Daequan Cook

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Daequan Cook
Daequan Cook Thunder.jpg
Cook with the Thunder in 2011
Personal information
Born (1987-04-28) April 28, 1987 (age 36)
Dayton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Dunbar (Dayton, Ohio)
College Ohio State (2006–2007)
NBA draft 2007: 1st round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2007–2020
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Career history
2007–2010 Miami Heat
2008→Iowa Energy
2010–2012 Oklahoma City Thunder
2012–2013 Houston Rockets
2013 Chicago Bulls
2013–2014 Budivelnyk
2014 Walter Tigers Tübingen
2014–2015 SPO Rouen Basket
2015–2016 Benfica
2016–2017 Chemidor Tehran
2017–2020 Ironi Nes Ziona
Career highlights and awards
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Daequan Cook (born April 28, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He was taken 21st overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers then subsequently traded to the Miami Heat.

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High school career

Daequan Cook attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio. As a junior, he led Dunbar to the Ohio Division II state semifinals where they lost to eventual champion Upper Sandusky High School. As a senior, he averaged 24.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game and led Dunbar to a Division II state championship. He was named onto the 2006 McDonald's All-American Team. Playing for the West, Cook scored 17 points in the 112–94 win. [1] He was also named a third-team Parade All-American.

Cook was a high school teammate of Norris Cole. (The two later faced each other in the 2012 NBA Finals.) [2] Cook also played with Mark Titus, Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr. on the SPIECE Indy Heat high school AAU team. Cook was the team's leading scorer in the 2004 Big Time event in Las Vegas. The team was undefeated and won the championship.

College career

One of Ohio State University Coach Thad Matta's famed "Thad Five", Cook averaged 10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 0.7 steals in 20.4 minutes per game. On April 20, 2007, Cook announced his intentions to enter the 2007 NBA draft, along with fellow freshmen teammates Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr.

Professional career

NBA

Cook in pre-season game versus Houston Rockets in 2012 Omer Asik blockshot.jpg
Cook in pre-season game versus Houston Rockets in 2012

Miami Heat (2007–2010)

Daequan Cook was averaging 8.2 points per game in his rookie season with the Miami Heat before being sent to the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League in late February 2008. [3] He returned to the Heat on March 8 [4] and in his second game back on March 10 he scored a career-high 23 points in a one-point loss to the L.A. Clippers. [5] He scored a new career-high of 27 against the Phoenix Suns on March 4, 2009, going 6–8 from 3-point range. [6]

Cook won the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout in Phoenix, ending Jason Kapono's two-year winning streak. [7]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012)

On June 23, 2010, Cook was traded with the 18th pick in the 2010 draft to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 32nd pick in the 2010 Draft. [8]

In 2010–2011, Cook emerged as a useful bench player for the Thunder, mostly as a three-point specialist. He was a key player in the Thunder's emergence as a Western Conference contender. In December 2011, Cook signed a two-year extension with the Thunder. Cook reached the 2012 NBA Finals with the Thunder, but the team lost to the Miami Heat.

Houston Rockets (2012–2013)

On October 27, 2012, Cook, James Harden, Cole Aldrich, and Lazar Hayward were traded to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, and draft picks. [9] Cook was waived by the Rockets on January 2, 2013. [10]

Chicago Bulls (2013)

On January 6, 2013, Cook signed with the Chicago Bulls, [11] and played there for the remainder of the season.

Overseas

Budivelnyk / Tübingen (2013–2014)

On November 23, 2013, Cook has signed his first overseas contract, with Ukrainian SuperLeague team Budivelnyk Kyiv, which also participating in the Euroleague. [12] [13] In his Euroleague debut, Cook scored 16 points with 4/8 from 3-point range in his team loss 74–82 to CSKA Moscow. [14] Budivelnyk waived him on January 14, 2014. [15] On January 29, 2014, he signed with Walter Tigers Tübingen of Germany for the rest of the 2013–14 season. [16]

SPO Rouen (2014–2015)

On August 12, 2014, Cook signed with SPO Rouen Basket of the French LNB Pro A for the 2014–15 season. [17]

Benfica (2015–2016)

On August 14, 2015, Cook signed with Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. [18] On March 13, 2016, Cook recorded a career-high 44 points, while shooting 15-of-32 from the field, along with nine rebounds and three assists in a 94–97 loss to Porto. [19]

Chemidor Tehran (2016–2017)

In December 2016, Cook signed with Chemidor Tehran of the Iranian Super League. [20]

Ironi Nes Ziona (2017–2020)

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Cook with Ironi Nes Ziona in March 2019

On August 9, 2017, Cook signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nes Ziona for the 2017–18 season. [21] In 32 games played during the 2017–18 season, he led the team in scoring by averaging 16 points per game. Cook led Nes Ziona to the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.

On June 7, 2018, Cook signed a one-year contract extension with Nes Ziona. [22] On December 9, 2018, Cook recorded 24 points, shooting 5-of-8 from three-point range, including a game-winning three-point shot with 2.9 seconds left to give Nes Ziona an 83–81 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 9 MVP. [23] On April 7, 2019, Cook recorded a season-high 30 points, shooting 7-of-11 from three-point range, along with three assists, leading Nes Ziona to a 97–84 win over Hapoel Holon. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 25 MVP. [24]

On August 1, 2019, Cook signed a one-year contract extension with Nes Ziona. [25] On December 1, 2019, Cook recorded a season-high 34 points, while shooting 13-of-24 from the field, along with seven rebounds and two assists in a 106–115 double overtime loss to Hapoel Gilboa Galil. [26]

On August 24, 2020, Cook signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv. [27] However, his contract was voided on September 6 and the team replaced him with Jon Diebler. [28]

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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08 Miami 591924.4.381.332.8253.01.3.4.28.8
2008–09 Miami 75424.4.375.387.8752.5.9.5.19.1
2009–10 Miami 45315.4.320.317.8401.81.0.3.25.0
2010–11 Oklahoma City 43013.9.436.422.8001.7.5.3.05.6
2011–12 Oklahoma City 572217.4.368.346.6362.1.3.4.25.5
2012–13 Houston 16110.3.356.367.6671.1.6.4.13.4
2012–13 Chicago 3308.4.278.246.7781.3.3.1.22.5
Career3284918.3.369.359.8132.1.7.4.16.4

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009 Miami 7023.0.310.3001.0002.4.6.3.05.3
2011 Oklahoma City 17011.5.393.3481.0001.6.1.2.03.8
2012 Oklahoma City 1606.8.378.333.000.6.3.2.02.3
2013 Chicago 606.0.100.125.000.5.7.2.0.5
Career46010.9.345.315.7501.2.3.2.03.0

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