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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]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Lewis Joins Magic in Sign-and-Trade Deal | url = http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/basketball/4960455.html | last = Reynolds | first = Tim | date = [[July 11]], [[2007]] | accessdate = 2007-07-11 | publisher = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref>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 NBA season|2003-04 season]]. The final two years of his contract were worth a guaranteed $21 million. |
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]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Lewis Joins Magic in Sign-and-Trade Deal | url = http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/basketball/4960455.html | last = Reynolds | first = Tim | date = [[July 11]], [[2007]] | accessdate = 2007-07-11 | publisher = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref>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 NBA season|2003-04 season]]. The final two years of his contract were worth a guaranteed $21 million. |
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Over his 10-year career, he holds an average of 0.8 points per game, with his career high of 22.4 points per game coming in [[2006-07 NBA season|2006-07]]. |
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==Personal== |
==Personal== |
Revision as of 10:22, 18 November 2008
No. 9 – Orlando Magic | |
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Position | Power forward, Small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Pineville, Louisiana | August 8, 1979
Nationality | USA |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Alief Elsik (Houston, Texas) |
NBA draft | 1998: 2nd round, 32nd overall |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Playing career | 1998–present |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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.
High school
Lewis was a highly touted prep player from Alief Elsik High School in Houston, Texas and also attended Killough Middle School.
NBA career
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 his first All-Star berth in the 2004-2005 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.
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.[1]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.
Over his 10-year career, he holds an average of 0.8 points per game, with his career high of 22.4 points per game coming in 2006-07.
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.[2]
- Lewis drives the same Lincoln Navigator he bought his rookie year as a memento that he made it to the league.
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 |
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 |
Career | 698 | 609 | 34.4 | .460 | .390 | .805 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .5 | 16.8 | |
All-Star | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | .143 | .000 | .000 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.0 |
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 |
Career | 26 | 25 | 37.1 | .422 | .305 | .861 | 6.0 | 2.0 | .8 | .4 | 17.1 |
Notes
- ^ Reynolds, Tim (July 11, 2007). "Lewis Joins Magic in Sign-and-Trade Deal". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
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External links
- 1979 births
- Living people
- African American sportspeople
- American basketball players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Orlando Magic players
- National Basketball Association high school draftees
- People from Houston, Texas
- People from Louisiana
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Small forwards