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    2019-20 DETROIT PISTONS ROSTER

    NO POS PLAYER HT WT DOB PRIOR TO NBA/COUNTRY YEARS

    6 G BruceBrown 6-5 202 8/15/96 Miami/USA 10 C AndreDrummond 6-11 279 8/10/93 Connecticut/USA 745 F SekouDoumbouya 6-9 230 12/23/00 France R12 G TimFrazier 6-1 170 11/1/90 PennState/USA 59 G LangstonGalloway 6-2 200 12/9/91 SaintJoseph’s/USA 523 F BlakeGriffin 6-10 250 3/16/89 Oklahoma/USA 91 G ReggieJackson 6-3 208 4/16/90 BostonCollege/USA 824 G/F JoeJohnson 6-7 240 6/29/81 Arkansas/USA 175 G LukeKennard 6-5 206 6/24/96 Duke/USA 27 F/C ThonMaker 7-1 221 2/25/97 SouthSudan 38 F MarkieffMorris 6-10 245 9/2/89 Kansas/USA 819 G/F SviMykhailiuk 6-8 205 6/10/97 Kansas/Ukraine 125 G DerrickRose 6-3 200 10/4/88 Memphis/USA 1017 G/F TonySnell 6-7 213 11/10/91 NewMexico/USA 613 G KhyriThomas 6-3 210 5/8/96 Creighton/USA 135 F/C ChristianWood 6-10 214 9/27/95 UNLV/USA 3

    PLAYERS ON NBA TWO-WAY CONTRACT

    NO POS PLAYER HT WT DOB PRIOR TO NBA/COUNTRY YEARS

    18 G JordanBone 6-3 180 11/5/97 Tennessee/USA R14 F LouisKing 6-9 205 4/6/99 Oregon/USA R

    HEAD COACH: DwaneCasey(Kentucky)

    ASSISTANT COACHES: SidneyLowe(NorthCarolinaState)

    MicahNori(Indiana)

    SeanSweeney(St.Thomas)

    ASSISTANT COACH/DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: TimGrgurich(Pittsburgh)

    PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COACHES: D.J.Bakker(TrinityChristianCollege)

    J.D.Dubois(Utah)

    BrystonWilliams(NorthwestMissouriState)

    AlexZampier(Yale)

    PLAYER DEVELOPMENT COACH/VIDEO COORDINATOR: JordanBrink(Calvin)

    MEDICAL DIRECTOR: BernardCondevaux(WayneState)

    ATHLETIC TRAINER: JimScholler(Michigan)

    PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR: TrentSalo(Calvin)

    HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: JordanSabourin(Oakland)

    HOW THE PISTONS WERE ASSEMBLED

    VIA THE DRAFT:

    2019–SekouDoumbouya(Firstround,#15overall)2018–BruceBrown(Secondround,#42overall)2017–LukeKennard(Firstround,#12overall)2012–AndreDrummond(Firstround,#9overall)

    VIA TRADE:

    2019–TonySnell(AcquiredfromMilwaukeeonJune20,2019)2019–ThonMaker(AcquiredfromMilwaukeeonFebruary7,2019)2019–SviMyhailiuk(AcquiredfromL.A.LakersonFebruary6,2019)2018–KhyriThomas(AcquiredfromPhiladelphiaonJune21,2018)2018–BlakeGriffin(AcquiredfromL.A.ClippersonJanuary29,2018)2015–ReggieJackson(AcquiredfromOklahomaCityonFebruary19,2015)

    VIA FREE AGENCY/WAIVERS:

    2019–JoeJohnson(SignedonSeptember19,2019)2019–ChristianWood(SignedoffwaiversonJuly17,2019)2019–DerrickRose(SignedonJuly7,2019)2019–TimFrazier(SignedonJuly6,2019)2019-MarkieffMorris(SignedonJuly6,2019)2017–LangstonGalloway(SignedonJuly6,2017)

    2019-20 DETROIT PISTONS

    SEKOU DOUMBOUYAF•ROOKIEHT:6’9” WT:230FRANCE

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    BRUCE BROWNG•1YEARHT:6’5” WT:202MIAMI/USA

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    JOE JOHNSONG/F•17YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’7” WT:240ARKANSAS/USA

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    MARKIEFF MORRISF•8YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’10” WT:245KANSAS/USA

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    BLAKE GRIFFINF•9YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’10” WT:250OKLAHOMA/USA

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    LANGSTON GALLOWAYG•5YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’2” WT:200SAINTJOSEPH’S/USA

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    TIM FRAZIERG•5YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’1” WT:170PENNSTATE/USA

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    SVI MYKHAILIUKG/F•1YEARNBAEXP.HT:6’8” WT:205KANSAS/UKRAINE

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    ANDRE DRUMMONDC•7YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’11” WT:279CONNECTICUT/USA

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    REGGIE JACKSONG•8YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’3” WT:208BOSTONCOLLEGE/ITALY

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    THON MAKERF/C•3YEARSNBAEXP.HT:7’1” WT:221SOUTHSUDAN

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    LUKE KENNARDG•2YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’5” WT:206DUKE/USA

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    DERRICK ROSEG•10YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’3” WT:200MEMPHIS/USA

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    KHYRI THOMASG•1YEARNBAEXP.HT:6’3” WT:210CREIGHTON/USA

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    CHRISTIAN WOODF/C•3YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’10” WT:214UNLV/USA

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    TONY SNELLG/F•6YEARSNBAEXP.HT:6’7” WT:213NEWMEXICO/USA

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    MEDIA CHEAT SHEETROSTER

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    DETROIT:Appearedin74games(56starts)andaveraged4.3points,2.5rebounds,1.2assists,0.5stealsand19.6minutespergame…AmongNBArookieleagueleaders,ranked17thinrebounds(2.5rpg),T12thinassists(1.2apg)andseventhinblocks(0.5bpg)…Ledtheteaminassiststhreetimes…Scored10-pluspointssixtimesandgrabbed10-plusreboundsonce…Scoredacareer-high15pointsat Sacramento (1/10) and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds vs. Sacramento (1/19)…Dished outcareer-high sevenassists vs.Utah (1/5)…Recordedacareer-high threeblocksatCharlotte (12/21)andhadthreestealsfivetimes…Playedinacareer-high35minutesvs.Utah(1/5)…His56startswerethemostamong2018second-roundpicksandseventhmostinteamhistoryforarookie…SawactionintwogameswiththeGrandRapidsDrive,thePistons’GLeagueaffiliateandaveraged15.5points,7.5rebounds,2.5assistsand2.0blocksin34.5minutes…Missedonegamewitharightanklesprain…DNP-CDseventimes.

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    DRAFTED:Selected42ndoverallinthe2018NBADraftbytheDetroitPistons.CAREER AVERAGES/MILESTONES: In74careerNBAgames(56starts),holdsaveragesof4.3points,2.5rebounds,1.2assistsand19.6minutespergame.

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    HONORS: Named a 2017-18 Preseason All-ACC Second Team selection, 2017-18 Wooden AwardPreseasonTop50,JuliusErvingSmallForwardofYearWatchListand2016-17All-ACCAcademicTeamselection.YEAR-BY-YEAR KEY NOTES:Sophomore (2017–18):Playedandstartedin19games,averaging11.4points,7.1reboundsand4.0assistspergame...Missedfinal12gameswithleft-footinju-ry,whichwasdiagnosedonJanuary29;hadsurgeryFebruary1...Ranked12thinACCinreboundsat7.1pergameattimeofinjury(secondamongguards)...Secondonteaminassistswith76...Recordedsecondcareertriple-doubleinseasonopenervs.Gardner-Webb(10points,11rebounds,10assists)...Histriple-doublewasthirdinprogramhistoryand31stinACChistory(sixthplayerinleaguehistorywithtwocareertriple-doubles)...Posted16points,ninerebounds,fiveassistsandnoturnoversinwinatNo.12Minnesota(11/29)...Scored14ofhis17pointsinthefirsthalfinwinagainstPrinceton(12/2)...Averaged12.3points,6.0reboundsand4.0assistsinDiamondHeadClassic;scoredseason-high20pointsagainstMiddleTennessee...Tallied23points,includingcareer-best12-of-14effortatfree-throwline,inwinoverFloridaState(1/7)...Scored19pointsanddishedoutnineassistsinwinatNCState(1/21)...Recorded13points,sevenboardsandfiveassistsatFloridaState(1/24).Freshman (2016–17):Started29of33gamesplayed...Averaged 11.8points, 5.6 rebounds,3.2assists, 1.5 stealsand0.5blocksin31.9minutespergame…Ledortiedforteamhighinscoringsixgames,reboundsninetimes,assists16times,stealsin14gamesandblockedshotssixtimes...Notchedtheprogram’ssecondtri-ple-doublewith11points,11reboundsand10assistsagainstSouthCarolinaState...Scored30pointsagainstNo.9/6NorthCarolina,25pointsvs.No.10/11Dukeand21pointsvs.No.6NorthCarolina...Scoredindoubledigitsin20games...Hitmultiple3-pointersinninegames...Recordeddouble-digitrebounds twice and recorded multiple assists in 22 outings, with three-plus in 17 games...Seasonhighs: 30points vs.NorthCarolina (1/28), 12 reboundsvs.GeorgeWashington (12/22), 10assistsvs.SouthCarolinaState(12/6),threestealsfivetimes,threeblockedshotstwiceand44minutesatVirginia(2/20)...InACCplayaveraged12.7points,4.7rebounds,3.4assists,1.4stealsand0.7blocksin33.6minutes...Connectedon46.4%(78-168)fromthefield,40.0%(22-55)fromthreeand73.5%

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    Named a 2016 Jordan Brand Classic All-American and a Five-star shooting guard at VermontAcademy in Saxton’s River, Vermont...Ranked No. 30 by ESPN, No. 44 per Scout and No. 49 byRivals...CompetednationallyatNikeBasketballAcademy,theNBPATop100CampandNikeElite100…Won 2016 New England Prep School Basketball Class AA State Tournament…Named 2016NEPSACTournamentMVPandFirstTeamAll-NEPSAC…SecondTeamAll-EYBLperformerplayingforBostonAmateurBasketballClub...WithBABCatthePeachJamin2015,averaged15.6points,5.6rebounds,2.0steals,1.8assistsand1.4blockspergame…Multi-sportathleteatWakefieldHighSchooltwoyears…Playedwidereceiverandstrongsafetyonthefootballteam...AlsoplayedbaseballandJVsoccer…Transferred toVermontAcademyafter sophomoreseason…ChoseMiamiover Indiana,Arizona,UConn,Georgetown,MichiganandLouisville,amongothers.

