallas
| 75 || 32 || 15.6 || .441 || .412 || .676 || 1.9 || .8 || .7 || .1 || 3.1
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Utah
| 82 || 4 || 24.6 || .409 || .373 || .786 || 2.9 || 1.3 || .8 || .2 || 11.2
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Utah
| 63 || 32 || 28.4 || .454 || .403 || .747 || 3.2 || 1.4 || .7 || .1 || 12.3
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 79 || 79 || 37.5 || .457 || .442 || .788 || 3.2 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .3 || 14.7
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 78 || 78 || 37.4 || .432 || .413 || .776 || 3.2 || 2.5 || .6 || .3 || 14.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 75 || 75 || 35.3 || .421 || .401 || .868 || 3.7 || 2.2 || .7 || .4 || 11.9
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 22 || 22 || 32.4 || .429 || .468 || .762 || 2.9 || 1.3 || .6 || .1 || 9.6
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 45 || 44 || 35.6 || .440 || .395 || .877 || 4.0 || 2.5 || .8 || .1 || 13.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 5 || 5 || 31.4 || .436 || .375 || 1.000 || 4.2 || 2.0 || .8 || .4 || 12.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Golden State
| 1 || 0 || 23.0 || .667 || 1.000 || .000 || 2.0 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || 11.0
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Utah
| 68 || 63 || 30.8 || .409 || .352 || .892 || 2.6 || 1.7 || .8 || .2 || 8.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 672 || 446 || 28.3 || .433 || .406 || .798 || 2.9 || 1.7 || .7 || .2 || 10.1
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 15 || 0 || 8.3 || .444 || .250 || .571 || .9 || .5 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.3
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 3 || 0 || 2.7 || .333 || .000 || .000 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Dallas
| 17 || 7 || 17.9 || .548 || .462 || .550 || 3.0 || 1.6 || .3 || .0 || 5.7
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 17 || 17 || 39.6 || .479 || .465 || .829 || 2.8 || 2.2 || .6 || .2 || 13.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 11 || 11 || 39.8 || .460 || .444 || .857 || 3.0 || 1.8 || .9 || .2 || 10.2
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 5 || 5 || 43.0 || .568 || .650 || .813 || 5.6 || 2.2 || .4 || .2 || 13.6
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 68 || 40 || 25.9 || .492 || .466 || .743 || 2.6 || 1.5 || .6 || .1 || 8.0
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who currently plays for the Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
of the NBA. Bell is known for his three-point shooting
Three-point field goal
A three-point field goal is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket...
and intense defense.
Biography
Bell was born in Saint CroixSaint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Croix is an island in the Caribbean Sea, and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. Formerly the Danish West Indies, they were sold to the United States by Denmark in the Treaty of the Danish West Indies of...
, in the U.S. Virgin Islands and grew up in the greater Miami, Florida area, attending Ponce de Leon Junior High, Gulliver Academy and Miami Killian Senior High School. He began his college career at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, where he was America East Conference
America East Conference
The America East Conference is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring...
(then called North Atlantic Conference) Freshman of the Year. But after a sophomore year slump and difficulties with head coach Dennis Wolff
Dennis Wolff
Dennis Wolff is the head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team. The role is Wolff's first job coaching a women's team. Prior to the role, Wolff served as Director of Basketball Operations & Assistant to the Head Coach for the Virginia Tech men's team...
, he transferred to Florida International University
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
in Miami. As a Senior, he led FIU to a Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference
The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...
tournament title, and a bid in the NCAA tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
. Bell went undrafted out of college.
Philadelphia 76ers (2001–2002)
He signed as a free agentFree agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
with the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
on August 2, 2000, but never played a game for them. He was eventually released, and signed with the Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
on April 16, 2001. He played limited minutes in the final five of the Sixers' games in the 2000–01 regular season, but saw action in 15 of the team's 23 playoff games. The little-used Bell starred in Game 7 of the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals, scoring 10 points (all in the 2nd quarter) and rallying the Sixers from an early deficit against the Bucks as the 76ers won easily. He played in all five games for the 76ers in the 2001 NBA Finals
2001 NBA Finals
The 2001 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2000-01 National Basketball Association season. The Los Angeles Lakers of the Western Conference took on the Philadelphia 76ers of the Eastern Conference for the title, with the Lakers holding home court advantage in a best-of-seven format.The...
.
Bell played in 74 games with the Sixers in the 2001–02 NBA season, averaging 3.4 points per game, and played in three of the team's five playoff games as the Sixers suffered a five-game playoff series loss to the Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
.
Dallas Mavericks (2002–2003)
On October 1, 2002, Bell signed as a free agent with the Dallas MavericksDallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
, and he averaged 3.1 points in 15.6 minutes per game. For the first time in his NBA career, he gained extensive starting experience, starting in 32 of the 75 games he played.
