Shaun Livingston

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Shaun Livingston
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Free agent
Guard
Born September 11, 1985 (1985-09-11) (age 24)
Peoria, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Salary $959,111
High school Richwoods High School
Peoria Central High School
Draft 4th overall, 2004
Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career 2004–present
Former teams Los Angeles Clippers (2004-2008)
Miami Heat (2008-09)
Tulsa 66ers (2009)
Oklahoma City Thunder (2009)

Shaun Patrick Livingston (born September 11, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. The often-injured point guard spent four seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA before unsuccessfully trying to revitalise his career with the Miami Heat. On March 31, 2009, Shaun signed a multi-year contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was waived on December 22, 2009.

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[edit] Early years

Livingston was born in Peoria, Illinois. He led Concordia Lutheran Grade School, coached by Mr. Tom Ruppert, to LSA state titles in 1999 and 2000. Livingston played competitive basketball in high school at Richwoods High School for two years[1] and then transferred to Peoria Central High School in Illinois, where he led his team to Class AA state titles in 2003 and 2004.

He played in the 2004 McDonald's High School All-American game, and was named co-MVP of the game.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] 2004-2006

Livingston accepted a scholarship to play for Duke University, but later opted to skip college and enter the 2004 NBA Draft, in which the Clippers selected him with the 4th overall pick.

Livingston, who has a 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) wingspan,[2] is tall for point guard standards (6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)) and, due to the addition of Sam Cassell to the Clippers' roster, saw playing time at shooting guard. He was an integral part of the Clippers' best season in franchise history in the 2005-06 season. Livingston recorded a career-high 14 assists on February 23, 2007 against the Golden State Warriors.[3]

In his first two NBA seasons, playing in a total of 91 games, Livingston averaged 6.3 points per game. In his third season, he scored a career high 9.3 points per game, being one of the few Clippers to improve from the 2005-06 season. His breakout year was interrupted by a knee injury that led him to miss 39 games.

[edit] Knee Injury

In a game against the Charlotte Bobcats on February 26, 2007, Livingston suffered a debilitating knee injury, dislocating his left kneecap after landing awkwardly following a missed layup, resulting in the left leg snapping laterally. Livingston injured almost every part of his knee, tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and the lateral meniscus, badly spraining his medial collateral ligament (MCL), and dislocating his patella and his tibia-femoral joint.[4][4] The injury was so severe that ESPNEWS warned viewers of the graphic nature of the video clip before airing it.[5]

Livingston has been riddled by injuries during the first three years of his professional career, and has missed 101 of 246 regular season games.[6][7]

[edit] Return From Injury

Livingston's contract with the Clippers expired after the 2007-08 season, and the team renounced its rights to him. The Clippers had declined to make Livingston a $5.8 million qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.[8]

On June 16, 2008, doctors allowed Livingston to resume basketball activities[9]; during the 2008 offseason, he tried to find a guaranteed contract to finalize his comeback. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers were interested in his services, but he eventually signed a reported two-year deal with the Miami Heat on October 3, 2008. In 4 games with the Heat, he averaged 2.3 points in 10.3 minutes.[10][11]

On January 7, 2009, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies along with cash considerations for a conditional 2012 second-round pick.[10][12] He was waived later that same day.[10][13]

On March 7, 2009, Livingston signed with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League, owned by the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA.[10][14]

After three weeks with the 66ers, Livingston signed a multi-year deal with the Thunder on March 31, 2009.[15]

On December 22, 2009, Livingston was waived by the Thunder.[16]

[edit] Awards

  • He was awarded West Rookie of the Month honors for April 2005.[17]
  • Most Valuable Player at the June 2003 NBA Players Association Camp in Richmond, Virginia.

[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
2004–05 L.A. Clippers 30 15 27.1 .414 .000 .746 3.0 5.0 1.1 .4 7.4
2005–06 L.A. Clippers 61 14 25.0 .427 .125 .688 3.0 4.5 .8 .5 5.8
2006–07 L.A. Clippers 54 31 29.8 .463 .313 .707 3.4 5.1 1.1 .5 9.3
2008-09 Miami 4 0 10.3 .375 .000 .750 0.5 1.0 .5 .0 2.3
2008-09 Oklahoma City 8 1 23.8 .538 .000 1.000 3.3 2.0 .6 .2 7.8
2009-10 Oklahoma City 10 0 13.0 .313 .000 .000 2.0 1.3 .5 .2 1.0
Career 167 61 25.8 .443 .214 .718 3.0 4.4 .9 .5 6.9

[edit] Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 L.A. Clippers 12 0 27.7 .474 1.000 .810 4.7 4.8 .6 .5 7.5
Career 12 0 27.7 .474 1.000 .810 4.7 4.8 .6 .5 7.5

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Shaun Livingston official website: About Shaun Livingston
  2. ^ Heat's Pat Riley: No plans to purse any veteran free agents
  3. ^ Brand Throws a Block Party in Clippers’ Win
  4. ^ a b "Livingston out for season with major knee injury". Associated Press. February 27, 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2782056. Retrieved 2007-07-11. 
  5. ^ ESPNEWS Gametime, ESPNEWS, air date February 26, 2007
  6. ^ "Shaun Livingston Career Stats Page". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shaun_livingston/career_stats.html. Retrieved 2007-07-11. 
  7. ^ "Shaun Livingston Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/livinsh01.html. Retrieved 2007-07-11. 
  8. ^ "Clippers renounce rights to Livingston, four other players". Associated Press. 2008-07-10. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3481262. 
  9. ^ "Shaun Livingston resumes basketball related activities". Los Angeles Times. June 16, 2008. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/16/sports/spw-clippers16. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
  10. ^ a b c d Heat trade Livingston to Grizzlies
  11. ^ "HEAT Sign Shaun Livingston". NBA.com. 2008-10-04. http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_sign_shaun_livingston.html. 
  12. ^ "Grizzlies trade conditional second round draft pick to Miami". NBA.com. 2009-01-07. http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_trade_second_round_pick_to_miami-090107.html. 
  13. ^ "Grizzlies waive Shaun Livingston". NBA.com. 2009-01-07. http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_waive_shaun_livingston-090107.html. 
  14. ^ "Ex-Clipper Livingston joins 66ers". NewsOK.com. 2009-03-08. http://newsok.com/ex-clipper-livingston-joins-66ers/article/3351554?custom_click=headlines_widget. 
  15. ^ Shaun Livingston Signs Multi-Year Deal March 31, 2009
  16. ^ http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/12/thunder-acquires-eric-maynor-from-jazz-waives-livingston-and-wilks
  17. ^ "Weekly and Monthly Awards, 2004-05". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/news/week_month_2004-05.html. Retrieved 2007-07-11. 

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