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| New Jersey Nets – No. 7 | |
| Power forward/Center | |
| Born | February 11, 1976 Dallas, Texas |
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| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Salary | $6,606,600[1] |
| High school | South Oak Cliff |
| College | Texas Tech |
| Draft | 1st round, 5th overall, 1997 Denver Nuggets |
| Pro career | 1997–present |
| Former teams | Denver Nuggets (1997-1998) Boston Celtics (1998-2003) Cleveland Cavaliers (2003-2004) Orlando Magic (2005-2009) |
| Profile | Info Page |
Demetrius Antonio Battie (born February 11, 1976 in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's New Jersey Nets.
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High school and college career
Battie attended South Oak Cliff High School[2] in Dallas and played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders where he ended his career as the school all-time leader in blocked shots with 162.
NBA career
Battie was drafted fifth overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1997 NBA Draft where he played one season. He then played for the Boston Celtics. He remained with the Celtics for six years before moving on to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers traded him to the Orlando Magic for Drew Gooden and Anderson Varejão. On June 25, 2009, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets along with Rafer Alston and Courtney Lee in exchange for Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson.[3]
On September 25, 2000, Battie, along with his brother, saved his teammate, Paul Pierce, by rushing him to a nearby hospital after a near-fatal stabbing.[4]
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 |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Denver | 65 | 49 | 23.2 | .446 | .214 | .702 | 5.4 | .9 | .8 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 1998–99 | Boston | 50 | 15 | 22.4 | .519 | .000 | .672 | 6.0 | 1.1 | .6 | 1.4 | 6.7 |
| 1999–00 | Boston | 82 | 4 | 18.4 | .477 | .125 | .675 | 5.0 | .8 | .6 | .9 | 6.6 |
| 2000–01 | Boston | 40 | 25 | 21.1 | .537 | .000 | .638 | 5.8 | .4 | .7 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 2001–02 | Boston | 74 | 73 | 24.6 | .541 | .000 | .677 | 6.5 | .5 | .8 | .9 | 6.9 |
| 2002–03 | Boston | 67 | 62 | 25.1 | .539 | .200 | .746 | 6.5 | .7 | .5 | 1.2 | 7.3 |
| 2003–04 | Boston | 23 | 6 | 21.8 | .479 | 1.000 | .697 | 5.1 | .9 | .3 | .9 | 5.9 |
| 2003–04 | Cleveland | 50 | 1 | 19.5 | .427 | .125 | .768 | 4.8 | .7 | .4 | .9 | 5.4 |
| 2004–05 | Orlando | 81 | 32 | 23.4 | .460 | .000 | .723 | 5.6 | .5 | .4 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| 2005–06 | Orlando | 82 | 82 | 27.0 | .507 | .000 | .664 | 5.6 | .6 | .6 | .8 | 7.9 |
| 2006–07 | Orlando | 66 | 66 | 23.9 | .489 | .000 | .675 | 5.2 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 6.1 |
| 2008–09 | Orlando | 77 | 3 | 15.6 | .489 | .222 | .659 | 3.6 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 4.8 |
| Career | 757 | 418 | 22.2 | .492 | .136 | .690 | 5.4 | .6 | .5 | .9 | 6.5 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2001–02 | Boston | 16 | 16 | 27.7 | .488 | .000 | .619 | 7.6 | .8 | .6 | 1.9 | 6.1 |
| 2002–03 | Boston | 10 | 10 | 21.3 | .564 | .000 | .500 | 4.9 | .5 | .4 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
| 2006–07 | Orlando | 4 | 4 | 21.8 | .389 | .000 | .250 | 4.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 3.8 |
| 2008–09 | Orlando | 21 | 0 | 6.1 | .467 | .000 | .600 | 1.0 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 2.1 |
| Career | 51 | 30 | 17.1 | .495 | .000 | .553 | 4.0 | .4 | .3 | .9 | 4.4 |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "My High School: South Oak Cliff", The Dallas Morning News sports section online
- ^ "Nets Acquire Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee from Orlando". NBA.com. 2009-06-25. http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Carter_Lee_Trade_090625.html. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ^ Lawers take stab at Pierce - Sports
External links
- Tony Battie Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
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