Terry Porter
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Terry Porter is an American
professional basketball
coach and former player in the National Basketball Association
(NBA). A native of Wisconsin
, he played college basketball
at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
before being drafted 24th by the Portland Trail Blazers
in the 1985 NBA Draft
. In Portland he played ten seasons with two All-Star Game appearances, and spent 17 years in the NBA as a player. Following his retirement as a player in 2002, he began coaching in the league and has twice been a head coach, first with his hometown Milwaukee Bucks
, and then with the Phoenix Suns
up until February 16, 2009.
, at Milwaukee's South Division High School
.
(The Pointers), a Division III school. He played under head coach Dick Bennett
, and with Brad Soderberg
(who later became the head coach at Saint Louis University
).
In four seasons at Stevens Point, Porter averaged 13.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, and shot 58.9 percent from the floor. As a junior he averaged 18.8 points and shooting over 65 percent from the floor. Twice with the Pointers, as both a junior and a senior, he was named an NAIA
First-Team All-American. As a junior he was named the NAIA "Player of the Year", and in the 1984 NAIA tournament, he was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player even though the Pointers lost the national championship to Fort Hays State
.
After the 1984 tournament, Porter was the only NAIA player to be invited to the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team trials. (A team included Patrick Ewing
, Michael Jordan
, Sam Perkins
, Wayman Tisdale
, Chris Mullin
, and Steve Alford
.) 72 players were invited to the trials, led by head coach Bob Knight. At the trials he said: "I'm sure a lot of guys might have been surprised to see me here, I didn't even expect to get invited. This competition is a whole notch up from what I'm used to. I feel kind of in awe". Porter made it to the final 20 (even though he had the chicken pox), but on a team that was heavy on guards (Jordan, Alford, Vern Fleming
, Alvin Robertson
, and Leon Wood
), Porter was cut on May 13, 1984 along with Charles Barkley
and John Stockton
.
After the Olympic trials NBA scouts began to notice Porter for his "tight defensive play, nonstop hustle and deft shooting touch". He commented: "I wasn't much good in high school, so the big schools didn't come after me. But I guess I've improved a lot at Point". After three seasons at shooting guard
(or 2G) he moved to the point guard
(PG) position.
Following his senior season, where he averaged 19.7 points and 4.3 assists per-game, he was the only Division III player named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches-Valvoline All-America Game. He was also the only NAIA player named to the Aloha Basketball All-Star Classic, where he was named to the all-tournament team (along with Detlef Schrempf
, Harold Keeling
, Xavier McDaniel
, and Joe Dumars
), and as "top defensive player" and co-MVP.
Porter returned to Wisconsin–Stevens Point to finish his degree in communications, obtained in 1993, with an emphasis in television and radio. He was awarded a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1999.
, the Chicago Bulls
, Atlanta Hawks
, Golden State Warriors
,
and San Antonio Spurs
, all looked to draft Porter. Most pundits, including Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe, projected him going to the Houston Rockets
with the 19th pick in the draft, while Jan Hubbard of the Dallas Morning News had him going to the Detroit Pistons
with the number 18 pick. And he was considered the second best choice at point guard, behind Sam Vincent
, out of Michigan State.
On June 18, 1985 the Portland Trail Blazers
selected Porter with the 24th overall pick in the NBA Draft. Porter slipped from the projected 18th or 19th pick while other guards, Joe Dumars
(18th by the Pistons), Steve Harris
(19th by the Rockets), and Sam Vincent
(20th by the Celtics), went ahead of him.
During his decade-long tenure in Portland, Porter went to the NBA Finals
twice and continues to hold the NBA Finals single-game record for the most free throws made, none missed—15 (June 7, 1990 at Detroit
). He was the recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
in 1993, and remains as the Trail Blazers' all-time assists leader with 5,319. Porter signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves
prior to the 1995-96 season and helped the Wolves clinch their first-ever playoff berth in 1996-97 and their first winning season the following year.
He signed with the Miami Heat
before the 1998-99 campaign, and signed with the San Antonio Spurs
prior to the 1999-2000 season. He retired after the 2001-02 season, having never been traded during his NBA career. Porter’s teams compiled a record of 815-547 (.598) during his career, and only once failed to make the postseason
.
