Joel Anthony
Montreal, Quebec , Canada | |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
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Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | |
Iowa Energy | |
2014 | Boston Celtics |
2014–2016 | Detroit Pistons |
2017 | San Antonio Spurs |
2018–2020 | San Lorenzo |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,064 (2.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,353 (2.8 rpg) |
Blocks | 531 (1.1 bpg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Joel Vincent Anthony (born August 9, 1982) is a Canadian former professional
College career
After attending Selwyn House School,[1] Emmanuel Christian School,[2] and Dawson College,[3] Anthony was recruited by Pensacola Junior College[4] in Pensacola, Florida, United States. After two years, he transferred to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).[3] He led the team in blocks in his junior season in 2004–05; fourth overall in the Mountain West Conference,[3] but redshirted the next season and did not play.[3]
Returning to help lead the
Professional career
Miami Heat (2007–2014)
He signed a one-year deal (with an option for a second) with Miami in July 2007.[7] He made 24 appearances that season, averaging 3.5 points and 3.9 rebounds. The following year Anthony made his NBA playoff debut during Miami's first-round series with the Atlanta Hawks. Miami lost the series 4–3. He was re-signed by the Heat in July 2009.[12]
With Miami's high-profile free agent signings of LeBron James and Chris Bosh in July 2010 much hype surrounded the team with its new self-proclaimed "Big Three". On July 16, 2010, Joel Anthony re-signed with the Miami Heat on a five-year, $18 million deal.[13] On January 9, 2011, in 29 minutes of play against the Portland Trail Blazers, Anthony recorded zero counting stats and 4 personal fouls, setting an NBA record for most playing time in a game without recording a point, rebound, assist, steal or block.[14] Miami finished the 2010–11 NBA season second in the Eastern Conference behind the Chicago Bulls with a 58–24 record. The Heat cruised through the first three rounds of the playoffs before losing to the Dallas Mavericks 4–2 during the 2011 NBA Finals. Anthony averaged 1.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 20.5 minutes per game during the NBA Finals.
The following season, Joel won his first NBA title with the Miami Heat against the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games.
Anthony won his second championship on June 20, 2013, when the Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in an intense seven game series. In the series, Anthony put up 2 points while playing 3.7 minutes.
Boston Celtics (2014)
On January 15, 2014, a three-team trade was completed involving the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics, and the Golden State Warriors. The Heat sent Anthony, a protected future draft pick received from Philadelphia in an earlier trade, and a 2016 second-round draft pick to the Celtics. In exchange, the Heat received Toney Douglas from the Warriors. The Warriors also received Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks from the Celtics as part of the deal.[15]
Detroit Pistons (2014–2016)
On October 17, 2014, Anthony was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Will Bynum.[16] In 49 games for the Pistons in 2014–15, he averaged 1.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per game.
On July 20, 2015, Anthony re-signed with the Pistons.[17] On February 18, 2016, Anthony was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-team trade involving the Pistons and the Houston Rockets, where Anthony and a 2017 second-round pick went to Philadelphia, Donatas Motiejūnas and Marcus Thornton to Detroit, and the rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum and a 2016 first-round pick to Houston.[18] However, four days later, the Pistons rescinded their trade following a failed physical by Motiejūnas, forcing Anthony to return to the Pistons.[19][20] On July 10, 2016, he was waived by the Pistons.[21]
San Antonio Spurs (2017)
After spending preseason with the San Antonio Spurs in October 2016,[22][23] Anthony returned to the team in January 2017, signing a 10-day contract on January 23.[24] He made his debut for the Spurs that night, recording four rebounds in five minutes off the bench in a 112–86 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[25] He signed a second 10-day contract with the Spurs on February 2,[26] then a rest-of-season contract on February 12.[27]
Milwaukee Bucks (2017)
On September 24, 2017, Anthony signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[28] He was waived on October 14 as one of the team's final preseason roster cuts.[29]
San Lorenzo de Almagro (2018–2020)
On February 27, 2018, Anthony signed with
National team career
During the summer of 2006, Anthony was selected to join the Canadian senior national team and participated with the squad, touring three European countries: Italy, Germany, and Slovenia.[3]
Anthony made his national team debut in the summer of 2008. He made a tremendous impact on the court for the Canadians, by setting both scoring and shot-blocking records for an individual game. However, Canada failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.
The following summer, Anthony participated in the
In the summer of 2010, Anthony once again competed for Canada in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Canada lost all five of their games played, their worst ever performance in the international tournament.
In August 2013, Anthony was again named to the Canadian national team, playing in the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.[34]
Post-player career
On May 21, 2020, the
Personal life
Anthony was raised by a single mother.