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    BornAugust15,1996inBoston…SonofRobertaandBruceBrown…Brotherto10siblings…CousinofJalenAdams,whoplaysbasketballatUConn…Boastsa6-9wingspan…Startedplayingbasketballatagesixandgothisfirstdunkintheeighthgrade.

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    (50-68)attheline...IntwoACCTournamentgames,averagedateam-high13.0points,6.0rebounds,1.0assistsand0.5stealsin30.5minutespergame...InoneNCAATournamentgame,had11points,tworebounds,fourassistsandthreestealsin34minutes.

    NBA PLAYOFFS RECORD

    YEAR-TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FG3-FG3A PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-DQ STL BS PTS AVG

    18-19DET 4 57 5-14 .357 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 1-7-8 2 8 2 1 13 3.3

    TOTALS 4 57 5-14 .357 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 1-7-8 2 8 2 1 13 3.3

    NBA REGULAR SEASON RECORD

    YEAR-TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FG3-FG3A PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-DQ STL BS PTS AVG

    18-19DET 74 1449 125-314 .398 24-93 .258 45-60 .750 48-137-185 91 178-0 40 36 319 4.3

    TOTALS 74 1449 125-314 .398 24-93 .258 45-60 .750 48-137-185 91 178-O 40 36 319 4.3

    BRUCE BROWNPOS: G |HT: 6-5 |WT:202NBAEXP: 1 YR

    Birthdate:8/15/96

    Birthplace:Boston, MA

    HighSchool:Vermont Academy (Saxtons River, VT)

    College:Miami

    Drafted:By Detroit, 42nd overall in 2018

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    DETROIT:Appearedin79games(allstarts),averagingacareer-high17.5points(.533FG),aNBAleading15.6rebounds, 1.4assists, 1.8blocksand1.7steals in33.5minutespergame…AmongNBAleagueleaders,rankedfirstinreboundspergame(15.6),eighthinblockspergame(1.8),eighthinstealspergame(1.7),firstindouble-doubleswithandNBAhighandasingle-seasonfranchise-tyingrecordof69,firstintotalrebounds(1,232),firstinoffensivereboundspergame(5.4),firstintotaloffensiverebounds(423),firstintotaldefensiverebounds(809),22ndinfieldgoalpercentage(.533)andT29thinminutespergame(33.5)…Ledtheteaminscoring16times,inreboundingateam-high73timesandinassiststwice…Scored10-pluspoints74times,20-pluspoints30timesand30-pluspointstwice…Recorded10-plusrebounds71times,15-plusrebounds49timesand20-plusreboundsaleague-best17times…NamedEasternConferencePlayeroftheweektwice(3/11and4/1)…Scoredaseason-high32pointsvs.Washington(2/11)…Grabbedaseason-high24reboundstwice[vs.Miami(11/5)andatChicago(3/8)]…Dishedoutaseason-highfiveassiststwice[atCleveland(3/8andatIndiana (4/1)]…Recorded season-high six blocks vs. Orlando (3/28) and swiped season-high fivesteals twice [vs. Phoenix (11/25) and at Atlanta (2/22)]…Played a season-high 44 minutes twice[vs.Miami(11/5)andvs.Houston(11/23)]…BecamethefirstPistonto leadtheNBA inreboundingin three different seasons and the first to record 1,200-plus rebounds in a season twice…Led theNBAwith12gameswith20-pluspointsand20-plusrebounds…His49gameswith15-plusreboundswere third-most in franchise history in a single season…Recorded his NBA all-time record fourthseasonwith 1,000-pluspoints, 1,000-plus rebounds, 100-plusblocks and 100-plus steals…BecametheeighthplayerinNBAhistorytorecordsixconsecutiveseasonswith1,000-pluspointsand1,000-plus rebounds…Recorded 100-plussteals fora fourthconsecutiveseasonand for the fifth time inhis careerand joinedBenWallace (2000-06)as theonlyPistonscenters to record fourormoreconsecutiveseasonswith100-plussteals…MovedintofourthplaceonthePistons’all-timeblockslistwith845…Recordedacareer-high19consecutivedouble-doublesfrom1/25-3/11totiethefranchise’slongeststreakheldbyBobLanier…Becamethe firstplayersinceMosesMalone from(1977-79) toaverageatleast15.0pointsand15.0reboundsinconsecutiveseasons…MovedpastBillLaimbeertobecomethefranchise’sall-timeleaderinoffensivereboundswith2,608atseason’send…MovedintothirdplaceonthePistons’all-timereboundlistwith7,424…Wasoneofonlytwoplayers(AnthonyDavis) to average 1.5-plus blocks and 1.5-plus steals this season…Became the only Piston to everpostastatlineofatleast32points,17reboundsandfourstealsvs.Washington(2/11)…Posted26points,21reboundsandfivestealsatAtlanta(2/22),becomingthefirstplayertopostsuchnumbersin a game since 1990-91 (H. Olajuwon)…Recorded 47 halves with 10-plus rebounds and grabbed10-plusoffensivereboundssixtimesthisseason…Shotbetterthan50%fromthefieldforhisseventhconsecutive season…Recorded 20 games with three-plus blocks and 25 with three-plus steals…Playedinhis500thcareergameatUtah(1/5)andplayedin75-plusgamesforasixthconsecutiveseason…Averaged21.2pointsinFebruary–hisbestoffensivemonthoftheseason,and17.2reboundsinApril…MissedthreegameswithanasalcontusionwhileintheNBAConcussionProtocol.

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    DRAFTED:SelectedbyDetroitinthefirstround(#9overall)ofthe2012NBADraft.TRANSACTIONS:Re-signedamultiyearcontractwithDetroitonJuly15,2016.CAREER AVERAGES/MILESTONES:In542careerNBAgames(492starts),hascompiledaveragesof14.1points,13.7rebounds,1.2assists,1.6blocksand1.3steals in30.8minutespergame.HONORS:Namedtothe2016and2018(TeamLeBron)EasternConferenceAll-Starteam…NamedEasternConferencePlayeroftheWeekfivetimesPR

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    (11/2/2015,11/9/2015,2/5/2018,3/11/2019and4/1/2019)…BecamethefirstPistontowintheawardinback-to-backweeks…ReceivedtheNBACaresCommunityAssistAwardforFebruary2016forhisworkwithyouthswithspecialneeds…Participatedinthe2015USAMen’sNationalTeamMiniCampin Las Vegas…Was a member of the USA Men’s National Team that won gold at the 2014 FIBABasketballWorldCupinSpain…Named,alongwithteammateBlakeGriffin,tothe2018-20USAMen’sNationalTeam…NamedMVPoftheBBVARisingStarsChallengeatNBAAll-Star2014afterscoring30points(12-21FG,6-8FT)andgrabbingaRisingStarsrecord25rebounds(14offensive)toleadTeamHill(GrantHill)toawinoverTeamWebber(ChrisWebber)…Selectedamong28playersbyUSABasketballtobeapartofthe2014-16USAMen’sNationalTeampooltocompeteforaspotonthe2014USAWorldChampionshipTeamandthe2016U.S.OlympicTeam…SelectedasamemberofTeamShaqoftheBBVARisingStarsChallengeatNBAAll-Star2013inHoustonbutunabletoplayduetoinjury…Namedtothe2012-13NBAAll-RookieSecondTeam…Finishedfourthinthe2013NBARookie-of-the-Year balloting…Participated in the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s National TeamminicampinLasVegas,Nev.YEAR-BY-YEAR KEY NOTES:2017-18 (Detroit):Appearedin78games(allstarts)averaging15.0points,acareer-highandNBA-best16.0rebounds,career-high3.0assists,1.5steals,1.6blocksandcareer-high33.7minutespergame…AmongNBAleagueleaders,rankedfirstinrebounds(16.0rpg),T-18thinfieldgoalpercentage(.529),sixthinblocks(1.6bpg),T-20thinsteals(1.5spg)andT-25th inminutes(33.7mpg)…Also ledtheNBAintotalrebounds(1,247),defensiverebounds (848) and offensive rebounds (399)…Scored 10-plus points 61 times, 20-plus points 18timesand30-pluspointsonce…Grabbed10-plusrebounds73times,15-plusrebounds53timesand20-plusrebounds17times…Recorded62double-doubles-second-mostintheNBAandhadsevengameswith20-pluspointsand20-plus rebounds –most in theNBA…Led the team in scoring 14times,inrebounds77timesandinassists15times…Scoredaseason-high30pointsvs.Utah(1/24)…Grabbedseason-high27reboundsvs.Brooklyn(2/7)anddishedoutacareer-higheightassiststwice[atAtlanta (12/14)andvs.Washington (1/19)]…Blockedseason-high six shotsvs.Utah (1/24)andrecorded season-high five steals twice [at Golden State (10/29) and at Philadelphia (12/2)]…Connectedonacareer-high14freethrowsvs.Milwaukee(11/3)…NamedEasternConferencePlayerof the Week for February 5, 2018…Recorded his 6,000th career point vs. Milwaukee (2/28), his6,000thcareer reboundat Portland (3/18), his 700thcareerblock vs. L.A. Lakers (3/26) andhis500thcareerassistvs.Washington(3/29)…His1,247reboundswerethesecondmostinaseasoninPistonshistory[DennisRodman(1,530in1991-92)]…His16.0reboundspergamewerethemostintheNBAsinceRodmanaveraged16.1reboundsfortheChicagoBulls in1996-97andthethird-highestreboundingaverageinfranchisehistory[Rodman(18.7in1991-92and18.3in1992-93)]…Becamethefirst Piston to record five consecutive seasons with 1,000-plus points and 1,000-plus rebounds…BecameonlythefourthplayerinNBAhistorytorecordatleastthreeseasonswith1,000-pluspoints,1,000-plusrebounds,100-plusblocksand100-plussteals(KareemAbdul-Jabbar,HakeemOlajuwonandKevinGarnett)…JoinedBenWallaceas theonlyotherPistoncenter to record threeormoreconsecutiveseasonswith100-plussteals…BecamethefirstplayersinceKevinGarnettin2004-05torecord1,000-pluspoints,1,000-plusrebounds,200-plusassists,100-plusblocksand100-plusstealsandjoinedBobLanier(1973-74)astheonlyotherPistontorecordsuchnumbersinaseason…At24years,202days,becamethesecondyoungestPistontoscore6,000careerpoints[IsiahThomas(23years,292days)]…BecamethefirstPistontorecord1,000reboundsinfiveconsecutiveseasonsandjoinedDwightHowardastheonlytwoplayersinNBAhistorytoreachthismilestonebeforetheageof25…Recorded40-plusdouble-doublesforthefifthconsecutiveseason,joiningBillLaimbeer(fiveseasons)andBobLanier(sevenseasons)astheonlyPistonstorecordfiveormoreseasonswith40-plusdouble-doubles…Movedintofifthplaceonthefranchise’sall-timereboundinglistwith6,192reboundsandbecameonlythesixthPistontorecord700careerblocks…Recorded18consecutivedouble-doubles from 1/24/18–3/3/18, marking the second most consecutive double-doubles inPistonshistory(BobLanier–19in1974-75)…LedtheNBAwith31gamesrecording15-pluspointsand15-plus rebounds…According to Elias Sports Bureau, his 30 points, 24 rebounds, four assists, sixblocksandthreestealsvs.Utah(1/24)markedthefirsttimesuchastatlinewaspostedsincetheNBAstartedrecordingblocksandstealsin1973-74…Italsomarkedthefirsttimeaplayerrecorded30points,24reboundsandsixblockswhileplayinglessthan40minutes…HealsobecamethefirstPistonsinceBobLanierin1974torecord30pointsand24reboundsinagame…MadehissecondNBAAll-StarappearanceinLosAngelesandrecorded14points(7-7FG),threereboundsandoneblock to help Team LeBron to a 148-145 win…Shot better than 50% from the field for the sixthconsecutiveseasonandshotacareer-best61%fromthefree-throwline…Averaged16.5points(58%FG)and15.7reboundsinJanuary–hisbestoffensivemonthoftheseason…Playedin75-plusgamesforhisfifthconsecutiveseason…MissedtwogameswitharightthumbcontusionandtwogameswithasoreAchilles.2016-17 (Detroit):Appearedin81games(team-high81starts),averaging13.6points,team-high 13.8 rebounds, career-high 1.1 assists, 1.1 blocks, career-high-tying 1.5 steals and 29.7minutespergame…AmongNBAleagueleaders,rankedsecondinrebounding(13.8rpg),16thinfieldgoalpercentage(.530),28thinblocks(1.1bpg),T17thinsteals(1.5spg),firstintotalrebounds(1,116),firstintotaloffensiverebounds(345),firstinoffensivereboundspergame(4.3orpg),thirdintotaldefensiverebounds(770)andT3rdindefensiverebounds(9.5drpg),T8thindouble-doublesandfirstindefensiverating(99.0)…Ledtheteaminscoringseventimesandinreboundingateam-high

