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GREG ANTHONYCHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions: Selected by the New York Knicks in the first round (12th overall) of 1991 NBA Draft. …Selected by Vancouver Grizzlies from Knicks in NBA Expansion Draft (June 24, 1995). … Signed as a freeagent by Seattle SuperSonics (October 9, 1997). … Rights renounced by SuperSonics (January 22, 1999). …Signed as a free agent by Portland Trail Blazers (January 22,1999). … Traded to the Chicago Bulls for a 2002second round draft choice (July 20, 2001).

2000-01: Appeared in 58 games off the bench for the Portland Trail Blazers, averaging 4.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists. … Finished fourth on the Blazers with 65 three-point field goals, shooting.409 from long range (16th in the NBA). … Played 20 or more minutes 13 times, averaging 8.8 points andshooting .422 from the floor. … Scored a season-high 20 points (6-11 FG, 5-7 3-pt. FG, 3-4 FT), including aseason-high 5 three-pointers, in 24 minutes at the United Center versus the Bulls on January 23, rallying theBlazers to a 104-100 victory.

Professional Career: Appeared in 697 games, making 189 starts, in 10 NBA seasons. … Played four yearswith New York, two with Vancouver, one with Seattle and three with Portland. … Averaged 7.2 points and3.9 assists, shooting .405 from the floor and .355 from three-point range. … Appeared in 102 career NBAPlayoff games, averaging 4.5 points and 2.3 assists. … 1999-2000: Appeared in all 82 games, making 3starts, for Portland. … Averaged 6.3 points, 2.5 assists and 1.6 rebounds. … Ranked second on the teamwith 88 three-pointers. … 1998-99: Appeared in all 50 games in his first season with Portland, averaging6.4 points and 2.0 assists off the bench. … Led the team with 1.32 steals. … 1997-98: Appeared in 80games for Seattle, all off the bench. … Ranked 13th in the NBA in three-point shooting, connecting on .415(66-159) from downtown. … 1996-97: Appeared in 65 games, making 44 starts, in his final season inVancouver. … Averaged 9.5 points and 6.3 assists. … Averaged 1.98 steals, ninth in the NBA. … Swipeda Grizzlies-record 7 steals on two occasions. … 1995-96: Played in 69 games, making 68 starts, in his firstseason with Vancouver. … Averaged career highs of 14.0 points and 6.9 assists. … Scored a career-high 32points versus Philadelphia on January 5, 1996. … Finished 13th in the NBA in assists and led the team witha career-high 90 three-pointers. … 1994-95: Appeared in 61 games for the Knicks, averaging 6.1 points and2.6 assists. … Shot a career-high .437 from the floor. … 1993-94: Played in 80 games, making 36 starts forNew York. … Averaged 7.9 points and 5.2 assists. … Helped the Knicks to the NBA Finals, averaging 4.9points and 2.1 assists in 25 postseason appearances. … 1992-93: Appeared in 70 games, making 35 startsfor New York. … Averaged 6.6 points and 5.7 assists. … Passed a career-high 15 helpers at Orlando onJanuary 8, 1993. … 1991-92: Played in all 82 games, making 1 start, as a rookie. … Averaged 5.5 pointsand 3.8 assists. … Became only the sixth Knick rookie to appear in all 82 games.

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Personal: Played for the New York Knicks with current Bulls’ teammate, Charles Oakley, from 1991-95. …Established the Gregory C. Anthony Foundation in 1993 to fund academic scholarships at 18 different LasVegas area high schools and to assist in the fight against Multiple Sclerosis. … Attended the 1992 SummerOlympics in Barcelona, Spain, as an official delegate representing the US and President George H. Bush. …Served as an aide at the 1990 World Economic Summit held in Houston, Texas, and as Vice-Chairman ofNevada Young Republicans. … Earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science at UNLV. … Childhood dreamwas to become the first African-American U.S. Senator from his native Nevada. … Played on the 1990 NCAANational Champion UNLV Runnin’ Rebels with current NBA players Larry Johnson (Knicks) and Stacey Augmon(Hornets).

NBA Career Statistics:Regular Season

Three-point ReboundsSeason-Team G MIN. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. RPG APG PPG

91-92-New York 82 1510 161 435 .370 5 12 .417 117 158 .741 33 103 136 314 59 9 447 1.7 3.8 5.5

92-93-New York 70 1669 174 419 .415 4 30 .133 107 159 .673 42 128 170 398 113 12 459 2.4 5.7 6.6

93-94-New York 80 1994 225 571 .394 48 160 .300 130 168 .774 43 146 189 365 114 13 628 2.4 4.6 7.9

94-95-New York 61 943 128 293 .437 56 155 .361 60 76 .789 7 57 64 160 50 7 372 1.0 2.6 6.1

95-96-Vancouver 69 2096 324 781 .415 90 271 .333 229 297 .771 29 145 174 476 116 11 967 2.5 6.9 14.0

96-97-Vancouver 65 1863 199 507 .393 88 238 .370 130 178 .730 25 159 184 407 129 4 616 2.8 6.3 9.5

97-98-Seattle 80 1021 150 349 .430 66 159 .415 53 80 .663 18 93 111 205 64 3 419 1.4 2.6 5.2

98-99-Portland 50 806 104 251 .414 49 125 .392 62 89 .697 14 49 63 100 66 3 319 1.3 2.0 6.4

99-00-Portland 82 1548 169 416 .406 88 233 .378 88 114 .772 17 116 133 208 59 9 514 1.6 2.5 6.3

00-01-Portland 58 856 97 253 .383 65 159 .409 23 35 .657 21 40 61 82 40 3 282 1.1 1.4 4.9

Totals 697 14336 1731 4275 .405 562 1585 .355 999 1354 .738 249 1036 1285 2715 810 74 5023 1.8 3.9 7.2

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Season-Team G MIN. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. RPG APG PPG

91-92-New York 12 213 19 46 .413 5 12 .417 20 33 .606 3 13 17 41 16 1 63 1.3 3.4 5.3

92-93-New York 15 240 24 60 .400 3 14 .214 8 14 .571 4 26 30 52 13 1 59 2.0 3.5 3.9

93-94-New York 25 436 45 128 .352 18 61 .295 14 24 .583 9 18 27 59 19 8 122 1.1 2.4 4.9

94-95-New York 11 135 15 38 .395 7 23 .304 10 11 .909 2 8 10 15 2 2 47 0.9 1.4 4.3

97-98-Seattle 9 118 12 40 .300 5 19 .263 3 8 .375 3 7 10 10 5 1 32 1.1 1.1 3.6

98-99-Portland 13 225 18 55 .327 8 31 .258 23 34 .676 4 10 14 32 13 1 67 1.1 2.5 5.2

99-00-Portland 15 213 19 52 .365 10 31 .323 12 16 .750 2 14 16 25 13 4 60 1.1 1.7 4.0

00-01-Portland 2 17 2 6 .333 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.0 0.0 2.5

Totals 102 1597 154 425 .362 57 194 .294 90 140 .643 28 96 124 234 82 18 455 1.2 2.3 4.5

Regular Season Minutes 48 01/06/1994 NY @ MIL (Twice)Field Goals 11 12/07/1995 DET @ VANField Goal Attempts 20 01/10/1996 DEN @ VANThree-Point Field Goals 6 01/20/1997 VAN @ SEA (Twice)Three-Point Attempts 11 11/30/1996 VAN @ PHIFree Throws 14 11/20/1999 POR @ CHA (Twice)Free Throw Attempts 16 01/05/1996 PHI @ VANOffensive Rebounds 3 02/20/2001 DEN @ POR (7 times)Defensive Rebounds 9 02/04/1992 MIA @ NYTotal Rebounds 10 02/04/1992 MIA @ NYAssists 15 01/07/1996 LAC @ VAN (Twice)Steals 7 01/30/1997 VAN @ LAC (Twice)Turnovers 7 02/14/1997 BOS @ VAN Blocks 2 01/16/2001 CLE @ POR (4 times)Points 32 01/05/1996 PHI @ VAN

PostseasonMinutes 42 05/15/1994 NY @ CHIField Goals 5 04/26/1998 MIN @ SEA (3 times)Field Goal Attempts 13 05/15/1994 NY @ CHIThree-Point Field Goals 3 04/26/1998 MIN @ SEA (3 times)Three-Point Attempts 7 04/26/1998 MIN @ SEA (Twice)Free Throws 5 05/22/1999 UTA @ PORFree Throw Attempts 7 05/22/1999 UTA @ POR (Twice)Offensive Rebounds 2 04/26/1998 MIN @ SEA (3 times)Defensive Rebounds 5 05/16/2000 UTA @ POR (Twice)Total Rebounds 6 05/09/1993 CHA @ NYAssists 8 05/18/1994 CHI @ NY (Twice)Steals 4 05/22/1999 UTA @ POR (3 times)Turnovers 4 04/26/1998 MIN @ SEA (6 times)Blocks 1 05/26/2000 LAL @ POR (18 times)Points 16 05/24/1994 IND @ NY

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RON ARTESTCHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions: Selected by the Bulls in the first round (16th overall) of the 1999 NBA Draft.

2000-01: Appeared in 76 games, making 74 starts, in his second season with the Bulls. … Averaged 11.9points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.00 steals. … Placed seventh in the NBA in steals. … Reached dou-ble figures in scoring 46 times, leading the team in scoring on seven occasions, assists 11 times, steals 32times and blocks in 11 games. … Scored 20 or more points seven times and played 30 or more minutes49 times. … Among players drafted by the Bulls, Artest has recorded 271 steals in his first two seasons,the most in team history over the first two years of any players’ career in Chicago. … His total is justahead of Michael Jordan’s 233 swipes. … In 31 games following the All-Star break, averaged 34.5 min-utes, 12.8 points and 3.00 steals. … In 45 games prior to the break, averaged 28.8 minutes, 11.3 pointsand 1.31 steals. … In the Bulls 15 wins, averaged 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.60 steals.… Averaged 14.4 points over the final seven games of the season. … Scored a career-high 29 points (12-19 FG, 1-3 3-pt. FG, 4-7 FT) on December 16 versus Philadelphia. … Recorded the first double-double ofhis career, scoring 19 points (7-14 FG, 1-1 3-pt. FG, 4-9 FT) with 10 rebounds on December 13 at Boston.… Set a United Center record, swiping 5 steals in the first half on March 6 versus Cleveland. … Played51 minutes on March 3 at Milwaukee, scoring 16 points (6-17 FG, 0-2 3-pt. FG, 4-6 FT) with 5 rebounds and5 assists. … Picked off a career-high 8 steals to accompany 19 points (7-14 FG, 1-1 3-pt. FG, 4-6 FT), 7assists and 6 rebounds on February 24 versus Vancouver. … Missed 1 games with right foot tendinitis. …Missed 2 games with right knee tendinitis. … Missed 2 games with a right knee strain. … Missed 1 gamewith a NBA suspension for fighting.

