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2009-10 (Milwaukee): Closed out his 15th season in the NBA with averages of 3.0 ppg and 4.2 rpg in 70 games (nine starts) ... shot .476 percent from the field ... led the club in rebounds seven times and in blocks 12 times ... scored eight points, snagged 10 rebounds and blocked two shots at MEM (11/21) ... scored six points to go with nine rebounds, three blocks, two steals and two assists at NO (11/25) ... appeared in the 950th game of his career at LAC (03/17) ... finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks at CLE (03/31) ... tallied 10 points and grabbed seven boards with two blocks against PHO (04/03) ... snagged a season-high 14 rebounds at CHI (04/06) ... scored a season-high 12 points to go along with 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and the 750th block of his career against NJ (04/07) ... handed out a season-high four assists to go with eight rebounds and three blocks at PHI (04/09) ... was Inactive for one game and recorded 11 DNP-CDs.

Career: In 15 seasons in the NBA, he has played for Miami, Dallas, New York, Phoenix, San Antonio (twice), Seattle and Milwaukee … he has played in 966 regular season contests (593 starts), and averaged 8.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 1.1 apg in 25.7 mpg, and shot .485 from the field and .765 from the line … his teams have advanced to the playoffs 10 times, where he has appeared in 89 postseason games (44 starts), and posted averages of 5.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 20.4 mpg, and shot .459 from the floor and .748 from the free throw line … 2008-09 (San Antonio): Appeared in 79 games (10 starts), and averaged 4.3 ppg and 5.1 rpg in 17.8 mpg … shot .503 (153-304 FG) from the field and .822 (37-45 FT) from the foul line … led the team in rebounding 13 times and in blocks 29 times … averaged 5.0 ppg and 5.7 rpg in 19.4 mpg, while shooting .535 (115-215 FG) from the field over his last 50 games … recorded a season-high 12 points (6-7 FG) to go along with six rebounds at NY (02/17) … notched his first double-double of the season with 10 points, a season-high tying 15 rebounds and three blocks in a season-high 30:27 minutes versus DAL (02/24) … registered seven points and a season-high 15 rebounds at GS (02/02) … posted four points, 12 rebounds and three blocks versus TOR (12/20) … handed out a season-high three assists versus IND (01/20) … played big in overtime against MEM (12/27) coming up with three rebounds, including an offensive board he put back in for two points, and two blocks at the end of the second overtime to help preserve the Spurs win … registered two DNP-CD's … missed one game due to personal reasons 2009 Playoffs: Appeared in five games and averaged 2.6 ppg and 4.6 rpg in 16.0 mpg ... 2007–08 (San Antonio/Seattle): Appeared in 70 games … averaged 6.3 ppg and 7.2 rpg in 22.6 mpg … shot .492 (195-396 FG) from the field and .663 (53-80 FT) from the line … appeared in 42 games (39 starts) for the Sonics … averaged 7.5 ppg and 8.8 rpg in 25.2 mpg … in 28 games with the Spurs, he averaged 4.5 ppg and 4.9 rpg in 18.7 mpg … had a season-high 18 points (9-12 FG), along with eight rebounds and three blocks at MIN (12/14) … grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 17 times … had a season-high 18 rebounds versus IND (11/30) … posted four double-doubles ... 2008 Playoffs: Averaged 4.1 ppg and 4.9 rpg in 15.8 mpg … started eight of the team's 17 postseason games … 2006-07 (Phoenix): Appeared in 67 games (13 starts) and averaged 4.6 ppg and 5.7 rpg ... shot .486 percent from the floor and .815 percent from the line ... tallied a season-high 15 points, along with 12 boards at LAC (11/04) 2007 Playoffs: Appeared in 11 games (five starts) and averaged 7.5 ppg and 4.9 rpg in 19.3 mpg ... 2005-06 (Phoenix): Averaged 8.6 ppg and 7.5 rpg in 53 games (50 starts) … shot .486 (190-391 FG) from the field and .815 (75-92 FT) from the line … scored in double-figures 24 times … posted eight double-doubles … missed the final 29 games of the season due to a stress fracture in his right foot … 2006 Playoffs: Suffered a stress fracture in his right foot during the regular season that caused him to miss all but one game of the postseason … 2004-05 (New York): One of nine players in the NBA to average a double-double in 2004-05 … averaged 11.5 ppg and a career-best 10.4 rpg in 35.9 mpg in 80 games … shot .471 (424-901 FG) from the field and .786 (66-84 FT) from the line … ranked seventh in the NBA in rebounds … led the Knicks in rebounding for the fourth straight season … posted 32 double-doubles (ranked 12th in the NBA) … grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds at PHO (02/05) … missed two games due to left elbow bursitis … 2003-04 (New York): Averaged 11.1 ppg and 8.3 rpg in 31.9 mpg … shot .473 (392-829 FG) from the field and a career-best .835 (106-127 FT) from the line … did not play, due to a sore left knee, versus DEN (12/13) ... 2004 Playoffs: Started all four of his postseason games and averaged 12.8 ppg and 11.5 bpg in 34.8 mpg ... 2002–03 (New York): Started 81 games and averaged a career-best 14.0 ppg, 7.9 rpg and a career-high 1.20 bpg in 31.8 mpg … shot .483 (497-1,028 FG) from the field and .750 (138-184 FT) from the line … had a team-high 22 double-doubles … tied his career-high with 33 points (15-22 FG, 3-3 FT) at IND (11/08) … finished with 32 points (15-27 FG, 2-2 FT), eight rebounds and four assists at GS (02/21) … did not play, due to a bruised right knee (snapping a string of 175 consecutive games played), versus ORL (02/28) ... 2001–02 (New York): Started all 82 games, averaging 13.9 ppg and 9.1 rpg in 33.8 mpg … shot .494 (463-938 FG) from the field and .815 (216-265 FT) from the line … ranked 12th in the NBA in rebounds … posted a team-high 31 double-doubles … had 29 points and 20 boards versus MIL (03/05) … scored a career-high 33 points (hitting 16-of-19 from the field) along with 15 rebounds at CLE (03/17) ... named the NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week (03/10), when he averaged 21.0 ppg and 13.8 rpg, and shot .607 (34-56 FG) from the field and .941 (16-17 FT) from the line … 2000–01 (New York): Ranked fourth in the NBA in FG percentage … averaged 10.4 ppg and 6.7 rpg in 27.6 mpg … shot .511 (314-614 FG) from the field and .814 (171-210 FT) from the line … posted nine double-doubles … scored 20-or-more six times … missed three games due to a bruised right knee/sprained right ankle and missed two games following the death of his grandfather … 2001 Playoffs: Averaged 14.4 ppg and a team-best 11.2 rpg in five games (all starts) … had a career-playoff and team-high 23 points and a team-best 12 rebounds in a team-high 43 minutes (career-playoff best) against TOR (04/26) … 1999–00 (New York): Averaged 8.0 ppg and 6.3 rpg in 24.6 mpg in 80 games … shot .505 (270-535 FG) from the field and .781 (100-128 FT) from the line … had 10-or-more rebounds 14 times and posted seven double-doubles … 2000 Playoffs: Averaged 4.3 ppg and 3.1 rpg in 15.7 mpg in 16 games ... 1998–99 (New York): Appeared in all 50 games … averaged 8.1 ppg and 5.7 rpg in 23.6 mpg … shot .462 (170-368 FG) from the field and .611 (66-108 FT) from the line … scored a season-high 20 points in the season finale versus MIA (05/05) … 1999 Playoffs: Averaged 5.3 ppg and 5.5 rpg in 20 games … in five Finals games averaged 5.6 ppg and 7.6 rpg … had playoff career-highs of 16 rebounds and four steals at SAN (06/16) ... 1997–98 (Dallas): Hampered by a right ankle injury for the second straight season, he appeared in five games … averaged 7.4 ppg and 4.8 rpg in 14.6 mpg … placed on the injured list (11/24) after tests he showed re-fractured his right ankle (he originally had surgery on the ankle in May of 1997) … spent the remainder of the season on the injured list … after it was determined that he was going to miss the rest of the season, he was named an assistant coach by Mavericks GM Don Nelson (12/04) ... 1996–97 (Miami/Dallas): Split the season between Miami and Dallas … due to a stress fracture in his right ankle he appeared in 18 games on the season … averaged 6.3 ppg and 5.9 rpg in 20.8 mpg … started the first nine games of the season … had 18 points and 14 rebounds versus DAL (11/09) … spent three weeks on the injured list (11/19-12/13) after having surgery in which screws were inserted into his ankle … he was activated (12/14) but continued to be bothered by the ankle, and was placed on the injured list once again (01/26) after re-fracturing his ankle … traded to the Dallas Mavericks (02/14) … did not appear in a game for the Mavericks … underwent bone graft surgery on his right ankle (05/17) …1995–96 (Miami): Averaged 9.0 ppg and 5.9 rpg in 22.4 mpg … shot .501 (274-547 FG) from the field and .663 (118-178 FT) from the line … scored a season-high 29 points against SAC (12/10) … started, and scored nine points, in the 1996 Rookie Game … 1996 Playoffs: averaged 4.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in 20.0 minutes in three games.

