Lee Nailon
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 22, 1975 South Bend, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Clay (South Bend, Indiana) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 1999 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall |
| Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |
| Playing career | 1999–present |
| Position | Power forward / Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2000 | Adecco Milano |
| 2000–2002 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 2002–2003 | New York Knicks |
| 2003 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2004 | Orlando Magic |
| 2004 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2004–2005 | New Orleans Hornets |
| 2005–2006 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2006–2007 | Bnei HaSharon |
| 2007–2008 | Lokomotiv Novosibirsk |
| 2008–2009 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 2009 | Leones de Ponce |
| 2010 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 2010–2011 | Bnei HaSharon |
| 2011 | Atomerőmű SE |
| 2012 | Panteras de Aguascalientes |
| 2012 | Goyang Orions |
| 2012–2013 | Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca |
| 2013–2014 | Panteras de Aguascalientes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Lee Nailon (born February 22, 1975) is an American professional basketball player.
High school career
Nailon was a graduate of South Bend Clay High School, where along with former Purdue player, Jaraan Cornell, he led his basketball team to the 1994 State Championship.
College career
Nailon had an all-conference college basketball career at Texas Christian University.
Professional career
Nailon was a second round (43rd overall) pick of the Charlotte Hornets in the 1999 NBA Draft. He has played for the Hornets (in separate stints for both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises in 2000-02 and 2004-05 respectively), the New York Knicks (2002–03), Atlanta Hawks (2003–04), Orlando Magic (2003–04), Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–04) and Philadelphia 76ers (2005–06). He holds NBA career averages of 8.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. His international experience includes playing for Adecco Milano in Italy (1999-00), Bnei HaSharon in Israel (2006–07; 2010–present), Lokomotiv Novosibirsk in Russia (2007–08), Al-Riyadi in Lebanon, Leones de Ponce (2009) and Piratas de Quebradillas in Puerto Rico (2010).
In the 2006-07 season, Nailon led Bnei HaSharon to the Israeli Cup final, shocking the everlasting champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv, in the semifinal (eventually losing to Hapoel Jerusalem in the final).
Nailon re-signed with Bnei HaSharon on August 1, 2010.[1]
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 |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | Charlotte | 42 | 0 | 11.2 | .485 | .000 | .744 | 2.2 | .6 | .21 | .12 | 3.9 |
| 2001-02 | Charlotte | 79 | 41 | 24.2 | .483 | .500 | .747 | 3.7 | 1.2 | .75 | .22 | 10.8 |
| 2002-03 | New York | 38 | 0 | 10.7 | .442 | .000 | .824 | 1.8 | .7 | .16 | .08 | 5.5 |
| 2003-04 | Atlanta | 27 | 0 | 11.1 | .457 | .000 | .842 | 2.3 | .6 | .37 | .26 | 5.3 |
| 2003-04 | Orlando | 8 | 0 | 10.4 | .407 | .000 | .778 | 1.8 | .5 | .13 | .00 | 3.6 |
| 2003-04 | Cleveland | 22 | 4 | 18.0 | .451 | .000 | .800 | 3.0 | .8 | .18 | .05 | 7.7 |
| 2004-05 | New Orleans | 68 | 51 | 29.7 | .478 | .000 | .806 | 4.4 | 1.6 | .53 | .24 | 14.2 |
| 2005-06 | Philadelphia | 22 | 0 | 10.8 | .500 | .000 | .867 | 1.9 | .3 | .36 | .18 | 4.2 |
| Career | 306 | 96 | 19.0 | .474 | .111 | .786 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .43 | .10 | 8.6 | |
References
- ↑ Israeli - Men Basketball. Retrieved on August 1, 2010.