Professional Career: Appeared in 148 games, making 137 starts, in two seasons with the Bulls. …Averaged 12.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.83 steals, shooting .404 from the field and .304 fromthree-point range. … Made 103 three-pointers in first two seasons with the Bulls, the most ever by a Bullsdraftee in his first two seasons, surpassing Toni Kukoc’s 94 three-pointers. … Needs 227 points for 2,000in his career and 29 steals for 300. … 1999-2000: Appeared in 72 games, making 63 starts, in his rookiecampaign. … Averaged 12.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists. … Named to the NBA All-Rookie sec-ond team. … Averaged 1.65 steals, placing 13th in the NBA. … Led the team in scoring nine times andscored 20 or more points on nine occasions. … Missed five games with a right ankle sprain. … Missedfive games with another right ankle sprain later in the season.

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LaSalle Academy, Manhattan, N.Y.

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College Career: Appeared in 69 games, making 49 starts, in two seasons at St. John’s. … Averaged 13.1points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists. … Connected on 92-of-259 three-pointers and made 128 steals. … Ledthe Red Storm to a 50-19 record. … As a sophomore, earned First Team All-Big East honors and was a 1999Wooden Award Finalist. … Named third team All-America by the AP, the NABC and Basketball Times. …Named USBWA District II Player of the Year. … Led St. John’s to the NCAA Regional Finals, its best showingin the NCAA Tournament since 1991. … Averaged 14.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 blocks, allranking among Big East leaders. … Led the team in scoring 10 times, in rebounding 12 times and in assists 15 times. … Connected on 58 three-pointers, the second-highest single-season total in schoolhistory. … Recorded 13 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists versus Seton Hall, the second triple-double inschool history. … As a freshman, earned Big East All-Rookie team and Big East All-Tournament team honors.… Averaged 11.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists. … Scored a career-high 26 points versus BostonCollege and a hauled in a career-best 15 rebounds versus Villanova.

Personal: Full name is Ronald William Artest. … Nickname is Ron-Ron. … Was a mathematics major at St.John’s. … As a high school senior, was named a McDonald’s High School All-American and New York City andState Player of the Year. … As a teenager, played AAU basketball for the (NY) Riverside Hawks along withNBA stars Elton Brand and Lamar Odom (LA Clippers). … Says the toughest player he has ever had to defendagainst is Mike Chatfield, a neighborhood playground legend from his hometown of Queensbridge, NY. … Hasthree children, Ron Jr., Sadie and Jaron.


Three-point ReboundsSeason-Team G Min. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. RPG APG PPG

99-00-Chicago 72 2238 309 759 .407 60 191 .314 188 279 .674 62 246 308 202 119 39 866 4.3 2.8 12.0

00-01-Chicago 76 2363 327 815 .401 43 148 .291 210 280 .750 59 235 294 228 152 45 907 3.9 3.0 11.9

Totals 148 4601 636 1574 .404 103 339 .304 398 559 .712 121 481 602 430 271 84 1773 4.1 2.9 12.0

Career Highs:Regular Season

Minutes 51 03/03/2001 CHI @ MILField Goals 12 12/16/2000 PHI @ CHIField Goal Attempts 20 12/11/1999 CHI @ ORLThree-Point Field Goals 4 12/27/1999 IND @ CHI (Twice)Three-Point Attempts 7 04/03/2001 DET @ CHI (Twice)Free Throws 15 04/13/2001 UTA @ CHIFree Throw Attempts 17 01/11/2000 CHI @ NYOffensive Rebounds 5 12/13/2000 CHI @ BOSDefensive Rebounds 9 03/06/2001 CLE @ CHITotal Rebounds 10 12/13/2000 CHI @ BOSAssists 9 04/11/2001 CHI @ WASSteals 8 02/24/2001 VAN @ CHITurnovers 7 02/26/2001 GS @ CHIBlocks 4 02/27/2000 CHI @ DETPoints 29 12/16/2000 PHI @ CHI #15

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DALIBOR BAGARICCHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions: Selected by the Bulls in the first round (24th overall) of NBA Draft 2000.

2000-01: Appeared in 35 games and averaged 1.3 points and 1.6 rebounds. … Made his NBA debut onNovember 22 at Sacramento. … Scored 2 points (0-3 FG, 0-1 3-pt. FG, 2-4 FT) with 2 rebounds, 2 stealsand 3 blocked shots on December 8 at Dallas. … Grabbed 4 rebounds on December 9 at San Antonio. …Scored 4 points (2-2 FG) with 2 rebounds and a season-high 3 assists on February 1 at Seattle. … Scored3 points (1-4 FG, 1-1 FT) with 3 rebounds L.A. Clippers on February 5. … Scored 2 points (1-4 FG) with 2rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots on February 6 at Phoenix. … Scored a season-high 5 points (2-3FG, 1-1 FT) on February 22 versus L.A. Clippers. … Played a season-high 16 minutes, grabbing a season-high 8 rebounds on February 28 versus Houston. … Scored 4 points (1-4 FG, 2-6 FT) with 6 rebounds onMarch 9 at Detroit. … Scored 4 points (2-6 FG) with 2 rebounds on April 10 at Milwaukee. … Missedthe first 10 games of the season on the injured list with a right knee contusion. … Placed on the injuredlist with right knee tendinitis on December 19 (missed 14 games). … Missed two games (3/25, 3/26) dueto the flu. … DNP-CD 21 games.

Pre-NBA: Spent three seasons in the Croatian League, splitting time between Benston Zagreb andCibona Zagreb. … Appeared in 22 games in 1999-2000 for Benston Zagreb in Croatia. … Averaged 18.3points and 10.4 rebounds, shooting .590 from the floor and making 1.7 steals and appearing in the Croatian League All-Star game. … Played for the Croatian Junior National Team in the 1998European Junior Championship, helping the team to the silver medal, and at the 1999 World JuniorChampionship, where he won a bronze medal. … Played for Cibona Zagreb in 1998-99, helping the teamto the Croatian League Championship, averaging 6.8 points and 4.9 rebounds off the bench and leading the league in blocked shots.

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Personal: Although a native of Croatia, he was born in Munich, Germany where he spent part of his childhood. … Enjoys taking advantage of Chicago’s downtown shopping and movie theaters with girlfriend, Jasmine, who also hails from Croatia. … Is fluent in Croatian, English and German and can speak some Italian. … Besides basketball, other interests include soccer and tennis.


Three-point ReboundsSeason-Team G Min. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. RPG APG PPG

00-01-Chicago 35 259 17 65 .262 0 1 .000 13 28 .464 22 34 56 10 9 16 47 1.6 0.3 1.3

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Minutes 16 03/09/2001 CHI @ DET (Twice)

Field Goals 2 04/10/2001 CHI @ MIL (3 times)

Field Goal Attempts 6 04/10/2001 CHI @ MIL

Three-Point Attempts 1 12/08/2000 CHI @ DAL

Free Throws 2 04/05/2001 LAL @ CHI (3 times)

Free Throw Attempts 6 03/09/2001 CHI @ DET

Offensive Rebounds 3 03/09/2001 CHI @ DET (Twice)

Defensive Rebounds 5 02/28/2001 HOU @ CHI

Total Rebounds 8 02/28/2001 HOU @ CHI

Assists 3 02/01/2001 CHI @ SEA

Steals 2 02/06/2001 CHI @ PHO (3 times)

Turnovers 3 03/16/2001 SEA @ CHI (Twice)

Blocks 3 12/08/2000 CHI @ DAL

Points 5 02/22/2001 LAC @ CHI

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Career Transactions: Selected by Cleveland in the first round (8th overall) of NBA Draft 2000. … Draft rightstraded by Cavaliers with cash to the Bulls for draft rights to C Chris Mihm (June 28, 2000).

2000-01: Appeared in 61 games, making 8 starts, in rookie season. …. Averaged 4.6 points, 2.3 assists,1.5 rebounds and 0.70 steals, shooting .350 from three-point range and .794 from the free throw line. …Averaged 7.9 points and 3.8 assists, shooting .400 from three-point range in March. … Started five gamesand averaged 9.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists, before missing the final four games of the regularseason with a hyperextended left knee. … Finished fifth among NBA rookies in three-point field goal per-centage, tied for third among rookies in assists and eighth among first-year players in steals. … Made 41three-pointers, the second–most for a Bulls rookie (Ron Artest, 62 – 1999-2000). … Reached double fig-ures in scoring 11 times and dished 5 or more assists in eight games. … Scored in double figures in fivestraight games in March, averaging 13.4 points and 4.6 assists during that stretch. … Scored a season-high 17 points on two occasions. … Passed a season-high 7 assists on March 29 at Boston, scoring 12points (4-6 FG, 2-3 3-pt. FG, 2-2 FT) and grabbing 4 rebounds in 28 minutes as the starter at point guard.… DNP-CD in 15 games. … Missed two games with a groin injury (February 17 and 19). … Missed thefinal four games of the regular season on the injured list with a hyperextended left knee. … Will miss theentire 2001-02 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee during a pick-up game in the summer.

College Career: Appeared in 17 games, making 16 starts, in one season at Michigan. … Averaged a team-high 16.6 points to accompany 4.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds, shooting .412 from the field and .327 from three-point range. … Scored a career-high 27 points on two occasions, including a Decembermeeting with traditional NCAA powerhouse Duke. … Scored 14 points and dealt 10 assists againstColorado.

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Personal: Full name is Aaron Jamal Crawford … goes by Jamal or J.C. … Played basketball for only two yearsin high school (junior and senior) at Rainer Beach HS in Renton, Washington – a suburb of Seattle. … Namedto coveted Parade Magazine All-American squad following senior season at Rainer Beach that saw him average 22.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.0 assists. … Averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 11.0 assists asa junior. … Rainer Beach is also the home of Sacramento Kings guard Doug Christie, to whom Crawford hasbeen compared. … Wore a headband at Michigan as a freshman to honor former Seattle Sonics guard SlickWatts. … During rookie season, his jersey (No. 23) was retired by his high school alma mater. … The personhe most seeks advice from is good friend and NBA All-Star, Gary Payton. … Favorite musicians include Jay-Z,Mary J. Blige, 112, Boyz II Men. … Keeps all his clocks and watches set to Pacific Time, the time zone in whichSeattle resides. … Growing up, his favorite professional sports team was the Chicago Bulls – his mother isalso a longtime Bulls fan. … As a kid, his favorite NBA players were Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan andas he got older, Gary Payton and Allen Iverson. … Shoe size is 13. … Drives a black Cadillac Escalade and aMercedes. … Father of one son, Eric, 3.