    C ANDRE DRUMMONDANDRE DRUMMONDPOS: C |HT: 6-11 |WT:279NBAEXP: 7 YRS

    Birthdate:8/10/93

    Birthplace:Mount Vernon, NY

    HighSchool:St. Thomas More School (Oakdale, CT)

    College:Connecticut

    Drafted:By Detroit, 9th overall in 2012

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    all-star…Recorded 16 points (8-11 FG), 13 rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes for the Eastern Conference…Played in 80-plus games for the third consecutive season. 2014-15 (Detroit): Appeared in career-high 82 games (all starts) averaging a career-high 13.8 points (.514 FG), career-high 13.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists, career-high 1.9 blocks and 0.9 steals in 30.5 minutes per game…Scored 10-plus points 63 times, 20-plus points 14 times and 30-plus points once…Led the team in scoring 13 times and in rebounding a team-high 59 times…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 60 times, 15-plus rebounds 34 times and 20-plus rebounds 11 times…Recorded a team-high 48 double-doubles and two 20-point/20-rebound games…Among NBA league leaders, ranked second in rebounds per game (13.5), ninth in blocks per game (1.87), 11th in field goal percentage (.514), first in offensive rebounds (5.3 orpg) and second in double-doubles (48)…Was one of only 14 players to average a double-double for the season and paired with Greg Monroe as the only teammates to average a double-double…Also paired with Monroe as the top rebounding duo in the NBA with a combined 23.7 rebounds per game…His 60 games with 10-plus rebounds were second-most in the NBA (DeAndre Jordan)…Was one of only 11 players to start all 82 games and paired with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope as to the only teammates to start all 82 games…Led the NBA in offensive rebounds for the second consecutive season (5.3 orpg)…Was the only player in the NBA to record 1,000-plus points, 1,000-plus rebounds and 100-plus blocks and became the only Piston to record such numbers in back-to-back seasons…Was one of only two players (DeAndre Jordan) to record 1,000-plus rebounds and was the only player to record 400-plus offensive rebounds…Scored a career-high 32 points (career-high 14 field goals) at Miami (3/29)…Grabbed season-high 25 rebounds at Golden State (3/11) including a career-high 15 offensive rebounds – an NBA season-high…Dished out career-high four assists twice [at New York (1/2) and vs. Charlotte (4/12)]…Swiped season-high four steals three times [at Boston (12/3), vs. Dallas (12/17) and vs. Orlando (1/21)]…Recorded a career-high-tying six blocks three times [vs. Cleveland (1/27), at New Orleans (3/4) and at Chicago (4/3)]…Shot 50% or better from the field in 46 games and recorded 46 games with two-plus blocks…Scored his 2,000th career point at San Antonio (1/6), recorded his 2,000th career rebound and 200th career steal vs. Atlanta (1/9)…Became the youngest player in franchise history to reach 2,000 career rebounds (21 years, 152 days)…Recorded his 300th career block vs. Orlando (1/22) and played in his 200th career game at Washington (2/28)…Became the first player since Moses Malone in 1979 to record back-to-back seasons with 1,000-plus rebounds and 400-plus offensive rebounds…Recorded 100-plus offensive and 100-plus defensive rebounds in March, marking the second time he’s reached such numbers in a calendar month and became the first player in the NBA to do so in the last 17 seasons…Moved into 10th place on the Pistons’ all-time blocks leaders list with 379…His 437 offensive rebounds were third most in franchise history…His 18 career games with 20-plus rebounds marked the most in NBA history by a player 21 or younger…Had his best month of the season in March when he averaged 16.1 points (.515 FG), 14.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 15 games. 2013-14 (Detroit): Appeared in career-high 81 games (all starts) averaging a career-high 13.5 points (career-high .623 FG), career-high 13.2 rebounds, 0.4 assists, career-high-tying 1.6 blocks and 1.3 steals in a career-high 32.3 minutes per game…Led the team in scoring 11 times and in rebounding a team-best 60 times…Scored 10-plus points 64 times, 20-plus points nine times and 30-plus points once…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 62 times, 15-plus rebounds 29 times and 20-plus rebounds seven times…Recorded a team and career-high 57 double-doubles which ranked second in the NBA [Kevin Love (65)]…Shot 50% or better from the field in 70-of-81 games…Among NBA league leaders, ranked second in rebounds (13.2 rpg), second in field-goal percentage (.623), 10th in blocks (1.6 bpg), 38th in steals (1.3 spg) and first in offensive rebounds (5.4 orpg)…Scored a career-high 31 points vs. Philadelphia (12/1), grabbed career-high 26 rebounds twice [vs. New York (3/3) and at Chicago (4/11)]…Tied career-high two assists seven times [most recently vs. Toronto (4/13)]…Recorded a career-high six steals vs. Philadelphia (12/1) and blocked a career-high six shots at Philadelphia (1/10)…Played in a career-high 48 minutes at Memphis (11/1)…Scored his 1,000th career point at Milwaukee (1/22) and recorded his 1,000th career rebound vs. New Orleans (1/24)…Became the youngest player in NBA history to record 1,000-plus points (1,095), 1,000-plus rebounds (1,071), 100-plus blocks (131) and 100-plus steals (101) while shooting better than 60% from the field (.623)…Set a franchise record for field-goal percentage (.623), becoming the first Piston to shoot better than 60% for a season…His 13.2 rebounds per game were the highest average in NBA history by a player 20 years or younger…His 57 double-doubles were the second-most by a Piston since 1984-85 when Isiah Thomas recorded 65…His 440 offensive rebounds were second-most in franchise history [Dennis Rodman (523 in 91-92)] and the most in the NBA since 1997-98…Recorded a career-high nine consecutive double-doubles from 3/31–4/16 which marked the most consecutive by a Piston since Grant Hill’s 10 from 3/1/96–3/17/96…Posted three consecutive games of 15-plus points and 17-plus rebounds from 4/4–4/8 becoming the first Piston to post such numbers since Rodman recorded 15-plus points and 17-plus rebounds from 12/10/91–12/13/91…Recorded six-plus offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games from 2/1–2/18 tying the longest streak in the NBA [eight by Rodman (2/25/92–3/10/92)] since the 1986-87 season…Grabbed 18-plus rebounds in three consecutive games (12/1-12/4) and joined Shaquille O’Neal as the only players in NBA history to record 18-plus rebounds in three consecutive games at the age of 20 or younger…Drummond (19) and Greg Monroe (17) at Milwaukee (12/4), became the first Pistons