In 1,274 career games, Porter averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 assists and 1.24 steals during a career that included two All-Star berths (1991, 1993), two trips to the NBA Finals (1990, 1992) and 15,586 career points. He is 12th on the NBA’s all-time assist list (7,160). Porter has played for five of the top 36 coaches (games won) in NBA history: Pat Riley
(1,210), Rick Adelman
(945), Jack Ramsay
(864), Gregg Popovich
(797) and Flip Saunders
(636).
On December 16, 2008, the Trail Blazers retired Porter's #30 jersey.
, his first season in coaching.
On August 6, 2003, the Milwaukee native was hired as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks
. He was the eighth head coach in franchise history. He coached the Bucks for two years, leading a team which was expected to wind up in the playoffs after landing in the NBA draft lottery
. However, the Bucks failed to make the playoffs the next season, and Porter was released during the 2005 offseason.
After a year away from the game, Porter joined the Detroit Pistons
staff as an assistant coach for the 2006–07 season.
On June 9, 2008, Porter was named the 13th head coach of the Phoenix Suns
, succeeding Mike D'Antoni
. On February 16, 2009, the Suns fired him after 51 games, and replaced him with assistant Alvin Gentry
. The Suns had a 28-23 record, ninth in the Western Conference, with Porter.
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Porter joined the Trail Blazers television broadcasting team before the start of the 2010–2011 season.
er. He and his wife Susie have three children - Brianna, Franklin and Malcolm. Throughout his career, Porter has been active with the Boys and Girls Club and is a member of the organization's Hall of Fame. In 1994, he created the Milwaukee Scholars Fund, which provides scholarships to minority students in Milwaukee to attend schools in the University of Wisconsin System
.
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| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 79 || 3 || 15.4 || .474 || .310 || .806 || 1.5 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 7.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 80 || 80 || 33.9 || .488 || .217 || .838 || 4.2 || 8.9 || 2.0 || .1 || 13.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 82 || 82 || 36.5 || .519 || .348 || .846 || 4.6 || 10.1 || 1.8 || .2 || 14.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 81 || 81 || 38.3 || .471 || .361 || .840 || 4.5 || 9.5 || 1.8 || .1 || 17.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 80 || 80 || 34.8 || .462 || .374 || .892 || 3.4 || 9.1 || 1.9 || .1 || 17.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 81 || 81 || 32.9 || .515 || .415 || .823 || 3.5 || 8.0 || 2.0 || .1 || 17.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 82 || 82 || 34.0 || .461 || .395 || .856 || 3.1 || 5.8 || 1.5 || .1 || 18.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 81 || 81 || 35.6 || .454 || .414 || .843 || 3.9 || 5.2 || 1.2 || .1 || 18.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 77 || 34 || 26.9 || .416 || .390 || .872 || 2.8 || 5.2 || 1.0 || .2 || 13.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 35 || 9 || 22.0 || .393 || .386 || .707 || 2.3 || 3.8 || .9 || .1 || 8.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 82 || 40 || 25.3 || .442 || .314 || .785 || 2.6 || 5.5 || 1.1 || .2 || 9.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 82 || 20 || 19.1 || .416 || .335 || .765 || 2.1 || 3.6 || .7 || .1 || 6.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 82 || 8 || 21.8 || .449 || .395 || .856 || 2.0 || 3.3 || .8 || .2 || 9.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Miami
| 50 || 1 || 27.3 || .465 || .411 || .831 || 2.8 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .2 || 10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 68 || 8 || 23.7 || .447 || .435 || .806 || 2.8 || 3.3 || .7 || .1 || 9.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 80 || 42 || 21.0 || .448 || .424 || .793 || 2.5 || 3.1 || .7 || .1 || 7.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 72 || 0 || 18.0 || .424 || .415 || .819 || 2.3 || 2.8 || .6 || .2 || 5.5
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career
| 1,274 || 732 || 27.8 || .463 || .386 || .836 || 3.0 || 5.6 || 1.2 || .1 || 12.2
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| All-Star
| 2 || 0 || 17.0 || .357 || .143 || – || 1.5 || 3.5 || 1.5 || .5 || 5.5
| style="text-align:left;"| 1986
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 4 || – || 17.0 || .444 || .167 || .500 || 1.3 || 3.0 || .8 || .5 || 6.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1987
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 4 || – || 37.5 || .480 || .400 || .900 || 4.8 || 10.0 || 2.5 || .5 || 17.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1988
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 4 || – || 37.3 || .558 || .333 || .692 || 3.5 || 7.0 || 2.5 || .0 || 17.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1989
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 3 || – || 41.3 || .500 || .364 || .833 || 5.3 || 8.3 || .3 || .3 || 22.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1990
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 21 || – || 38.8 || .464 || .392 || .842 || 2.9 || 7.4 || 1.3 || .1 || 20.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1991
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 16 || 16 || 37.2 || .500 || .362 || .861 || 2.8 || 6.6 || 1.5 || .1 || 18.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 21 || 21 || 41.4 || .516 || .474 || .832 || 4.6 || 6.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 21.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1993
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 4 || 4 || 38.0 || .397 || .158 || .818 || 5.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 16.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1994
