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Pro Career

NBA Honors:

Named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year and was an All-Defensive First Team selection in 2003-04 (also voted to the All-NBA Third Team) after averaging 18.3 ppg (.421 FG%, .310 3pt%, .733 FT%), 5.3 rpg, 3.7 apg, 2.08 spg, and 37.2 mpg in 73 games...Earned All-Defensive First Team honors in 2005-06 in first season with Sacramento, finishing fourth in balloting for Defensive Player of the Year...Member of the 2004 Eastern Conference All-Star team in Los Angeles, posting seven points (3-5 FG, 1-2 3pt, 1-2 FT), three rebounds, three assists, and a steal in 17 minutes (2/15)...Runner-up to Detroit's Ben Wallace for the 2002-03 NBA Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team...Named to the 1999-2000 Schick All-Rookie Second Team...Earned Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors on three occasions as a member of the Pacers (Mar. 22-28, 2004, Nov. 3-9, 2003, and Nov. 11-17, 2002).

NBA Career Highlights:

Averaging 15.4 ppg (.420 FG%, .322 3pt%, .721 FT%), 5.0 rpg, 3.1 apg, 2.10 spg, and 34.3 mpg in 478 regular season games (started 450) through eight NBA seasons with Chicago (1999-00  first half of 2001-02), Indiana (second-half of 2001-02 first half of 2005-06), and Sacramento (second half of 2005-06 – 2006-07)...Ranks ninth all-time in NBA history in steals per game, second only to Allen Iverson among active players in that category...Has finished second in the NBA in steals three times (2001-02, 2002-03, & 2006-07), and ranked third twice (2003-04 and 2005-06)...Has led his team in steals in seven of eight NBA seasons, recording at least 100 thefts in all but one campaign (2004-05)...Has scored 20-plus points in 140 career games and tallied 30 or more points 17 times...Has posted 24 career double-doubles...Averaging 17.3 ppg (.384 FG%, .336 3pt%, .733 FT%), 6.1 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.84 spg, and 38.7 mpg in 31 career playoff games (five with Sacramento, 26 with the Pacers)...Posted 17.6 ppg (.408 FG%, .308 3pt%, .675 FG%), 5.1 rpg, 3.6 apg, 2.18 spg, and 39.4 mpg in 56 games (40 with Sacramento and 16 with Indiana) in 2005-06, finishing fourth in balloting for the Defensive Player of the Year and earning All-Defensive First Team honors (joining Doug Christie as the only players in Kings franchise history to earn Defensive First- Team accolades...Guided Sacramento to a playoff berth and a 26-14 record to finish the season after being acquired on January 26, 2005...Has amassed averages of 18.1 ppg (.419 FG%, .333 3pt%, .733 FT%), 6.0 rpg, 3.7 apg, 2.08 spg, and 38.6 mpg in 110 games with the Kings...Corralled a career-high 14 rebounds at Chicago (2/14/06)...Started seven games in 2004-05, averaging 24.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.71 steals before being suspended for the remainder of the season for involvement in an incident at the end of the game at Detroit (11/19/04)...Set a career-high in field goals attempted (29) en route to scoring 31 points in the season opener at Cleveland (11/3/04)...Scored his 5,000th career point at Philadelphia (11/12/04)...Enjoyed a breakout season in 2003-04, averaging 18.3 ppg (.421 FG%, .310 3pt%, .733 FT%), 5.3 rpg, a career-high 3.7 apg, 2.08 spg, and a career-most 37.2 mpg in 73 games (started 71)...Finished third in the NBA in steals (first among forwards), helping earn him the Defensive Player of the Year Award...One of only four players to swipe more than 150 steals in 2003-04 (Baron Davis, Shawn Marion, and Doug Christie were the others)...Scored 20-plus points in 37 contests, leading the Pacers to a 32-5 record in those games...Tallied a then career-high 35 points at Orlando (3/26/04)...Recorded a career-high tying eight steals vs. Dallas (3/24/04), tying the most thefts in a single game by a Pacers player since Dudley Bradley set the record with nine in 1980...Tied a career-best four blocks vs. Philadelphia (11/28/03)...Tallied 1,000th career assist vs. Miami (3/28/04)...Averaged 18.