    65 times…Scored 10-plus points 59 times and 20-plus points 14 times…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 66 times, 15-plus rebounds 37 times and 20-plus rebounds seven times…Recorded a team-high 49 double-doubles…Led all centers in total steals (124) and steals per game (1.5 spg)…Scored a season-high 28 points twice [at Portland (1/7) and at Boston (1/30)]…Grabbed a season-high 23 rebounds vs. Milwaukee (10/23) and dished out career-high-tying four assists four times…Recorded a career-high seven blocks at Sacramento (1/10) and swiped a career-high-tying six steals vs. Philadelphia (12/11)…Played in a season-high 52 minutes at Portland (1/8)…Recorded four games with 20-plus points and 20-plus rebounds – second most in the NBA this season…Recorded 1,000-plus points and 1,000-plus rebounds for the fourth consecutive season…Shot better than 50% from the field for the fifth consecutive season…Shot 50% or better from the field in 58 games…Finished the season ranked seventh in franchise history in total rebounds (4,946) and seventh in total blocks (580)…Has now collected the third-most offensive rebounds (1,786) among players in the first five years of NBA service since 1973-74…Among active players, his 16 games with 10-plus offensive rebounds rank first…Recorded his 5,000th career point vs. Toronto (3/17) and became the second youngest player in NBA history to record 5,000 points and 4,000 rebounds at 23 years, 219 days (Dwight Howard – 22 years, 129 days)…Became the second youngest Piston to record 5,000 points (Isiah Thomas – 23 years, 191 days)…Swiped his 400th career steal vs. Milwaukee (2/28)…Grabbed his 4,000th career rebound vs. Boston (11/19)…Recorded his 500th career block vs. Denver (11/5)…Played in 80-plus games for the fourth consecutive season…Missed one game with a right ankle sprain. 2015-16 (Detroit): Appeared in 81 games (all starts), averaging career-high 16.2 points (.521 FG), career-high and NBA-leading 14.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks in career-high 32.9 minutes per game…Among NBA leaders, ranked first in rebounding (14.8 rpg), first in total rebounds (1,198), first in offensive rebounding (4.9 orpg), first in total offensive rebounds (395), first in double-doubles (career-high 66), T-12th in field goal percentage (.521 FG), 23rd in blocks per game (1.4 bpg) and T-26th in steals per game (1.5 spg)…Led the team in scoring 16 times and in rebounding a team-high 74 times…Scored 10-plus points 71 times, 20-plus points 21 times and 30-plus points twice…Recorded 10-plus rebounds 71 times, 15-plus rebounds 43 times and 20-plus rebounds nine times…His 43 games with 15-plus rebounds were the most by a Piston since Dennis Rodman (44) in 1998…Scored a season-high 33 points (14-25 FG) at Chicago (12/18)…His 33 points and 21 rebounds at Chicago (12/18) marked his first career 30/20 game and the first by a Piston since Dennis Rodman recorded 34 points and 23 rebounds vs. Denver (1/2/91)…Grabbed a career-high 29 rebounds vs. Indiana (11/3) and dished out career-high-tying four assists at Chicago (4/2)…Blocked season-high five shots twice [vs. Miami (11/25) and vs. Denver (2/10)]…Recorded season-high four steals twice [at New Orleans (1/21) and at Milwaukee (2/27)]…Shot 50% or better from the field in 48 games and better than 60% 25 times…His 66 double-doubles marked the second most in Pistons history (Bob Lanier, 69 in 1972-73) and joined Isiah Thomas (1984-85) as the only Pistons to lead the NBA in double-doubles…Became the first Piston to lead the NBA in rebounding and double-doubles in the same season…Had two streaks of 12-plus consecutive double-doubles [13 (1/30 – 3/2) and 12 (10/27-11/20)]…Recorded the third-most rebounds by a Piston in a single-season (1,198) and his 395 offensive rebounds marked the fourth most in franchise history…Became the first Piston to record three consecutive seasons with 1,000-plus points, 1,000-plus rebounds and 100-plus blocks and only the second Piston (Bob Lanier) to post such numbers in a season…Moved into ninth on the franchise’s all-time rebounding leaders (3,830) and seventh on the all-time blocks list (491)…Became only the third Piston to ever lead the NBA in rebounding (Dennis Rodman and Ben Wallace)…Joined Walter Dukes, Bob Lanier and Ben Wallace as the only Pistons to average 13-plus rebounds in three consecutive seasons…Recorded an NBA and career-high five games with 20-plus points and 20-plus rebounds…Led the NBA with nine 20-plus rebound games and with 30 games with 15-plus points and 15-plus rebounds…Recorded two games with 25-plus points and 25-plus rebounds [vs. Indiana (11/3) and at Portland (11/8)]…Finished the 2015 calendar year with 1,335 points, 1,238 rebounds and 144 blocks joining NBA Hall-of-Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1975) and Moses Malone (1977) as the only players to post such numbers in a calendar year…Collected 256 rebounds in November and joined Ben Wallace and Dennis Rodman as the only Pistons to have 250-plus rebounds in a calendar month since 1993…Recorded 376 rebounds in his first 20 games of the season becoming the youngest player (22 years, 116 days) in NBA history to record that many rebounds in the first 20 games of a season…Became the first Piston to record double-doubles in his first 12 games of the season since Dave DeBusschere’s 13 in 1966-67…Averaged 18-plus points and 18-plus rebounds in the first 10 games of the season – first player to do so since Abdul-Jabbar in 1975-76…Became the first player in the NBA, since Abdul-Jabbar in 1975-76, to record 150-plus points and 150-plus rebounds in the first eight games of a season…Became the first player since Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain to record three 20/20 games in the first six games of the season…His 93 points and 95 rebounds in the first five games of the season were the most by a player in the NBA since Moses Malone (127 points and 91 rebounds in 1983-84)…His 122 rebounds in the first six games of the season were the most by a Piston 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    Full name is Andre Jamal Drummond…Favorite subject in school was math and enjoys working with computers…Has a passion for music and has released several rap tracks…His childhood sports hero was Michael Jordan and he played football, soccer, baseball and lacrosse while growing up…Has been named an ambassador for the Special Olympics and is the Pistons representative for S.A.Y Detroit…As part of the NBA’s ‘Season of Giving’ Campaign, adopted families and took them shopping during Christmas Holidays in 2017…Participates in the Pistons Player Ticket Section which purchases tickets for underprivileged groups to attend Pistons home games…Wears size 18 sneakers…Attended St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, CT and led the Chancellors to the 2011 Prep National Championship…Was rated the # 1 prospect by Scout.com and #2 in the ESPNU Top-100 coming out of high school…Was a member of the U.S. 2010 gold-medal winning team which participated in the FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

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    teammates to both have 15-plus rebounds in a game since Ben Wallace (15) and Rasheed Wallace (15) vs. L.A. Lakers (2/10/05)…Also became the first Pistons teammates to each record 17-plus rebounds in the same game since Bill Laimbeer (20) and Dennis Rodman (17) vs. Denver (2/13/90)…Recorded career-high 31 points, 19 rebounds, career-high six steals and two blocks vs. Philadelphia (12/1) to become the first player to post such numbers in a game since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1990…At 20 years, 113 days, became the youngest player in NBA history to record those numbers and joined Charles Barkley as the only players in NBA history to have 30-plus points on 80-plus percent shooting, 18-plus rebounds and five-plus steals in a game since steals were recorded in 1973-74…Became the first Piston to record 30-plus points and 19-plus rebounds since Dennis Rodman scored 34 points and grabbed 23 rebounds vs. Denver (1/2/91)…Averaged 18.4 points, 17.4 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 1.4 steals in April – his best offensive month of the season…Averaged 15.3 points, 14.2 rebounds and shot 68% from the field in Pistons wins compared to 12.5 points, 12.7 rebounds and 59% in losses…Had 16 games with three-plus blocks and 33 games with two-plus steals…Missed one game with a neck injury. 2012-13 (Detroit): Appeared in 60 games (10 starts) averaging 7.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists, team-high 1.6 blocks, 1.0 steals and 20.7 minutes…Led the team in scoring four times and in rebounds 22 times…Scored 10-plus points 17 times and 20-plus twice…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 20 times and 15-plus once…Recorded nine double-doubles – second most on team…Among NBA rookies, ranked 12th in points per game (7.9), second in rebounds per game (7.6), third in steals (1.0), second in blocks (1.6), first in field goal percentage among rookies who played 25-plus games (61%) and third in efficiency (13.8)…Scored a career-high 29 points at Cleveland (4/10) and grabbed career-high 18 rebounds vs. Milwaukee (1/29)…Blocked career-high five shots vs. Washington (12/21) and recorded career-high three steals twice [at Miami (1/25) and at Brooklyn (4/17)]…Finished the season with 95 blocks and 59 steals, making him one of only five centers in the NBA to record 90-plus blocks and 55-plus steals (Dwight Howard, Joakim Noah, Marc Gasol, Chris Bosh)…His nine double-doubles were second-most by a rookie (Anthony Davis – 20) and his 95 blocks were the third most by a Pistons rookie since 1980 [John Salley (125) and Theo Ratliff (116)]…Recorded 17.7 rebounds per 48 minutes which ranked as the third most by a rookie in the NBA since 1985-86 (minimum 300 minutes) behind Roy Tharpley (18.2 in 1986-87) and Charles Oakley (18.0 in 1985-86)…Shot 10-11 (90.9%) from the field for a career-high 29 points at Cleveland (4/10) to mark the second-most points by a Pistons rookie since 1985-86 while shooting 80% or better from the field…Recorded 18 points and career-high 18 rebounds vs. Milwaukee (1/29), becoming the first Pistons rookie to record 18 points and 18 rebounds since Terry Tyler recorded 24 points and 18 rebounds vs. New Orleans (10/17/78)…He also became the first rookie in NBA history to record 18 points and 18 rebounds off the bench and the first player to record 18 points and 18 rebounds in a reserve role since Kevin Love scored 23 points and grabbed 22 rebounds off the bench vs. Phoenix (3/28/10)…His 11 points, 14 rebounds and career-high five blocks vs. Washington (12/21) marked the best rookie numbers since Dwight Howard’s 14 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks vs. Chicago (4/6/05)…Missed 22 games with a stress fracture to his fifth lumbar vertebra.