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 4 || 0 || 19.0 || .343 || .429 || .786 || 3.0 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .0 || 10.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1995
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 3 || 0 || 7.0 || .538 || .400 || .600 || .7 || 1.3 || .0 || .0 || 6.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1997
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 3 || 0 || 15.3 || .385 || .333 || .750 || 1.0 || 3.0 || .7 || .7 || 5.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1998
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 5 || 4 || 37.6 || .429 || .400 || .833 || 5.0 || 3.2 || 1.0 || .0 || 15.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1999
| style="text-align:left;"| Miami
| 5 || 0 || 27.8 || .469 || .250 || .800 || 3.8 || 3.0 || .6 || .0 || 9.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2000
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 4 || 0 || 22.3 || .258 || .286 || .000 || .3 || 1.3 || 1.5 || .0 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 13 || 13 || 25.1 || .453 || .333 || .773 || 1.8 || 3.4 || .8 || .0 || 8.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 10 || 0 || 13.1 || .371 || .294 || .500 || .9 || .8 || .4 || .0 || 3.3
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career
| 124 || – || 31.8 || .470 || .372 || .826 || 3.0 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .1 || 14.7
United States
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professional basketball
Basketball
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coach and former player in the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). A native of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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, he played college basketball
College basketball
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at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point is a public university located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin...
before being drafted 24th by the Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
in the 1985 NBA Draft
1985 NBA Draft
The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. A total of 162 players were selected over 7 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick, by winning the first-ever NBA Draft Lottery, which was held...
. In Portland he played ten seasons with two All-Star Game appearances, and spent 17 years in the NBA as a player. Following his retirement as a player in 2002, he began coaching in the league and has twice been a head coach, first with his hometown Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
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, and then with 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...
up until February 16, 2009.
Early life
Porter was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 8, 1963. Porter played prep basketball, as a forwardBasketball position
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, at Milwaukee's South Division High School
Milwaukee Public Schools
Milwaukee Public Schools is the largest school district in Wisconsin. As of 2007, it had an enrollment of 87,360 students, and as of 2006 employed 6,100 full-time and substitute teachers in 223 schools. The Milwaukee Public Schools system is the 33rd largest in the United States by enrollment...
.
College career
Porter attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens PointUniversity of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point is a public university located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin...
(The Pointers), a Division III school. He played under head coach Dick Bennett
Dick Bennett
Dick Bennett is an American college basketball coach who is best known for revitalizing the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program...
, and with Brad Soderberg
Brad Soderberg
Brad Soderberg is the men's head basketball coach at Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri Soderberg has been a head coach previously at Saint Louis University, South Dakota State University, Loras College, and as an interim head coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison...
(who later became the head coach at Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
).
In four seasons at Stevens Point, Porter averaged 13.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, and shot 58.9 percent from the floor. As a junior he averaged 18.8 points and shooting over 65 percent from the floor. Twice with the Pointers, as both a junior and a senior, he was named an NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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First-Team All-American. As a junior he was named the NAIA "Player of the Year", and in the 1984 NAIA tournament, he was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player even though the Pointers lost the national championship to Fort Hays State
Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States. It is the fourth-largest of the six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents, with an enrollment of approximately 11,200 students .- History :FHSU was founded in 1902 as the...
.
After the 1984 tournament, Porter was the only NAIA player to be invited to the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team trials. (A team included Patrick Ewing
Patrick Ewing
Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. is a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. He played most of his career with the NBA's New York Knicks as their starting center and played briefly with the Seattle...
, Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, Sam Perkins
Sam Perkins
Samuel Perkins is a retired American professional basketball player, also known by the nicknames "Sleepy Sam" and "Big Smooth." He attended Samuel J. Tilden High School, Shaker High School and the University of North Carolina, where he was a teammate of Michael Jordan...
