Mike Wilks (basketball)
Asseco Prokom Gdynia | |
As coach: | |
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2019–present | Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 591 (2.5 ppg) |
Assists | 271 (1.2 rpg) |
Rebounds | 228 (1.0 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Michael Sharod Wilks, Jr. (born May 7, 1979) is an American coach and former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
College career
After graduating from
Professional career
Wilks began his professional career as an undrafted
Wilks started for the 2002 season on the
On September 8, 2003 Wilks signed with the Houston Rockets where he played 26 games in the season. 1 year later he did a sign and trade with the Rockets where he was traded with Eric Piatkowski and Adrian Griffin to the Chicago Bulls for Dikembe Mutombo.[6] On 10/26/2004 Wilks signed with the San Antonio Surs with whom he won a title in 2005, averaging 1.8 points per game in the regular season. Wilks then signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers Where he played 37 games. Near the 2003 deadline the Cavaliers traded Wilks and Cash to the Seattle SuperSonics for Flip Murray.[7] Wilks also played the 2006-2007 season with the Seattle SuperSonics. He played 57 games over the 2 seasons for the Sonics.
Wilks signed for Training Camp with the Denver Nuggets. After being waived by the Nuggets in October 2007,[8] Wilks was re-signed four days later after Chucky Atkins suffered an injury.[9] Mike was waived again later in November and signed by the Wizards in December 2007.[10] On February 29, 2008 the Sonics signed Wilks to a 10-day contract. After the contract expired, he was not re-signed.[11]
Wilks signed with the Orlando Magic on September 30, 2008.[12] In the pre season game on October 26, 2008 Mike tore his ACL in his right knee and missed the whole regular season.[13] Mike was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on February 19, 2009.[14] After leaving the Memphis Grizzlies. Wilks spent 2009 training camp with the Atlanta Hawks but was not signed for the season. Michael Wilks signed a contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder on November 26.[15] He was waived by Oklahoma City on December 22, 2009, when the team acquired Eric Maynor. This was his second stint with the franchise.[16]
Wilks' final NBA game was played on December 4, 2009 in a 87 - 105 loss to the Boston Celtics where he recorded 7 points and 2 assists while playing 21 minutes off the bench.
Wilks wore number 29 throughout his NBA career (with the exception of his stint with the Spurs, in which he wore 11), as a tribute to Milwaukee's 29th Street playground where he grew up playing the game.
On August 25, 2010, he signed a deal with Polish league champion
In the 2011-2012 season Mike Wilks was brought in for Washington Wizards training camp but was cut before the regular season.[18]
In October 2012, Wilks joined the Oklahoma City Thunder as a scout.[19] On December 28, 2021, Wilks became the first former Thunder player to coach the Thunder as head coach Mark Daigneault entered health and safety protocols.[20]
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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2002–03 | Atlanta | 15 | 7 | 24.3 | .358 | .353 | .724 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .1 | 5.7 |
2002–03 | Minnesota | 31 | 0 | 10.5 | .313 | .222 | .889 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 2.0 |
2003–04 | Houston | 26 | 0 | 5.6 | .472 | .600 | .833 | .6 | .7 | .1 | .0 | 1.9 |
2004–05† | San Antonio | 48 | 0 | 5.8 | .416 | .313 | .750 | .5 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 1.7 |
2005–06 | Cleveland | 37 | 0 | 6.6 | .288 | .143 | .500 | .7 | .5 | .2 | .0 | 1.1 |
2005–06 | Seattle | 10 | 0 | 10.5 | .387 | .200 | .655 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .6 | .0 | 4.4 |
2006–07 | Seattle | 47 | 4 | 11.4 | .468 | .333 | .786 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .3 | .1 | 3.6 |
2007–08 | Denver | 8 | 0 | 15.3 | .435 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .8 | .6 | .0 | 3.0 |
2007–08 | Washington | 4 | 0 | 11.0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 1.5 | .8 | .8 | .0 | 1.3 |
2007–08 | Seattle | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | .556 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 |
2009–10 | Oklahoma City | 4 | 0 | 14.8 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
Career | 233 | 11 | 9.6 | .402 | .321 | .741 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 2.5 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2003
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Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 1.8 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
2004
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Houston | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
References
- ^ Mike Wilks
- ^ Huntsville’s Wilks Wins Sportsmanship Award Archived 2016-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ T-Wolves Sign Wilks for Rest of Season
- ^ Hawks Sign Jackson to 10-Day Contract
- ^ Timberwolves part with Mike Wilks
- ^ Next step involves trade for Mutombo
- ^ Sonics trade Flip Murray to Cavaliers for Wilks, cash
- ^ Nuggets waive Michael Wilks, looking at center, by Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News, published November 28, 2007
- ^ Severe groin strain forces Denver's Atkins out 6-8 weeks, October 27, 2007
- ^ Wizards add depth by signing guard Mike Wilks
- ^ Sonics Sign Guard Mike Wilks
- ^ Magic Sign Three, Prepare For Camp
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies renounce rights to Chris Mihm, Darius Miles and Mike Wilks – NBA Blog".
- NBA.com. 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-11-27.)
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link - ^ Thunder Waives Livingston, Wilks Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on December 23, 2009.
- ^ Asseco Prokom picks up Wilks, Brown. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.
- ^ NBA Training Camp Invites Feature Familiar Names. Retrieved on July 12, 2022.
- ^ OKC Thunder announce staff additions and promotions
- ^ "Mike Wilks becomes first former Thunder player to coach team as Mark Daigneault enters COVID protocol".
External links
- NBA.com profile - Mike Wilks
- Mike Wilks at Basketball-Reference.com
- Mike Wilks at Basketball.realgm.com