00-01-Chicago 61 1050 107 304 .352 41 117 .350 27 34 .794 9 80 89 141 43 14 282 1.5 2.3 4.6

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2000-01: Appeared in 72 games, making 13 starts, in rookie season. … Averaged 9.5 points, 4.3 reboundsand 1.1 assists, shooting .430 from the floor and .727 from the free throw line. … Named to the secondteam All-Rookie squad following the season. … Reached double figures in scoring 32 times. … Led theteam in rebounding in five games, in scoring five times and in blocked shots on six occasions. … Finishedtied for fourth among NBA rookies in scoring, fifth in rebounding, 13th in assists, 10th in field goal percentage, eighth in free throw percentage and seventh in minutes. … In 30 games following the All-Starbreak, averaged 12.0 points and 4.8 rebounds, shooting .479 from the floor and .722 from the free throwline. … Compare that to 7.7 points and 4.0 rebounds, shooting .386 from the floor and .732 from the freethrow line in 42 games prior to the break. … Averaged 11.8 points and 6.6 rebounds in his 13 startingassignments. … Averaged at least 12.0 points in February, March and April. … Scored in double figuresin each of his last seven appearances, averaging 13.6 points in that stretch. … Scored 16 points (7-13 FG,2-2 3-pt. FG) in 24 minutes in his NBA debut on October 31 versus Sacramento. … Poured in a season-high26 points in 25 minutes on February 3 at Vancouver. …. Earned a start on March 16 versus Seattle, scoring 25 points (12-24 FG, 0-1 3-pt. FG, 1-1 FT) with 10 rebounds, his first career 20-10 point-rebounddouble-double. … Hauled in a season-high 13 rebounds to accompany 16 points (6-13 FG, 4-5 FT) in finalgame prior to All-Star break, February 6.

College Career: Appeared in 97 games over three seasons at Iowa State, averaging 18.9 points and 7.4rebounds. … Consensus First Team All-America, the first Cyclone in school history to achieve that honor.… Left ISU fifth all-time in scoring (1,830 points) and seventh in career rebounding (716). … As a junior,his final season at Iowa State, Fizer was named Big 12 Player of the Year. … Averaged 22.8 points and7.7 rebounds, leading the Cyclones to a 32-5 record and the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. … Placedeighth in the nation in scoring, leading the Big 12 for the second straight season. … Scored a career-high38 points on two occasions and scored 30 or more in five of his last eight games. … Averaged 26.3 pointsin three games, leading the Cyclones to the Big 12 Tournament title, including a career-high 38 versusBaylor in the first round. … Named First Team All-Big 12 as a sophomore after leading the Big 12 in scor-ing at 18.0 points. … Led the team in scoring 22 of 30 games, including a pair of 30-point outings. … Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year after averaging 14.9 points and 6.7rebounds.

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Personal: Full name is Darnell Marcus Lamar Fizer. … Played for the Gold Medal-winning United States teamat the 2001 Goodwill games in Brisbane, Australia, averaging 4.8 points and 3.0 rebounds, shooting .550 fromthe floor. … Recruited by and played as a freshman for Bulls Head Coach Tim Floyd at Iowa State – Floyd actu-ally credits his wife, Beverly, with the successful recruiting effort. … Spent his early childhood in Inkster,Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, before moving to Arcadia, Louisiana to attend high school. … A Detroit Pistonsfan growing up … Father of two children – son, Aamondae and daughter, Arae.



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Minutes 39 03/20/2001 ORL @ CHIField Goals 12 03/16/2001 SEA @ CHIField Goal Attempts 24 03/16/2001 SEA @ CHIThree-Point Field Goals 2 04/13/2001 UTA @ CHI (Twice)Three-Point Attempts 3 04/15/2001 IND @ CHI (3 times)Free Throws 6 02/03/2001 CHI @ VAN (Twice)Free Throw Attempts 8 02/13/2001 ATL @ CHIOffensive Rebounds 5 03/16/2001 SEA @ CHIDefensive Rebounds 10 02/06/2001 CHI @ PHOTotal Rebounds 13 02/06/2001 CHI @ PHOAssists 4 04/10/2001 CHI @ MIL (Twice)Steals 3 03/17/2001 CHI @ NYTurnovers 8 03/20/2001 ORL @ CHIBlocks 3 12/06/2000 CLE @ CHIPoints 26 02/03/2001 CHI @ VAN

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A.J. GUYTONCHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions: Selected by the Bulls in the second round (32nd overall) of NBA Draft 2000.

2000-01: Appeared in 33 games, making 8 starts, and averaged 6.0 points and 1.9 assists. … Scored in double-figures in 8 games and had multiple three-pointers in 7 games. … Dished 5+ assists in threegames. … Averaged 11.1 points and 3.1 assists, shooting .470 from the floor, .450 from three-point rangeand .909 from the free throw line over the final 11 games of the season. … Led the team in scoring on one occasion (April 17). … Scored 18 points (7-11 FG, 4-5 3-pt. FG) with 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in 19minutes off the bench on November 9 versus Orlando. … Made his first career NBA start on November 16at Denver, scoring 7 points (3-10 FG, 0-2 3-pt. FG, 1-2 FT) with 4 assists. … Scored 9 points (4-8 FG, 1-33-pt. FG) on November 19 at L.A. Lakers. … Scored 7 points (2-5 FG, 1-2 3-pt. FG, 2-3 FT) with 3 assists onMarch 29 versus Boston. … Scored 19 points (7-8 FG, 5-6 3-pt. FG) with 2 rebounds and a season-high 5assists on March 31 vs. Miami. … Scored 10 points (4-11 FG, 1-4 3-pt. FG, 1-2 FT) on April 3 versus Detroit.… Scored 12 points (5-6 FG, 2-2 3-pt. FG) on Apr. 5 versus L.A. Lakers. … Scored 13 points (5-9 FG, 2-4 3-pt. FG, 1-1 FT) on April 8 at Toronto. … Scored 11 points (4-8 FG, 1-3 3-pt. FG, 2-2 FT) with 4 assists and2 rebounds on April 10 at Milwaukee. … Scored 12 points (5-12 FG, 2-5 3-pt. FG) with 3 rebounds and 2assists on April 13 versus Utah. … Scored a season-high 24 points (8-18 FG, 4-6 3-pt. FG, 4-4 FT) with aseason-high 4 rebounds on April 17 at New Jersey. … Scored 6 points (3-9 FG, 0-3 3-pt. FG) with 5 assistsand 2 steals on April 18 at Philadelphia. … Placed on the injured list (right knee sprain) on Dec. 1 andmissed 40 games. … DNP-CD 9 games.

College: Appeared in 128 games in four seasons at Indiana. … Averaged 16.4 points and 3.1 assists,shooting .455 from the field and .414 from three-point range. … One of just five Hoosiers to score at least2,000 career points and Indiana’s all-time leader in three-pointers made (283) and attempted (684). …Named First Team All-American, Big Ten Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten as a senior, appearing in 29 games and averaging a Big Ten-best 19.7 points. … Scored a career-high 34 pointsin an overtime game at Michigan State. … Named Honorable Mention All-American and Second TeamAll-Big Ten as a junior. … Appeared in 34 games and averaged 16.0 points, including 18.1 in Big Ten play.

… Named First Team All-Big Ten as a sophomore, averaging 16.8 points in 32 games. … Recorded acareer-high 79 three-pointers, the third-highest total in school history, and scored 20 or more points ninetimes. … Appeared in 33 games as a freshman, averaging 13.6 points, and was named Big Ten Freshmanof the Year. … Was only the second freshman in school history to record 400 points, 100 rebounds and100 assists.

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Personal: Full name is Arthur James Guyton. … Native of downstate Peoria. … Attended Illinois basketballhigh school power Peoria Central. … Played for legendary coach Bobby Knight at Indiana University. … Earneda Bachelor’s degree in telecommunications after four years at Indiana. … Growing up, his favorite NBA playerwas recent Hall of Fame inductee, Isiah Thomas. … Originally became interested in playing basketball at age 10.

NBA Career Stats:Regular Season


00-01-Chicago 33 630 78 192 .406 27 69 .391 15 18 .833 10 26 36 64 9 5 198 1.1 1.9 6.0


Minutes 48 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJField Goals 8 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJField Goal Attempts 18 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJThree-Point Field Goals 5 03/31/2001 MIA @ CHIThree-Point Attempts 6 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJ (Twice)Free Throws 4 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJFree Throw Attempts 4 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJOffensive Rebounds 1 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJ (10 times)Defensive Rebounds 3 04/18/2001 CHI @ PHI (4 times)Total Rebounds 4 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJAssists 5 04/18/2001 CHI @ PHI (3 times)Steals 2 04/18/2001 CHI @ PHI (3 times)Turnovers 3 04/11/2001 CHI @ WASBlocks 1 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJ (5 times)Points 24 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJ

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FRED HOIBERGCHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions: Selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round (52nd overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft. … Signedas a free agent by the Bulls (September 14, 1999).

2000-2001: Appeared in a career-high 74 games, making a career-high 37 starts. … Posted career-highs of 9.1 points,4.2 rebounds, 1.32 steals and 3.6 assists, shooting a career-high .438 from the field. … Shot team-leading marks of .866from the free throw line (13th in the NBA) and .412 from three-point range (14th in the NBA). … Finished second in the NBAin steals-to-turnover ratio (1.32:1) and ninth in assists-to-turnover ratio (3.55:1). … Led the Bulls in scoring three times, inassists 20 times and in steals on 16 occasions. … Recorded the first three double-doubles of his career. … Led the Bullsbench in scoring 15 times including 9 games of double-figure scoring off the pine. … Reached double figures in scoring 32times, scoring 20 or more points three times. … Played 40 or more minutes 11 times. … Named CDW Bulls Player of theMonth for April after averaging 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.80 steals, shooting .456 from the floor, .487 fromthree-point range and .821 from the free throw line. … In 34 games following the All-Star break, averaged 11.5 points, 4.3assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.68 steals, shooting .450 from the floor, .415 from three-point range and .882 from the free throwline. … In the first two games of March (2-3), scored 36 points and dished 25 assists with 0 turnovers in 92 minutes. …Became only the fourth Bull in team history to shoot at least .400 from three-point range while making 100 three-pointers,joining B.J. Armstrong (1994-95), Michael Jordan (1995-96) and Steve Kerr (95-96, 96-97) in that select group. … AmongNBA players who played at least 2,000 minutes, Hoiberg ranked seventh in the league for fewest turnovers, making only 74miscues in 2,247 minutes. … Earned the distinction of being the only non-point guard to rank among the top 20 in the NBAin both assist-to-turnover and steal-to-turnover ratio. … Scored a career-high 28 points (9-14 FG, 4-9 3-pt. FG, 6-6 FT) toaccompany a career-best 13 assists in 52 minutes in a double-OT game at Milwaukee on March 3. … Poured in 18 points(5-8 FG, 3-5 3-pt. FG, 5-6 FT) with 10 rebounds on February 26 versus Golden State. … Swiped a career-best 5 steals toaccompany 16 points (6-11 FG, 3-5 3-pt. FG, 1-1 FT) on April 11 at Washington. …. Missed 6 games with a sprained leftankle. … Missed 1 games with a bruised left leg … DNP-CD 1 game.

