Mike James (basketball, born 1975)

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Mike James
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James with the Wizards in 2009
Personal information
Born (1975-06-23) June 23, 1975 (age 49)
Copiague, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school Amityville (Amityville, New York)
College Duquesne (1994–1998)
NBA draft 1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2015
Position Point guard
Number12, 7, 13, 5, 8
Career history
1998 Long Island Surf
1998–1999 UBC St. Pölten
1999–2000ESPE Châlons-en-Champagne
2000–2001 SLUC Nancy Basket
2001 Rockford Lightning
2001–2003 Miami Heat
2003–2004 Boston Celtics
2004 Detroit Pistons
2004–2005 Milwaukee Bucks
2005 Houston Rockets
2005–2006 Toronto Raptors
2006–2007 Minnesota Timberwolves
2007–2008 Houston Rockets
2008 New Orleans Hornets
2008–2010 Washington Wizards
2010 Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2011 Aliağa Petkim
2011–2012 Erie BayHawks
2012 Chicago Bulls
2013 Texas Legends
2013 Dallas Mavericks
2013–2014 Chicago Bulls
2014–2015Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 5,863 (9.9 ppg)
Rebounds 1,324 (2.2 rpg)
Assists 2,075 (3.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

Michael Lamont James (born June 23, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. A point guard, James played college basketball for Duquesne. James spent 13 seasons in the NBA and played for 11 different teams, winning an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004. He averaged 20.3 points per game as a member of the Toronto Raptors during the 2005–2006 season.

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College career

James played college basketball at Duquesne University. He finished his college career as Duquesne's all-time leader in steals (201) and was fifth in assists (348) and 10th in points (1,411).[ citation needed ] James was named to the all-Atlantic 10 Conference first team in his senior year at the university. [1]

James's number 13 was retired by Duquesne in a February 2017 ceremony. [2]

Professional career

Career in Europe

James was not drafted by an NBA team in 1998. [3] He began his professional basketball career in Europe. James enjoyed several seasons as an integral player with both French and Austrian teams.[ citation needed ]

In February 2011, following several NBA seasons, James signed with Aliağa Petkim in Turkey. [4]

NBA career

James began his NBA career when he signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat during the 2001–02 season. He went on to play for the Boston Celtics, the Detroit Pistons, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Houston Rockets, the Toronto Raptors, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the New Orleans Hornets, the Washington Wizards, the Chicago Bulls, and the Dallas Mavericks, averaging 10.0 points per game for his career.[ citation needed ]

Detroit Pistons

James was a member of the Pistons' 2004 NBA championship team as a reserve. He and fellow reserve guard Lindsey Hunter formed a formidable defensive guard combination nicknamed the "Pit Bulls" by Rasheed Wallace because of their aggressive nature on defense.[ citation needed ]

Toronto Raptors

James with the Raptors in 2006 Mike James Raptors cropped.jpg
James with the Raptors in 2006

As a starter [5] for the Raptors during the 2005–06 season, James averaged career highs of 20.3 points, [6] 5.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game and shot 47% from the field including 44.2% from 3-point range. [5]

Despite being an above-average shooter from the point guard spot, James's playmaking abilities and commitment to defense were called into question, in stark contrast to his "pit bull" days with the Pistons. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune wrote of his big 2005–06 season: "Previously, James had started only 68 games, so some scouts wondered if those numbers were an aberration. Others felt his impending free agency affected his play, prompting him to seek stats at the expense of play-making duties".[ citation needed ]

While playing for Toronto in the 2005–06 season, he reached a career high of 39 points in a win against the Detroit Pistons. On April 11, 2006, James became the first Raptor to score 30 or more points in four consecutive games.[ citation needed ]

Minnesota Timberwolves

James averaged a career-high 20.3 points and 5.8 assists for the Raptors, making him a coveted free agent. On July 11, 2006, James signed a four-year $23.5 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, much of the 2006–07 season was marred by mediocre play, which limited his minutes to 25 per game (down from the 37 per game that he averaged during his career year in Toronto). [5] [ better source needed ]