Bell averaged 5.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in 17 post-season games with the 2002 Mavericks as the team advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
Utah Jazz (2003–2005)
On September 26, 2003, Bell signed with the Utah JazzUtah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
, and enjoyed what had been his most successful season since entering the NBA. Bell played in all 82 of the Jazz's games, and despite starting in only four of them, he posted career highs with 11.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 24.6 minutes per game. In the 2004–05 season he slightly improved upon these stats with 12.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, despite playing in only 63 games.
Phoenix Suns (2005–2008)
On August 3, 2005, Bell signed with the Phoenix SunsPhoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
. Bell responded to the presence of Steve Nash
Steve Nash
Stephen John "Steve" Nash, OC, OBC is a South African-born Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association . Nash enjoyed a successful high-school basketball career, and he was eventually given a scholarship by Santa Clara...
and became an extremely solid contributor. He started in all 79 games he played in, and finished the 2005–06 season averaging 14.7 points per game in 37.5 minutes per game.
Bell also hit a career high 44.2% of his 3-point field goal attempts during the 2005–06 season. He was chosen to participate in the 2006 NBA Footlocker Three-Point Shootout, but did not participate due to a family illness and was replaced by Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Jay Arenas, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association . He plays as a point guard and shooting guard....
.
One of the most notable incidents of Bell's career occurred in the 2006 NBA Playoffs
2006 NBA Playoffs
The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...
on May 2, 2006, in Game 5 of a first round series against the Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
. Bell clotheslined Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
on a hard foul, resulting in an ejection (with 7:33 left to play in the game). In the postgame press conference, Bell explained that he was retaliating to an elbow to the jaw from Bryant. "It's a personal thing when someone continually hits you in the face. That's the only way I can put it. I've been playing as hard as I can play. I've been trying to do a good job, I've been trying to be what my team needs me to be, and I continually get hit in my face. There doesn't seem to be any boundaries or limitations for what he's allowed to do to me, and at that point, I kind of lost my cool and I took it into my own hands." Bell was suspended for one game after his clothesline. The Suns eventually won the series in 7 games.
During the next round of the 2006 NBA Playoffs
2006 NBA Playoffs
The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...
, Bell demonstrated his clutch abilities in Game 5 with a last second three-pointer in overtime against the Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
to tie the game and send it into double-overtime, where the Suns eventually pulled away to win and go up 3 to 2 in the series. In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, midway through the fourth quarter, Bell sustained a calf injury which forced him to miss the rest of the game, as well as the next two games of the series. Bell returned in Game 4 to help the Suns tie the series at two games apiece, though they eventually fell to the Mavericks.
On January 5, 2007, Bell was suspended one game without pay for kicking Andrea Bargnani
Andrea Bargnani
Andrea Bargnani , nicknamed "Il Mago" , is an Italian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He was selected first overall in the 2006 NBA Draft. He is a power forward/center standing at 213 cm and weighing 113.4 kg...
in a road game against the Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies, as part of the NBA's re-expansion...
.
Bell finished the 2006–07 season with 205 total three-point shots made, tying the Washington Wizards
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
' Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Arenas
Gilbert Jay Arenas, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association . He plays as a point guard and shooting guard....
for the league lead.
Charlotte Bobcats (2008–2009)
On December 10, 2008, Bell was traded to the Charlotte BobcatsCharlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
along with Boris Diaw
Boris Diaw
Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, better known as Boris Diaw , is a French professional basketball player for JSA Bordeaux in France. He has also played in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, and Charlotte Bobcats...
and Sean Singletary
Sean Singletary
Sean Singletary is an American professional basketball player.-Early life:Singletary was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended C. W...
in exchange for Jason Richardson
Jason Richardson
Jason Anthoney "J-Rich" Richardson is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association.A 6'6", 225 lb...
, Jared Dudley
Jared Dudley
Jared Dudley is an American professional basketball player. He is a forward for the NBA's Phoenix Suns. During his college years he played with the Boston College Eagles. Along with fellow senior Sean Marshall, he was one of the team's two captains, and was the leading scorer and rebounder on the...
and a 2010 second-round draft pick
2010 NBA Draft
The 2010 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2010 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur...
in a move by the Suns to retool their roster. This came after a disappointing start to the season for Bell during which he posted just 9.6 points per game and saw a diminished role under new coach Terry Porter
Terry Porter
Terry Porter is an American professional basketball coach and former player in the National Basketball Association . A native of Wisconsin, he played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point before being drafted 24th by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1985 NBA Draft...
.
