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==NBA career== |
==NBA career== |
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===Seattle SuperSonics=== |
===Seattle SuperSonics=== |
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Despite being recruited by Florida State, Kansas, and the University of Houston, Lewis bypassed [[college]] and opted for the [[1998 NBA Draft]], wherein he was selected by the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] with the third pick of the second round (32nd overall). At the time of his selection, he was the last player remaining in the "green room", where 15 of the top draft prospects sit until their selection. His hometown |
Despite being recruited by Florida State, Kansas, and the University of Houston, Lewis bypassed [[college]] and opted for the [[1998 NBA Draft]], wherein he was selected by the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] with the third pick of the second round (32nd overall). At the time of his selection, he was the last player remaining in the "green room", where 15 of the top draft prospects sit until their selection. His hometown team, the [[Houston Rockets]], declined to select Lewis with any of their three first-round picks, much to the disappointment of Lewis and a large majority of Rockets fans. |
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He has since had a solid career as a forward including two [[List of NBA All-Stars|All-Star]] berths |
He has since had a solid career as a forward including two [[List of NBA All-Stars|All-Star]] berths, in the [[2004-05 NBA season|2004-2005 season]] and in the [[2008-09 NBA season|2008-2009 season]]. In 2001, Lewis was selected to play for the USA in the [[Goodwill Games]], in which they won the gold medal. On October 31, 2003, Lewis scored 50 points to pass [[Clyde Drexler]] (41 points) for the most points scored in a single game while playing in Japan. Lewis holds the SuperSonics' record for most 3-pointers made, having passed [[Dale Ellis]] for second place on November 22, 2005, and [[Gary Payton]] for first place on March 13, 2007, when Lewis made his 918th 3-pointer in the first quarter of a game against the [[Detroit Pistons]]. |
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===Orlando Magic=== |
===Orlando Magic=== |
Revision as of 20:47, 4 July 2010
No. 9 – Orlando Magic | |
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Position | Forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Pineville, Louisiana | August 8, 1979
Nationality | U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Alief Elsik (Houston, Texas) |
NBA draft | 1998: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Playing career | 1998–present |
Career highlights and awards | |
2× NBA All-Star (2005, 2009) 2009 Eastern Conference Champion | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Rashard Quovon Lewis (born August 8, 1979 in Pineville, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's Orlando Magic as a power forward and occasionally small forward.
NBA career
Seattle SuperSonics
Despite being recruited by Florida State, Kansas, and the University of Houston, Lewis bypassed college and opted for the 1998 NBA Draft, wherein he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the third pick of the second round (32nd overall). At the time of his selection, he was the last player remaining in the "green room", where 15 of the top draft prospects sit until their selection. His hometown team, the Houston Rockets, declined to select Lewis with any of their three first-round picks, much to the disappointment of Lewis and a large majority of Rockets fans.
He has since had a solid career as a forward including two All-Star berths, in the 2004-2005 season and in the 2008-2009 season. In 2001, Lewis was selected to play for the USA in the Goodwill Games, in which they won the gold medal. On October 31, 2003, Lewis scored 50 points to pass Clyde Drexler (41 points) for the most points scored in a single game while playing in Japan. Lewis holds the SuperSonics' record for most 3-pointers made, having passed Dale Ellis for second place on November 22, 2005, and Gary Payton for first place on March 13, 2007, when Lewis made his 918th 3-pointer in the first quarter of a game against the Detroit Pistons.
Orlando Magic
After playing his first nine seasons for the Seattle SuperSonics, Lewis joined the Orlando Magic, having agreed to a six-year sign-and-trade deal worth $118 million on July 11, 2007.[1] On May 25, he had opted out of the last two years of the seven-year, $60 million deal he signed before the 2003-04 season. The final two years of his contract were worth a guaranteed $21 million.
