Antonio McDyess
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Antonio Keithflen McDyess (born September 7, 1974) is an American professional basketball
Basketball
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 player. McDyess is listed at 6'9" (2.06 m), 245 lb. (111 kg) and is a power forward/center
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

. In 2009 he signed a 3-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

.

Playing career

As a prep, McDyess was one of the top 30 players nationally, and made the Magic Johnson Roundball Classic. McDyess played college basketball
College basketball
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 at the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
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. In 1995 he was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

 as the second pick in the NBA Draft
1995 NBA Draft
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 and was traded to the Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...

 before the season began for fellow power forward Rodney Rogers
Rodney Rogers
Rodney Ray Rogers is a retired American basketball player who last played power forward for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.-Early life:...

 and a mid-first round pick that turned out to be Brent Barry
Brent Barry
Brent Robert Barry is an American former professional basketball player. The , shooting guard was selected out of Oregon State University by the Denver Nuggets with the 15th overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly after to the Los Angeles Clippers.Barry played professionally...

. McDyess's explosive leaping and power dunking ability allowed him to average 17.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game over his first six seasons. In 1997, before his third year, McDyess was traded to the Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...

. He returned to the Nuggets as a free agent the next season. However, his return was not without controversy. During the NBA lockout in the winter of 1999, he was negotiating with both the Suns and Nuggets. He and the Nuggets had a verbal agreement for Antonio to return to Denver. However, he had second thoughts, and considered re-signing with the Suns. According to Sports Illustrated, McDyess invited Jason Kidd, Rex Chapman, and George McCloud to Denver to talk things over. While attending an Avalanche hockey game at McNichols Arena, Dan Issel told security to not let the three Suns players into the building. Without any further consultation, he re-signed with the Nuggets. In 1999, McDyess became just the third Nugget to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds for a season, after Dan Issel in 1977–78 and George McGinnis in 1978–79. Considered an up and comer, the quiet McDyess was selected to be a part of the gold-winning U.S. Olympic men's basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
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 (as a replacement for injured Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan
Timothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association . The 6-foot 11-inch , 255-pound power forward/center is a four-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and NBA Rookie of the Year...

).

Early in the 2001–2002 season McDyess suffered a serious knee injury, a Patellar tendon rupture, that required season-ending surgery. McDyess struggled to play through the injury, re-aggravating it several times and going through additional surgeries over the next few seasons. He was sidelined due to injury for the remainder of the 2001–2002 season as well as the entire 2002–2003 NBA season. McDyess was traded to the Knicks on June 26, 2002 in exchange for Marcus Camby
Marcus Camby
Marcus D. Camby is an American professional basketball player, who currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. He is a former Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006–07 NBA season, leading the league in blocked shots per game...

, Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson (basketball)
Mark A. Jackson is a retired American professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Golden State Warriors. He played point guard for the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, and Houston Rockets in the NBA in a career...

 and the draft rights to Nenê
Nenê
Nenê is a Brazilian professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Denver Nuggets. His name at birth was Maybyner Rodney Hilário, but it was legally changed to Nenê in 2003.-Early life:...

, the seventh overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft. McDyess began the 2002–2003 season as a highly anticipated addition to the New York Knicks. But on October 8, 2002, with 1 minute 55 seconds left in an exhibition game against Phoenix, McDyess reinjured the knee while dunking a rebound. He would undergo another surgery four days later. In the 2003-2004 season, McDyess was traded to the Phoenix Suns after just 18 games with the Knicks in an eight-player deal that brought Stephon Marbury
Stephon Marbury
Stephon Xavier Marbury is an American professional basketball player.The , point guard was selected out of the Georgia Institute of Technology by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 4th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly thereafter to the Minnesota Timberwolves.He was an NBA...

 to New York. He remained healthy while in Phoenix for the remainder of the 2003–2004 season and became an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2004. In the 2004 offseason, his knee was declared healthy and the Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...

 signed him for the full mid-level exception.

As a member of the Pistons, McDyess was successful in reinventing his game. In his first season with the Pistons, McDyess became a dependable sixth man, averaging 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per 23.3 minutes. He relied mostly on mid-range and turn-around jumpers, but remained an efficient scorer, with a 51.3% FG% (ranked 13th in the NBA) in his first season with the Pistons. In 2007–08, following the departure of Chris Webber
Chris Webber
Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber, III , nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee...

, McDyess became the Pistons' starting power forward.

On November 3, 2008, McDyess returned to the Denver Nuggets when he was traded, along with Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Ray Billups is an American professional basketball point guard for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association . He has also played for Team USA. Billups won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals, and was given the...

 and Cheikh Samb, for Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson
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. He was released on November 10 and became a free agent after he cleared the 48-hour waiver window. McDyess re-signed with the Pistons on December 9.

The San Antonio Spurs reached an agreement with McDyess on July 8, 2009 to a three year deal worth the mid-level exception.

