Antonio Daniels

Last updated

Antonio Daniels
Antonio Daniels.jpg
Daniels during his tenure with the Wizards in 2007
Personal information
Born (1975-03-19) March 19, 1975 (age 49)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school St. Francis DeSales
(Columbus, Ohio)
College Bowling Green (1993–1997)
NBA draft 1997: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies
Playing career1997–2011
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Number33, 10, 6, 50, 22
Career history
1997–1998 Vancouver Grizzlies
19982002 San Antonio Spurs
2002–2003 Portland Trail Blazers
20032005 Seattle SuperSonics
20052008 Washington Wizards
2008–2009 New Orleans Hornets
2010–2011 Texas Legends
2011 Philadelphia 76ers
2011Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 6,623 (7.6 ppg)
Assists 2,934 (3.4 apg)
Steals 564 (0.6 spg)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Antonio Robert Daniels (born March 19, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the television color analyst for the New Orleans Pelicans on Bally Sports New Orleans and co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio.

Contents

College career

He played college basketball at Bowling Green State University from 1994 to 1997. In 1994, he was named MAC freshman of the Year. In 1997, he was named MAC Player of the Year helping the Falcons to the MAC regular-season championship. He finished his career second on the Bowling Green career scoring chart with 1,789 points, ranking 10th in MAC history at the time.

Professional career

After playing college basketball at Bowling Green, Daniels was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies with the fourth overall pick of the 1997 NBA draft. On June 24, 1998, Vancouver gave up on Daniels by drafting Mike Bibby with the 2nd overall pick and he was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for rookie Felipe López and Carl Herrera. [1] [2] [3] He helped the Spurs win an NBA championship in 1999. On August 5, 2002, Daniels along with Spurs teammates Charles Smith and Amal McCaskill was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Erick Barkley, Steve Kerr, and a conditional second-round pick in the 2003 NBA draft. He later signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics. After his run with the Sonics had come to an end, he signed with the Washington Wizards.

He was sent to the New Orleans Hornets in a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and the Memphis Grizzlies on December 10, 2008. [4]

On September 9, 2009, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with a 2014 second round pick in exchange for Bobby Brown and Darius Songaila. [5] On September 24, 2009, Daniels agreed to a contract buyout. [6]

On November 1, 2010, Daniels was selected by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League in the second round (pick 13) of the 2010 NBA Development League Draft.

On April 5, 2011, Daniels was signed to a 10-day contract by the Philadelphia 76ers. [7] He returned to Texas Legends for the next season. [8] and then retired.

Post-playing career

On October 22, 2015, Daniels was named as an analyst for Fox Sports Oklahoma covering the Oklahoma City Thunder games. [9]

On June 27, 2019, Daniels was named the television color analyst for Fox Sports New Orleans covering the New Orleans Pelicans alongside Joel Meyers. [10]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1997–98 Vancouver 745026.4.416.212.6591.94.5.7.17.8
1998–99 San Antonio 47013.1.454.294.7541.12.3.6.14.7
1999–00 San Antonio 68117.6.474.333.7131.32.6.8.16.2
2000–01 San Antonio 792326.1.468.404.7762.13.8.8.29.4
2001–02 San Antonio 821326.5.440.291.7522.12.8.6.19.2
2002–03 Portland 67213.0.452.305.8551.11.3.5.13.7
2003–04 Seattle 713221.3.470.362.8422.04.2.6.18.0
2004–05 Seattle 75227.0.438.297.8162.34.1.7.011.2
2005–06 Washington 801728.5.418.228.8452.23.6.7.19.6
2006–07 Washington 80822.0.442.302.8321.93.6.5.17.1
2007–08 Washington 716330.4.459.230.7762.94.81.0.08.4
2008–09 Washington 13522.2.400.455.7581.73.6.5.05.1
2008–09 New Orleans 61412.0.424.347.821.92.1.3.03.8
2010–11 Philadelphia 408.8.400.0001.0001.3.5.0.01.5
Career87222022.6.444.311.7931.83.4.6.17.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1999 San Antonio 1507.1.429.667.833.71.1.3.01.8
2000 San Antonio 4020.5.391.250.6922.51.51.8.07.3
2001 San Antonio 13831.2.481.370.9432.02.9.5.113.5
2002 San Antonio 10022.4.455.375.8642.71.5.7.39.5
2003 Portland 6116.3.474.600.5001.32.0.2.23.7
2005 Seattle 11330.1.468.286.8572.84.51.0.013.8
2006 Washington 6036.0.538.273.9092.83.3.5.213.2
2007 Washington 4444.0.447.200.8574.511.81.3.313.3
2008 Washington 6425.7.452.250.8822.33.0.3.37.3
2009 New Orleans 5012.8.154.250.818.61.8.4.22.8
Career802023.2.461.353.8632.12.9.6.18.6