Professional Career: Appeared in 244 games, making 50 starts in six NBA seasons. … Averaged 6.1 points, 2.6 reboundsand 1.8 assists. … Played 47.8% of his career 4,710 minutes last season. … Chosen with the first pick in the 1995 CBADraft by the Omaha Racers. … Needs only 52 points to eclipse 1,500 for his career. … Needs 54 assists to reach 500. …1999-2000: Played in 31 games in his first season with the Bulls, averaging 9.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists. …Missed 12 games with a bruised right knee. … Missed 31 games with a right quad tendon strain. … Missed three gameswith a concussion. … Missed four games with a left ankle sprain. … Scored a season-high 20 points on March 5 atCharlotte. … Had averaged 12.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists through the first six games before being struck withinjuries. … 1998-99: Played in 12 games for the Indiana Pacers, averaging 1.6 points. … Appeared in four playoff games,averaging 1.0 points. … 1997-98: Appeared in 65 games, making 1 start, for the Pacers. … Averaged 4.0 points and 1.9rebounds. … 1996-97: Appeared in 47 games for Indiana, averaging 4.8 points and 1.7 rebounds, shooting .414 from three-point range. … Scored 21 points versus Dallas on March 26, 1997. … 1995-96: Appeared in 15 games, making 1 start inhis rookie season with the Pacers. … Averaged 2.1 points, shooting .833 from the free throw line and .421 from the field.

College: Appeared in 126 games in four seasons at Iowa State, averaging 15.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists, shoot-ing .511 from the floor, .400 from three-point range and .844 from the free throw line. … Graduated from Iowa State rankedthird in career scoring (1,993) and first in career three-pointers made (183) and attempted (457). … The only Cyclone in

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school history to finish in the top 10 in 10 different statistical categories. … Had his jersey (No. 32) retired. … Wore No. 40during the 1993-94 season to honor his friend Chris Street, a University of Iowa player killed in an auto accident. … Appearedin 34 games as a senior, averaging 19.9 points and 5.6 rebounds. … Named Honorable Mention All-America. … Had his beststatistical season as a junior, appearing in 27 games and averaging 20.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists, becoming the firstplayer in school history to have at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 150 steals in his career. … Averaged 11.6points and 6.3 rebounds as a sophomore. … Named Big Eight Freshman of the Year after appearing in 34 games and averaging 12.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

Personal: Full name is Fredrick Kristian Hoiberg. … Played collegiately in his hometown of Ames, Iowa at Iowa StateUniversity. … As a senior, he played for Bulls Head Coach Tim Floyd. … As a sophomore, he received three write-in votes in the1993 Ames mayoral election and was tabbed by ESPN/ABC college basketball analyst, Dick Vitale, with the nickname “TheMayor.”… Played baseball, football (quarterback) and basketball in high school. … As a high school senior, he was named thestate’s top prep football and basketball player, and led Ames High School to the state basketball championship. … Offered a foot-ball scholarship by legendary Nebraska Coach Tom Osborne. … Enjoys playing golf in his spare time – says if he could golf withanyone in the world, he would choose PGA pro, Fred Couples. … Growing up, his favorite NBA player was Larry Bird. … Favoritesnack foods are pickles and olives. … Met his wife, Carol, in high school – they have a daughter, Paige, 4, and son, Jack, 2.

NBA Career Statistics:Regular Season Three-point ReboundsSeason-Team G MIN. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. RPG APG PPG95-96-Indiana 15 85 8 19 .421 1 3 .333 15 18 .833 4 5 9 8 6 1 32 0.6 0.5 2.196-97-Indiana 47 572 67 156 .429 29 70 .414 61 77 .792 13 68 81 41 27 6 224 1.7 0.9 4.897-98-Indiana 65 874 85 222 .383 32 85 .376 59 69 .855 14 109 123 45 40 3 261 1.9 0.7 4.098-99-Indiana 12 87 6 21 .286 1 9 .111 6 6 1.000 2 9 11 4 0 0 19 0.9 0.3 1.699-00-Chicago 31 845 89 230 .387 32 94 .340 69 76 .908 7 103 110 85 40 2 279 3.5 2.7 9.000-01-Chicago 74 2247 217 495 .438 103 250 .412 136 157 .866 21 287 308 263 98 12 673 4.2 3.6 9.1Totals 244 4710 472 1143 .413 198 511 .387 346 403 .859 61 581 642 446 211 24 1488 2.6 1.8 6.1


Season-Team G MIN. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. RPG APG PPG97-98-Indiana 2 20 3 8 .375 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 3 4 1 1 0 9 2.0 0.5 4.598-99-Indiana 4 20 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2 3 0 4 0.8 0.5 1.0Totals 6 40 5 12 .417 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 6 7 3 4 0 13 1.2 0.5 2.2

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Career Highs:Regular SeasonMinutes 52 03/03/2001 CHI @ MILField Goals 9 03/03/2001 CHI @ MILField Goal Attempts 18 03/17/2000 GS @ CHIThree-Point Field Goals 4 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJ (6 times)Three-Point Attempts 9 03/03/2001 CHI @ MILFree Throws 11 03/30/2000 CHI @ MIAFree Throw Attempts 11 03/30/2000 CHI @ MIAOffensive Rebounds 3 02/03/2001 CHI @ VAN (Twice)Defensive Rebounds 10 02/26/2001 GS @ CHI (Twice)Total Rebounds 10 02/26/2001 GS @ CHI (Twice)Assists 13 03/03/2001 CHI @ MILSteals 5 04/11/2001 CHI @ WASTurnovers 4 01/27/2001 TOR @ CHI (Twice)Blocks 3 02/04/1997 IND @ ORLPoints 28 03/03/2001 CHI @ MIL

PostseasonMinutes 17 05/27/1998 IND @ CHIField Goals 2 05/27/1998 IND @ CHIField Goal Attempts 7 05/27/1998 IND @ CHIThree-Point Field Goals 1 04/23/1998 CLE @ INDThree-Point Attempts 1 05/27/1998 IND @ CHI (Twice)Free Throws 2 05/27/1998 IND @ CHIFree Throw Attempts 2 05/27/1998 IND @ CHIOffensive Rebounds 1 05/27/1998 IND @ CHIDefensive Rebounds 2 05/27/1998 IND @ CHITotal Rebounds 3 05/27/1998 IND @ CHIAssists 1 06/09/1999 NY @ IND (3 times)Steals 2 06/07/1999 IND @ NYPoints 6 05/27/1998 IND @ CHI

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RON MERCERCHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions: Selected after sophomore season by the Boston Celtics in the first round (6th overall) of 1997 NBADraft. … Traded by Celtics with F Popeye Jones and C Dwayne Schintzius to Denver Nuggets for F Danny Fortson, F EricWilliams, G Eric Washington and a first round draft choice (August 3, 1999). … Traded by Nuggets with G ChaunceyBillups, F Johnny Taylor and draft considerations to Orlando Magic for F/C Chris Gatling, G/F Tariq Abdul-Wahad, a futurefirst-round draft pick and cash considerations (February 1, 2000). … Signed as a free agent by the Bulls (August 2, 2000).

2000-01: Appeared in 61 games, making 61 starts. … Averaged career highs of 19.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3assists in a career-best 41.6 minutes (fourth in the NBA). … Scoring average would have ranked 27th the NBA had heenough games to qualify. … Ranked tied for fifth among Eastern Conference starting shooting guards in scoring, behindAllen Iverson (31.1 – 1st in the NBA), Jerry Stackhouse (29.8 – 2nd), Vince Carter (27.6 – 5th), Ray Allen (22.0) and JasonTerry (19.7). … Led the team in scoring 26 times and assists in 14 games. … Surpassed 20 or more points on 26 occasions and 30 or more eight times. … Scored a career-high 39 points (16-25 FG, 2-2 3-pt. FG, 5-5 FT) to accompany 7rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals on January 23 versus Portland. … Recorded two double-doubles, both versus Orlando(23 points, 10 rebounds on November 9 and 18 points, 10 assists on March 20). … Prior to this season, had compiled onlyone double-double. … Led the Bulls to a victory over the San Antonio Spurs, scoring 33 points (13-22 FG, 7-8 FT) onDecember 28. … Named CDW Chicago Bulls Player of the Month for December after starting 14 games, averaging 43.1minutes, a team-high 22.7 points, 2.36 steals, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists, shooting .450 from the floor and .803 fromthe free throw line. … Averaged 44.1 minutes in January to accompany 21.0 points, 3.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds. …Played a career-high 58 minutes, scoring 27 points (12-32 FG, 0-3 3-pt. FG, 3-4 FT) and grabbing 6 rebounds, in triple-OTcontest at Charlotte on January 9. … In three games versus the Boston Celtics, the team that drafted him out of Kentucky,Mercer averaged a team-high 24.3 points, shooting a blistering .557 from the floor, with 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists. … In 47 games prior to the All-Star break, averaged 42.1 minutes, 20.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.47 steals. …Missed one game with the flu (Dec. 5 at Minnesota). … Missed 10 games with a left ankle sprain (Feb. 19-Mar. 10). …Missed 10 games with right ankle tendinitis (Apr. 3-18).