Career Transactions: Drafted by the Miami Heat in the first round (10th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft ... signed with the Miami Heat (10/05/95) ... traded from Miami to the Dallas Mavericks, along with Predrag Danilovic and Martin Muursepp in exchange for Jamal Mashburn (02/14/97) ... signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks (01/22/99) ... re-signed with New York (08/01/00) ... signed an extension with New York (03/09/04) ... traded from New York to the Phoenix Suns, along with the rights to Dijon Thompson, in exchange for Quentin Richardson, the rights to Nate Robinson and cash (06/28/05) ... exercised contract for 2007-08 with Phoenix (06/30/07) ... traded from Phoenix to the Seattle SuperSonics, along with a 2008 first round pick and a 2010 first round pick, in exchange for a 2009 protected second round pick and a trade exception (07/20/07) ... traded from Seattle to the San Antonio Spurs, in exchange for Brent Barry, Francisco Elson and a 2009 protected first round pick (02/20/08) ... re-signed with San Antonio (07/22/08) ... traded from San Antonio to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal that also sent Bruce Bowen (from San Antonio) and Amir Johnson (from Detroit) to Milwaukee, Richard Jefferson (from Milwaukee) to San Antonio and Fabricio Oberto (from San Antonio) to Detroit (06/23/09) … signed as a free agent with Chicago Bulls (07/26/10).

College Career: As a senior at TCU in 1994-95, he led NCAA Division I in both scoring (28.9 ppg) and in rebounding (14.6 rpg) … one of three players in NCAA history to accomplish the feat (along with Hank Gathers and Xavier McDaniel) … he was named the Southwest Conference Player of the Year … during his four-year career at TCU, he averaged 14.7 ppg and 7.6 rpg in 103 games … he averaged 20.7 ppg and 9.7 rpg in 27 games as a junior … he missed the entire 1992-93 season due to a broken left tibia … as a sophomore, averaged 7.1 ppg and 5.4 rpg in 21 games … during his freshman season, he averaged 0.8 ppg in 1.5 mpg.