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, and 1.31 spg in 16 postseason games in the 2004 Playoffs...Posted 20.3 ppg vs. Boston in the opening round and a team-high 21.3 ppg in the Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Miami, including a playoff career-high 28 points (12-22 FG, 2-2 3pt, 2-2 FT) to go with a team-high eight rebounds, one assist, two steals, and two blocks in Game 4 vs. Miami (5/12/04)...Tallied a game-high 27 points (8-15 FG, 1-3 3pt, 10-15 FT), with six rebounds, one assist, and three blocks for the victorious Pacers in the deciding Game 6 at Miami (5/18/04)...Averaged 14.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.00 spg, and 1.00 bpg in six games vs. Detroit in the Eastern Conference Finals...Recorded double-doubles in Games 4, 5, and 6 of that series and corralled a playoff career-best 11 rebounds in Game 5 at Detroit (5/30/04)...Averaged 15.5 ppg (.428 FG%, .336 3pt%, .736 FT%), 5.2 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.30 spg, and 33.6 mpg in 69 games (started 67) in 2002-03...Runner-up to Detroit,s Ben Wallace for NBA Defensive Player of the Year...Finished second in the NBA only to Allen Iverson in steals per game and was named to the All-Defensive Second Team...Also ranked in the top 10 in steals-per-turnover ratio (1.10) and was the league leader in steals per 48 minutes played (3.29)...Averaged 19.0 ppg (.440 FG%, .375 3pt%, .818 FT%), 5.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.50 spg, and 1.00 bpg in six postseason games vs. Boston in the opening round of the 2003 playoffs, scoring 20-plus points in four games...Tallied 26 points (8-12 FG, 1-3 3pt, 9-9 FT), five rebounds, two assists, and four steals in Game 1 at Boston (4/19/03)...Posted first career playoff double-double with 26 points (7-15 FG, 2-3 3pt, 10-11 FT), 10 rebounds, one assist, one steal, and four blocks in Game 5 at Boston (4/29/03)...Averaged 10.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 2.36 steals in 28 contests for the Pacers in the second half of the 2001-02 season after being traded from Chicago...In his 19th game with the Pacers, registered 24 points, nine assists, nine rebounds, and eight steals vs. Miami, nearly becoming the fifth player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double...Scored 12 points (4-14 FG, 2-3 3pt, 2-4 FT), six rebounds, four assists, and four steals in his postseason debut at New Jersey in the opening round of the 2002 NBA playoffs (4/20/02)...Registered three steals in the span of 1:29 late in the fourth quarter of Game 1, helping Indiana seal the victory...Tallied 18 points (7-12 FG, 2-2 3pt, 2-2 FT), eight rebounds, five assists, and four steals in Game 4 (4/30/02)...Averaged 15.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 2.78 steals in 27 games for Chicago before the trade, missing the first 23 contests with a broken right ring finger...Ranked second in the NBA with a career-high 2.56 steals per game (also ranked second in steals per turnover ratio (1.19-to-1)...Registered 271 steals and 103 3pt field goals in his first two seasons with the Bulls, the highest totals in the first two seasons by any player drafted by Chicago...Teamed with Brad Miller and current Kings assistant coach Randy Brown on the Bulls...Posted 11.9 ppg (.401 FG%, .291 3pt%, .750 FT%), 3.9 rpg, 3.0 apg, and 2.00 spg in 74 starts in 2000-01, ranking seventh in the NBA in steals average...Reached double-figures in scoring 46 times...Made the Schick All-Rookie Second Team in 1999-2000...Has scored 20 or more points in 140 games and tallied 30 or more 17 times...Has posted 24 career double-doubles.