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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.

Mike James

James with the Wizards in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1975-06-23) June 23, 1975 (age 47) Copiague, New York, US
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school	Amityville (Amityville, New York)
College	Duquesne (1994–1998)
NBA draft	1998 / Undrafted
Playing career	1998–2015
Position	Point guard
Number	12, 7, 13, 5, 8
Career history
1998	Long Island Surf
1998–1999	UBC St. Pölten
1999–2000	ESPE 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
2014–2015	Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
Austrian League Champion (1999) Austrian League All-Star (1999) NBA champion (2004) No. 13 retired by Duquesne Dukes
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

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

On July 11, 2006, James signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. 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

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
†	Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Miami	15	0	7.9	.349	.381	.571	.9	1.3	.4	.1	2.8
2002–03	Miami	78	8	22.1	.373	.294	.732	1.9	3.2	.8	.1	7.8
2003–04	Boston	55	55	30.6	.418	.381	.800	3.2	4.4	1.3	.0	10.7
2003–04†	Detroit	26	0	19.7	.401	.364	.844	2.2	3.7	1.0	.0	6.3
2004–05	Milwaukee	47	0	24.8	.446	.382	.744	2.6	3.9	.9	.1	11.4
2004–05	Houston	27	5	25.6	.433	.393	.764	3.2	2.9	.9	.1	12.4
2005–06	Toronto	79	79	37.0	.469	.442	.837	3.3	5.8	.9	.0	20.3
2006–07	Minnesota	82	65	25.2	.422	.372	.837	2.0	3.6	.7	.1	10.1
2007–08	Houston	33	1	16.3	.350	.324	.786	1.6	1.6	.5	.1	6.5
2007–08	New Orleans	21	0	8.7	.344	.304	1.000	.8	.3	.2	.0	2.7
2008–09	New Orleans	8	0	9.3	.320	.750	.500	.9	1.0	.3	.0	2.5
2008–09	Washington	53	50	29.7	.387	.367	.838	2.4	3.6	.8	.1	9.6
2009–10	Washington	4	0	11.5	.300	.333	.500	.8	1.3	.8	.0	4.5
2011–12	Chicago	11	0	10.9	.408	.600	.875	.9	2.6	.4	.2	4.8
2012–13	Dallas	45	23	19.2	.373	.384	.793	1.6	3.1	.6	.1	6.1
2013–14	Chicago	11	0	7.0	.238	.200	.000	.6	1.5	.2	.0	1.0
Career		595	286	24.1	.417	.379	.802	2.2	3.5	.8	.1	9.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004†	Detroit	22	0	8.9	.396	.429	.563	1.2	1.1	.2	.0	2.6
2005	Houston	7	0	24.4	.468	.000	.958	1.9	2.3	.9	.3	11.6
2008	New Orleans	4	0	7.0	.333	.400	1.000	.3	.3	.5	.0	3.0
Career		33	0	11.9	.425	.286	.810	1.2	1.2	.4	.1	4.5

See also

• List of National Basketball Association undrafted players

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]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

На других языках

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[de] Mike James (Basketballspieler, 1975)

Michael Lamont James (* 23. Juni 1975 in Copiague, Long Island, New York[1]) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Mike James (basketball, born 1975)

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[es] Mike James (baloncestista de 1975)

Michael Lamont "Mike" James (nacido el 23 de junio de 1975 en Amityville, Nueva York) es un exjugador de baloncesto estadounidense que disputó 12 temporadas en la NBA. Con 1,88 metros de altura, jugaba en la posición de base.

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