Rashard Lewis

Rashard Lewis

Lewis with the Magic
No. 9 – Orlando Magic
Position	Forward
Personal information
Born	(1979-08-08) August 8, 1979 Pineville, Louisiana
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's team, the Houston Rockets, declined to select Lewis with any of their three first-round picks and instead chose Michael Dickerson, Mirsad Türkcan and Bryce Drew, 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 three-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 three-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. 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.

NBA 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	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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
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

External links

• Official Website of Rashard Lewis
• Template:NBA-profile
• Template:Basketball-reference
• Rashard Lewis interview audio clip