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    YEAR-TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FG3-FG3A PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-DQ STL BS PTS AVG

    15-16 DET 4 131 28-54 .519 0-1 .000 11-34 .324 12-24-36 0 8-0 1 6 67 16.8

    18-19 DET 4 127 24-54 .444 0-1 .000 9-21 .429 20-32-52 9 17-0 6 5 57 14.3

    TOTALS 8 259 52-108 .481 0-2 .000 20-55 .364 32-56-88 9 25-0 7 11 124 15.5

    NBA ALL-STAR GAME RECORD

    YEAR-TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FG3-FG3A PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-DQ STL BS PTS AVG

    15-16 DET 1 18 8-11 .727 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 5-8-13 0 1-0 2 0 16 16.0

    17-18 DET 1 18 7-7 1.000 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 1-2-3 0 2-0 0 1 14 14.0

    TOTALS 2 36 15-18 .833 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 6-10-16 0 3-0 2 1 30 15.0

    NBA REGULAR SEASON RECORD

    YEAR-TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FG3-FG3A PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-DQ STL BS PTS AVG

    12-13 DET 60 1243 208-342 .608 1-2 .500 59-159 .371 169-288-457 30 144-1 59 95 476 7.9

    13-14 DET 81 2619 479-769 .623 0-2 .000 137-328 .418 440-631-1071 35 273-3 101 131 1095 13.5

    14-15 DET 82 2502 494-961 .514 0-2 .000 142-365 .389 437-667-1104 55 285-7 73 153 1130 13.8

    15-16 DET 81 2666 552-1060 .521 2-6 .333 208-586 .355 395-803-1198 67 245-2 119 112 1314 16.2

    16-17 DET 81 2409 483-911 .530 2-7 .286 137-355 .386 345-770-1115 90 237-1 124 89 1105 13.6

    17-18 DET 78 2625 466-881 .529 0-11 .000 239-395 .605 399-848-1247 237 250-3 114 127 1171 15.0

    18-19 DET 79 2647 561-1052 .533 5-38 .132 243-412 .590 423-809-1232 112 272-4 136 138 1370 17.3

    TOTALS 542 16711 3243-5976 .543 10-68 .147 1165-2600 .448 2608-4816-7424 626 1706-21 726 845 7661 14.1

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    NEW ORLEANS/MILWAUKEE: In 59 games (19 starts) with New Orleans and Milwaukee, averaged 5.3 points, 4.2 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game while shooting 44.4% from the field, 36.6% from beyond the arc and 75.9% from the free throw line…In 12 games (two starts) with the Bucks, averaged 6.3 points, 3.5 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game…Tallied a career-high 29 points and dished out 13 assists vs. Oklahoma City (4/10)…Scored 20 points and dished out a career-high-tying 15 assists with seven rebounds, and played a career-high 53 minutes at Atlanta (3/31)…With Milwaukee, scored 10-plus points twice and 20-plus twice…Dished out 10-plus assists twice and recorded two double-doubles…Appeared in 47 games (17 starts) with the New Orleans Pelicans before being waived on 2/28…Averaged 5.0 points, 4.4 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 19.3 minutes per game with New Orleans…Scored 10-plus points six times and dished out 10-plus assists three times…Recorded two double-doubles.

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    Named the 2015 D-League Most Valuable Player as well as 2015 D-League Rookie of the Year while earning All-NBA D-League First Team, NBA D-League All-Rookie First Team and NBA D-League All-Defensive Second Team honors…Named a participant in the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y…Appeared in 41 games (40 starts) for the Maine Red Claws, averaging 16.1 points, 9.5 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 1.7 steals…Ranked second in the D-League in assists per game…Recorded four triple-doubles and 11 double-doubles during the season.NB

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    Son of Billy and Janice Frazier...Has an older brother, William, and sister, Krystal...Krystal was an All-Conference USA selection, averaging better than 13 points per game at Rice...Four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection...Graduated in May 2013 with over a 3.1 grade-point average in supply chain and information systems from the Smeal College of Business and added a second bachelor’s degree in communication arts and sciences in 2014...Served as the basketball team’s representative to the Penn State Student Athlete Advisory Board and was active in the Athletic Director’s Leadership Institute at Penn State.

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    14-15 PHI/POR 2 3 0-1 .000 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0

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    18-19 NO/MIL 11 40 8-13 .615 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000 0-9-9 10 5-0 1 0 21 1.9

    TOTALS 15 49 8-15 .533 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000 0-10-10 13 7-0 2 0 21 1.4

    NBA REGULAR SEASON RECORD

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    14-15 PHI/POR 11 240 21-61 .344 5-17 .294 10-21 .476 6-22-28 60 26-0 8 0 57 5.2

    15-16 POR/NO 51 741 96-229 .419 16-48 .333 53-74 .716 26-84-110 162 73-0 33 2 261 5.1

    16-17 NO 65 1525 163-404 .403 40-128 .313 98-129 .760 34-139-173 335 133-1 56 6 464 7.1

    17-18 WAS 59 838 68-172 .395 17-56 .304 23-30 .767 18-97-115 194 97-0 47 7 176 3.0

    18-19 NO/MIL 59 1120 116-261 .444 37-101 .366 41-54 .759 41-127-168 248 112-0 30 5 310 5.3

    TOTALS 245 4463 464-1127 .412 115-350 .329 225-308 .731 125-469-594 999 441-1 174 20 1268 5.2

    G TIM FRAZIER

    TIM FRAZIERPOS: G |HT: 6-1 |WT:170NBAEXP: 5 YRS

    Birthdate:11/1/90

    Birthplace:Houston, TX

    HighSchool:Strake Jesuit (Houston, TX)

    College:Penn State

    Drafted:Undrafted

    HowAcquired:Signed as a free agent (7/6/19)

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    DETROIT: Played in 80 games (second most on team) and averaged 8.4 points, 2.1 rebounds 1.1 assists and 21.8 minutes per game…Led the team in scoring twice…Scored 10-plus points 32 times and 20-plus points five times…Scored a season-high 24 points vs. New Orleans (12/9)…Collected a season-high nine rebounds vs. Miami (11/5) and dished out a season-high four assists twice [vs. Miami (11/5) and vs. Houston (11/23)]…Recorded season-high two steals seven times and season-high one block eight times…Made a career-best 12 consecutive 3-pointers (3/6-3/10) – one shy of an NBA record held by former Piston Terry Mills (1996-97) and Washington’s Brent Price (1995-96)…Made a single-season career-high 135 3-pointers and reached 100 threes for the third time in his career…Made at least two triples in 41 games…Tallied a single-season career-high 672 points…DNP-CD twice.

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    DRAFTED: Undrafted. TRANSACTIONS: Signed as a free agent with New York (9/9/14)…Waived by New York (10/25/14)…Signed a 10-day contract with New York (1/7/15)…Signed to second 10-day contract by New York (1/17/15)…Signed to multi-year deal by New York (1/27/15).…Signed as a free agent by New Orleans (7/21/16)…Traded by the New Orleans Pelicans along with Tyreke Evans, Buddy Hield, a 2017 1st round draft pick and a 2017 2nd round draft pick to the Sacramento Kings for Omri Casspi and DeMarcus Cousins…Signed as a free agent with Detroit (7/6/17). CAREER AVERAGES/MILESTONES: Holds career averages of 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 22.4 minutes in 339 games (56 starts) with New York, New Orleans, Sacramento and Detroit. YEAR-BY-YEAR KEY NOTES: 2017-18 (Detroit): Appeared in 58 games and averaged 6.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 14.9 minutes per game…Scored 10-plus points 14 times…In two games as a starter, averaged 5.0 points 1.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists…Led the team in scoring once and in assists twice…Scored a season-high 18 points (5-9 FG, 5-7 3FG) vs. Denver (12/12)…Grabbed season-high five rebounds vs. Golden State (12/8) and dished out season-high six assists vs. Portland (2/5)…Recorded season-high four steals twice [at Toronto (1/17) and at Chicago (4/11)]…Played in a season-high 26 minutes vs. Dallas (4/6)…Shot better than 75% from the free throw line for the fourth time in his career…Made three or more 3-pointers in a game 12 times…DNP-CD 24 times. 2016-17 (New Orleans/Sacramento): Appeared in 74 games (two starts) with New Orleans and Sacramento, averaging 7.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.2 minutes per game…In two games as a starter, averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 39.5 minutes per game…In 55 games with New Orleans, averaged 8.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 20.4 minutes per game…Averaged 6.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 19 games with Sacramento…Scored 10-plus points 22 times and 20-plus points five times…Scored a career-high-tying 26 points (9-18 FG, 6-13 3FG) vs. Memphis (12/5)…Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds twice [vs. Charlotte (11/19) and vs. Dallas (4/4)]…Dished out a season-high six assists and played in a season-high 42 minutes at L.A. Clippers (4/12)…Swiped two steals 11 times…Connected on three-plus 3-pointers 20 times including a career-high-tying six 3-pointers twice [vs. Charlotte (11/19) and vs. Memphis (12/5)]…Shot a career-high 39% from 3-point range and shot better than 75% from the free-throw line for the third consecutive season…Did not play in eight games. 2015-16 (New York): Played in a career-high 82 games (seven starts) and averaged 7.6 points, 2.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 0.9 steals in 24.8 minutes per game while shooting 39.3% from the floor, 34.4% from 3-point range and 75.4% from the foul line…Scored 10-plus points 23 times and 20-plus points once…Recorded one double-double…Scored a season-high 21 points vs. Oklahoma City (1/26)…Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds at Memphis (1/16) and dished out a season-high seven assists vs. Brooklyn (4/1)…Recorded a career-high five steals at Oklahoma City (11/20) and played in a season-high 37 minutes at Memphis (1/16). 2014-15 (New York): In 45 games (career-high 41 starts), averaged 11.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 32.4 minutes

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    per game…On the team, ranked fourth in assists (3.3 apg), 10th in rebounds (4.2 rpg), sixth in 3FG% (.352), fifth in FT% (.808), fifth in steals (1.2 spg) and second in minutes (32.4 mpg)…Scored 10-plus points 28 times and 20-plus points five times…Scored a career-high 26 points (10-12 FG, 6-6 3FG) along with five rebounds and six assists at Atlanta (4/13)…Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds at Brooklyn (2/6) and dished out a season-high seven assists twice [at Toronto (3/22) and vs. Detroit (4/15)]…Scored 19 points in loss to Rockets (1/8), recording fourth-highest point total for a Knicks rookie in his Garden debut…In first career NBA start, scored 21 points in 31 minutes in win over New Orleans (1/19)…Averaged 13.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists in the final 10 games of the season.