, Wayman Tisdale
Wayman Tisdale
Wayman Lawrence Tisdale was an American professional basketball player in the NBA and a smooth jazz bass guitarist. A three-time All American at the University of Oklahoma, he was elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.-Early life:Tisdale was born in Fort Worth, Texas...
, Chris Mullin
Chris Mullin (basketball)
Christopher Paul Mullin is a retired American basketball player and former general manager of the NBA's Golden State Warriors. He has also been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame....
, and Steve Alford
Steve Alford
Stephen Todd Alford is a retired American basketball player and the current head coach of the University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team...
.) 72 players were invited to the trials, led by head coach Bob Knight. At the trials he said: "I'm sure a lot of guys might have been surprised to see me here, I didn't even expect to get invited. This competition is a whole notch up from what I'm used to. I feel kind of in awe". Porter made it to the final 20 (even though he had the chicken pox), but on a team that was heavy on guards (Jordan, Alford, Vern Fleming
Vern Fleming
Vern Fleming is a former professional basketball player in the NBA who played twelve seasons from 1984 until 1996...
, Alvin Robertson
Alvin Robertson
Alvin Cyrrale Robertson is a retired American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association from 1984 to 1993, and for one final season in 1995–96.-Career:...
, and Leon Wood
Leon Wood
Osie Leon Wood III , is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'3" shooting guard from Saint Monica Catholic High School and California State University-Fullerton, Wood played in six NBA seasons for...
), Porter was cut on May 13, 1984 along with Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley
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and John Stockton
John Stockton
John Houston Stockton is a retired American professional basketball player who spent his entire career as a point guard for the Utah Jazz of the NBA from 1984 to 2003. Stockton is regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, holding the NBA records for most career assists and steals by...
.
After the Olympic trials NBA scouts began to notice Porter for his "tight defensive play, nonstop hustle and deft shooting touch". He commented: "I wasn't much good in high school, so the big schools didn't come after me. But I guess I've improved a lot at Point". After three seasons at shooting guard
Shooting guard
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(or 2G) he moved to the point guard
Point guard
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(PG) position.
Following his senior season, where he averaged 19.7 points and 4.3 assists per-game, he was the only Division III player named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches-Valvoline All-America Game. He was also the only NAIA player named to the Aloha Basketball All-Star Classic, where he was named to the all-tournament team (along with Detlef Schrempf
Detlef Schrempf
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, Harold Keeling
Harold Keeling
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, Xavier McDaniel
Xavier McDaniel
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, and Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars III , nicknamed Joe D, is a retired American basketball player in the NBA, and currently the Detroit Pistons' President of Basketball Operations....
), and as "top defensive player" and co-MVP.
Porter returned to Wisconsin–Stevens Point to finish his degree in communications, obtained in 1993, with an emphasis in television and radio. He was awarded a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1999.
NBA playing career
Going in to the 1985 NBA Draft1985 NBA Draft
The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. A total of 162 players were selected over 7 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The New York Knicks were awarded the first overall pick, by winning the first-ever NBA Draft Lottery, which was held...
, the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
, Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
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, Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
,
and San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
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, all looked to draft Porter. Most pundits, including Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe, projected him going to the Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets
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with the 19th pick in the draft, while Jan Hubbard of the Dallas Morning News had him going to 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...
with the number 18 pick. And he was considered the second best choice at point guard, behind Sam Vincent
Sam Vincent (basketball)
James Samuel "Sam" Vincent is a retired American professional basketball player and the former head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats. In 2008 Sam was named the head coach of the Anaheim Arsenal of the NBA Developmental league.Vincent won the State of Michigan "Mr. Basketball" award in 1981, the...
, out of Michigan State.
On June 18, 1985 the Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
selected Porter with the 24th overall pick in the NBA Draft. Porter slipped from the projected 18th or 19th pick while other guards, Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars
Joe Dumars III , nicknamed Joe D, is a retired American basketball player in the NBA, and currently the Detroit Pistons' President of Basketball Operations....
(18th by the Pistons), Steve Harris
Steve Harris (basketball)
Steve Harris is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round of the 1985 NBA Draft. A 6'5" shooting guard from the University of Tulsa, Harris played in 5 NBA seasons from 1985 to 1990...
