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Childress is featured on the box cover of ''[[ESPN College Hoops 2K5]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]], published by [[Sega]]. Childress had a high school GPA of 3.5 and scored 1110 on the SAT.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/recruiting/news/2000/07/10/childress_feature/ | work=SI.com | title=Smooth Childress reminiscent of some classics | date=July 10, 2000 | accessdate=May 7, 2010}} {{dead link|date=August 2014}}</ref>
Childress is featured on the box cover of ''[[ESPN College Hoops 2K5]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]], published by [[Sega]]. Childress had a high school GPA of 3.5 and scored 1110 on the SAT.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/recruiting/news/2000/07/10/childress_feature/ | work=SI.com | title=Smooth Childress reminiscent of some classics | date=July 10, 2000 | accessdate=May 7, 2010}} {{dead link|date=August 2014}}</ref>


Josh also stared in a grit media documentary on YouTube called deployed. The documentary tells us about his childhood, life decisions NBA basketball career and the transition to Europe.
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Revision as of 15:59, 16 September 2015

Josh Childress
Childress with the Atlanta Hawks in 2008
No. 7 – Sydney Kings
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1983-06-20) June 20, 1983 (age 41)
Harbor City, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolMayfair (Lakewood, California)
CollegeStanford (2001–2004)
NBA draft2004: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2008Atlanta Hawks
2008–2010Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece)
2010–2012Phoenix Suns
2012Brooklyn Nets
2013New Orleans Pelicans
2014–presentSydney Kings (Australia)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Joshua Malik "Josh" Childress (born June 20, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He has previously played with the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets and New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA, and Olympiacos Piraeus of the Greek Basket League and the Euroleague.

High school career

Childress attended Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California. Besides playing basketball in high school and being named a McDonald's High School All-American, he also played volleyball during his senior year. He led his high school volleyball team, the Monsoons, to an undefeated record and he was voted to the All-League volleyball team.

College career

Childress played three seasons of college basketball with Stanford, where he was named an AP first team All-American, an All-American Consensus second team honoree, the Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year and the Pac-10 Conference Tournament MVP as a junior in 2004. He then declared for the 2004 NBA draft where he was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the sixth overall pick, becoming the highest Stanford player to be drafted in the NBA.

Professional career

Atlanta Hawks

Childress was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. During his rookie season in 2004–05, Childress emerged as one of two promising rookie talents for the Hawks, along with Josh Smith; as the season went on, the two showed improved play, minutes and production. Childress ranked third among rookies in double-doubles in the 2004–05 season, behind only Emeka Okafor and Dwight Howard. He was also voted to the NBA All-Rookie second team.

Over the next three seasons, Childress played a sixth man role for the Hawks, and in four total seasons for the franchise, he averaged 11.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in 285 games with 67 starts.[1]

Olympiacos Piraeus

In July 2008, Childress signed a three-year, $20 million contract with the Greek team Olympiacos Piraeus. Because of tax breaks from playing overseas, however, his $20 million contract was equivalent to $32.5 million with an NBA team. Childress also had the option to opt out of the contract after each year.[2][3] Childress also received a Greek Nike shoe contract after signing with Olympiacos, a Nike sponsorship club. He had been offered a five-year, $33 million deal by the Atlanta Hawks, but he turned it down because it was significantly less money than what Olympiacos offered him.[4]

During the 2008–09 Euroleague season, he averaged 8.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. During the 2009–10 Euroleague season, he averaged 15.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[5]

In June 2010, Childress parted ways with Olympiacos.[6]

Return to the NBA

On July 13, 2010, Childress' rights were acquired by Phoenix Suns in a trade that also sent a 2012 second-round draft pick to the Atlanta Hawks. Childress then signed a five-year deal with the Suns.[7]

On July 15, 2012, after the Suns acquired the amnestied rights of Luis Scola, Childress was released by the Suns via the amnesty clause.[8]

On September 13, 2012, Childress signed with the Brooklyn Nets.[9][10] On December 29, 2012, he was waived by the Nets.[11]

On September 27, 2013, Childress signed with the Washington Wizards.[12] However, he was later waived by the Wizards on October 24, 2013.[13] On November 12, 2013, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[14] On December 13, 2013, he was waived by the Pelicans.[15]