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Orleans Pelicans</span> National Basketball Association team in New Orleans, Louisiana

The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at the Smoothie King Center.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Darius Songaila</span> Lithuanian basketball player

Darius Songaila is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He serves as an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has represented the Lithuania national team. He played at the power forward and center positions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Wesley</span> American basketball player

David Barakau Wesley is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Willie Green</span> American basketball player and coach (born 1981)

William Julius Green is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played professionally in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers and Orlando Magic. He was selected in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics and later acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers from Seattle in a draft-night trade for the draft rights to Paccelis Morlende and cash considerations.

Melvin Anderson Ely is an American former professional basketball player who was also an assistant coach for the Canton Charge of the NBA G League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charlotte Hornets draft history</span>

The original Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) were established in 1988 as an expansion team, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team's roster was filled with unprotected players at the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft, and five days later the Hornets made their first picks out of college players at the 1988 NBA draft. The Hornets remained in Charlotte for 14 seasons before relocating to New Orleans in 2002. Two years after the Hornets' departure, the Charlotte Bobcats were established in 2004. The Bobcats first participated in the 2004 NBA draft, two days after their expansion draft was held. The franchise's name was changed back to the Hornets at the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, one year after the team in Louisiana renamed itself the New Orleans Pelicans. The history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets were conveyed to the newly named Charlotte Hornets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ish Smith</span> American basketball player (born 1988)

Ishmael Larry "Ish" Smith is an American former professional basketball player who is a pro scout for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Smith holds the record of playing for the most NBA franchises, at 13. He won an NBA championship with the Denver Nuggets in 2023.

The New Orleans Pelicans are a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team commenced play in 2002 after the NBA granted founder George Shinn an expansion franchise to play in New Orleans. The Pelicans' establishment was unusual compared to most modern expansion teams in that New Orleans' roster was not stocked through an expansion draft. Instead, Shinn transferred the entire basketball organization of his former team, the Charlotte Hornets, to his new franchise.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 NBA draft</span> Basketball player selection

The 2014 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2014, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The draft lottery took place on May 7, 2014. The Cleveland Cavaliers won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft; this is the fourth number-one pick for Cleveland since 2003 and third number-one pick over a four-year span from 2011 to 2014. This draft would also be the first for the reborn Charlotte Hornets, who played as the Bobcats from 2004 to 2014, since 2001, when the original Charlotte Hornets last selected as the Charlotte Hornets before moving to New Orleans and eventually becoming the current New Orleans Pelicans.

The 2013–14 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 75th season of the franchise, the 65th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 51st in Philadelphia. The season was notable for the 76ers tying Cleveland's former NBA record for most consecutive losses with 26, a streak that started with a 99–125 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on January 31 and ended with a 123–98 win over the Detroit Pistons on March 29. They were 14–31 after 45 games and finished with 5 wins and 32 losses in their last 37 games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kelly Oubre Jr.</span> American basketball player (born 1995)

Kelly Paul Oubre Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Oubre played one season of college basketball for the University of Kansas before being selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 15th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft, who then traded him to the Washington Wizards. Oubre has also played for the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, and Charlotte Hornets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 NBA draft</span> Basketball player selection

The 2016 NBA draft was held on June 23, 2016, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It was televised nationally in the U.S. by ESPN, and was live streamed for the first time in NBA draft history by The Vertical. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The draft lottery took place during the playoffs, on May 17, 2016. This was the first time since the lottery system was introduced in 1985 that all NBA teams that missed out on the playoffs remained in the exact spots they were designated, meaning the 10-win/72-loss Philadelphia 76ers received the No. 1 pick, the Los Angeles Lakers kept the No. 2 pick, the Boston Celtics via the Brooklyn Nets got the No. 3 pick, and everyone else stayed in their same spots based on the regular season standings from the 2015–16 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Devonte' Graham</span> American basketball player (born 1995)

