Rashard Lewis
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| Orlando Magic – No. 9 | |
| Power Forward/Small Forward | |
| Born | August 8, 1979 Pineville, Louisiana |
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| Nationality | USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Salary | $18,010,791[1] |
| High school | Alief Elsik (Houston, Texas) |
| Draft | 2nd round, 32nd overall, 1998 Seattle SuperSonics |
| Pro career | 1998–present |
| Former teams | Seattle SuperSonics (1998–2007) |
| Awards | All-Star (2005, 2009) |
| Profile | Info Page |
Rashard Quovon Lewis (born August 8, 1979 in Pineville, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's Orlando Magic as a power forward and occasionally small forward.
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[edit] NBA career
[edit] Seattle SuperSonics
Despite being recruited by Florida State, Kansas, and the University of Houston, Lewis bypassed college and opted for the 1998 NBA Draft, wherein he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the third pick of the second round (32nd overall). At the time of his selection, he was the last player remaining in the "green room", where 15 of the top draft prospects sit until their selection. His hometown's team, the Houston Rockets, declined to select Lewis with any of their three first-round picks and instead chose Michael Dickerson, Mirsad Türkcan and Bryce Drew, much to the disappointment of Lewis and a large majority of Rockets fans.
He has since had a solid career as a forward including two All-Star berths - in the 2004-2005 season and in the 2008-2009 season. In 2001, Lewis was selected to play for the USA in the Goodwill Games in which they won the gold medal. On October 31, 2003, Lewis scored 50 points to pass Clyde Drexler (41 points) for the most points scored in a single game while playing in Japan. Lewis holds the SuperSonics' record for most three-pointers made, having passed Dale Ellis for second place on November 22, 2005 and Gary Payton for first place on March 13, 2007, when Lewis made his 918th three-pointer in the first quarter of a game against the Detroit Pistons.
[edit] Orlando Magic
After playing his first nine seasons for the Seattle SuperSonics, Lewis joined the Orlando Magic, having agreed to a six-year sign-and-trade deal worth $118 million on July 11, 2007.[2] On May 25, he had opted out of the last two years of the 7-year, $60 million deal he signed before the 2003-04 season. The final two years of his contract were worth a guaranteed $21 million.
In his first season with the Orlando Magic, Lewis was moved into the power forward position instead of his usual small forward positions. His three point shooting was not affected with his change in position though as he scored 53 more 3 pointers than he had ever scored in his career.
Rashard was just as crucial in the playoffs for the Magic, where they got to the second round, including a 33 point performance in their only win against the Detroit Pistons. Rashard finished the playoff run as the Magic’s top scorer in the playoffs and also claiming his highest numbers in points, rebounds and assists.
Rashard started the 2008-2009 season brilliantly as the team's second top scorer and for his excellent play was rewarded with an appearance in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. In the 2009 NBA Playoffs, Lewis hit a game-winning shot in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He stated that this was the biggest shot of his career. The Magic won the series and advanced to the NBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.
Over his 10-year career, he holds an average of 16.8 points per game, with his career high of 22.4 points per game coming in 2006-07.
On August 6, 2009, Lewis was suspended without pay for the first 10 games of the 2009–10 season due to testing positive for a banned substance.[3]
[edit] Personal
- Has a twin sister, Kristen, who also played basketball at Alief Elsik HS.
- His mother named him after former NFL player and current sportscaster Ahmad Rashad.[4]
- Lewis drives the same Lincoln Navigator he bought his rookie year as a memento that he made it to the league.[citation needed]
- Lewis is co-owner of the race horse Join in the Dance, which finished 7th in the 2009 Kentucky Derby.
[edit] NBA career statistics
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| 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 |
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| 1998–99 | Seattle | 20 | 7 | 7.3 | .365 | .167 | .571 | 1.3 | .2 | .4 | .1 | 2.4 |
| 1999–00 | Seattle | 82 | 8 | 19.2 | .486 | .333 | .683 | 4.1 | .9 | .8 | .4 | 8.2 |
| 2000–01 | Seattle | 78 | 78 | 34.9 | .480 | .432 | .826 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .6 | 14.8 |
| 2001–02 | Seattle | 71 | 70 | 36.4 | .468 | .389 | .810 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .6 | 16.8 |
| 2002–03 | Seattle | 77 | 77 | 39.5 | .452 | .346 | .820 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .4 | 18.1 |
| 2003–04 | Seattle | 80 | 80 | 36.6 | .435 | .376 | .763 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .7 | 17.8 |
| 2004–05 | Seattle | 71 | 71 | 38.0 | .462 | .400 | .777 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .9 | 20.5 |
| 2005–06 | Seattle | 78 | 77 | 36.9 | .467 | .384 | .818 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .6 | 20.1 |
| 2006–07 | Seattle | 60 | 60 | 39.1 | .461 | .390 | .841 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .6 | 22.4 |
| 2007–08 | Orlando | 81 | 81 | 38.0 | .455 | .409 | .838 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .5 | 18.2 |
| 2008–09 | Orlando | 79 | 79 | 36.2 | .439 | .397 | .836 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .6 | 17.7 |
| Career | 761 | 672 | 34.6 | .459 | .393 | .807 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .5 | 16.9 | |
| All-Star | 2 | 0 | 17.5 | .308 | .167 | .500 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1999–00 | Seattle | 5 | 5 | 31.4 | .441 | .474 | .800 | 6.2 | .6 | 1.0 | .6 | 15.4 |
| 2001–02 | Seattle | 3 | 2 | 26.3 | .375 | .167 | 1.000 | 3.7 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 12.7 |
| 2004–05 | Seattle | 8 | 8 | 39.0 | .406 | .200 | .880 | 5.4 | 1.6 | .4 | .4 | 16.9 |
| 2007–08 | Orlando | 10 | 10 | 41.7 | .436 | .309 | .821 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .5 | 19.5 |
| 2008–09 | Orlando | 24 | 24 | 41.1 | .448 | .394 | .784 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .5 | 19.0 |
| Career | 50 | 49 | 39.0 | .435 | .352 | .824 | 6.2 | 2.4 | .9 | .5 | 18.0 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ [1]
- ^ Reynolds, Tim (July 11, 2007). "Lewis Joins Magic in Sign-and-Trade Deal". Associated Press. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/basketball/4960455.html. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4381822
- ^ "Tuesday Night with Ahmad: Rashard Lewis". NBA.com. March 6, 2007. http://broadband.nba.com/cc/playa.php?content=video&url=http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/ahmad_tuesdays/ahmad_lewis_r_int_070306.asx&video=blank&nbasite=nba.
[edit] External links
- Rashard Lewis Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Rashard Lewis interview audio clip
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