He is commonly referred to as "The Warden" by fans.[38] The nickname started gaining traction on Twitter after the Heat beat the Knicks in New York on December 17, 2010,[39] and fans credited Anthony for "locking up" Amar'e Stoudemire.[40] However, his teammates refer to him as "Doc".[41][42]
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 |
† | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Miami | 24 | 1 | 20.8 | .467 | - | .592 | 3.9 | .1 | .4 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
2008–09 | Miami | 65 | 28 | 16.1 | .483 | - | .652 | 3.0 | .4 | .3 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
2009–10 | Miami | 80 | 16 | 16.5 | .478 | - | .717 | 3.1 | .2 | .3 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
2010–11 | Miami | 75 | 11 | 19.5 | .535 | - | .644 | 3.6 | .3 | .1 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
2011–12† | Miami | 64 | 51 | 21.1 | .559 | - | .690 | 3.9 | .1 | .6 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
2012–13† | Miami | 62 | 3 | 9.1 | .515 | - | .607 | 1.9 | .2 | .2 | .7 | 1.4 |
2013–14 | Miami | 12 | 0 | 3.1 | .333 | - | 1.000 | .6 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .5 |
2013–14 | Boston | 21 | 0 | 7.1 | .385 | - | .333 | 1.5 | .1 | .1 | .4 | 1.0 |
2014–15 | Detroit | 49 | 0 | 8.3 | .581 | - | .682 | 1.9 | .1 | .2 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
2015–16 | Detroit | 19 | 0 | 5.1 | .600 | - | .750 | 1.1 | .1 | .1 | .6 | .9 |
2016–17 | San Antonio | 19 | 0 | 6.4 | .625 | - | .625 | 1.6 | .2 | .1 | .3 | 1.3 |
Career | 490 | 110 | 14.4 | .513 | - | .662 | 2.8 | .2 | .3 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009
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Miami | 6 | 2 | 14.7 | .800 | - | 1.000 | 3.2 | .3 | .0 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
2010
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Miami | 5 | 0 | 15.8 | .714 | - | .750 | 1.8 | .2 | .4 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
2011
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Miami | 21* | 13 | 27.4 | .367 | - | .710 | 4.6 | .5 | .4 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
2012 †
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Miami | 17 | 1 | 19.4 | .586 | - | .800 | 3.2 | .1 | .3 | .9 | 3.2 |
2013 †
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Miami | 14 | 0 | 5.1 | .300 | - | - | 1.5 | .0 | .1 | .3 | .4 |
2017
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San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 5.2 | .750 | - | .000 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .7 | 2.0 |
Career | 66 | 16 | 17.5 | .481 | - | .746 | 3.1 | .2 | .3 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
See also
- List of Canadians in the National Basketball Association
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 13 or more blocks in a game
- List of Montreal athletes
- List of people from Montreal
References
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- ^ "Heat's Anthony not a Selwyn House grad". Montreal Gazette. May 26, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Player Bio: Joel Anthony - UNLV Official Athletic Site". UNLVRebels.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Hyde, Dave (April 23, 2011). "Anthony is a Heat story that works - Sun Sentinel". Articles.sun-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ "Profile: Joel Anthony". Miami Heat. January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ a b "HEAT Bio: Joel Anthony". THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MIAMI HEAT. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Heat sign first-round pick Cook, other free agents - NBA - ESPN". Sports.ESPN.go.com. July 5, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ "Mountain West Conference Announces All-Conference Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2008.
- ^ "2006-07 NCAA Division I College Basketball Player Statistics - ESPN". ESPN.go.com. January 1, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ "2006-07 Mountain West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Joel Anthony Stats, Bio - ESPN". ESPN.go.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
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- ^ "2010 NBA free agents: Miami Heat sign Mike Miller to five-year deal - ESPN". Sports.ESPN.go.com. July 16, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ "Unwanted NBA records: shots, three-pointers, free throws, shortest career..." Diario AS. October 31, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Celtics Acquire Anthony, Draft Picks". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Acquire Center Joel Anthony". NBA.com. October 17, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Re-Sign Center Joel Anthony". NBA.com. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Sixers Acquire 2017 Second Round Pick, Joel Anthony". NBA.com. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Rescind Trade Acquiring Forward Donatas Motiejunas and Guard Marcus Thornton". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ Watkins, Calvin (February 22, 2016). "Pistons void trade with Rockets when Donatas Motiejunas fails physical". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Joel Anthony: Gets waived Sunday". CBSSports.com. July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2016-17 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "SPURS WAIVE JOEL ANTHONY, RYAN ARCIDIACONO, PATRICIO GARINO AND LIVIO JEAN-CHARLES". NBA.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ "SPURS SIGN JOEL ANTHONY TO 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "Spurs vs. Nets – Box Score". ESPN.com. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "SPURS SIGN JOEL ANTHONY TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ "SPURS SIGN JOEL ANTHONY". NBA.com. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "BUCKS SIGN JOEL ANTHONY AND GERALD GREEN". NBA.com. September 24, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Bucks request waivers on three players". NBA.com. October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- ^ @CASLABasquet (February 27, 2018). "🔄 Recambio temporario por @matiassandes22. Hasta que el mendocino se recupere de la lesión, se suma a #SanLorenzo Joel Anthony para jugar la @Ligamericas y la @LigaNacional. ¡Bienvenido a Boedo!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved April 5, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Anthony, la ficha que faltaba". sanlorenzo.com.ar (in Spanish). March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "El regreso de un campeón". sanlorenzo.com.ar (in Spanish). October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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- ^ "Honey Badgers Appoint Anthony As Player Consultant". honeybadgers.ca. May 21, 202. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Joel Anthony: The spectacle who works". espn.com. April 12, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Un million en bourses". lapresse.com. May 30, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Fernandez, Surya (February 8, 2011). "Heat Center Joel Anthony Carving Niche, Earning Nickname". AOLNews.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "LeBron James posts 30th triple-double as Heat overwhelm Knicks". ESPN.com. December 18, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Skolnick, Ethan J. (January 3, 2011). "Locking up: Joel Anthony likes "The Warden"". PalmBeachPost.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Battier, Shane (March 28, 2013). "We will only call Joel Anthony "Doc"". Twitter. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Berardino, Mike (February 7, 2011). "Anthony has earned points and nicknames". Sun-Sentinel.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Miami Heat bio
- FIBA Profile
- Latinbasket.com Profile
- UNLV bio Archived February 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- UNLV player profiles Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- Highlights at UNLV on YouTube