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200708: Named to the All-NBA Third Team
first South American and first
sixth man to earn All-NBA honors
named the NBAs Sixth Man of the Year
averaged 19.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.47 steals in 31.0 minutes
shot .460 (453-984) from the fi eld, .401 (156-389) from three-point land and .860
(380-442) from the line
earned 23 starts in 74 games
ranked 32nd in scoring,
28th in assists, 17th in steals, 17th in 3PT-FG made, 30th in 3PT-FG percentage,
16th in FT made and 16th in FT percentage
the only player in the NBA to rank
among the top 40 each of these seven statistical categories (despite ranking 94th in the league in minutes)
the
fi rst reserve to lead his team in scoring since Chris Gatling (Dallas) and Dominique Wilkins (San Antonio) in the 1996-
97 season
in 51 games as a reserve averaged 18.2 points in 29.0 minutes while averaging 22.4 points in 35.4
minutes in 23 games as a starter
named the Western Conference Player of the Week on 2/25 after averaging
30.7 points, 6.3 assists and 4.7 rebounds in a perfect 3-0 week
led the team in scoring 28 times and in assists
28 times
posted fi ve double-doubles
scored in double fi gures 65 times with 20-or-more 34 times and 30-ormore
11 times
scored a season-high 46 points (15-20 FG, 8-11 3PT-FG, 8-9 FT) to go along with 8 assists, 5
rebounds and 3 steals at Cleveland on 2/13 (had 18 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds in the fourth quarter)
two
games later had 44 points (13-18 FG, 7-9 3PT-FG, 11-12 FT) at Minnesota on 2/21
scored 16 points in the fourth
quarter, including a game-winning 16-foot jumper with 6.2 seconds left, to lead the Spurs to a 100-99 victory
those two games were part of a fi ve-game stretch (from 2/11 to 2/23) in which he averaged 34.4 ppg and 6.6 apg in
37.4 mpg while shooting .640 (55-86) from the fi eld and .591 (26-44) from three-point land (the highest scoring fi vegame
run by a Spur since David Robinson averaged 35.6 ppg from 3/19-to-3/27/94)
with Tim Duncan out of the
lineup scored 37 in back-to-back games: had 37 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 39:01 minutes as a
starter at Dallas on 12/5
then posted 37 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals off the bench vs. Utah on 12/7
had 34 points and a career-high 15 rebounds at Toronto on 2/11
fi nished with 13 points and a career-best 14
assists vs. Denver on 3/10
missed a total of eight games due to injury: fi ve with a sprained left index fi nger (12/26-
1/4) and three due to a mild strain of his left adductor (4/11-4/14)
in the 2008 Playoffs averaged 17.8 points,
3.9 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 32.9 minutes
started 6 of 17 games
scored in double fi gures 13 times with
20-or-more eight times
had 31 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds in Game 3 vs. New Orleans on 5/8
scored
30 points (9-15 FG, 5-7 3PT-FG, 7-7 FT) in Game 3 vs. Los Angeles on 5/25
suffered a posterior impingement of
his left ankle in the fi rst round versus Phoenix
the injury hampered him for the remainder of the playoffs
following
a rest and rehabilitation process he was cleared to play in the 2008 Olympics
in the semifi nals of the tournament,
vs. the United States on 8/22, he re-aggravated the injury
on 9/3 underwent successful arthroscopic surgery (the
surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Richard Ferkel).
200607:
Appeared in 75 games
averaged 16.5 points, 4.4 rebounds,
3.5 assists and 1.45 steals in 27.5 minutes
shot .464 (396-854) from
the field, .396 (128-323) from three-point land and .860 (320-372) from
the line
only player in the NBA in the 2006-07 season to average over
15 points per game while playing under 30 minutes per contest
led the
team in scoring 21 times, in assists 14 times and in steals 35 times
scored in double-figures 64 times with 20-or-more 15 times and 30-ormore
five times
set a franchise record by scoring 24 consecutive
points at Atlanta on 2/21 (during the run which lasted from 2:27 in the
first to 9:40 in the second he hit 8-9 FG and 7-7 FT and the Spurs went
from leading 15-14 to up 39-23)
finished the game with a season-high
40 points in 32:17 minutes
had 34 points (10-15 FG, 6-8 3PT-FG, 8-9 FT) and a season-high 5 steals in
27:23 minutes at Memphis on 1/7
scored 32 points at Phoenix on 2/1
twice finished with 31 points:
in 26:57 minutes vs. Orlando on 3/2 and in 29:03 minutes at Sacramento on 3/8
named the Western
Conference Player of the Week on 3/12
for the week averaged 19.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5
assists as the Spurs posted a 4-0 record
started 36 games
averaged 16.4 points in 28.9 minutes as
a starter vs. 16.7 points in 26.2 minutes (while shooting .477 from the field) off the bench
after moving
to the bench on 1/28 at Los Angeles the Spurs went on a 27-7 run (including a 13-game winning streak
from 2/13-3/13)
missed five games (11/26-12/2) with a lower back contusion
was on the inactive
list for the final two games of the regular season
averaged 16.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and
1.65 steals in 30.1 minutes in the 2007 Playoffs
shot .401 (99-247) from the field, .384 (38-99) from
three-point land and .836 (97-116) from the line
scored in double-figures 15 times in the postseason
averaged 17.8 points and 5.8 rebounds in the Finals
scored a game-high 27 points in 33:26 minutes in
Game 4 at Cleveland on 6/14
had 25 points and 6 rebounds in 28:07 minutes in Game 2 vs. Cleveland
on 6/10
posted three double-doubles in the postseason: finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds in
Game 5 at Phoenix on 5/16, finished with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and 4 steals in Game 6
vs. Phoenix on 5/18 and had 23 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds in Game 1 vs. Utah on 5/20
Spurs
were 7-0 in playoff games in which he scored 20-or-more.