Regular season

|-
| align="left" | 1995–96
| align="left" | Denver
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...


| 76 || 75 || 30.0 || .485 || .000 || .683 || 7.5 || 1.0 || .7 || 1.5 || 13.4
|-
| align="left" | 1996–97
| align="left" | Denver
| 74 || 73 || 34.7 || .463 || .171 || .708 || 7.3 || 1.4 || .8 || 1.7 || 18.3
|-
| align="left" | 1997–98
| align="left" | Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...


| 81 || 81 || 30.1 || .536 || .000 || .702 || 7.6 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 1.7 || 15.1
|-
| align="left" | 1998–99
| align="left" | Denver
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...


| 50 || 50 || 38.7 || .471 || .111 || .680 || 10.7 || 1.6 || 1.5 || 2.3 || 21.2
|-
| align="left" | 1999–00
| align="left" | Denver
| 81 || 81 || 33.3 || .507 || .000 || .626 || 8.5 || 2.0 || .9 || 1.7 || 19.1
|-
| align="left" | 2000–01
| align="left" | Denver
| 70 || 70 || 36.5 || .495 || .000 || .700 || 12.1 || 2.1 || .6 || 1.5 || 20.8
|-
| align="left" | 2001–02
| align="left" | Denver
| 10 || 10 || 23.6 || .573 || .000 || .818 || 5.5 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .8 || 11.3
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | New York
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...


| 18 || 6 || 23.4 || .458 || .000 || .579 || 6.6 || 1.1 || .7 || .6 || 8.4
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...


| 24 || 14 || 21.1 || .484 || .000 || .516 || 5.8 || .7 || 1.0 || .5 || 5.8
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...


| 77 || 8 || 23.3 || .513 || .000 || .656 || 6.3 || .9 || .6 || .7 || 9.6
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Detroit
| 82 || 0 || 21.1 || .509 || .000 || .557 || 5.3 || 1.1 || .6 || .6 || 7.8
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Detroit
| 82 || 3 || 21.1 || .526 || .000 || .691 || 6.0 || .9 || .7 || .8 || 8.1
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Detroit
| 78 || 78 || 29.3 || .488 || .000 || .622 || 8.5 || 1.1 || .8 || .7 || 8.8
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...


| align="left" | Detroit
| 62 || 30 || 30.1 || .510 || .000 || .698 || 9.8 || 1.3 || .7 || .8 || 9.6
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....


| align="left" | San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....


| 77 || 50 || 21.0 || .479 || .000 || .632 || 5.9 || 1.1 || .6 || .4 || 5.8
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
2010–11 NBA season
The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...


| align="left" | San Antonio
| 73 || 16 || 19.0 || .491 || .000 || .675 || 5.4 || 1.2 || .5 || .5 || 5.3
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 1015 || 645 || 27.6 || .497 || .117 || .670 || 7.5 || 1.3 || .8 || 1.1 || 12.0
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="left" | All-Star
| align="left" |
| 1 || 0 || 15.0 || .444 || .000 || .000 || 8.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 8.0

Playoffs

|-
| align="left" | 1998
1998 NBA Playoffs
The 1998 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1997-98 NBA season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their sixth championship of the decade by defeating the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz four...


| align="left" | Phoenix
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...


| 4 || 4 || 36.8 || .477 || .000 || .643 || 13.3 || 1.0 || .5 || 1.5 || 17.8
|-
| align="left" | 2005
2005 NBA Playoffs
The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.The San Antonio Spurs, the number two ranked team in the Western Conference, won the 2005 NBA Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, 4-3 in the NBA Finals...


| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...


| 25 || 0 || 19.8 || .486 || .000 || .694 || 5.9 || .8 || .6 || .9 || 8.0
|-
| align="left" | 2006
2006 NBA Playoffs
The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...


| align="left" | Detroit
| 18 || 0 || 20.6 || .559 || .000 || .548 || 6.1 || .6 || .4 || .7 || 7.6
|-
| align="left" | 2007
2007 NBA Playoffs
The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association's 2006–2007 season.There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record wasn't necessarily the basis of seeding teams in...


| align="left" | Detroit
| 16 || 0 || 22.1 || .349 || .000 || .731 || 7.1 || 1.1 || .7 || .9 || 5.8
|-
| align="left" | 2008
2008 NBA Playoffs
The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–2....


| align="left" | Detroit
| 17 || 11 || 27.5 || .538 || .000 || .821 || 7.4 || .9 || .6 || .5 || 8.9
|-
| align="left" | 2009
2009 NBA Playoffs
The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The playoffs started on April 18, 2009 with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...


| align="left" | Detroit
| 4 || 4 || 34.0 || .523 || .000 || 1.000 || 8.5 || .5 || .5 || .8 || 13.0
|-
| align="left" | 2010
2010 NBA Playoffs
The 2010 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2009–10 season. The playoffs started on April 17, 2010 with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...


| align="left" | San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....


| 10 || 10 || 24.7 || .532 || .000 || 1.000 || 6.8 || 1.2 || .2 || .7 || 6.8
|-
| align="left" | 2011
2011 NBA Playoffs
The 2011 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with all rounds in a best-of-seven format. The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on...


| align="left" | San Antonio
| 6 || 6 || 24.2 || .417 || .000 || .571 || 5.0 || 1.3 || .3 || .8 || 5.7
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 100 || 35 || 23.6 || .487 || .000 || .689 || 6.8 || .9 || .5 || .8 || 8.1

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