    Averaged 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in a standout four-year career at Saint Joseph’s…Shot 343-806 (.426) from beyond the arc for his collegiate career…Averaged double-figure points in all four seasons, with career and team-high 17.7 points as a senior in 2013-14…Second leading scorer in Hawk history with 1,991 points, trailing only Jameer Nelson (2,094)…All-time school leader in 3-pointers made (343), including Hawk single-game record 10 3-pointers made vs. Fordham on February 22, 2014 (career-high 33 pts)…Was named an Atlantic 10 First Team selection as a senior in 2013-14, helping to lead Hawks to conference title…All-Big 5 selection in his last three college seasons (first team as a sophomore and senior, second team as a junior)…Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection and Big 5 Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2010-11. Senior (2013-14): Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team selection... Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team for the conference champion Hawks... Selected to the All-Philadelphia Big 5 First Team and earned the Palumbo Award as the leading scorer...NABC All-Distric 4 First Team honoree...Co-recipient of the John P. Hilferty Award as SJU’s MVP, earning Most Valuable honors for the third time...Team tri-captain...Selected to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament... Topped Hawks in scoring with 17.7 points and in steals with 1.1 per game... Also averaged 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists...Registered double-figure scoring in all but five games...Had 13 20-plus point games on the season... Scored 25 points in final game, the NCAA Second Round contest vs. Connecticut…Scored a career-high 33 points on 10-15 shooting from 3-point range against Fordham, while setting SJU’s single-game record for 3-pointers made...Went 3-9 from 3-point range at Richmond to become SJU’s all-time leader in 3-point field goals with 295...Named the Big 5 Player of the Week (2/17, 1/20). Junior (2012-13): All-Big 5 Second Team selection...Named to the inaugural Allstate NABC Good Works Team for his community involvement and traveled to the 2013 NCAA Final Four...Ranked second on team in scoring with 13.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game...Averaged 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds in A-10 games... Ranked fourth in the league in minutes played (35.5 per game), sixth in made 3-point field goals (2.5 per game), 12th in steals (1.4 spg), 14th in 3FG% (.390) and 15th in scoring...Posted 23rd double-figure game with 16 pts (4-8 3FG) in NIT Opening Round against St. John’s...Registered seventh 20-plus point game (8-12 FG, 5-8 3FG) to hit 25 points in A-10 Quarterfinals against #25 VCU...Eclipsed the 1,000-point career mark vs. American with 18 points...Tallied 13 points in win over #20 Notre Dame. .Sophomore (2011-12): Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team...All-Big 5 First Team selection...Received the John P. Hilferty Award as SJU’s MVP...Hawks’ second leading scorer with 15.5 points per game...Ranked as the top 3-point shooter in the A-10, and fourth in the nation at 46.6%...Scored career-high 32 points in loss at Penn...Matched career high with 30 points against Fordham (7-9 3FG)...Chosen the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week and Big 5 Player of the Week (12/19) after scoring 20 points in win over Villanova. Freshman (2010-11): Named an Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection and Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year...Named the Hawks’ Co-MVP as he shared the John P. Hilferty Award with Carl Jones...Team’s second leading scorer (12.8 ppg) and leading rebounder (5.5 rpg)...Topped the Atlantic 10 in free throw percentage (88.7%)...Led the Hawks in 3-point shooting (39.2%) and 3-pointers made (65)...Scored in double figures 20 times and had eight games with 20-plus points...Named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week five times and the Big 5 Player of the Week twice...Tallied a career-high 27 points twice...Shot 8-11 from the field and 6-7 from 3-point range in win at Charlotte that gave the Hawks a spot in the A-10 Tournament...Named to the 2010-11 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Rookie Team.

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    LANGSTON GALLOWAYPOS: G |HT: 6-2 |WT:200NBAEXP: 5 YRS

    Birthdate:12/9/91

    Birthplace:Baton Rouge, LA

    HighSchool:Christian Life Academy (Baton Rouge, LA)

    College:Saint Joseph’s University

    Drafted:Undrafted

    HowAcquired:Signed as a free agent (7/6/17)

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    NBA PLAYOFFS RECORD

    YEAR-TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FG3-FG3A PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-DQ STL BS PTS AVG

    18-19 DET 4 110 11-34 .324 9-25 .360 0-0 --- 2-13-15 4 10-0 2 4 31 7.8

    TOTALS 4 110 11-34 .324 9-25 .360 0-0 --- 2-13-15 4 10-0 2 4 31 7.8

    NBA REGULAR SEASON RECORD

    YEAR-TEAM G MIN FGM-FGA PCT FG3-FG3A PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF-DQ STL BS PTS AVG

    14-15 NYK 45 1457 204-511 .399 62-176 .352 63-78 .808 37-153-190 150 129-1 52 12 533 11.8

    15-16 NYK 82 2033 231-588 .393 77-224 .344 86-114 .754 43-245-288 207 177-2 77 22 625 7.6

    16-17 NO/SAC 74 1494 207-545 .380 120-308 .390 51-64 .797 27-129-156 93 96-0 46 6 585 7.9

    17-18 DET 58 863 126-340 .371 75-218 .344 33-41 .805 13-79-92 58 39-0 35 5 360 6.2

    18-19 DET 80 1745 228-587 .388 135-380 .355 81-96 .844 49-122-171 85 135-0 37 8 672 8.4

    TOTALS 339 7594 996-2571 .387 469-1306 .359 314-393 .799 169-728-897 593 576-3 247 53 2775 8.2

    G LANGSTON GALLOWAY

    DETROIT: Appeared in 75 games (all starts) – his most since 2013-14, averaging a career-high 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, team-high 5.4 assists and 35.0 minutes per game…Among NBA league leaders, ranked 12th in scoring (24.5 ppg), T32nd in rebounds (7.5 rpg), T26th in assists (5.4 apg), T14th in 3-pointers made (189) and T7th in minutes (35.0 mpg)…Led the team in scoring 48 times, in rebounding nine times and in assists a team-high 40 times…Scored 10-plus points 71 times, 20-plus points 53 times, 30-plus points 21 times, 40-plus points three times and 50-plus points once…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 20 times and 15-plus three times…Dished out 10-plus assists three times…Recorded 21 double-doubles and two triple-doubles…Scored a career-high 50 points (20-35 FG, 5-10 3FG) vs. Philadelphia (10/23)…Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds three times [at Boston (10/30), vs. Miami (11/5) and at Denver (3/26)]…Dished out a season-high 11 assists twice [vs. Phoenix (11/25) and vs. Milwaukee (12/17)]…Recorded season-high three steals three times and season-high two blocks twice…Played in season-high 44 minutes vs. Philadelphia (10/23)…His 24.5 points per game ranks as the ninth highest scoring average in team history…Recorded a single-season career-high 189 3-pointers – second-most by a Piston in franchise history…Tied a franchise record for points in a half with 31 in the first half at Oklahoma City (4/5)…Became only the sixth player in franchise history to score 50 points in a game…Made a career-high nine 3-pointers at Oklahoma City (4/5)…Totaled 445 points in January which are the most all-time by a Piston in a single month…Posted 39 points, nine rebounds and seven assists at New Orleans (1/23) to become the first Piston to post such numbers since Isiah Thomas (2/8/83)…His 21 games with 30-plus points are the most by a Piston in a season since 2000-01 (Jerry Stackhouse)…Recorded his 13,000th career point vs. Toronto (3/17), his 5,000th career rebound at Houston (11/21), 500th career steal at Philadelphia (11/3) and 300th career block at Minnesota (12/19)…Became the first Piston to record a 50-point game and a 40-point game since Stackhouse (2000-01)…Recorded nine consecutive games with 20-plus points from 11/27 – 12/15 – most by a Piston since Richard Hamilton (2008-09)…His 28 games with 20-plus points, five-plus rebounds and five-plus assists tied for fourth most in a season by a Piston…Became the first Piston since Bill Laimbeer (1984-85) to record three consecutive double-doubles of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds…Is the only player in franchise history to score 50 points with at least 10 rebounds and five assists (vs. Philadelphia, 10/23)…Made three-plus 3-pointers 34 times…Averaged 24.3 points at home and 25.4 on the road…Averaged 20-plus points in every month for the season including 29.7 points in January – his best offensive month of the season…Missed four games with a sore left knee and was inactive three games due to rest.

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    DRAFTED: Selected by L.A. Clippers in the first round (1st overall) in the 2009 NBA Draft. CAREER AVERAGES/MILESTONES: In 604 career NBA games (all starts), has compiled averages of 21.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 35.0 minutes with the L.A. Clippers and Detroit Pistons. TRANSACTIONS: Acquired by the Detroit Pistons, along with Willie Reed and Brice Johnson from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for guard Avery Bradley, forward Tobias Harris, center Boban Marjanovic, a future protected first-round draft choice and a future second-round draft choice. HONORS: Named, along with teammate Andre Drummond, to the 2018-20 USA Men’s National Team…Named T-Mobile Rookie of the Year (2010)…Named All-NBA Second Team (2012, 2013, 2014)…Named All-NBA Third Team (2015, 2019)…Named to his sixth All-Star game, first in the Eastern Conference, as a member of Team Giannis at the 2019 NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte, NC…Named a Western Conference All-Star five (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)…Named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team (2010)…Awarded the Sprite Slam Dunk Champion (2011)…Named

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    Birthdate:3/16/89

    Birthplace:Oklahoma City, OK

    HighSchool:Oklahoma Christian (Edmond, OK)

    College:Oklahoma

    Drafted:By L.A. Clippers, 1st overall in 2009

    HowAcquired:From L.A. Clippers (1/29/18)