Professional Career: Appeared in 250 games, making 231 starts, in four-year career. … Averaged 17.1 points, 3.7rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.38 steals, shooting .439 from the floor and .813 from the free throw line. … Among playersfrom the 1997 NBA Draft class, ranks third in career scoring average (17.1), behind Tim Duncan (22.1) and Keith Van Horn(19.3) but ahead of Tracy McGrady (15.6), Maurice Taylor (14.3) and Derek Anderson (14.1). … Played 50 or more minuteson two occasions, both versus the Charlotte Hornets (one with Boston and one last season). … In 19 career games offthe bench, has averaged 14.8 points, and 1.68 steals, shooting .450 from the floor and .839 from the free throw line. …1999-2000: Appeared in 68 games with the Denver Nuggets and Orlando Magic. … Averaged 16.9 points, 3.7 reboundsand 2.3 assists. … Averaged 18.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 37 games with Denver. … Averaged 15.2 points,3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 31 games with the Magic. … Led the Nuggets in scoring 13 times, including a season-high 31 points at Vancouver on Nov. 6. … Led the Magic in scoring 8 times, including a pair of 27-point outings.… Hit double figures 58 times, scoring 20 or more 23 times (17 with the Nuggets and 6 with the Magic). … Scored 30or more twice (both with Denver). … With Mercer in the line-up, the Nuggets and Magic were a combined 34-34. …

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Averaged 18.9 points in victories, shooting .445 from the field and .820 from the free throw line. … 1998-99: Saw action in41 games for the Celtics, averaging 17.0 points, second on the team. … Led the team in scoring in 12 games, with 11 contestsof 20 or more points. … Recorded his first career double-double, scoring 23 points with 10 rebounds in 54 minutes versusCharlotte on May 5, 1998. … 1997-98: Appeared in 80 games as a rookie, averaging 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists,shooting .450 from the floor and .839 from the free throw line. … Named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. … Made his NBAdebut versus the Bulls, scoring 11 points and hauling in 5 rebounds on November 31, 1997.

College Career: Played two seasons at Kentucky, helping the Wildcats to the NCAA Final Four in each of his two seasons. …As a freshman, was a key contributor to a Wildcats’ National Championship team, averaging 8.0 points and 2.9 rebounds. …As a sophomore, was named SEC Player of the Year and First Team AP All-American after averaging 18.3 points, 5.3 reboundsand 2.4 assists. … Teamed with current Portland Trail Blazer Derek Anderson and current Utah Jazz Scott Padgett as a sopho-more at Kentucky.

Personal: Full name is Ronald Eugene Mercer. … A native of Nashville, TN. … Although he has never hit a hole-in-one; hisfavorite sport outside of basketball is golf. …. He also enjoys playing pool. … Favorite food is steak. … Favorite NBA teamgrowing up was the Detroit Pistons and his favorite NBA player was Magic Johnson. … Owner of two Rottweilers – Kato andGotti. … Pre-game ritual is reading the Bible. … The city he likes to travel to most during the season is Miami. … Collegemajor was psychology. … An outstanding athlete, he played football, baseball and basketball in high school. … As a senior,he was the recipient of the Ban/Naismith Male Prep Player of the Year Award, given annually to the top male high school bas-ketball player in America. … Participated in a High School All-American camp as a senior in high school that was held at theBerto Center. … Gave his mother a Cadillac on Mother’s Day during his rookie season and considers that to be his biggest thrill.… Hosted a dinner last Thanksgiving at a homeless shelter in Chicago. … This past summer, purchased backpacks and schoolsupplies for over 800 children in Nashville and Chicago.



97-98-Boston 80 2662 515 1145 .450 3 28 .107 188 224 .839 109 171 280 176 125 17 1221 3.5 2.2 15.3

98-99-Boston 41 1551 305 707 .431 5 30 .167 83 105 .790 37 118 155 104 67 12 698 3.8 2.5 17.0

99-00-Den/Orl 68 2377 460 1080 .426 15 48 .313 213 270 .789 64 186 250 158 75 23 1148 3.7 2.3 16.9

00-01-Chicago 61 2535 500 1121 .446 14 46 .304 188 228 .825 72 164 236 201 78 27 1202 3.9 3.3 19.7

Totals 250 9125 1780 4053 .439 37 152 .243 672 827 .813 282 639 921 639 345 79 4269 3.7 2.6 17.1


Minutes 58 01/09/2001 CHI @ CHAField Goals 16 01/23/2001 POR @ CHIField Goal Attempts 32 01/09/2001 CHI @ CHAThree-Point Field Goals 5 11/06/1999 DEN @ VANThree-Point Attempts 8 11/06/1999 DEN @ VANFree Throws 11 01/15/2001 CHI @ ORLFree Throw Attempts 12 02/25/2000 ORL @ UTAOffensive Rebounds 5 11/14/2000 CHI @ HOU (Twice)Defensive Rebounds 8 05/05/1999 CHA @ BOSTotal Rebounds 10 11/09/2000 ORL @ CHI (Twice)Assists 10 03/20/2001 ORL @ CHISteals 7 12/13/2000 CHI @ BOSTurnovers 7 03/25/2001 CHI @ BOS (Twice)Blocks 3 01/24/2000 VAN @ DENPoints 39 01/23/2001 POR @ CHI

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BRAD MILLERCHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions: Not drafted by a NBA franchise. … Played in Italy (1998-99). … Signed as a free agent by the Charlotte Hornets (January 21, 1999). … Signed as a free agent by the Bulls(September 7, 2000).

2000-01: Appeared in 57 games, making 45 starts in his first season with the Bulls. … Averaged careerhighs of 8.9 points and 7.4 rebounds. … Scoring average placed eighth among Eastern Conference cen-ters with at least 41 starts. … In 31 games following the All-Star break, averaged 10.9 points, 8.7rebounds and 2.3 assists, shooting .450 from the floor. … Recorded career highs in games played (57),minutes (1,434), field goals (168), field goal attempts (386), free throws (168), free throw attempts (226),offensive rebounds (144), total rebounds (419), assists (107), steals (33), blocks (38) and points (505). …Led the team in rebounding in 17 games and in blocks 12 times. … Grabbed double-figure rebounds in16 games. … Led the team in scoring in two games (March 12 and April 5). … Scored double figures 26times, hitting 20 or more on 3 occasions. … Recorded 9 double-doubles and passed for 5 or more assistsfive times. … Played 40 or more minutes 3 times. … Named Bulls CDW Player of the Month for Marchafter averaging 11.3 points and 10.1 rebounds, shooting .480 from the floor and averaging 31.2 minutes,with 4 double-doubles. … Snared double-figure boards in five straight games in March (Mar. 12-20),leading the team in rebounding in each game and averaging 14.2 rebounds over that stretch. … Scoreda season-high 22 points (9-16 FG, 4-4 FT) with 15 rebounds in 41 minutes versus Charlotte on March 12.… Grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds on March 17 at New York. … Tied a career-high with 3 blockedshots in five games and passed a career-high 5 assists in five games. … Missed 1 game (11/9) with abroken right hand before being placed on the injured list on Nov. 11, missing another 20 games. …Missed 1 game with a right pectoral strain (1/4). … Missed 1 game with a right calf strain (3/31 vs.Miami). … Missed 2 games with a sore right knee (4/11-4/13). … DNP-CD 1 game (1/8).

Professional Career: Appeared in 150 games, making 49 starts in three seasons with Charlotte andChicago. … Overall, has averaged 7.8 points and 5.5 rebounds. … In 101 career games off the bench,Miller has averaged 6.7 points and 4.3 rebounds, shooting .491 from the floor and .783 from the freethrow line. … Played part of the 1998-99 campaign in the Greek A-1 League, averaging 15.8 points and8.8 rebounds, shooting .559 from the floor in 16 games for Bini Viaggi. … 1999-2000: Appeared in 55games for Charlotte, averaging 7.7 points and 5.5 rebounds. … Recorded four double-doubles. … Played

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25 or more minutes nine times, averaging 11.7 points and 8.1 rebounds. … Missed 23 games with torn cartilage in his left knee. … Appeared in four games as the Hornets met the Philadelphia 76ers in the firstround of the NBA Playoffs, averaging 7.5 points and 3.3 rebounds. … 1998-99: Appeared in 38 games in rookie season with Charlotte, averaging 6.3 points and 3.1 rebounds, shooting .565 from the floor and .794from the free throw line. … Scored a career-high 32 points versus the Boston Celtics on May 5, 1999. …Scored 25 points in only 18 minutes, shooting 9-of-9 from the floor, versus the Bulls on March 24, 1999. …Had his first double-double, 10 points and 11 rebounds, at Washington on March 5, 1999.

College Career: Appeared in 127 games in four seasons at Purdue, averaging 11.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and2.0 assists. … Left as one of only three players in Boilermaker history to score at least 1,300 points, grab 700rebounds and deal 200 assists. … Named Honorable Mention All-America as a senior, averaging 17.2 points,8.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists. … Shot .632 from the field, the fifth-best mark nationally. … Posted 14 dou-ble-doubles and scored a season-high 30 points versus Michigan State. … Recorded 11 double-doubles as ajunior, averaging 14.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists and en route to being named Second Team All-BigTen.

Personal: Full name is Bradley Alan Miller. … A native of Ft. Wayne, IN. … Played one season (1999-2000)in Charlotte with current Bulls teammate, Eddie Robinson. … Favorite type of music is country and he is anavid NASCAR fan. … Enjoys hunting, fishing, golfing and going to the movies in his spare time – he caughthis first two-pound rainbow trout this past summer. … Drives a black Lincoln Navigator. … Following his basketball career, plans to open a sports bar in his native Indiana. … While growing up, he was a “little brother” in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. … Selected and played for the bronze-medal winning 1998USA Men’s Basketball World Championship Team, averaging 5.2 points and 3.3 rebounds, shooting .640 fromthe floor.


Three-point ReboundsSeason-Team G MIN. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. RPG APG PPG98-99-Charlotte 38 469 78 138 .565 1 2 .500 81 102 .794 35 82 117 22 9 18 238 3.1 0.6 6.3

99-00-Charlotte 55 961 135 293 .461 0 2 .000 153 195 .785 113 280 293 45 23 35 423 5.3 0.8 7.7

00-01 Chicago 57 1434 168 386 .435 1 5 .200 168 226 .743 144 275 419 107 33 38 505 7.4 1.9 8.9

Totals 150 2864 381 817 .466 2 9 .222 402 523 .769 292 537 829 174 65 91 1166 5.5 1.2 7.8


Season-Team G MIN. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. RPG APG PPG99-00-Charlotte 4 62 9 17 .529 0 0 .000 12 15 .800 8 5 13 3 0 3 30 3.3 0.8 7.5


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Career Highs:Regular SeasonMinutes 43 03/23/2001 CHA @ CHIField Goals 9 03/12/2001 CHI @ CHA (4 times)Field Goal Attempts 19 12/11/1999 CHA @ PHIThree-Point Field Goals 1 01/12/2001 CHA @ CHI (Twice)Three-Point Attempts 2 01/18/2001 DET @ CHIFree Throws 14 05/05/1999 CHA @ BOSFree Throw Attempts 17 05/05/1999 CHA @ BOSOffensive Rebounds 9 03/14/2001 PHI @ CHIDefensive Rebounds 10 03/25/2001 CHI @ BOS (6 times)Total Rebounds 16 03/17/2001 CHI @ NYAssists 5 03/25/2001 CHI @ BOS (5 times)Steals 3 02/03/2001 CHI @ VAN (Twice)Turnovers 4 04/17/2001 CHI @ NJ (4 times)Blocks 3 03/20/2001 ORL @ CHI (6 times)Points 32 05/05/1999 CHA @ BOS

PostseasonMinutes 27 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHAField Goals 3 04/24/2000 PHI @ CHA (Twice)Field Goal Attempts 8 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHAFree Throws 7 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHAFree Throw Attempts 8 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHAOffensive Rebounds 3 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHADefensive Rebounds 3 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHATotal Rebounds 6 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHAAssists 2 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHATurnovers 5 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHABlocks 2 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHAPoints 13 04/22/2000 PHI @ CHA

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Career Transactions: Selected by Cleveland in the first round (9th overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft. … Draft rights tradedby Cavaliers with draft rights to G Calvin Duncan to Chicago Bulls for G Ennis Whatley and draft rights to F Keith Lee (June18, 1985). … Traded by Bulls with 1988 first- and third-round draft choices to New York Knicks for C Bill Cartwright and 1988first- and third-round draft choices (June 27, 1988). … Traded by Knicks with draft rights to Sean Marks and cash to TorontoRaptors for F Marcus Camby (June 25, 1998). … Traded by Toronto with 2002 second-round draft choice to Chicago for FBrian Skinner (July 19, 2001).

