Notes: 2006: Selected by Houston in 1st round (8th overall) of the NBA Draft; Traded to Memphis with Stromile Swift for Shane Battier, July 12th...2007: NBA All-Rookie First Team...2010: Re-signed with Memphis to a five-year deal worth $81.6 million, July 8th...2013: Traded to Toronto in a three-team deal, Jan. 30th.
Earned First Team All-American honors from the NABC and the Rupp Award, and was one of four finalists for the Naismith National Player of the Year award in 2005-06...A Second-Team All-American selection by the Associated Press, USBWA and ESPN.com this past season as sophomore... Named to the All-Big East, All-NABC and All-USBWA First-Teams in 2005-06...As a freshman in 2004-05, he was named the National Freshman of the Year by the Sporting News and was the Big East Rookie of the Year....He appeared in 64 career games, scoring 870 points for an average of 13.6 ppg...As a sophomore, he led the Huskies in scoring at 15.2 ppg and also averaged 6.4 rpg...Started 26 of 31 games as a freshman and posted 11.8 ppg and 5.4 rpg in 2004-05...Has tremendous upside and
potential...Ultra-athletic and well-rounded...Solid frame with adequate strength...Can do damage in the low post, but needs to work on ball handling skills...Lacks some experience and maturity...Could stand to add some bulk to maximize his potential. |