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    T-Mobile Rookie of the Month all six times during 2010-11 season…Named Western Conference Player of the Month (February 2014)…Finished third in MVP voting (2014)…Named Western Conference Player of the Week five times. YEAR-BY-YEAR KEY NOTES: 2017-18 (L.A. Clippers/Detroit): Appeared in 58 games (all starts) with Detroit and L.A. Clippers and averaged 21.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, career-high 5.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 34.0 minutes per game…In 25 games with Detroit, averaged 19.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 33.2 minutes per game…In 33 games with the L.A. Clippers, averaged 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 34.5 minutes…Among NBA league leaders, ranked T-18th in scoring (21.4 ppg), T-30th in rebounds (7.4 rpg), 17th in assists (5.8 apg) and T-20th in minutes (34.0 mpg)…Scored 10-plus points 56 times, 20-plus 38 times and 30-plus five times…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds 15 times and dished out 10-plus assists four times…Recorded 16 double-doubles and three triple-doubles…With Detroit, scored 10-plus points 24 times, 20-plus 14 times and 30-plus twice…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds twice and dished out 10-plus assists twice…Recorded 15 double-doubles and one triple-double as a Piston…Led the Pistons in scoring 14 times and in assists 16 times…Scored a season-high 33 points at Sacramento (11/25)…Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds six times [most recent, vs. Atlanta (2/14)] and dished out a career-high 12 assists vs. Minnesota (1/22)…Recorded season-high two steals 10 times, season-high two blocks three times and played in a season-high 42 minutes twice…Scored a Piston career-high 31 points twice [at Miami (3/3) and vs. Toronto (3/7)]…Made a career-high five 3-pointers at Denver (3/15) and made a single-season career-high 111 3-pointers – had a combined 80 career 3-pointers coming into this season…Recorded a double-double in his Pistons debut with 24 points and 10 rebounds vs. Memphis (2/1) – third-most by a Piston making their debut…Recorded his first triple-double as a Piston with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists at Houston (3/22)…Was one of only four players to average 21-plus points, seven-plus rebounds and five-plus assists (LeBron James, DeMarcus Cousin, Russell Westbrook)…Scored 1,000-plus points for the seventh time in eight seasons and also averaged 20-plus points for the seventh time in his eight-year career…Averaged 21-plus points for the fifth consecutive season…Scored his 11,000th career point vs. New Orleans (2/12)…Averaged 22.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.7 assists in his final 12 games of the season…Scored 20-plus points in eight of his final 12 games of the season…Missed the final eight games of the season with a right ankle contusion. 2016-17 (L.A. Clippers): Appeared in 61 games (all starts) and averaged 21.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 34.0 minutes...Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 34 times, rebounds 11 times and assists 15 times...Scored in double-figures 60 times, including 36 games of 20-plus points, seven games of 30-plus points and one game of 40-plus points...Made a career-high 38 3-point field goals...Shot a career-high 76.0% from the free-throw line…Named Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending February 12th…Scored 30-plus points in three consecutive games (3/30-4/5) for the second time in his career (2/3-2/7, 2014)…Shot 70.3% (45-64 FG) from the field over a four-game span from 3/29-4/5, his highest field goal percentage over any four-game stretch of his career…On 3/20/17 vs. New York, passed Elton Brand (459) for No. 7 on the Clippers’ all-time games played leaderboard...Averaged 26.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 6.2 assists over 11 games in February…On 2/26/17 vs. Charlotte, scored a team season-high 43 points, his eighth career 40-plus point game and his first since 11/25/15 vs. Utah…On 2/6/17 at Toronto, recorded fifth career triple-double and matched career high with 11 assists...On 12/18/16 at Washington, passed Elton Brand (9,336) for No. 3 on the Clippers’ franchise scoring leaderboard…On 11/9/16 vs. Portland, grabbed 4,000th career rebound, becoming second fastest (418 games) to 8,500 points, 4,000 rebounds & 1,500 assists since 1983-84 (C. Webber - 408 games)…Recorded first career game with 20-plus points, 10-plus rebounds, two-plus steals and zero turnovers vs. Portland (11/9/16)…Passed Corey Maggette (8,835) for No. 4 on the Clippers’ all-time scoring leaderboard vs. Utah (10/30/16)…Missed two games due to rest (11/29 and 3/16), one due to a sore right knee (12/10) and 18 due to a right knee procedure (12/20-1/23). PLAYOFFS: Appeared in three games (all starts), and averaged 20.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 33.0 minutes...Missed the final four games of the Clippers First Round series against Utah due to an injury to the plantar plate of his right big toe. 2015-16 (L.A. Clippers): Appeared in 35 games, (all starts) and averaged 21.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 33.4 minutes…Missed 41 games (12/26/15 – 3/24/16) due to a partially torn left quad tendon and a right hand fracture, four games (3/27/16-3/31/16) due to suspension and two games for rest (4/8 and 4/13)…Led the Clippers in scoring 18 times, rebounds five times, blocks five times and minutes 21 times…Scored in double-figures 37 times, including 20-plus points 21 times, 30-plus points six times and 40 points once…Ranked first in the NBA among all players 6’10” or taller with 4.9 assists per game…From the first game of the regular season through 12/25/15, ranked 10th in the NBA, averaging 23.2 points per game…Through 12/25/15, ranked second in the NBA among players with 500-plus attempts with 50.8% FG% (S. Curry- 51.3%)…On 12/9/15 at Milwaukee, grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds and tied a season-high with two steals…Set season highs with 40 points, two blocks and 18 made field goals vs. Utah (11/25)...tied a then season-high with 12 rebounds…Recorded 52nd career 30-plus-point game on 11/14/15 vs. Detroit, most by any Clipper since 1985-86…On 11/4/15 at Golden State, recorded 1,500th career assist, becoming sixth fastest (O. Robertson, E. Baylor, K. Abdul-Jabbar, S. Wicks & L. Bird) in NBA history to 8,000-plus points, 3,500 rebounds & 1,500 assists. PLAYOFFS: Appeared in four games (all starts), and averaged 15.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 31.8 minutes…Missed the final two games of the Clippers First Round series against Portland due to a partially torn left quad tendon. 2014-15 (L.A. Clippers): Appeared in 67 games (all starts)

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    and averaged 21.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 35.2 minutes…Led team in scoring with 21.9 points per game, which ranked eighth in the NBA, and finished second on the team in rebounds with 508, placing him 41st in the league…Only player in 2014-15 to average 21.5-plus points, 7.5-plus rebounds and five-plus assists…Only 19 players all-time held these averages for an entire season...Only nine players all-time have held these averages for a full season while shooting 50%-plus from the field (W. Chamberlain, K. Abdul-Jabbar, M. Jordan, L. Bird, O. Robertson, L. James, C. Barkley, K. Garnett. M. Johnson)…Scored 10-plus points 27 times, 20-plus points 29 times, 30-plus points nine times and 40-plus points twice on the season…Finished 12th in the NBA in field goals made with 574 and tied for 31st in the league in double-doubles with 18…Named Western Conference Player of the Week for the week ending 11/30/14, the fifth time he’s received the honor…During that week, averaged 23.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists…Finished second on the team in assists with 354 and fourth in steals with 63…Averaged a career-high 5.3 assists per game…Shot a career-high 40.3% from mid-range…Finished the season with career-best 10 consecutive games of five or more assists…Finished the season ranked eighth in the NBA in +/- at 583…Finished 15th in the league in points scored in the second half with 699…Missed 15 games (2/8- 3/13) due to right elbow surgery…Tied a career-high with two made three-pointers on 12/8/14 vs. Phoenix, including a game wining three-point buzzer-beater at the end of overtime…Notched 15th double-double of the season on 3/15/15 vs. Houston with 11 points and 11 rebounds in his first game back after missing the previous 15 due to right elbow surgery. PLAYOFFS: Appeared in 14 games (all starts), averaging 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists in 39.8 minutes...Joined Oscar Robertson (1962-63, 31.8 points,13.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists) as the only two players in NBA history to average 25-plus points, 12-plus rebounds and six-plus assists in a single postseason...On 4/26/15 at San Antonio, tied a franchise postseason record with 17 defensive rebounds (DeAndre Jordan at Golden State 5/1/14) on his way to a postseason career-high 19 rebounds in Game 4…Recorded 13 assists, the most in any game of his professional career at Houston (5/4/15)...Amassed 357 points, 178 rebounds and 86 assists in 14 games during the 2015 NBA Playoffs…No other player since 1985-86 has eclipsed those totals in all three categories through their first 14 games of a single postseason...His 6.1 assists per game in the postseason rank as the third-highest assist average of any power forward in a single postseason in NBA history (K. Garnett, 99-00- 8.8 apg & P. Gasol, 12-13- 6.3 apg)...Recorded first career playoff triple-double with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in Game 2 vs. San Antonio (4/22/15)...On 5/2/15 vs. San Antonio, recorded a triple-double in the Clippers’ series-clinching Game 7 win, becoming one of three forwards since 1985 (S. Pippen & J. Worthy) to record a triple-double in a Game 7....On 5/4/15 at Houston, recorded his third triple-double of the postseason in Game 1, becoming one of only seven players since 1985 to record three or more triple-doubles in a single postseason (M. Johnson, R. Rondo, J. Kidd, R. Westbrook, L. James & L. Bird). 2013-14 (L.A. Clippers): Appeared in 80 games (all starts) and averaged 24.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 35.8 minutes…Finished sixth in the NBA in scoring with 24.1 points per game and tied for 15th in the league in rebounds with 9.5 per game…Ranked 16th in the NBA in field goal percentage (52.8%) and tied for 17th in minutes (35.8)…Led team in scoring 48 times, rebounding 20 times and assists six times…Was fourth in NBA in dunks with 176…Averaged 24.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists while shooting 52.8% from the field, becoming the first player since Shaquille O’Neal in 2002-03 to average at least 24 points, nine rebounds and three assists while shooting 50% or better…Since 1995-96 only five others had such prolific seasons (O’Neal four times, Karl Malone four times, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Tim Duncan)...He was also the first player in more than 35 years to average at least 24.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in one of the first four years of his NBA career…Buffalo’s Bob McAdoo in 1975-76 was the last player to do so…Oscar Robertson did so four times, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Elgin Baylor did so in three seasons, while Billy Cunningham, Cliff Hagan, Connie Hawkins and Sidney Wicks did so once…Scored 30 points with 12 rebounds against the Thunder (4/9/14), marking the 12th time in 2013-14 he tallied at least 30 points and 10 rebounds…Named a Western Conference All-Star starter for the third consecutive year and made his fourth All-Star appearance…Scored 38 points in the 2014 All-Star Game, a franchise record, and tied Kevin Durant and Rick Barry for the third-most points in All-Star Game history…Set a career high with a streak of 30 games with at least 20 points or more…The streak came to an end on 3/27/14 when he had 18 points in a 109-103 win at Dallas...His streak was the second longest in the NBA in 2013-14 and the longest by a Clippers player since the team moved to Los Angeles…Became the eighth active player to top 6,000 career points before the conclusion of his fourth season and just the 63rd player in NBA history...He did so in just 284 games, becoming the first player since Kevin Durant in 2010-11 to reach 6,000 points in fewer than 285 career games, according to the Elias Sports Bureau…Ranked seventh in the NBA with 43 double-doubles…Recorded his fourth career triple-double in a 113-107 loss to the Dallas Mavericks (4/3/14)…Totaled 25 points,11 assists and 10 rebounds…Missed two games [1-back (3/31/14), 1-suspension (4/16/14)]…With 14.9 seconds left in the second quarter on 3/12/14 against the Golden State Warriors, he secured the 3,000th rebound of his career…At 25, was just the third player in NBA history to top 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists while also shooting 50.0% or better from the field before the end of his fourth season...Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Charles Barkley were the only other players to do so…Led the NBA in personal fouls drawn (581) and points in the paint (1,068)…Recorded 43 points, 15 rebounds and six assists in a 116-112 loss to the Miami Heat (2/5/14)...It marked only the fifth time since 1995-96 that a player