2000-01: Appeared in 78 games, making 77 starts for the Toronto Raptors. … Averaged 9.6 points, 9.5 rebounds, a career-high 3.4 assists and 35.5 minutes. … Recorded a triple-double on November 11 versus the Bulls, scoring 10 points (5-11 FG,0-1 3-pt. FG, 0-2 FT) to accompany 11 rebounds and a season-high 12 assists. … Produced 26 double-doubles. … Led theRaptors in rebounding 39 times, including 38 games of 10+ caroms. … Finished 14th in the NBA in rebounds per game and 10th in total defensive rebounds (599). … Blocked a career-high 6 shots on January 7 versus Seattle. … Hauled in aseason-high 18 rebounds on December 17 versus the L.A. Lakers. … Scored a season-high 23 points (6-17 FG, 1-1 3-pt. FG,10-10 FT) to accompany 13 rebounds on January 23 versus Orlando. … Started 12 games, averaging 9.3 points, 6.3 reboundsand shooting .824 from the free throw line for the Raptors in NBA Playoffs 2001.

Professional Career: Appeared in 1,176 games over 16 years with Chicago, New York and Toronto. … Averaged 10.3points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists, shooting .474 from the floor and .760 from the free throw line. … One of only six activeNBA players with at least 10,000 career points and 10,000 career rebounds. … Played 144 career NBA Playoff games, aver-aging 10.8 points and 10.0 rebounds, shooting .459 from the floor. … Entering the 2001-02 campaign, is currently rankedninth among active players in games played (1,176), sixth in minutes played (38,358), third in offensive rebounds (3,815),fourth in defensive rebounds (7,935), third in total rebounds (11,750), second in fouls (4,418), and fourth in DQs (61). …Appeared in 144 career playoff games, the other Bulls have combined for 126 games of playoff experience. … Averaging10.8 points and 10.0 rebounds in the playoffs. … 1999-2000: Started 80 games for the Raptors, averaging 6.9 points and6.8 rebounds. … Connected on a career-high 14 three-point field goals, hitting a career-best .341 from long range. … 1998-99: Started all 50 games in his first season in Toronto. … Averaged 7.0 points and 7.5 rebounds. … Received threefirst place votes for the NBA All-Defensive team. … Scored a season-high 18 points on two occasions. … 1997-98: Started79 games for the New York Knicks. … Named to the NBA All-Defensive second team. … Averaged 9.0 points and 9.2rebounds. … Made a career-high 123 steals and shot a career-best .851 from the free throw line. … 1996-97: Started 80games for the Knicks. … Averaged 10.8 points and 9.8 rebounds, finishing 12th in the NBA in rebounding. … 1995-96:Appeared in 53 games, making 51 starts, for the Knicks. … Averaged 11.4 points and 8.7 rebounds. … Ranked 25th in theNBA in rebounding, shooting .833 from the stripe. … 1994-95: Appeared in 50 games, making 49 starts for New York. …Averaged 10.1 points and 8.9 rebounds. … Missed 32 games with a partial dislocation of the right toe. … 1993-94: Startedall 82 games for the Knicks. … Named to his first and only All-Star game, averaging 11.8 points and 11.8 rebounds (tied for6th in the NBA). … Named NBA All-Defensive first team. … Played 11 minutes in the All-Star game, scoring 2 points andgrabbing 3 rebounds. … Helped the Knicks advance to the NBA Finals, averaging 13.2 points and 11.7 rebounds in the post-season. … 1992-93: Started all 82 games for New York. … Averaged 6.9 points and 8.6 rebounds. … Shot .508 from thefloor, the last time he has been over .500 for the season. … 1991-92: Started 82 games for New York. … Averaged 6.2 pointsand 8.5 rebounds, placing 22nd in the NBA in rebounding. … 1990-91: Appeared in 76 games, making 74 starts, for theKnicks. … Averaged 11.2 points and 12.1 rebounds, shooting .516 from the floor. … Finished third in the NBA in rebound-ing. … 1989-90: Started 61 games for New York. … Averaged a career-best 14.6 points, shooting a career-high .524 from

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the floor … Averaged 11.9 rebounds, second in the NBA. … Suffered a broken left hand, missing the final 21 games. … Scoreda playoff career-high 26 points in Game Five of the first round versus Boston. … Averaged 12.1 points and 11.0 rebounds in 10postseason games … 1988-89: Started all 82 games in his first season with the Knicks. … Averaged 12.9 points and 10.5 rebounds… Placed sixth in the league in rebounding. … 1987-88: Started all 82 games in his final season with the Bulls. … Averaged 12.4points and 13.0 rebounds. … Led the NBA in total rebounds (1,066), but lost the rebounding average crown to Michael Cage,despite a Herculean effort of a career-high 35 caroms on the final day of the regular season. … 1986-87: Appeared in 82 games, making 81 starts, for the Bulls. … Averaged 14.5 points and 13.1rebounds. … Led the NBA in total rebounds (1,074). … Placed second in the NBA in rebounding. … Posted a pair of triple-doubles. … 1985-86: Appeared in 77 games, making 30 starts, in rookie season with Chicago. … Averaged 9.6 points and 8.6rebounds, shooting .519 from the floor. … Named to NBA’s All-Rookie team.

Personal: Was a teammate of current Bull, Greg Anthony, with the New York Knicks from 1991-95. … Born in Cleveland, OH.… Earned a Bachelor’s degree in business at Virginia Union University. … An excellent chef who is known to cook huge spreadsfor friends and family. … Designs much of his own apparel. … Enjoys golfing, ping-pong and tennis. … Owns several car wash-es in the New York and Cleveland metropolitan areas. … During the 1993-94 season as a member of the New York Knicks, hedonated ten dollars for every rebound he grabbed to the Children’s Health Fund, resulting in a $9,650 endowment. … Conductsnumerous summer basketball camps for disadvantaged youths in Cleveland, Alabama and Virginia. … Appeared as himself inthe movies Forget Paris and Space Jam and on Fox TV’s New York Undercover. … A co-founder of Oaktree Entertainment, a company that promotes new musical talent to recording companies and produces groups and shows nationwide.


Three-point ReboundsSeason-Team G MIN. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. RPG APG PPG85-86-Chicago 77 1772 281 541 .519 0 3 .000 178 269 .662 255 409 664 133 68 30 740 8.6 1.7 9.6

86-87-Chicago 82 2980 468 1052 .445 11 30 .367 245 357 .686 299 775 1074 296 85 36 1192 13.1 3.6 14.5

87-88-Chicago 82 2816 375 776 .483 3 12 .250 261 359 .727 326 740 1066 248 68 28 1014 13.0 3.0 12.4

88-89-New York 82 2604 426 835 .510 12 48 .250 197 255 .773 343 518 861 187 104 14 1061 10.5 2.3 12.9

89-90-New York 61 2196 336 641 .524 0 3 .000 217 285 .761 258 469 727 146 64 16 889 11.9 2.4 14.6

90-91-New York 76 2739 307 595 .516 0 2 .000 239 305 .784 305 615 920 204 62 17 853 12.1 2.7 11.2

91-92-New York 82 2309 210 402 .522 0 3 .000 86 117 .735 256 444 700 133 67 15 506 8.5 1.6 6.2

92-93-New York 82 2230 219 431 .508 0 1 .000 127 176 .722 288 420 708 126 85 15 565 8.6 1.5 6.9

93-94-New York 82 2932 363 760 .478 0 3 .000 243 313 .776 349 616 965 218 110 18 969 11.8 2.7 11.8

94-95-New York 50 1567 192 393 .489 3 12 .250 119 150 .793 155 290 445 126 60 7 506 8.9 2.5 10.1

95-96-New York 53 1775 211 448 .471 7 26 .269 175 210 .833 162 298 460 137 58 14 604 8.7 2.6 11.4

96-97-New York 80 2873 339 694 .488 5 19 .263 181 224 .808 246 535 781 221 111 21 864 9.8 2.8 10.8

97-98-New York 79 2734 307 698 .440 0 6 .000 97 114 .851 218 506 724 201 123 22 711 9.2 2.5 9.0

98-99-Toronto 50 1633 140 327 .428 1 5 .200 67 83 .807 96 278 374 168 46 21 348 7.5 3.4 7.0

99-2000-Toronto 80 2431 234 560 .418 14 41 .341 66 85 .776 117 423 540 253 102 45 548 6.8 3.2 6.9

2000-01-Toronto 78 2767 305 786 .388 11 49 .224 127 152 .836 142 599 741 264 76 48 748 9.5 3.4 9.6

Totals 1176 38358 4713 9939 .474 67 263 .255 2625 3454 .760 3815 7935 11750 3061 1289 367 12118 10.0 2.6 10.3


Season-Team G MIN. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts. RPG APG PPG85-86-Chicago 3 88 11 21 .524 0 0 .000 8 13 .615 10 20 30 3 6 2 30 10.0 1.0 10.0

86-87-Chicago 3 129 19 50 .380 2 4 .500 20 24 .833 17 29 46 6 4 1 60 15.3 2.0 20.0

87-88-Chicago 10 373 40 91 .440 0 2 .000 21 24 .875 39 89 128 32 6 4 191 12.8 3.2 10.1

88-89-New York 9 299 35 73 .479 1 2 .500 16 24 .667 43 58 101 11 12 1 87 11.2 1.2 9.7

89-90-New York 10 336 43 84 .512 1 1 1.000 34 52 .654 39 71 110 27 11 2 12 11.0 2.7 12.1