Golden State Warriors (2009–2010)
On November 16, 2009, Bell was traded to the Golden State WarriorsGolden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
along with Vladimir Radmanović
Vladimir Radmanovic
Vladimir Radmanović is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association...
in exchange for Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jackson
Stephen Jesse Jackson is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Jackson is a 6'8" guard-forward.-Early life, high school, and college:Jackson was born in Houston and grew up in Port Arthur, Texas...
and Acie Law. He played just one game for the Warriors; in his lone performance scoring 11 points while hitting all three of his three-point attempts. He was released from the team on March 22, 2010.
Return to Jazz (2010–present)
On July 14, 2010, Bell signed a three-year, $10 million contract to return to the Utah JazzUtah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
.
Personal life and family
In July 2004, Bell married his girlfriend, Cindy Green. On May 2, 2007, Cindy gave birth to their first child, Dia, by c-section six hours before tip-off of Game 5 against the Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
in the 1st round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs
2007 NBA Playoffs
The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association's 2006–2007 season.There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record wasn't necessarily the basis of seeding teams in...
. The Suns won that game 119–110, closing the series at 4–1. His wife gave birth to another child, Tai Brooklyn, on November 8, 2008. He weighed 6 lbs, 8 oz and was 18 inches long.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Philadelphia
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
| 5 || 0 || 6.0 || .286 || .333 || .000 || .2 || .0 || .2 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 74 || 12 || 12.0 || .429 || .273 || .750 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .3 || .1 || 3.4
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
| 75 || 32 || 15.6 || .441 || .412 || .676 || 1.9 || .8 || .7 || .1 || 3.1
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Utah
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
| 82 || 4 || 24.6 || .409 || .373 || .786 || 2.9 || 1.3 || .8 || .2 || 11.2
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Utah
| 63 || 32 || 28.4 || .454 || .403 || .747 || 3.2 || 1.4 || .7 || .1 || 12.3
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
| 79 || 79 || 37.5 || .457 || .442 || .788 || 3.2 || 2.6 || 1.0 || .3 || 14.7
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 78 || 78 || 37.4 || .432 || .413 || .776 || 3.2 || 2.5 || .6 || .3 || 14.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 75 || 75 || 35.3 || .421 || .401 || .868 || 3.7 || 2.2 || .7 || .4 || 11.9
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 22 || 22 || 32.4 || .429 || .468 || .762 || 2.9 || 1.3 || .6 || .1 || 9.6
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Charlotte
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
| 45 || 44 || 35.6 || .440 || .395 || .877 || 4.0 || 2.5 || .8 || .1 || 13.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....
| align="left" | Charlotte
| 5 || 5 || 31.4 || .436 || .375 || 1.000 || 4.2 || 2.0 || .8 || .4 || 12.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Golden State
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
| 1 || 0 || 23.0 || .667 || 1.000 || .000 || 2.0 || 3.0 || .0 || .0 || 11.0
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
2010–11 NBA season
The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...
| align="left" | Utah
| 68 || 63 || 30.8 || .409 || .352 || .892 || 2.6 || 1.7 || .8 || .2 || 8.0
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 672 || 446 || 28.3 || .433 || .406 || .798 || 2.9 || 1.7 || .7 || .2 || 10.1
Playoffs
|-| align="left" | 2000–01
2001 NBA Playoffs
The 2001 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2000–01 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers winning their second consecutive championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers...
| align="left" | Philadelphia
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
| 15 || 0 || 8.3 || .444 || .250 || .571 || .9 || .5 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.3
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
2002 NBA Playoffs
The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This would be the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; next year's postseason would see those series expanded to a best-of-7 format...
| align="left" | Philadelphia
| 3 || 0 || 2.7 || .333 || .000 || .000 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7
|-
| align="left" | 2002–03
2003 NBA Playoffs
The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2002-03 NBA season. This postseason was notable for being the first time all series were conducted in a best-of-7 format. It was also the only time in playoff history that no team was swept in a first-round series....
| align="left" | Dallas
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
| 17 || 7 || 17.9 || .548 || .462 || .550 || 3.0 || 1.6 || .3 || .0 || 5.7
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| align="left" | 2005–06
2006 NBA Playoffs
The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...
| align="left" | Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
| 17 || 17 || 39.6 || .479 || .465 || .829 || 2.8 || 2.2 || .6 || .2 || 13.6
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| align="left" | 2006–07
2007 NBA Playoffs
The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association's 2006–2007 season.There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record wasn't necessarily the basis of seeding teams in...
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 11 || 11 || 39.8 || .460 || .444 || .857 || 3.0 || 1.8 || .9 || .2 || 10.2
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| align="left" | 2007–08
2008 NBA Playoffs
The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–2....
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 5 || 5 || 43.0 || .568 || .650 || .813 || 5.6 || 2.2 || .4 || .2 || 13.6
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| align="left" | Career
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| 68 || 40 || 25.9 || .492 || .466 || .743 || 2.6 || 1.5 || .6 || .1 || 8.0