200506:
Averaged 15.1 points, 3.6 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.55 steals in 27.9 minutes in 65 games
shot .462 (309-669) from the field, .382 (83-217) from three-point land and .778 (280-360) from the line
led the team in scoring 12 times, in assists 15 times and in steals 31 times
scored in double-figures
53 times with 20-or-more 15 times
scored a season-high 29 points (7-12 FG, 4-6 3PT-FG, 11-12 FT) at
Indiana on 2/12 (scored 10 points in the final 88 seconds of the game to lead the Spurs to a 92-88 win)
had 28 points (8-12 FG, 4-7 3PT-FG, 8-8 FT) in 34:41 minutes at Washington on 11/12
posted two
double-doubles
had 14 points, a career-high 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a season-best 37:20
minutes at Chicago on 11/7
finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds at Atlanta on 12/10
scored the
Spurs final 14 points (finishing with 22 points) to lead the team to a 106-99 win vs. Washington on 4/1
missed a total of 16 games due to a variety of injuries: two due to a bone bruise in his right ankle (12/1
and 12/3), eight due to a right mid-foot sprain (12/13-12/25), three due to a sprained right ankle (1/22-
1/25), one due to contusions of his left calf and left quadriceps (3/18) and two due to a left calf contusion
(4/9-4/11)
registered a DNP-CD on 4/13
in the 2006 playoffs averaged 18.4 points, 4.5 rebounds,
3.0 assists and 1.46 steals in 32.8 minutes
started 11 of the teams 13 games
scored 20-or-more
six times in the postseason
had 32 points and 9 assists in Game 2 vs. Sacramento on 4/25
finished
with 27 points (9-14 FG, 1-2 3PT-FG, 8-8 FT) in Game 5 vs. Sacramento on 5/2
in the seven-game
Spurs-Mavericks series averaged 21.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.29 steals in 34.7 minutes
had 26
points (8-11 FG, 4-4 3PT-FG, 6-6 FT) in 26:42 minutes off the bench in Game 4 at Dallas on 5/15
had team highs with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals in Game 6 at Dallas on 5/19.
2004-05:
Named a reserve for the 2005 All-Star Game
averaged 16.0
points, 4.4 rebounds. 3.9 assists and a team-best 1.61 steals in 29.6 minutes
in 74 games
shot .471 (367-780) from the field, .376 (97-258) from threepoint
land and .803 (355-442) from the line
ranked 11th in the NBA in steals
scored in double-figures 62 times with 20-or-more 18 times and 30-or-more
four times (in his first two seasons scored 20-or-more just 12 times in 146
games)
had a career-high 48 points (16-22 FG, 5-7 3PT-FG, 11-12 FT) - and
a team-high 6 assists - in the Spurs 128-123 overtime victory at Phoenix on
1/21
the highest point total for a Spur since Tim Duncan scored 53 vs.
