• James Posey
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Acquired: From New Orleans, along with Darren Collison, in a four-team trade that sent Troy Murphy from Indiana to New Jersey, August 11, 2010

2009-10

In 77 games for the New Orleans Hornets, he averaged 5.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in 22.5 minutes per contest…he scored in double figures 11 times with a high of 14 points at Miami, 11/22…he also scored 13 points with seven rebounds (4-5 3FG) vs. Utah, 4/9, and had 13 points, six rebounds vs. the Lakers, 3/29…his six points in each of New Orleans's wins vs. Memphis, 1/20, and at Minnesota, 1/22, included game-winning baskets in the closing seconds…at Minnesota, 1/22, his buzzer-beater gave the Hornets a 113-111 win, and his shot with 1.1 second remaining vs. Memphis, 1/20, broke a 94-94 tie and sent New Orleans to a two-point win…his six points at Detroit, 1/15, gave him 7,000 in his NBA career and he has totaled 7,179 points in 11 seasons…he made his first start as a member of the Hornets at Sacramento, 11/29, and then started the subsequent game against the Lakers in Los Angeles…those were his first starts since April 2008 while with Boston, and his first consecutive starts since April 2007 while he was with the Miami Heat…he collected a season-high 10 rebounds three times, including games vs. Oklahoma City, 2/3, and Philadelphia, 2/5, in which he had exactly eight points, six assists and 10 rebounds in both games…including those two games, he had a season-high six assists in each of the first three games of February, and had five or more assists four times on the season…he distributed five assists in the Hornets' win over Dallas, 3/22…his 117 assists on the season were his most since having 122 for Memphis in 2003-04…he has passed out 100+ assists seven times in 11 seasons, but just twice in the last six campaigns…he missed a total of five games in 2009-10, three with flu-like symptoms and two with a right Achilles' strain.

PRO CAREER: 2008-09: The only member of the New Orleans Hornets to not start at least one game, he played in 75 and averaged 8.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 28.5 minutes per contest…he registered 29 games with 10+ points, including two 20-point performances…he had 10+ rebounds four times and had three double-doubles…recording his first double-double since 2007, he had 20 points and 10 rebounds at Toronto, 12/14…he also had 16 points and a season-high 12 boards at Philadelphia, 3/2, and 17 points with 10 rebounds against the Lakers in L.A., 2/20…he scored a season-high 24 points at Minnesota, 1/23…his 19 points against the Pacers, 12/28, included 10 in the fourth quarter to help the Hornets to a comeback win…he missed six games with a sprained left elbow and one due to an NBA-imposed suspension…2007-08: He averaged 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds in 24.6 minutes per game for the Celtics…he scored in double-figures 26 times, led the team in steals in 15 games and recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards vs. Toronto, 1/27…vs. Dallas, 1/31, he scored 13 points and claimed three steals, including one that gave his team the win…he scored a season-high 19 points at Charlotte, 4/5, in his first start of the year…he scored 17 points, including four 3-pt FGS, against the Clippers in L.A., 2/25…2006-07: Including 19 games as a starter, he appeared in 71 games for Miami, averaging 7.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.00 steals and 27.0 minutes per game…missed a total of 11 games, six due to injury, four due to team conditioning requirements and one to an NBA suspension…he led the team in charges drawn (45) and ranked second in defensive rebounds (291), total rebounds (357) and steals (71)…he scored in double figures on 23 occasions, including one 20-point effort…he was the team’s top scorer off the bench 17 times…he connected on 37.5 percent of his 3-pt field goal attempts, the second highest single-season mark in his career…he scored a season-high 26 points off the bench at Washington, 12/15. 2005-06: He started 63 of the 67 games in which he appeared for the Heat and averaged 7.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.81 steals and 28.6 minutes per game…he missed 14 games due to injury and drew one DNP-CD…he established career highs in both 3-pt field goals made (117) and 3-pt field goal percentage (.403), leading the team in 3-pt field goal accuracy and ranking second in 3-pt FG made…2004-05: He appeared in 50 games (18 starts) with Memphis and averaged 8.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.96 steals and 27.6 minutes per game…he missed 29 games due to injury, was a DNP-CD twice and missed one game for personal reasons…in 18 starts, he averaged 9.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 32.9 minutes per contest…he scored in double figures on 20 occasions, including two 20-point efforts…he grabbed double-figure rebounds three times and posted one double-double…2003-04: He started all 82 games for Memphis and averaged a career-high 13.7 points on 47.8 percent shooting from the field and 83.0 percent from the foul line…he also averaged 4.9 rebounds, 1.67 steals, 1.5 assists and 29.9 minutes per outing…he ranked sixth in the NBA in steals per turnover ratio (1.21) and 12th in steals per game…he established a career high in total points (1,126) and scored in double figures 56 times with 15 20-point games and four 30-point efforts…he recorded back-to-back 30-point games for the first time in his career, including a career-high 38 points at Atlanta, 3/29…he followed that up with 32 points vs. Phoenix, 4/2…in both those games, he shot 4-7 from 3-pt range and hit 14-15 FG against the Hawks…2002-03: He played in a career-high 83 games between Denver and Houston, averaging a combined 10.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.28 steals and 30.3 minutes per game…he was the only player in the NBA to play 83 games in 2002-03…he scored in double figures on 44 occasions, hitting the 20-point plateau in 11 games…he grabbed double-figure rebounds on 10 occasions and recorded eight double-doubles with one triple-double…in just the third game of the season, he had 19 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists at Portland, 11/2, for the first triple-double of his career…2001-02: He saw action in 73 games for Denver, averaging 10.7 points, a career-high 5.9 rebounds, a career-high 2.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 30.7 minutes per game…he missed nine games due to injury…he ranked 20th in the NBA in steals and his 1.56 average was the highest by a Nugget in more than 10 years (since Michael Adams's 2.23 spg in 1990-91)…he scored in double figures on 39 occasions, grabbed double-figure rebounds on nine occasions and posted seven double-doubles…he totaled a season-high 33 points and collected 11 rebounds vs. Golden State, 12/22... 2000-01: He started all 82 games for Denver, averaging 8.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, a team-high 1.13 steals and 27.5 minutes per game…he was the only Nuggets player to appear in all 82 games…he recorded career highs in offensive rebounds (125), total rebounds (431) and blocked shots (40)…he scored in double figures on 32 occasions, including a pair of 20-point games…he grabbed double-figure rebounds on nine occasions and posted eight double-doubles…he recorded the first double-double of his career with 13 points and a career-best 19 rebounds (including a career-high 16 defensive rebounds) vs. Sacramento, 1/12…1999-00: As a rookie, he started 77 of the 81 games in which he appeared for Denver and averaged 8.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, a team-high 1.21 steals and 25.3 minutes…he was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie Second Team and he led all NBA rookies in 3-pt field goal percentage (.373)…he set a Denver rookie record with 82 3-pt FG made…he scored in double figures on 34 occasions, including five games with at least 20 points…he was selected to play in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Oakland and helped lead the rookies to an overtime win with eight points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals…he started his NBA debut vs. Phoenix, 11/2, tallying nine points with two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 20 minutes.