Sydney Kings

On August 12, 2014, Childress signed with the Sydney Kings for the 2014–15 NBL season.[16] On October 28, 2014, he was handed a one-game suspension and a $7,500 fine for unduly rough play and bringing the game into disrepute. The charges were laid over a his strike to Perth Wildcats' forward Jesse Wagstaff on October 24; Childress was ejected from the game following the incident.[17] He went on to earn Player of the Week honors for Round 5 as he scored 18 points against Wollongong on November 7 and 36 points against Adelaide on November 9.[18] On December 5, 2014, he was named the NBL Player of the Month for the month of November.[19]

On January 28, 2015, Childress was ruled out for the rest of the season after scans revealed he required surgery for a torn pectoral muscle.[20] In 18 games for the Kings in 2014–15, he averaged 21.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.1 blocks per game.[21]

On July 2, 2015, Childress re-signed with the Kings for the 2015–16 NBL season.[22]

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Atlanta 80 44 29.7 .470 .232 .823 6.0 1.9 .9 .4 10.1
2005–06 Atlanta 74 10 30.4 .552 .492 .766 5.2 1.8 1.2 .5 10.0
2006–07 Atlanta 55 13 36.8 .504 .338 .795 6.2 2.3 1.0 .7 13.0
2007–08 Atlanta 76 0 29.9 .571 .367 .807 4.9 1.5 .9 .6 11.8
2010–11 Phoenix 54 3 16.6 .565 .063 .492 2.9 .8 .6 .4 5.0
2011–12 Phoenix 34 0 14.4 .485 .167 .000 2.8 1.0 .4 .2 2.9
2012–13 Brooklyn 14 0 7.1 .286 .333 .500 1.1 .4 .1 .1 1.0
2013–14 New Orleans 4 0 6.0 .000 .000 .000 .8 .5 .3 .0 .0
Career 391 70 26.7 .522 .329 .779 4.7 1.6 .9 .5 9.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008 Atlanta 7 0 29.3 .524 .000 .500 5.7 1.6 .1 .7 7.1
Career 7 0 29.3 .524 .000 .500 5.7 1.6 .1 .7 7.1

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2008–09 Olympiacos 16 15 24.3 .470 .158 .636 4.6 1.1 1.1 .5 8.8 10.4
2009–10 Olympiacos 20 20 32.3 .523 .328 .647 4.8 1.9 1.1 .6 15.2 15.3
Career 36 35 28.7 .504 .286 .643 4.7 1.5 1.1 .6 12.4 13.1

International career

In 2000, Childress earned a silver medal as a member of the 2000 USA Basketball Men's Youth Development Festival West Team. He also played at the 2003 Pan American Games.

Personal

Childress is featured on the box cover of ESPN College Hoops 2K5 for the PlayStation 2, published by Sega. Childress had a high school GPA of 3.5 and scored 1110 on the SAT.[23]

Josh also stared in a grit media documentary on YouTube called deployed. The documentary tells us about his childhood, life decisions NBA basketball career and the transition to Europe.

References

  1. ^ Josh Childress NBA Stats
  2. ^ Ex-Hawk Childress signs with Greek club team
  3. ^ Allen Iverson and the top 6 basketball players outside the NBA
  4. ^ Agent: Boykins to stay in Italy
  5. ^ CHILDRESS, JOSH – Euroleague.net
  6. ^ Josh Childress on his way to leave Olympiacos
  7. ^ Suns Acquire Josh Childress
  8. ^ Suns Awarded Scola, Use Amnesty on Childress
  9. ^ Brooklyn Nets sign Josh Childress
  10. ^ Josh Childress signs with Nets
  11. ^ Brooklyn Nets Release Josh Childress
  12. ^ Wizards sign Josh Childress, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Xavier Silas, D’Or Fischer to training camp
  13. ^ Wizards waive Josh Childress, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Xavier Silas
  14. ^ PELICANS SIGN AMUNDSON AND CHILDRESS
  15. ^ "PELICANS WAIVE CHILDRESS". NBA.com. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  16. ^ "Josh Childress is a King". NBL.com.au. August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  17. ^ Josh Childress Tribunal Verdict
  18. ^ R5 Player of the Week: Josh Childress
  19. ^ NBL Awards: November
  20. ^ Sydney Kings lose star import Josh Childress to season-ending injury
  21. ^ Player statistics for Josh Childress
  22. ^ Childress remains a King
  23. ^ "Smooth Childress reminiscent of some classics". SI.com. July 10, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2010. [dead link‍]
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