(19th by the Rockets), and Sam Vincent
Sam Vincent (basketball)
James Samuel "Sam" Vincent is a retired American professional basketball player and the former head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats. In 2008 Sam was named the head coach of the Anaheim Arsenal of the NBA Developmental league.Vincent won the State of Michigan "Mr. Basketball" award in 1981, the...
(20th by the Celtics), went ahead of him.
During his decade-long tenure in Portland, Porter went to the NBA Finals
NBA Finals
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twice and continues to hold the NBA Finals single-game record for the most free throws made, none missed—15 (June 7, 1990 at 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...
). He was the recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
The J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1974–75 NBA season to a player, coach, or trainer who shows "outstanding service and dedication to the community"...
in 1993, and remains as the Trail Blazers' all-time assists leader with 5,319. Porter signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
prior to the 1995-96 season and helped the Wolves clinch their first-ever playoff berth in 1996-97 and their first winning season the following year.
He signed with the Miami Heat
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
before the 1998-99 campaign, and signed 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 ....
prior to the 1999-2000 season. He retired after the 2001-02 season, having never been traded during his NBA career. Porter’s teams compiled a record of 815-547 (.598) during his career, and only once failed to make the postseason
NBA Playoffs
The National Basketball Association Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament among sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference , ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the NBA Conference Finals.-Format:Following the NBA regular season, eight teams in...
.
In 1,274 career games, Porter averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 assists and 1.24 steals during a career that included two All-Star berths (1991, 1993), two trips to the NBA Finals (1990, 1992) and 15,586 career points. He is 12th on the NBA’s all-time assist list (7,160). Porter has played for five of the top 36 coaches (games won) in NBA history: Pat Riley
Pat Riley
Patrick James "Pat" Riley is an American professional basketball executive, and a retired coach and player in the NBA. Currently, he is team president of the Miami Heat. Widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, Riley has served as the head coach of five championship teams...
(1,210), Rick Adelman
Rick Adelman
Richard Leonard "Rick" Adelman is an American former basketball professional player and current basketball coach. He is the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Confirmation of the hiring came from the Timberwolves on September 13, 2011...
(945), Jack Ramsay
Jack Ramsay
Jack T. Ramsay is an American former basketball coach, commonly known as "Dr. Jack" . He is best known for coaching the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA Title, and for his broadcasting work with the Indiana Pacers, the Miami Heat, and for ESPN TV and ESPN Radio...
(864), Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich is an American basketball coach, and is currently the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. With the resignation of Jerry Sloan as head coach of the Utah Jazz on February 10, 2011, Popovich is the longest tenured coach in the NBA and also the...
(797) and Flip Saunders
Flip Saunders
Phillip "Flip" Saunders is an American basketball head coach of the Washington Wizards. He previously coached the Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves.-High school and college player:Saunders was born in Cincinnati, Ohio....
(636).
On December 16, 2008, the Trail Blazers retired Porter's #30 jersey.
NBA coaching career
Porter spent the 2002–03 season as an assistant coach with the Sacramento KingsSacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
, his first season in coaching.
On August 6, 2003, the Milwaukee native was hired as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
. He was the eighth head coach in franchise history. He coached the Bucks for two years, leading a team which was expected to wind up in the playoffs after landing in the NBA draft lottery
NBA Draft Lottery
The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association in which the teams who had missed the playoffs in the previous season, or teams who hold the draft rights of another team that missed the playoffs in the previous season, participate in a lottery process to...
. However, the Bucks failed to make the playoffs the next season, and Porter was released during the 2005 offseason.
After a year away from the game, Porter joined 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...
staff as an assistant coach for the 2006–07 season.
On June 9, 2008, Porter was named the 13th head coach of 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...
, succeeding Mike D'Antoni
Mike D'Antoni
Michael Andrew "Mike" D'Antoni is an Italian-American former basketball player and is currently the head coach of the NBA's New York Knicks. While head coach of the Phoenix Suns, he won NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2004–05 NBA season after the Suns posted 33 more wins than the previous...
. On February 16, 2009, the Suns fired him after 51 games, and replaced him with assistant Alvin Gentry
Alvin Gentry
Alvin Gentry is an American professional basketball coach, and college basketball player, who has led four different NBA teams. He served as an interim coach for the Miami Heat at the end of the 1995 season, and later coached the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers...