Dallas on 12/26/01
finished with 40 points - along with 9 assists - in a
career-high 50 minutes at the L.A. Clippers on 4/9
had 31 points (7-11 FG, 3-4 3PT-FG, 14-15 FT), 8 rebounds
and 7 assists in 35 minutes vs. Utah on 3/6
scored 30 points vs. Portland on 4/12
handed out a career-best
10 assists at New Orleans on 2/16
had 8 points and 3 rebounds in 22 minutes in the 2005 All-Star Game
missed eight games due to injury: one with a strained neck (12/30), one with a right quadriceps contusion (1/17),
five with right groin tightness (3/9-3/18) and one due to a stomach virus (4/10)
in the 2005 postseason
averaged 20.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.22 steals in 33.6 minutes
scored in double-figures 22
times in 23 playoff games with 20-or-more 12 times
in the postseason ranked 16th in scoring, 39th in rebounds,
21st in assists, 25th in steals, 13th in FG percentage (.507), 14th in three-point percentage (.438) and 29th in FT
percentage (.795)
had the third highest point total in the 2005 playoffs (with 479, trailing only Tim Duncan and
Richard Hamilton)
averaged a team-high 22.8 points in the first round versus Denver (despite coming off the
bench in four of the five games)
after starting Game 1 of the series came off the bench as the Spurs won four
straight
had 32 points and 9 rebounds in 31 minutes in the Spurs 86-78 Game 3 win in Denver on 4/30 ... in six
games in the second round vs. Seattle averaged 20.5 points while shooting .576 (34-59) from the field and .550
(11-20) from downtown
in his return to the starting lineup (after coming off the bench for eight straight games)
scored a playoff career-high 39 points (10-15 FG, 4-6 3PT-FG, 15-17 FT) in 36 minutes in Game 5 vs. Seattle on
5/17
had his first playoff double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds in Game 6 vs. Detroit on 6/21
in
Game 7 of the Finals finished with 23 points (8-13 FG, 2-2 3PT-FG, 5-5 FT), 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 35 minutes
vs. Detroit on 6/23.
2003-04:
Averaged 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.77 steals in29.4 minutes
shot .418 (330-789) from the field, .359 (88-245) from three-pointland and .802 (239-298) from the line
had 38 starts in 77 games
came offthe bench in each of his final 34 games
as a starter averaged 13.3 points, 5.1rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.00 steals in 32.8 minutes compared to 12.3 points, 3.9rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.54 steals in 25.9 minutes off the bench
shot bettercoming off the bench: .434 (161-371) FG, .383 (41-107) 3PT-FG and .818 (117-143)FT
ranked seventh in the NBA in steals per game
led the team in scoring 14times (second behind Duncan), in assists 25 times (second behind Parker) and insteals a team-best 36 times
scored in double-figures 55 times with 20-or-more 11times
had a career-high 33 points and a career-best 12 rebounds in a career-high45 minutes vs. the L.A. Lakers on 11/6
had a game-high 29 points in 25 minutesvs. Sacramento on 3/31
in under three minutes in the fourth quarter in Chicago on 12/8 scored 14straight points to turn a 75-74 Bulls lead (with 5:05 left) into an 88-78 Spurs lead (2:20) and finishedwith a team-high 26 points
missed five games due to a lower back sprain (on the injured list from 1/5to 1/14)
named to the sophomore squad for the 2004 got milk? Rookie Challenge
finished with 4points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal in 21 minutes
appeared in all 10 Spurs playoff games, averaging13.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.70 steals in 28.0 minutes
scored in double-figures eighttimes in the postseason
led the team in scoring in back-to-back games: had 17 points in Game 3 atLos Angeles on 5/9 and finished with 21 points along with 8 rebounds and 5 assists in 30 minutesin Game 4 in L.A. on 5/11.
2002-03:
Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team
appeared in 69 games, averaging 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.39 steals in 20.7 minutes
shot .438 (174-397) from the field, .345 (51-148) from three-point land and .737 (126-171) from the line
named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in March
averaged 10.6 points, 3.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 2.24 steals as the Spurs went 14-3 for the month
scored in double-figures 21 times
had a season-high 20 points (6-7 FG, 2-3 3PT-FG, 6-6 FT) in 28 minutes at Houston on 3/2
finished with 18 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals in 33 minutes vs. New Jersey on 3/6
scored 17 points three times (at Minnesota on 3/12, at Dallas on 3/20 and vs. Portland on 4/9)
started the season with a sprained right ankle (suffered in the 2002 World Championships)
tweaked the ankle several times before being placed on the injured list from 12/5-12/29 (missed 11 games while on the injured list)
logged two DNP-CDs (1/3 and 3/16)
appeared in all 24 playoff games, averaging 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and a team-best 1.71 steals in 27.5 minutes
scored in double-figures 13 times with a playoff-best 21 points (8-12 FG, 3-5 3PT-FG, 2-2 FT) in Game 4 at Dallas on 5/25
ranked second among all players in the 2003 post-season in total steals with 41 (Ben Wallace led with 42)
led all players in steals in the NBA Finals averaging 2.17 in the six-game series
averaged 11.7 points (third on the team) while shooting .512 (21-41) from the field in the six-game series with the Lakers.
PRE-NBA:
Made his pro debut in Argentina with Andino in 1995-96
played for Argentina's Estudiantes Bahia Blanca in 1996-97 and 1997-98
then moved to Italy
spent two seasons - 1998-99 and 1999-00 - with Basket Viola Reggio Calabria before joining Virtus Bologna for the 2000-01 season
the 2001 Euroleague Finals MVP
named the Italian League MVP in both 2000-01 and 2001-02
named to the Italian All-Star Game for three straight seasons (the league did not hold an All-Star Game in 01-02)
has been a member of the Argentinean National Team since 1998
named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2002 World Championships leading Argentina to a silver medal.
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