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Jamaal Magloire
Magloire with the Miami Heat
No. 21 – Miami Heat
PositionCenter
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1978-05-21) May 21, 1978 (age 46)
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High schoolEastern Commerce Collegiate Institute
Toronto, Ontario
CollegeKentucky
NBA draft2000: 1st round, (19th overall)
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career2000–present
Career highlights and awards
2003–04 NBA All-Star
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Jamaal Dane Magloire (born May 21, 1978) is a Canadian professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), currently playing for the Miami Heat. The 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) center was selected out of the University of Kentucky by the Charlotte Hornets with the 19th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft, after withdrawing his name from the previous draft. He was voted into the NBA All-Star Game once. He attended high school at Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario, and has previously played for the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets, and Dallas Mavericks. He was born in Toronto, and is of Trinidadian descent.[1]

College career

Magloire started 12 games as a sophomore for the Kentucky Wildcats team that won the national championship in 1998. He finished his college career as Kentucky's all-time leader in blocked shots, with 268. Magloire's tenure with the Wildcats earned him the nickname "Big Cat".

NBA career

Charlotte and New Orleans

He was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the 19th pick of the 2000 NBA Draft, and filled a reserve role for his first two seasons in which he averaged 6.5 points in 16.8 minutes per game. In 2002–03, the Hornets' first year in New Orleans, he started all 82 games, averaging 10.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.

During the 2003–04 season, Magloire averaged 13.6 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while starting all 82 games, and was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team. He became only the second Canadian All-Star in the NBA, after Steve Nash. Magloire played well, leading the Eastern All-Stars with 19 points,[2] along with 8 rebounds in 21 minutes of action.

Milwaukee

Jamaal Magloire with the Milwaukee Bucks

On October 26 2005, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Desmond Mason, a 2006 first-round draft pick and cash considerations.[3]

Portland

On July 31, 2006, during the off-season, Magloire was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Steve Blake, Ha Seung-Jin, and Brian Skinner.[4]

Although Magloire has averaged nearly 10 points per game throughout his entire NBA career, he did not score over nine points in a single game during his first 20 games as a Trail Blazer. In fact, only eight times did Magloire record over 11 points during 81 regular season games in 2006–07.[5] Magloire finished the season with an average of only 21 minutes played per game, down from 30 minutes played in the previous two seasons. Magloire became a free agent in the off-season.

New Jersey

The New Jersey Nets signed Magloire on July 17, 2007.[6] In the 2007–08 season, he played limited minutes, averaging only 1.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. Magloire was waived by the Nets on February 22, 2008.[7]

Dallas

The Dallas Mavericks signed Magloire on February 26, 2008 to back up center Erick Dampier after former Maverick center DeSagana Diop was traded to the New Jersey Nets in the blockbuster trade involving point guards Devin Harris and Jason Kidd.[8]

Miami

Magloire signed with the Miami Heat on August 30, 2008 for the veteran's minimum after nearing the luxury tax threshold.[9] Magloire provides additional depth and experience at the center position. He was upgraded to starter on Monday, January 26, 2009 vs. the Atlanta Hawks.[10] NBC 6 Sports in Miami reported that Magloire has re-signed with the Heat for the 2009-10 season. Details of the contract were not readily available. Magloire has been valued as an enforcer during his tenure with Miami.

Personal

In the early morning hours of June 23, 2001, Magloire's half-brother, 19-year-old Justin Sheppard, was shot and killed on the footbridge that spans the ravine around Rosedale Valley Road between Bloor Street East and Glen Road near Sherbourne subway station in Toronto. Like Magloire, Sheppard was a promising basketball talent at Eastern Commerce, and was supposed to begin a scholarship at a Maryland prep school that fall. Magloire helped post a CAD$50,000 reward, but to date, there have been no arrests.[11][12]

Trivia

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000–01 Charlotte 74 0 14.8 .450 .000 .655 4.0 .4 .2 1.0 4.6
2001–02 Charlotte 82 8 18.9 .551 .000 .730 5.6 .4 .3 1.0 8.5
2002–03 New Orleans 82 82 29.8 .480 .000 .717 8.8 1.1 .6 1.4 10.3
2003–04 New Orleans 82 82 33.9 .473 .000 .751 10.3 1.0 .5 1.2 13.6
2004–05 New Orleans 23 22 30.6 .432 .000 .602 8.9 1.3 .3 1.0 11.7
2005–06 Milwaukee 82 82 30.1 .467 .000 .535 9.5 .7 .3 1.0 9.2
2006–07 Portland 81 23 21.0 .504 .000 .541 6.1 .4 .3 .8 6.5
2007–08 New Jersey 24 2 10.8 .306 .000 .452 3.4 .3 .0 .4 1.8
2007–08 Dallas 7 0 3.9 .500 .000 .462 1.1 .0 .1 .0 1.7
2008–09 Miami 55 12 12.9 .496 .000 .483 4.0 .4 .2 .4 2.9
Career 592 313 23.2 .480 .000 .653 6.9 .6 .3 .9 8.0
All-Star 1 0 21.0 .563 .000 .500 8.0 .0 1.0 1.0 19.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000–01 Charlotte 10 0 11.0 .571 .000 .304 2.8 .3 .0 .6 3.9
2001–02 Charlotte 8 0 21.0 .550 .000 .761 5.6 .6 .0 1.9 12.3
2002–03 New Orleans 6 6 31.3 .449 .000 .758 8.3 .3 .7 1.0 11.5
2003–04 New Orleans 7 7 34.1 .418 .000 .750 9.1 .7 .4 1.0 11.0
2005–06 Milwaukee 5 5 27.0 .474 .000 .600 8.0 1.0 .4 1.2 9.0
2008–09 Miami 6 0 7.8 .333 .000 .000 1.8 .2 .0 .0 .3
Career 42 18 21.1 .476 .000 .682 5.7 .5 .2 .9 7.9

References

  1. ^ Portland Tribune
  2. ^ NBA.com: NBA All-Star Game
  3. ^ "Bucks Acquire Magloire In Trade With Hornets". NBA.com. 2005-10-26. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  4. ^ "Trail Blazers Acquire All-Star Center Jamaal Magloire". NBA.com. 2006-07-31. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  5. ^ ESPN - Jamaal Magloire Stats, News, Photos - New Jersey Nets - NBA Basketball
  6. ^ "NETS SIGN JAMAAL MAGLOIRE". NBA.com. 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  7. ^ "NETS WAIVE JAMAAL MAGLOIRE". NBA.com. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  8. ^ "Mavs Sign Jamaal Magliore". NBA.com. 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  9. ^ Ira Winderman, So what does $71.2 million get you?, August 29, 2009
  10. ^ Magloire shores up depth
  11. ^ NetsDaily Blog » Archive » The Jamaal Magloire Confidence Game
  12. ^ ESP showcases student talent :: Toronto Police Service :: To Serve and Protect
  13. ^ Stand Up Scarborugh
  14. ^ a b c d NBA.com biography
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