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Clippers): Averaged team-high 18.0 points and 8.3 rebounds in 32.5 minutes…Became fourth player since 2006-07 to average 18.0-plus points, 8.3-plus rebounds, 3.5-plus assists and 1.0-plus steals in a season, joining Kevin Garnett, Josh Smith and David Lee…Was the only player in the league to do so in 2012-2013…Named a Western Conference All-Star starter for the second consecutive year, making his third All-Star appearance…Led NBA in dunks with 202…Was named Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of 12/3/12 - the first such honor of his career…Recorded his third career triple-double with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against Milwaukee (3/6/13)…Had 28 double-doubles…Scored 10-plus points 40 times, 20-plus points 30 times and 30-plus points three times, including a season-high 31 vs. Oklahoma City (1/22/13)…Led team in scoring 32 times, rebounding 37 times and assists seven times…Put together a league-high streak of 11 games in a row with at least 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists…Had his streak of 197 consecutive games end on 2/4/13 when he was forced to sit out with a strained left hamstring…On 3/10/13 became the fourth player since 1985-86 to accumulate 22 or more points, eight or more rebounds and three or more assists while playing 22 minutes or fewer…Averaged 23.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.2 steals over a five-game span from 1/21-1/27/13...It was the first time a player averaged such prolific all-around numbers in a five-game week since LeBron James did so 4/3-4/9/05…Missed two games due to injury (hamstring). PLAYOFFS: Second on the Clippers in scoring (13.2 ppg) in six playoff games (five starts)…Averaged 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 26.3 minutes…2011-12 (L.A. Clippers): Started all 66 games, averaging a team-high 20.7 points on 54.9% shooting from the field, a team-high 10.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 36.2 minutes…For second straight season, started and appeared in every game…Led Clippers in minutes, field goals, field goals attempted, free throws attempted, rebounds, points, personal fouls and turnovers…Started first NBA All-Star Game, recording 22 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes…Also appeared in Rookie Challenge and played 10 minutes…Finished season ranked 10th in NBA in points per game, sixth in rebounds per game, seventh in field goal percentage and fourth with 41 double-doubles…Led NBA with 192 dunks…Only player in NBA with over 20.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game…One of two players in NBA (Dwight Howard) to average 20.0-pus points, 10.5 rebounds and shoot 54% from field…Led Clippers in scoring 31 times, rebounding 44 times, minutes 28 times, blocks 13 times and assists six times…Scored 30-plus points four times…Registered 20-plus points 41 times...Recorded first 20/20 game of NBA career vs. San Antonio (2/18/12) with 22 points and 20 rebounds…Became one of five players under age of 25 to lead team in total points and rebounds…Led NBA with 902 points in the paint…Finished second in the NBA with 26 games with 20-plus points/10-plus rebounds…PLAYOFFS: Led the Clippers in scoring (19.1 ppg) in 11 playoff games…Also registered averages of 6.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.8 steals in 35.7 minutes. 2010-11 (L.A. Clippers): Averaged 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 38.0 minutes in 82 games (all starts)…Named the unanimous winner of the 2010-11 NBA T-Mobile Rookie of The Year award on 5/4/11…First unanimous Rookie of the Year selection since David Robinson in 1989-90…The lone unanimous selection to the 2010-11 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team…Named to Western Conference All-Star Team, becoming first rookie since Yao Ming in 2003 to play in game and first rookie since Tim Duncan in 1998 to be voted in by the coaches…Won Sprite Slam Dunk contest during All-Star Weekend…Named T-Mobile Rookie of the Month all six times (November-April)…Led Clippers in scoring 36 times, rebounds 64 times, assists 13 times, steals 17 times & blocks 12 times…Registered two triple-doubles, a Los Angeles Clippers record 63 double-doubles and established a Clippers franchise record with 27 consecutive double-doubles from 11/20/10-1/19/11…His 63 double-doubles were the most in franchise history since Bob McAdoo’s 69 in 1974-75…Scored 40-plus points twice, 30-plus points 14 times and 20-plus points 55 times, (the 7th highest total in NBA)…Set a Clippers rookie record for points in a game with 47 points on 1/17/11 vs. Indiana, the third-highest total in a game in 2010-11 and the most by a Clipper since 1990…Became one of just three players in NBA history aged 21 or younger to score at least 47 points with 14 rebounds, joining Michael Jordan and Rick Barry…Finished as only player in NBA in 2010-11 and third player since 2001-02 to average at least 20.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg and 3.0 apg…Became first rookie since Elton Brand in 1999-00 to average at least 20 ppg and 10 rpg…Set new Los Angeles Clippers record for most rebounds in a season (989), most rebounds in franchise history since Swen Nater had 1,017 in 1980-81…Became one of only four rookies in NBA history to total over 1,600 points, 900 rebounds and 250 assists in their first season…Established himself as Clippers franchise all-time rookie leader in points scored (1,845) and free throw attempts (695) and second in rebounds (989)…Finished the season ranked fourth in the NBA in rebounds per game, third in total rebounds, 12th in points per game, fifth in minutes played, eighth in field goals made, second in free throws attempted…Finished the season tied for first in the NBA with 47 games of 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds…Was one of four players in NBA to average 20-plus points and 12-plus rebounds…Became the first rookie since Jerry West on 2/26/61 to have a triple-double with at least 30 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists when he recorded 33 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Washington (3/23/11)…Had a career-starting streak of 67 games scoring in double digits, the longest by an NBA player since David Robinson (77) in 1989-90…Led the NBA with 14-straight games of 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds from 12/12/10-

    1/14/11…Became the third rookie since 1976-77 to record a 30-point, 15-rebound, eight-assist game when he did so vs. Golden State (1/22/11)…Became the second rookie in NBA history and first since Oscar Robertson on 11/15/60 to have a 44-point, 15-rebound, seven-assist game when he did so vs. New York (11/20/10)…Finished second in the NBA with 214 dunks…Played in the 60th NBA All-Star Game, scoring eight points and grabbing five rebounds and passing for five assists in his first All-Star appearance…Had 14 points and three rebounds in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge…Made NBA debut 10/27/10 vs. Portland and recorded 20 points (8-14 FG, 4-6 FT), 14 rebounds and four assists in 39 minutes…On 1/17/11 vs. Indiana, had 47 points (19-24 FG, 9-11 FT), 14 rebounds, three assists and one block in 37 minutes, becoming the first rookie since Allen Iverson to have two 40-plus games in a season…Recorded first career triple-double, had 33 points (14-19 FG, 5-8 FT), 17 rebounds, 10 assists vs. Washington (3/23/11)…Recorded second triple-double vs. Memphis (4/13) with 31 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists in 40 minutes…Had the fourth-highest scoring debut of any Clippers rookie and the third-highest rebounding debut of any Clipper rookie. 2009-10 (L.A. Clippers): Averaged 13.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 28.0 minutes in seven preseason games played…Did not appear in any Clippers regular season games...Suffered a non-displaced stress fracture of his left patella during the Clippers’ last preseason game vs. New Orleans (10/23/09)…Underwent successful surgery on his left knee on 1/20/10 at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Center in Los Angeles…The two-part procedure, specifically termed a left patellar fragment excision and a patellar tendon repair was performed by Dr. Neal El-Attrache who was assisted by Clippers Team Physician Dr. Steven Shimoyama…Medically cleared to return to full contact practice in the month prior to 2010 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada…Practiced with the team but did not play in any games.

    (Oklahoma – 2008-2009): Averaged 18.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocks over his two-year collegiate career…Consensus National Player of the Year following his sophomore season…His 2008-09 postseason awards included the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA) and Rupp Trophy as well as player of the year nods from the Associated Press, CBS/Chevrolet, the NABC, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, Basketball Times, ESPN.com, CBSsports.com, FoxSports.com and Athlon Sports…As a sophomore, earned Big 12 Player of the Year honors, Sportsperson of the Year honors, First-Team All-Big 12 and a record-tying six Big 12 Player of the Week awards…As a freshman, voted First-Team All-Big 12 and Big 12 All-Rookie…Finished his career with two NCAA Tournament appearances, averaging 22.3 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists…His 77.8 career NCAA Tournament field goal percentage (56-72) is a school record…Averaged 22.7 points, 14.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.2 blocks, 1.1 steals and 33.3 minutes in 35 games played, while shooting 65.4 from the field during his sophomore season (2008-09)…Set Oklahoma and Big 12 single-season records for rebounds (504), rebounding average, field goal percentage and double-doubles…Rebound total in 2008-09 was the highest in a season by an NCAA Division I player since Indiana State’s Larry Bird in 1978-79 (505) and rebounding average was the highest since Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan in 1996-97 (14.7)…First-Team All-Big 12 selection…Named to the Big 12 All-Rookie Team.

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    Full name is Blake Austin Griffin...Born in Oklahoma City, OK…Parents are Gail & Tommy Griffin…Brother Taylor played for the Phoenix Suns in 2009-10 and also played for Pallacanestro Trapani in Italy…Has a son, Ford, an