. The Suns had a 28-23 record, ninth in the Western Conference, with Porter.
Coaching record
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Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
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|82||41||41||.500|| align="center" |4th in Central||5||1||4||.200
| align="center" |Lost in First Round
2004 NBA Playoffs
The 2004 NBA Playoffs were the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2003–04 season. Consisting of 16 teams in two conferences, the playoffs involved about two months of play. The playoffs were conducted in seven-game series, with the team with the better record holding home court...
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|82||30||52||.366|| align="center" |5th in Central||—||—||—||—
| align="center" |Missed Playoffs
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| align="left" |PHX
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...
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|51||28||23||.549|| align="center" |(fired)||—||—||—||—
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Other sports and business interests
In 2006, Porter led an investor group attempting to purchase the then-troubled Portland Trail Blazers from owner Paul Allen. Porter teamed with Rob Kremer, a local talk-show personality and former investment banker, and Todd Stucky, a local businessman and longtime Porter friend, to raise the necessary capital to buy the team. Porter's buyout team was joined by George Postolos, who had recently resigned as CEO of the Houston Rockets, and who brought with him a lead investor to round out the Porter investor team package. After the 2006 draft in which the Trail Blazers significantly upgraded their personnel through a series of trades by Blazer executive Kevin Pritchard, Paul Allen appeared to renew his interest in the team, and removed it from the market.Porter joined the Trail Blazers television broadcasting team before the start of the 2010–2011 season.
Personal life
Porter, the youngest of six children, is an avid golfGolf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er. He and his wife Susie have three children - Brianna, Franklin and Malcolm. Throughout his career, Porter has been active with the Boys and Girls Club and is a member of the organization's Hall of Fame. In 1994, he created the Milwaukee Scholars Fund, which provides scholarships to minority students in Milwaukee to attend schools in the University of Wisconsin System
University of Wisconsin System
The University of Wisconsin System is a university system of public universities in the state of Wisconsin. It is one of the largest public higher education systems in the country, enrolling more than 182,000 students each year and employing more than 32,000 faculty and staff statewide...
.
Regular season
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| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
| 79 || 3 || 15.4 || .474 || .310 || .806 || 1.5 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 7.1
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 80 || 80 || 33.9 || .488 || .217 || .838 || 4.2 || 8.9 || 2.0 || .1 || 13.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 82 || 82 || 36.5 || .519 || .348 || .846 || 4.6 || 10.1 || 1.8 || .2 || 14.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 81 || 81 || 38.3 || .471 || .361 || .840 || 4.5 || 9.5 || 1.8 || .1 || 17.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 80 || 80 || 34.8 || .462 || .374 || .892 || 3.4 || 9.1 || 1.9 || .1 || 17.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 81 || 81 || 32.9 || .515 || .415 || .823 || 3.5 || 8.0 || 2.0 || .1 || 17.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 82 || 82 || 34.0 || .461 || .395 || .856 || 3.1 || 5.8 || 1.5 || .1 || 18.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 81 || 81 || 35.6 || .454 || .414 || .843 || 3.9 || 5.2 || 1.2 || .1 || 18.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 77 || 34 || 26.9 || .416 || .390 || .872 || 2.8 || 5.2 || 1.0 || .2 || 13.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 35 || 9 || 22.0 || .393 || .386 || .707 || 2.3 || 3.8 || .9 || .1 || 8.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
| 82 || 40 || 25.3 || .442 || .314 || .785 || 2.6 || 5.5 || 1.1 || .2 || 9.4
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| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 82 || 20 || 19.1 || .416 || .335 || .765 || 2.1 || 3.6 || .7 || .1 || 6.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 82 || 8 || 21.8 || .449 || .395 || .856 || 2.0 || 3.3 || .8 || .2 || 9.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Miami
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
| 50 || 1 || 27.3 || .465 || .411 || .831 || 2.8 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .2 || 10.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-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 ....
| 68 || 8 || 23.7 || .447 || .435 || .806 || 2.8 || 3.3 || .7 || .1 || 9.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 80 || 42 || 21.0 || .448 || .424 || .793 || 2.5 || 3.1 || .7 || .1 || 7.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 72 || 0 || 18.0 || .424 || .415 || .819 || 2.3 || 2.8 || .6 || .2 || 5.5
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career
| 1,274 || 732 || 27.8 || .463 || .386 || .836 || 3.0 || 5.6 || 1.2 || .1 || 12.2
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| All-Star
| 2 || 0 || 17.0 || .357 || .143 || – || 1.5 || 3.5 || 1.5 || .5 || 5.5
Playoffs
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1986
1986 NBA Playoffs
The 1986 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1985-86 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets, four games to two, in the NBA Finals. The Celtics won...