PLAYOFFS

In 65 career playoff games, he has averaged 7.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game…2009: Including four games in double figures, he averaged 11.4 ppg in the Hornets' five-games series with Denver…he also averaged 6.2 rpg against the Nuggets…he scored 18 points off the bench in Game 5 at Denver, 4/29…he recorded 12 points, seven rebounds, and three steals in Game 4, 4/27…he scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Game 3, 4/25…he tallied 12 points, eight rebounds, and two assists in Game 2, 4/22…in the opening game of the series, 4/19, he scored two points and snared four rebounds…2008: He averaged 7.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the first round, as Boston held off Atlanta in seven games…in the second round vs. Cleveland, he averaged 5.1 ppg, hitting on 44 percent from the floor…in the conference finals against Detroit, he averaged 5.6 points, registering two double-digit performances, as Boston advanced to the NBA Finals…in the NBA Finals vs. the Lakers, averaged 8.2 ppg, including an 18-point performance on 5-10 shooting in game 4, 6/12…he also averaged 3.7 rpg, on his way to his second NBA title. 2007: He averaged 7.8 points per game in Miami’s first-round loss to Chicago…he hit multiple 3-pt FG in two of the four contests and had 18 rebounds in Game 4 vs. Chicago, 4/29...2006: He averaged 11.8 points in the first round of the playoffs, as the Heat defeated Chicago, 4-1…he had an 18-point performance against the Bulls, 5/4, that helped clinch the series win…he did not register double-digit points in the second round win over New Jersey or in the conference finals vs. Detroit…he averaged 7.3 ppg in the NBA finals win over Dallas, playing 29.3 minutes per game…2005: He came off the bench in all four postseason games for the Grizzlies in their first-round series vs. Phoenix and averaged 9.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 25.0 minutes per game…he ranked 12th in the NBA in 3-pt field goal percentage (.467) and 36th in free throw percentage…he scored in double figures on two occasions…he topped the Grizzlies in free throws made (10) and attempted (13) and ranked third on the team in 3-pt field goals made and attempted…he was fourth in points (39) and defensive rebounds (12)…2004: A starter in all four games of Memphis's first-round series with San Antonio, he averaged 12.5 points, a team-high 5.5 rebounds, 2.25 steals, 1.0 assists and 32.5 minutes per game…he set the Grizzlies' single-series postseason records for free throws made (19), free throws attempted (21) and steals (9) and also led Memphis in offensive rebounds (8) and total rebounds (22)…he scored in double figures on three occasions, including one 20-point game…he grabbed double-figure rebounds once and registered one double-double…he made his first career postseason start and NBA playoffs debut at San Antonio, 4/17, where he totaled 15 points, four rebounds, three steals and one assist in 27 minutes…he registered his first career postseason double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds in Game 4 against the Spurs, 4/25…he recorded postseason career highs in points (20), field goals made (6) and attempted (13), free throws made (8) and attempted (8), offensive (5), defensive (6) and total (11) rebounds, assists (2), blocks (1) and minutes (38) in Game 4.

COLLEGE

In three seasons (95 games) at Xavier (OH), he averaged 15.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.15 steals and 1.7 assists while shooting 52.7 percent from the floor, 32.9 percent from 3-pt range and 80.8 percent from the foul line…he finished his career as the 12th leading scorer in school history (1,455 points), ranked eighth on the school’s all-time rebounding list (801) and third on the all-time steals list (204)…he led the Musketeers in rebounding in each of his three seasons…he was named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press as a senior in 1998-99 after averaging career highs in points (16.9 ppg), rebounds (8.9 rpg) and steals (2.83 spg)…he was named First Team All-Atlantic 10 and Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1999, and was selected the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week the last two weeks of his senior season…he was voted the Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year in both 1997-98 and 1996-97, earning Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors as a junior in 1997-98 after averaging 15.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals…he was named the Atlantic 10 Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player as a junior after averaging 18 points and 10.7 rebounds in tournament play and scoring a game-high 23 points in the championship game.