In his first season with the Orlando Magic, Lewis was moved from his usual small forward position to power forward. That year, he made 53 more 3-pointers than he had ever scored in his career. During the playoffs, the Magic reached the second round, with Lewis contributing a 33-point performance against the Detroit Pistons in Orlando's only win of the series. Lewis was the Magic’s top scorer in the playoffs and set personal records in points, rebounds, and assists.
Lewis started the 2008-2009 season as the team's second leading scorer, earning an appearance in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. In the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Lewis hit a game-winning shot in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, what he called the biggest shot of his career. The Magic won the series and advanced to the NBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.
Over his 10-year career, Lewis holds an average of 16.8 points per game, with his career high of 22.4 points per game coming in 2006-07.
On August 6, 2009, Lewis was suspended without pay for the first 10 games of the 2009–10 season after testing positive for a banned substance.[2]
NBA career statistics
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 |
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1998–99 | Seattle | 20 | 7 | 7.3 | .365 | .167 | .571 | 1.3 | .2 | .4 | .1 | 2.4 |
1999–00 | Seattle | 82 | 8 | 19.2 | .486 | .333 | .683 | 4.1 | .9 | .8 | .4 | 8.2 |
2000–01 | Seattle | 78 | 78 | 34.9 | .480 | .432 | .826 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .6 | 14.8 |
2001–02 | Seattle | 71 | 70 | 36.4 | .468 | .389 | .810 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .6 | 16.8 |
2002–03 | Seattle | 77 | 77 | 39.5 | .452 | .346 | .820 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .4 | 18.1 |
2003–04 | Seattle | 80 | 80 | 36.6 | .435 | .376 | .763 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .7 | 17.8 |
2004–05 | Seattle | 71 | 71 | 38.0 | .462 | .400 | .777 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .9 | 20.5 |
2005–06 | Seattle | 78 | 77 | 36.9 | .467 | .384 | .818 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .6 | 20.1 |
2006–07 | Seattle | 60 | 60 | 39.1 | .461 | .390 | .841 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .6 | 22.4 |
2007–08 | Orlando | 81 | 81 | 38.0 | .455 | .409 | .838 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .5 | 18.2 |
2008–09 | Orlando | 79 | 79 | 36.2 | .439 | .397 | .836 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .6 | 17.7 |
2009–10 | Orlando | 72 | 72 | 32.9 | .435 | .397 | .806 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .4 | 14.1 |
Career | 849 | 760 | 34.4 | .456 | .392 | .808 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .6 | 16.7 | |
All-Star | 2 | 0 | 17.5 | .308 | .167 | .500 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1999–00 | Seattle | 5 | 5 | 31.4 | .441 | .474 | .800 | 6.2 | .6 | 1.0 | .6 | 15.4 |
2001–02 | Seattle | 3 | 2 | 26.3 | .375 | .167 | 1.000 | 3.7 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 12.7 |
2004–05 | Seattle | 8 | 8 | 39.0 | .406 | .200 | .880 | 5.4 | 1.6 | .4 | .4 | 16.9 |
2007–08 | Orlando | 10 | 10 | 41.7 | .436 | .309 | .821 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .5 | 19.5 |
2008–09 | Orlando | 24 | 24 | 41.1 | .448 | .394 | .784 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .5 | 19.0 |
2009–10 | Orlando | 14 | 14 | 36.6 | .462 | .373 | .800 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .7 | 12.9 |
Career | 64 | 63 | 38.5 | .439 | .357 | .821 | 6.1 | 2.4 | .9 | .5 | 16.9 |
Notes
- ^ Reynolds, Tim (July 11, 2007). "Lewis Joins Magic in Sign-and-Trade Deal". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4381822
External links
- Official Website of Rashard Lewis
- Template:NBA-profile
- Template:Basketball-reference
- Rashard Lewis interview audio clip
- 1979 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- American basketball players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Orlando Magic players
- Drugs in sport
- Doping cases in basketball
- National Basketball Association high school draftees
- People from Houston, Texas
- People from Louisiana
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Small forwards