Antonio McDyess
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Born | Quitman, Mississippi, U.S. | September 7, 1974||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Quitman (Quitman, Mississippi) | ||||||||||||||
College | Alabama (1993–1995) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1995: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1995–2011 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 24, 34, 14 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
2004 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 12,227 (12.0 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 7,638 (7.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Blocks | 1,102 (1.1 bpg) | ||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Antonio Keithflen McDyess (born September 7, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 6'9" (2.06 m) and 240 lb (111 kg), McDyess played as a power forward.
Early life
McDyess was born in Quitman, Mississippi and attended the University of Alabama.[1] As a prep, McDyess was one of the top 30 players nationally, and made the Magic Johnson Roundball Classic. McDyess played college basketball at the University of Alabama. As a sophomore, he led the Crimson Tide in scoring (13.6) and rebounding (10.0), and was considered the SEC's best big man.[2] He decided to forgo his final two years of college to enter the 1995 NBA draft.[3]
Playing career
McDyess was selected with the second overall pick in the 1995 draft by the Los Angeles Clippers,[1] and was traded to the Denver Nuggets before the season began, along with Randy Woods, for fellow forward Rodney Rogers and a mid-first-round pick that was later used to select Brent Barry.[4] 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.[5] He helped the Suns to a 56–26 record during his lone season in Phoenix.
He became a free agent prior to the
Considered an up and comer, he was selected to be a part of the gold medal-winning
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 2001–02 season as well as the entire 2002–03 NBA season.
McDyess was traded to the Knicks on
In the 2003–04 season, McDyess was traded to the Phoenix Suns after just 18 games with the Knicks, alongside
As a member of the Pistons, McDyess was successful in reinventing his game. In his first season with the Pistons, averaged 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), helping the Pistons to an Eastern Conference Championship, though they lost to the Spurs in the NBA Finals. He was a dependable sixth man for Detroit, playing in all 82 games in each of the next two seasons. In 2007–08, following the departure of Chris Webber, McDyess became the Pistons' starting power forward.
On November 3, 2008, McDyess was traded to the Denver Nuggets, along with Chauncey Billups and Cheikh Samb, for Allen Iverson.[11] His inclusion in the trade was for salary cap purposes only, and the Nuggets bought out his contract.[12] He waited the league-mandated 30-day period before he could rejoin Detroit, then re-signed with the Pistons on December 9.[13] That postseason, on April 26, 2009, McDyess scored a playoff career-high 26 points, alongside grabbing 10 rebounds, in a deciding Game 4 loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers.[14]
The San Antonio Spurs reached an agreement with McDyess on July 8, 2009, to a three-year deal worth the mid-level exception (up to $15 million).[15] He spent the next two seasons with San Antonio as their starting Center, next to Tim Duncan.[16] On January 27, 2010, McDyess scored a season-high 17 points in a 105–90 win over the Atlanta Hawks.[17]
On December 19, 2011, McDyess announced his retirement from the NBA.[18]
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
* | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1995–96 | Denver | 76 | 75 | 30.0 | .485 | .000 | .683 | 7.5 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.5 | 13.4 |
1996–97 | Denver | 74 | 73 | 34.7 | .463 | .171 | .708 | 7.3 | 1.4 | .8 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
1997–98 | Phoenix | 81 | 81 | 30.1 | .536 | .000 | .702 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 15.1 |
1998–99 | Denver | 50* | 50* | 38.7 | .471 | .111 | .680 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 21.2 |
1999–00 | Denver | 81 | 81 | 33.3 | .507 | .000 | .626 | 8.5 | 2.0 | .9 | 1.7 | 19.1 |
2000–01 | Denver | 70 | 70 | 36.5 | .495 | - | .700 | 12.1 | 2.1 | .6 | 1.5 | 20.8 |