90-91-New York 3 100 10 21 .476 0 0 .000 3 6 .500 15 16 31 3 2 1 23 10.3 1.0 7.7

91-92-New York 12 354 22 58 .379 0 0 .000 20 27 .741 44 64 108 8 8 5 64 9.0 0.7 5.3

92-93-New York 15 507 63 131 .481 0 0 .000 40 55 .727 71 94 165 17 16 2 166 11.0 1.1 11.1

93-94-New York 25 992 125 262 .477 0 0 .000 79 102 .775 116 176 292 59 35 5 329 11.7 2.4 13.2

94-95-New York 11 421 49 109 .450 4 10 .400 42 51 .824 31 62 93 41 19 6 144 8.5 3.7 13.1

95-96-New York 8 308 39 78 .500 2 6 .333 25 36 .694 28 41 69 14 8 0 105 8.6 1.8 13.1

96-97-New York 10 358 38 86 .442 0 1 .000 22 29 .759 23 65 88 16 22 3 98 8.8 1.6 9.8

97-98-New York 10 342 29 71 .408 0 0 .000 23 25 .920 21 64 85 14 11 2 81 8.5 1.4 8.1

99-00-Toronto 3 110 14 29 .483 2 7 .286 0 1 .000 2 21 23 11 6 1 30 7.7 3.7 10.0

2000-01-Toronto 12 391 47 108 .435 3 8 .375 14 17 .824 20 56 76 21 12 7 111 6.3 1.8 9.3

Totals 144 5108 584 1272 .459 15 41 .366 367 486 .755 519 926 1445 283 178 42 1550 10.0 2.0 10.8

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Regular SeasonMinutes 56 02/23/2001 SAC @ TORField Goals 14 03/15/1986 MIL @ CHIField Goal Attempts 27 03/15/1986 MIL @ CHIThree-Point Field Goals 3 03/20/1989 NY @ PHI (Twice)Three-Point Attempts 4 11/25/2000 TOR @ NY (4 times)Free Throws 13 02/25/1986 PHI @ CHIFree Throw Attempts 15 11/09/1989 NJ @ NY (Twice)Offensive Rebounds 18 03/15/1986 MIL @ CHIDefensive Rebounds 19 04/22/1988 CLE @ CHITotal Rebounds 35 04/22/1988 CLE @ CHIAssists 15 12/27/1986 IND @ CHISteals 5 02/15/2000 NY @ TOR (9 times)Turnovers 10 03/17/1987 CHI @ DALBlocks 6 01/07/2001 SEA @ TORPoints 35 03/15/1986 MIL @ CHI

PostseasonMinutes 48 05/03/1998 NY @ MIAField Goals 10 05/01/1994 NJ @ NY (Twice)Field Goal Attempts 20 04/26/1987 CHI @ BOSThree-Point Field Goals 2 05/19/1995 NY @ INDThree-Point Attempts 3 04/26/2000 TOR @ NY (Twice)Free Throws 10 05/06/1990 NY @ BOS (Twice)Free Throw Attempts 12 05/06/1990 NY @ BOS (Twice)Offensive Rebounds 12 05/15/1994 NY @ CHIDefensive Rebounds 17 05/12/1990 DET @ NYTotal Rebounds 24 05/01/1994 NJ @ NYAssists 8 05/04/1995 NY @ CLESteals 5 05/09/1995 IND @ NYTurnovers 8 05/30/1994 NY @ INDBlocks 3 05/13/2001 PHI @ TORPoints 26 05/06/1990 NY @ BOS

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KEVIN OLLIECHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions:Not drafted by an NBA franchise. … Signed as a free agent by the Golden StateWarriors (October 4, 1995). … Waived by the Warriors (October 11, 1995). … Played in ContinentalBasketball Association with Connecticut Pride (1995-96 through 1997-98 and 1999-2000). … Signed as afree agent by the Dallas Mavericks (October 7, 1997). … Waived by the Mavericks (December 17, 1997).… Signed by Orlando Magic to first of two consecutive 10-day contracts (March 2, 1998). … Signed byMagic for remainder of regular season (March 22, 1998). … Rights renounced by Magic (January 21,1999). … Signed as a free agent by the Sacramento Kings (January 21, 1999). … Waived by Kings(February 19, 1999). … Re-signed by Magic to a 10-day contract (March 8, 1999). … Waived by Magic(March 14, 1999). … Signed as a free agent by Mavericks (October 6, 1999). … Waived by Mavericks(October 29, 1999). … Signed by Philadelphia 76ers (November 24, 1999). … Signed as a free agent bythe New Jersey Nets (September 3, 2000). … Waived by the Nets (December 15, 2000). … Signed as afree agent by the 76ers (December 22, 2000). … Signed as a free agent with the Bulls (September 24,2001).

2000-01: Appeared in 70 games, making 4 starts, between the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets.… Overall, averaged 3.1 points, 2.1 assists and 1.4 rebounds. … Began the season with the Nets, appear-ing in 19 games and averaging 1.2 points, 1.3 assists and 1.2 rebounds in 8.5 minutes per game. … Signedby the 76ers on December 22. … Appeared in 51 games, making 4 starts, for Philadelphia. … Averaged3.8 points, 2.4 assists and 1.8 rebounds. … Started 4 games, averaging 8.3 points, 7.8 assists, and 5.0rebounds in 38.8 minutes. … Made the first start of his NBA career at Utah on December 26, scoring 7points (3-8 FG, 1-2 FT) with 7 assists and 4 rebounds in 39 minutes. … Played a career-high 41 minutes onJanuary 19 versus New Jersey, scoring 10 points (4-9 FG, 2-2 FT) with 9 assists, 0 turnovers and 2rebounds. … Appeared in all 23 of the Sixers’ postseason contests, averaging 1.4 points and 1.0 assists.… In Philly’s Game Five victory over Toronto on May 16, Ollie scored 6 points (1-2 FG, 4-4 FT) with 4 assistsin 11 minutes.

Professional Career: Appeared in 153 games, making 4 starts, in four NBA campaigns. … Played with fivedifferent teams – Dallas, Orlando, Sacramento, New Jersey and Philadelphia. … Averaged 2.8 points, 1.7assists and 1.1 rebounds. … 1999-2000: Played in 40 games with the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 3.1points and 2.1 assists, shooting career-highs of .449 from the floor and .757 from the free-throw line. …Made his NBA playoff debut, appearing in 10 games and averaging 2.0 points and 1.2 assists. … 1998-99: Appeared in 8 games with Sacramento and Orlando. … Averaged 1.6 points and 0.9 assists. …

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Re-joined Connecticut for the CBA playoffs, helping the Pride to the CBA title and averaging 14.8 points and 5.0assists in the playoffs. … 1997-98: Appeared in 35 games for Dallas and Orlando, averaging 3.5 points and 1.9assists. … Made his NBA debut, signing as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks. … Appeared in 16 gameswith Dallas, averaging 2.9 points and 2.0 assists. … Waived by the Mavericks and signed consecutive 10-daycontracts by Orlando. … Averaged 4.1 points and 1.7 assists with Orlando, signing for the remainder of the regular season. … 1996-97: Played in 52 games with Connecticut of the CBA, averaging 14.7 points and a team-leading 5.8 assists, shooting .490 from the floor and .813 from the free throw line. … Led the Pride in minutesplayed (2,226). … 1995-96: Spent first pro season in CBA with Connecticut Pride. … Averaged 8.2 points, ateam-high 4.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds, appearing in 56 games.

College Career: Played four seasons at Connecticut. … Appeared in 124 games, averaging 6.7 points, 5.0 assistsand 2.0 rebounds. … Appeared in 33 games as a senior. … Averaged 9.8 points and 6.4 assists. … Dealt aschool single-season record 212 assists. … Averaged 6.4 points and 6.1 assists as a junior. … Passed 209assists, the second-highest single-season total in UConn history.



97-98-Dall/Orl 35 430 37 98 .378 0 1 .000 49 70 .700 9 39 48 65 13 0 123 1.1 1.9 3.5

98-99-Sac/Orl 8 72 4 14 .286 0 0 — 5 7 .714 0 7 7 3 3 1 13 0.9 0.4 1.6

99-00-Philadelphia 40 290 22 49 .449 0 0 — 28 37 .757 4 31 35 46 10 0 72 0.8 1.2 1.8

00-01-NJ/Phil 70 925 76 192 .396 1 3 .333 63 89 .708 16 95 111 146 30 1 216 1.4 2.1 3.1

Totals 153 1717 139 353 .394 1 4 .250 145 203 .714 29 172 201 260 56 2 424 1.1 1.7 2.8



99-00-Philadelphia 10 65 6 12 .500 0 0 — 8 9 .889 0 5 5 12 2 0 20 0.5 1.2 2.0

00-01-Philadelphia 23 123 10 27 .370 0 0 — 13 14 .929 2 9 11 23 0 0 33 0.4 1.0 1.4

Totals 33 188 16 39 .410 0 0 — 21 23 .913 2 14 16 35 2 0 53 0.4 1.1 1.6

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Regular SeasonMinutes 42 01/19/2001 NJ @ PHI

Field Goals 6 03/25/1998 CHI @ ORL

Field Goal Attempts 11 04/11/1998 ORL @ CHI

Three-Point Field Goals 1 03/23/2001 PHI @ PHO

Three-Point Attempts 1 04/04/2001 PHI @ DET (4 times)

Free Throws 6 03/10/1998 ORL @ NY (Twice)

Free Throw Attempts 7 04/17/2001 PHI @ IND (Twice)

Offensive Rebounds 2 04/12/2001 PHI @ ORL (3 times)

Defensive Rebounds 8 04/06/2001 CLE @ PHI

Total Rebounds 10 04/06/2001 CLE @ PHI

Assists 10 04/06/2001 CLE @ PHI

Steals 3 12/06/1999 DEN @ PHI (3 times)

Turnovers 5 04/19/1998 ORL @ CHA

Blocks 1 01/06/2001 PHI @ CLE (Twice)

Points 14 03/25/1998 CHI @ ORL

PostseasonMinutes 16 05/01/2000 CHA @ PHI

Field Goals 3 05/01/2000 CHA @ PHI

Field Goal Attempts 5 05/11/2001 PHI @ TOR

Free Throws 6 04/28/2000 CHA @ PHI

Free Throw Attempts 6 04/28/2000 CHA @ PHI

Offensive Rebounds 1 06/10/2001 LAL @ PHI (Twice)

Defensive Rebounds 4 04/28/2000 CHA @ PHI

Total Rebounds 4 04/28/2000 CHA @ PHI

Assists 4 05/16/2001 TOR @ PHI (4 times)

Steals 2 04/28/2000 CHA @ PHI

Turnovers 2 04/24/2001 IND @ PHI (Twice)

Points 8 04/28/2000 CHA @ PHI

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EDDIE ROBINSONCHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions: Not drafted by an NBA franchise. … Signed by the Charlotte Hornets as a free agent(August 17, 1999). … Signed by the Bulls as a free agent (August 7, 2001).

