Joey Graham
 Joey Graham as a Toronto Raptors player in 2007. |
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| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Shooting guard / Small forward | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 11, 1982 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Central Florida (2000–2002) Oklahoma State (2002–2004) |
| NBA Draft | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Toronto Raptors | |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2009 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2009–2010 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2010–2011 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Joseph "Joey" Graham (born June 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.
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[edit] College career
Graham played at Central Florida from 2000 to 2002, and at Oklahoma State from 2003 to 2005. (He did not play during the 2002-2003 season because he was a transfer student.)
After a stellar senior year at Oklahoma State, Graham was drafted by the Toronto Raptors with the 16th overall pick of the 2005 NBA Draft. Graham also earned a degree in aviation management while at Oklahoma State University.
[edit] NBA career
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Graham was selected with the 16th overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 2005 draft. He was chosen with one of the two first round picks acquired from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Vince Carter during the 2004–05 season. Joey started his rookie season as a Raptors starter, playing as small forward. After five games, he was moved out of the starting lineup and replaced by the 5-year Raptors veteran, Morris Peterson. For his entire rookie season, Graham averaged 6.5 points per game.
On October 29, 2007, the Raptors extended Graham's contract which ran through 2008–09.[1]
During the 2008–09 season, Graham set career-highs in points (7.7) and rebounds (3.7) and tied a career-high in minutes. Graham also set a new career-high for points on February 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers with 24, which he tied 6 days later against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
On September 25, 2009, Joey Graham signed a one-year non-guaranteed contract worth $885,000 with the Denver Nuggets.[2][3]
On July 30, 2010, Joey Graham signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[4]
On December 10, 2011, Graham was waived by the Cavaliers, making him a free agent.
[edit] Family
Joey Graham has an identical twin brother, Stephen, who has been his long-time rival and has played for the Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, Charlotte Bobcats, and New Jersey Nets.
Along with his brother, Joey attended Brandon High School, and attended Central Florida for their first two years of college. Later, they transferred to OSU.
[edit] NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Toronto | 80 | 24 | 19.8 | .478 | .333 | .812 | 3.1 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 6.7 |
| 2006–07 | Toronto | 79 | 21 | 16.7 | .495 | .290 | .840 | 3.1 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 6.4 |
| 2007–08 | Toronto | 38 | 3 | 8.7 | .434 | .667 | .844 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | .0 | 3.6 |
| 2008–09 | Toronto | 78 | 10 | 19.8 | .481 | .188 | .825 | 3.7 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 7.7 |
| 2009–10 | Denver | 63 | 18 | 12.0 | .520 | .154 | .740 | 2.0 | .3 | .4 | .1 | 4.2 |
| 2010–11 | Cleveland | 39 | 8 | 15.0 | .458 | .300 | .806 | 2.2 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 5.2 |
| Career | 377 | 84 | 16.2 | .483 | .300 | .815 | 2.8 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 5.9 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Toronto | 6 | 3 | 18.2 | .286 | .000 | .800 | 3.3 | .3 | .7 | .0 | 2.7 |
| 2007–08 | Toronto | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2009–10 | Denver | 4 | 0 | 7.3 | .588 | .333 | .600 | 2.5 | .0 | .5 | .2 | 6.0 |
| Career | 12 | 3 | 11.7 | .400 | .200 | .700 | 2.5 | .2 | .5 | .1 | 3.3 |
[edit] Career highs
- Points: 24 2 times
- Rebounds: 12 2 times
- Assists: 5 2 times
- Steals: 3 2 times
- Blocks: 3 3 times
[edit] References
- ^ Raptors exercise 4th year option on Joey Graham, insidehoops.com, 29 October 2007, accessed 29 October 2007.
- ^ http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/61774/20090925/denver_to_sign_joey_graham/
- ^ Hochman, Benjamin (September 25, 2009). "Nuggets add Graham to roster". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13420687.
- ^ "Cavaliers sign free agent Joey Graham". Associated Press. July 30, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Joey Graham at NBA.com
- Joey Graham at Basketball-Reference.com
- NCAA player card at ESPN.com
- Stats at Yahoo Sports
- 1982 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- Basketball players from Delaware
- Denver Nuggets players
- Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players
- People from Wilmington, Delaware
- Small forwards
- Shooting guards
- Toronto Raptors draft picks
- Toronto Raptors players
- Twin people from the United States
- UCF Knights men's basketball players
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