2001–02 | Denver | 10 | 10 | 23.6 | .573 | - | .818 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .8 | 11.3 |
2003–04 | New York | 18 | 6 | 23.4 | .458 | - | .579 | 6.6 | 1.1 | .7 | .6 | 8.4 |
2003–04 | Phoenix | 24 | 14 | 21.1 | .484 | - | .516 | 5.8 | .7 | 1.0 | .5 | 5.8 |
2004–05 | Detroit | 77 | 8 | 23.3 | .513 | .000 | .656 | 6.3 | .9 | .6 | .7 | 9.6 |
2005–06 | Detroit | 82* | 0 | 21.1 | .509 | .000 | .557 | 5.3 | 1.1 | .6 | .6 | 7.8 |
2006–07 | Detroit | 82* | 3 | 21.1 | .526 | - | .691 | 6.0 | .9 | .7 | .8 | 8.1 |
2007–08 | Detroit | 78 | 78 | 29.3 | .488 | .000 | .622 | 8.5 | 1.1 | .8 | .7 | 8.8 |
2008–09 | Detroit | 62 | 30 | 30.1 | .510 | - | .698 | 9.8 | 1.3 | .7 | .8 | 9.6 |
2009–10 | San Antonio | 77 | 50 | 21.0 | .479 | .000 | .632 | 5.9 | 1.1 | .6 | .4 | 5.8 |
2010–11 | San Antonio | 73 | 16 | 19.0 | .491 | .000 | .675 | 5.4 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | 5.3 |
Career | 1015 | 645 | 27.6 | .497 | .117 | .670 | 7.5 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.1 | 12.0 | |
All-Star | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | .444 | .000 | .000 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 8.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1998
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Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 36.8 | .1233 | - | .643 | 13.3 | 1.0 | .5 | 1.5 | 17.8 |
2005
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Detroit | 25 | 0 | 19.8 | .486 | - | .694 | 5.9 | .8 | .6 | .9 | 8.0 |
2006
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Detroit | 18 | 0 | 20.6 | .559 | .000 | .548 | 6.1 | .6 | .4 | .7 | 7.6 |
2007
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Detroit | 16 | 0 | 22.1 | .349 | .000 | .731 | 7.1 | 1.1 | .7 | .9 | 5.8 |
2008
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Detroit | 17 | 11 | 27.5 | .538 | - | .821 | 7.4 | .9 | .6 | .5 | 8.9 |
2009
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Detroit | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | .523 | - | 1.000 | 8.5 | .5 | .5 | .8 | 13.0 |
2010
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San Antonio | 10 | 10 | 24.7 | .532 | - | 1.000 | 6.8 | 1.2 | .2 | .7 | 6.8 |
2011
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San Antonio | 6 | 6 | 24.2 | .417 | - | .571 | 5.0 | 1.3 | .3 | .8 | 5.7 |
Career | 100 | 35 | 23.6 | .487 | .000 | .689 | 6.8 | .9 | .5 | .8 | 8.1 |
References
- ^ a b "Antonio McDyess". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ "McDyess makes big jump into the national spotlight NCAA TOURNAMENT". Articles.baltimoresun.com. March 18, 1995. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "McDyess and then Alabama go down in 66–52 Okla. State win NCAA TOURNAMENT EAST REGIONAL". Articles.baltimoresun.com. March 19, 1995. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Trade Evaluation: Clippers Trade Away Draft Pick Antonio McDyess". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ "Suns Make Trade for McDyess - latimes". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Vancouver Grizzlies at Denver Nuggets Box Score, February 28, 1999". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2001/10/08/mcdyess-likely-to-have-surgery/27812778007/
- ^ "New York Knicks News Headlines". New York Knicks. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ PRO BASKETBALL; Grim News for Knicks: More Surgery for McDyess - New York Times, Query.nytimes.com. Retrieved on November 4, 2008
- ^ "Suns Complete 8-Player Trade with Knicks". Phoenix Suns. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Pistons acquire Iverson for Billups and McDyess". ESPN.com. November 3, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "McDyess in play to all teams after clearing waivers". ESPN.com. November 10, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Associated Press". Google.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Cavaliers vs. Pistons - Box Score - April 26, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Bucket, Busta. "Antonio McDyess To Sign with Spurs, Team Keeps Getting Stronger". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Kleeman, Robert. "Antonio McDyess, Spurs' Newest Secretary Of Defense, Finds His Way". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Hawks vs. Spurs - Game Recap - January 27, 2010 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "The Spurs waived F/C Antonio McDyess Monday so that he can retire". Blog.mysanantonio. December 19, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com