Devonte' Terrell Graham is an American professional basketball player who last played for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. He played high school basketball for Needham Broughton High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 NBA draft</span> Basketball player selection

The 2019 NBA draft was held on June 20, 2019. It took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. It was televised nationally on ESPN. State Farm was the presenting sponsor of the NBA draft for the eighth consecutive year. This draft was the first to feature a new weighted lottery system in which the three worst teams each had a 14 percent chance of winning the lottery; these teams were the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Phoenix Suns. The lottery took place on May 14, during the NBA playoffs. Three of the four teams who held the top four picks of the draft this year rose up from at least six spots in the lottery, including the New Orleans Pelicans, who won the first pick with 6 percent odds. The Pelicans used that pick on Duke forward Zion Williamson . After Williamson, his Duke teammates R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish was drafted in the top 10 as part of the Big 3 from Duke. This draft included the first Japanese player to be selected in the first round, as well as the first Angolan player to be selected.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 NBA draft</span> Basketball player selection

The 2020 NBA draft was held on November 18, 2020. The draft was originally scheduled to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on June 25, but due to the ongoing at the time COVID-19 pandemic, it was instead conducted at ESPN's facilities in Bristol, Connecticut, with the event held via videoconferencing. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. It was televised nationally on ESPN. The draft lottery was originally scheduled to take place on May 19, 2020, but due in part to the 2020 NBA Bubble, it was rescheduled to take place on August 20, 2020, instead. This was the first draft since 1975 to not be held in June and was also the second to be done later than that month after the inaugural 1947 draft, which was conducted in July by the NBA's predecessor, the Basketball Association of America (BAA). This draft also featured the lack of a proper "green room" due to pandemic restrictions. The first pick was made by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who selected Anthony Edwards out of Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 NBA draft</span> 75th edition of the draft

The 2021 NBA draft, the 75th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on July 29, 2021, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The NBA draft returned to Brooklyn after the previous year's draft was held through videoconferencing at ESPN Studios in Bristol, Connecticut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the first overall pick, the Detroit Pistons selected Cade Cunningham. The NBA used a "ceremonial pick" for the late Terrence Clarke, between the 14th and 15th pick of the draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 NBA draft</span> 76th edition of the draft

The 2022 NBA draft, the 76th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 23, 2022, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 2022 edition marked a return to the draft's normal June date after postponements were made in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This draft was the first of at least three straight NBA drafts that consisted of only 58 picks instead of the typical 60 due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Miami Heat for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency. The first pick was made by the Orlando Magic, who selected Paolo Banchero from Duke. Banchero went on to win Rookie of the Year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 NBA draft</span> 77th edition of the NBA draft

The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead of the typical 60 for the second year in a row due to the loss of a second-round pick for both the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers for violating the NBA's tampering rules during free agency. The first overall selection was made by the San Antonio Spurs, who selected the 7'4" French center Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama went on to win the Rookie of the Year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 NBA draft</span> 78th edition of the NBA draft

The 2024 NBA draft was the 78th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. Unlike recent years, the 2024 draft took place over two nights. This was the first NBA draft to be held on multiple nights since the draft was shortened to two rounds, with earlier drafts consisting of as few as three or as many as twenty-one rounds prior to the current format's debut in 1989.

References

  1. Duarte, Jeph (June 1, 2018). "Spurs used the 1998 draft to acquire Antonio Daniels". Pounding The Rock.
  2. "San Antonio Spurs: 25 Best Players To Play For The Spurs". August 29, 2016.
  3. Popper, Steve (June 25, 1998). "PRO BASKETBALL; Lopez of St. John's Ends Up With Grizzlies". The New York Times.
  4. "HORNETS ACQUIRE ANTONIO DANIELS FROM WIZARDS". NBA. December 10, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  5. "Dallas Acquire Antonio Daniels from New Orleans". NBA.com . September 9, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  6. "Dallas Request Waivers on Antonio Daniels". NBA.com . October 24, 2009. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
  7. "Texas' Antonio Daniels Signs With Philadelphia 76ers". NBA D-League. April 5, 2011. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  8. "ANTONIO DANIELS REJOINS THE LEGENDS". NBA D-League. January 17, 2012. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  9. "Antonio Daniels named Thunder Live analyst for FOX Sports Oklahoma". Fox Sports. October 22, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  10. "New Orleans Pelicans and Fox Sports New Orleans announce hiring of Antonio Daniels as television color analyst". NBA.com .