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
| 4 || – || 17.0 || .444 || .167 || .500 || 1.3 || 3.0 || .8 || .5 || 6.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1987
1987 NBA Playoffs
The 1987 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1986-1987 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics four games to two in the Finals...
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 4 || – || 37.5 || .480 || .400 || .900 || 4.8 || 10.0 || 2.5 || .5 || 17.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1988
1988 NBA Playoffs
The 1988 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1987-1988 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons four games to three in the Finals...
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 4 || – || 37.3 || .558 || .333 || .692 || 3.5 || 7.0 || 2.5 || .0 || 17.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1989
1989 NBA Playoffs
The 1989 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1988-89 NBA season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were severely hampered by injuries, four...
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 3 || – || 41.3 || .500 || .364 || .833 || 5.3 || 8.3 || .3 || .3 || 22.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1990
1990 NBA Playoffs
The 1990 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1989-1990 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons successfully defending their championship by beating the Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers...
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 21 || – || 38.8 || .464 || .392 || .842 || 2.9 || 7.4 || 1.3 || .1 || 20.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1991
1991 NBA Playoffs
The 1991 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1990–91 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their first NBA championship via a four-games-to-one victory over the Western Conference champion Los...
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 16 || 16 || 37.2 || .500 || .362 || .861 || 2.8 || 6.6 || 1.5 || .1 || 18.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1992
1992 NBA Playoffs
NBA Champions: Chicago BullsThe 1992 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament following the National Basketball Association's 1991-1992 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their second consecutive NBA championship by defeating the Western...
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 21 || 21 || 41.4 || .516 || .474 || .832 || 4.6 || 6.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 21.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1993
1993 NBA Playoffs
The 1993 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1992-1993 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their third consecutive championship by defeating the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns four...
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 4 || 4 || 38.0 || .397 || .158 || .818 || 5.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 16.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1994
1994 NBA Playoffs
The 1994 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1993-94 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals...
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 4 || 0 || 19.0 || .343 || .429 || .786 || 3.0 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .0 || 10.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1995
1995 NBA Playoffs
The 1995 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1994-1995 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets winning their second consecutive NBA championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic...
| style="text-align:left;"| Portland
| 3 || 0 || 7.0 || .538 || .400 || .600 || .7 || 1.3 || .0 || .0 || 6.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1997
1997 NBA Playoffs
The 1997 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1996–97 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning the NBA championship by defeating the Western Conference champion Utah Jazzfour games to two...
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
| 3 || 0 || 15.3 || .385 || .333 || .750 || 1.0 || 3.0 || .7 || .7 || 5.3
|-
| style="text-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...
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 5 || 4 || 37.6 || .429 || .400 || .833 || 5.0 || 3.2 || 1.0 || .0 || 15.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1999
1999 NBA Playoffs
The 1999 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1998-99 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs by defeating the eighth-seeded Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks four games to one...
| style="text-align:left;"| Miami
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
| 5 || 0 || 27.8 || .469 || .250 || .800 || 3.8 || 3.0 || .6 || .0 || 9.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2000
2000 NBA Playoffs
The 2000 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1999–2000 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers win their first championship in twelve years by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers...
| style="text-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 ....
| 4 || 0 || 22.3 || .258 || .286 || .000 || .3 || 1.3 || 1.5 || .0 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001
2001 NBA Playoffs
The 2001 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2000–01 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers winning their second consecutive championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers...
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 13 || 13 || 25.1 || .453 || .333 || .773 || 1.8 || 3.4 || .8 || .0 || 8.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002
2002 NBA Playoffs
The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This would be the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; next year's postseason would see those series expanded to a best-of-7 format...
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 10 || 0 || 13.1 || .371 || .294 || .500 || .9 || .8 || .4 || .0 || 3.3
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career
| 124 || – || 31.8 || .470 || .372 || .826 || 3.0 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .1 || 14.7
See also
- List of National Basketball Association players with 1000 games played
- List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career turnovers leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career playoff 3-point scoring leaders