2000-01: Appeared in 67 games, making six starts, for the Charlotte Hornets. … Averaged 7.4 points and3.0 rebounds, shooting .531 from the floor and .727 from the free throw line. … Reached double figures25 times, including a season-high 21 points (10-15 FG, 1-2 FT) on January 5 at the L.A. Clippers. …Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to accompany 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-2 FT) in his final game of the sea-son, April 16 versus Atlanta, for his first career double-double. … Shot .500 or higher in a NBA season-high 21 straight games (Feb. 2-Mar. 23), reaching double figures 13 times in that stretch. … In six gamesas a starter, averaged 12.7 points and 5.5 rebounds. … Averaged 10.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists,shooting .615 from the floor and .714 from the free throw line in March. … Reached double figures 25times and scored 20+ on two occasions. … Averaged 10.4 points, shooting .516 from the floor over hisfinal 14 games. … In 30 games following the All-Star break, averaged 10.4 points and 3.5 rebounds, shoot-ing .577 from the floor. … Compare that to 5.1 points and 2.5 rebounds on .464 shooting in 37 games priorto the break. … Appeared in 10 playoff contests for Charlotte, averaging 6.9 points and 3.3 rebounds,shooting .517 from the floor. … Erupted in the first round versus Miami, averaging 12.0 points and 4.7rebounds while shooting a blistering .708 from the floor as the Hornets earned a three-game sweep overthe Heat.

Professional Career: Appeared in 134 games, making 14 starts, in two seasons with Charlotte. … Averaged17.3 minutes, 7.2 points and 2.9 rebounds, shooting .540 from the floor and .730 from the free throw line.… 1999-2000: Appeared in 67 games, making eight starts, in rookie season. … Set the franchise recordfor field goal percentage by a rookie, shooting .549 from the floor and breaking the record of .511, set byAlonzo Mourning in 1992-93. … Scored a season-high 19 points versus Orlando on December 23, 1999. …Reached double figures on 21 occasions. … Averaged 9.4 points and 3.6 rebounds in eight starting assign-ments.

College Career: Appeared in 53 games in two seasons at NCAA Division II Central Oklahoma. … Averaged21.3 points and 8.4 rebounds, shooting .539 from the floor. … Led the Lone Star Conference and NCAADivision II in scoring as a senior, averaging 28.0 points to accompany 9.5 rebounds, shooting .555 from thefloor. … Played one season at Trinity Valley (Tex.) Community College and one season at Brown MackieJunior College prior to his stint at Central Oklahoma.

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Personal: Played his rookie season in Charlotte (1999-2000) with current Bulls teammate, Brad Miller. … Grew up in Flint, Michigan … While with the Hornets in 2000-01, purchased 20 season tickets and donated themto local non-profit organizations … Declared for the NBA Draft after his sophomore year at Brown MackieCollege – after going undrafted, enrolled at the University of Central Oklahoma… Growing up, he played AAUand recreationally with current NBA players Morris Peterson, Mateen Cleaves and Charlie Bell. … Started play-ing basketball in the third grade, but did not play in high school. … Attended his first sports event at age 10 – aDetroit Pistons game … Favorite book is The NBA at 50 … Has a son, Jaalen, 2.



99-2000-Charlotte 67 1112 212 386 .549 0 4 .000 47 64 .734 54 130 184 32 48 25 471 2.7 0.5 7.0

2000-01-Charlotte 67 1201 216 407 .531 2 4 .500 64 88 .727 60 138 198 59 50 32 498 3.0 0.9 7.4

Totals 134 2313 428 793 .540 2 8 .250 111 152 .730 114 268 382 91 98 57 969 2.9 0.7 7.2



99-2000-Charlotte 4 45 5 12 .417 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 4 2 1 12 0.8 1.0 3.0

2000-01-Charlotte 10 192 31 60 .517 1 3 .333 6 6 1.000 9 24 33 9 4 4 69 3.3 0.9 6.9

Totals 14 237 36 72 .500 1 3 .333 8 8 1.000 10 26 36 13 6 5 81 2.6 0.9 5.8

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Refular SeasonMinutes 39 12/23/1999 ORL @ CHAField Goals 10 03/10/2001 MIL @ CHA (Twice)Field Goal Attempts 16 01/07/2001 CHA @ DEN (Twice)Three-Point Field Goals 1 03/04/2001 CHA @ BOS (Twice)Three-Point Attempts 2 11/27/1999 CHA @ CLEFree Throws 5 03/23/2001 CHA @ CHIFree Throw Attempts 7 03/23/2001 CHA @ CHIOffensive Rebounds 4 02/02/2001 CHA @ LALDefensive Rebounds 8 04/16/2001 ATL @ CHA (3 times)Total Rebounds 10 04/16/2001 ATL @ CHAAssists 4 03/06/2001 MIN @ CHA (Twice)Steals 4 12/26/1999 CHA @ DET (Twice)Turnovers 5 11/03/2000 MIA @ CHABlocks 3 04/12/2000 ATL @ CHAPoints 21 01/05/2001 CHA @ LAC

PostseasonMinutes 25 04/27/2001 MIA @ CHAField Goals 7 04/21/2001 CHA @ MIAField Goal Attempts 9 05/15/2001 CHA @ MIL (3 times)Three-Point Field Goals 1 05/15/2001 CHA @ MILThree-Point Attempts 1 05/17/2001 MIL @ CHA (3 times)Free Throws 2 05/15/2001 CHA @ MIL (4 times)Free Throw Attempts 2 05/15/2001 CHA @ MIL (4 times)Offensive Rebounds 3 04/23/2001 CHA @ MIA (Twice)Defensive Rebounds 5 05/15/2001 CHA @ MILTotal Rebounds 6 04/21/2001 CHA @ MIAAssists 3 04/24/2000 PHI @ CHASteals 2 04/28/2000 CHA @ PHITurnovers 2 04/23/2001 CHA @ MIABlocks 1 05/17/2001 MIL @ CHA (5 times)Points 14 04/27/2001 MIA @ CHA (Twice)

TYSON CHANDLERCHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions: Selected by the L.A. Clippers in the first round (2nd overall) of NBA Draft2001. … Draft rights traded, along with F Brian Skinner, to the Bulls (June 27, 2001).

High School: As a senior at Dominguez High School in Compton, California, was named to the Parade Magazine All-American first team and USA Today All-USA second team. … Named USAToday California State Player of the Year as a senior. … Led Dominguez to a 31-4 record as sen-ior. … Averaged 26 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocked shots for the season, helpingDominguez to the No. 8 final ranking in USA Today. … Averaged 20.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, 4.7blocked shots as a junior, leading the team to the No. 1 ranking in USA Today.

Personal: Full name is Tyson Cleotis Chandler. … The subject of a profile story on CBS News’ 60Minutes television program as a 6-11 freshman at Dominguez HS. … Played AAU basketball forthe Southern California All-Stars. … Drives a Cadillac Escalade. … Favorite musicians includeE-40, C-Bo, DJ Quik and Tupac. … Spent his early years living and working on his grandparent’sfarm in Hanford, California, before moving to San Bernardino.

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High School: The Illinois State “Mr. Basketball” as a senior at Thornwood. … Led the Thunderbirds to theClass AA State title game, averaging 22.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocked shots, shooting .640 fromthe floor. … Named to the prestigious USA Today All-USA team and named Parade Magazine Player ofthe Year, joining Lamar Odom (1997), Kobe Bryant (1996), Stephon Marbury (1995), Rasheed Wallace(1993), Jason Kidd (1992), Chris Webber (1991), Alonzo Mourning (1988), Danny Manning (1984), PatrickEwing (1981), Moses Malone (1974) and Lew Alcindor (1965). … Named MVP of the McDonald’s All-American Game, scoring 28 points, grabbing 8 rebounds and blocking 4 shots. … Announced his inten-tions of entering the NBA draft following the EA Sports Roundball Classic in Evanston, where he scored26 points with 7 rebounds and 3 blocks in leading the East team to a victory.

Personal: Named after his father, he is actually Eddy Curry, Jr. … Grew up in Calumet City, IL – a southsuburb of Chicago. … The youngest player to ever be drafted by the Bulls (18). … Sports a wingspanof 7-6.5. … Before deciding to enter the 2001 NBA Draft, he had accepted a full athletic scholarship toattend DePaul. … Favorite musicians include Memphis Bleek, Crucial Conflict, Tung Twista and Jay-Z.… Lists one of his favorite NBA players is Rasheed Wallace. … Shoe size is 17. … Drives a CadillacEscalade. … Played AAU basketball with Illinois Gold. … While growing up, played recreationally withcurrent LA Clippers teammates Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles. … Enjoyed participating in tum-bling and gymnastics while in elementary and middle school. … Began playing basketball seriously inthe seventh grade.

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December 5, 1982 in Harvey, IL

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TRENTON HASSELLCHICAGO BULLS

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Career Transactions: Selected by the Bulls in the second round (30th overall) of NBA Draft 2001.

College Career: Appeared in 84 games in three seasons at Austin Peay, averaging 19.4 points, 8.2 reboundsand 4.5 assists, shooting .471 from the floor and .345 from three-point range. … A three-time All-OhioValley Conference first team selection. … As a junior, finished 13th in the nation in scoring, averaging 21.7points, and earned Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year honors in addition to being named HonorableMention All-American by the AP. … Was the only player in the nation to rank among the top five in hisconference’s scoring, rebounding and assists statistical categories. … Recorded his third career triple-double, scoring 27 points to accompany 13 rebounds and 12 assists in his final home game. … As a soph-omore, led the team in scoring, averaging 18.1 points. … Averaged 7.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists. …Produced a triple-double, scoring 19 points to accompany 11 rebounds and 10 assists against TennesseeState. … Named OVC Newcomer of the Year after averaging 17.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists asa freshman. … Opened the season with a 29-point effort versus Vanderbilt.

Personal: Full name is Trenton Lavar Hassell. … Native of Clarksville, TN. … Earned a Bachelor’s degreein health and human performance. … Hobbies include playing Sega DreamCast and other video games. …His brother, Jay Bailey, is a running back for the Austin Peay football squad. … A high school teammateof Phoenix Suns star Shawn Marion. … Lists the person he most admires as his father, Roger Bailey. …A huge supporter of Austin Peay athletics, was seen at tennis matches, softball games and volleyballmatches. … Named the 2001 Ohio Valley Conference Male Athlete of the Year. … Chosen by the Bullswith the 30th overall pick at the 2001 NBA Draft, his selection is the highest in school history.

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March 4, 1979 in Clarksville, TN

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