Houston Rockets

On June 14, 2007, it was announced that James and teammate Justin Reed would be traded to the Houston Rockets for Juwan Howard. [7]

Later career

On February 21, 2008, it was announced that James and teammate Bonzi Wells would be traded to the New Orleans Hornets for Bobby Jackson, and Adam Haluska. This ended his second short tenure as a Houston Rocket.[ citation needed ]

James was traded on December 10, 2008, in a three-team trade between the New Orleans Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Washington Wizards. [8] [9] The trade sent James and Javaris Crittenton to the Wizards and Antonio Daniels to the Hornets. The Grizzlies received a conditional first round draft pick from the Wizards. [10]

On March 1, 2010, it was announced that the Washington Wizards had reached a buy-out agreement with James and waived him. James averaged 9.3 points per game during his stint with the Wizards, in which he played 57 games. [11]

After joining the Erie Bayhawks in the NBA Development League, James was called up by the Chicago Bulls on January 11, 2012, [12] but released on January 28. [13] On February 14, James was re-signed by the Bulls on a 10-day contract to provide support while Derrick Rose was injured. [14] He was re-signed on a second 10-day contract on March 14. [15] On April 4, 2012, James signed with the Bulls for the rest of the season. [16]

After playing with the Texas Legends of the D-League, [17] [18] James was signed to a 10-day contract by the Dallas Mavericks on January 8, 2013. [19] [20] [21] The Mavs signed him to a second 10-day contract on January 18, 2013. [22] He was then signed for the remainder of the season on January 28, after his second 10-day contract was up. [23]

In September 2013, James signed with the Chicago Bulls. [24] On December 16, 2013, James was waived by the Bulls, after appearing in just seven games. [25] On January 22, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the Bulls, returning yet again for another stint. [26] On February 1, 2014, the Bulls decided not to sign James to a second 10-day contract after his first 10-day contract expired. [27] On April 10, 2014, he signed with the Bulls for the rest of the 2013–14 season. [28] On July 15, 2014, he was waived by the Bulls. [29]

Post-NBA career

On November 3, 2014, James was reacquired by the Texas Legends. [30] On January 25, 2015, he recorded the Legends first triple-double of the season with 21 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds in the 115–111 win over the Delaware 87ers. [31]

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  * Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2001–02 Miami 1507.9.349.381.571.91.3.4.12.8
2002–03 Miami 78822.1.373.294.7321.93.2.8.17.8
2003–04 Boston 555530.6.418.381.8003.24.41.3.010.7
2003–04† Detroit 26019.7.401.364.8442.23.71.0.06.3
2004–05 Milwaukee 47024.8.446.382.7442.63.9.9.111.4
2004–05 Houston 27525.6.433.393.7643.22.9.9.112.4
2005–06 Toronto 797937.0.469.442.8373.35.8.9.020.3
2006–07 Minnesota 82*6525.2.422.372.8372.03.6.7.110.1
2007–08 Houston 33116.3.350.324.7861.61.6.5.16.5
2007–08 New Orleans 2108.7.344.3041.000.8.3.2.02.7
2008–09 New Orleans 809.3.320.750.500.91.0.3.02.5
2008–09 Washington 535029.7.387.367.8382.43.6.8.19.6
2009–10 Washington 4011.5.300.333.500.81.3.8.04.5
2011–12 Chicago 11010.9.408.600.875.92.6.4.24.8
2012–13 Dallas 452319.2.373.384.7931.63.1.6.16.1
2013–14 Chicago 1107.0.238.200.000.61.5.2.01.0
Career59528624.1.417.379.8022.23.5.8.19.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004† Detroit 2208.9.396.429.5631.21.1.2.02.6
2005 Houston 7024.4.468.000.9581.92.3.9.311.6
2008 New Orleans 407.0.333.4001.000.3.3.5.03.0
Career33011.9.425.286.8101.21.2.4.14.5

See also

Personal life

James and his wife, Angela, have four daughters: Jadon Miciah (b. 2000), Amaya Noel (b. 2003), Michal Mikayla (b. 2007), and McKinley Joel (b. 2008).[ citation needed ] The family appeared in a 2008 episode of ABC's Supernanny . [32]

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