Corey Maggette

Corey Antoine Maggette (pronounced /məˈɡɛti/; born November 12, 1979) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, for the Charlotte Bobcats. He excelled at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois, where he was an All-American in basketball and also an Illinois high school state track finalist in long jump and triple jump. Along with former Clippers teammate Elton Brand and college teammate William Avery, Maggette is notable as one of the first Duke players to leave before the end of his athletic eligibility during the tenure of coach Mike Krzyzewski.

NBA

Maggette, playing as a 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st) small forward, was selected out of Duke University by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 13th overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft. He was traded shortly thereafter to the Orlando Magic, as a part of the deal which sent Horace Grant from Magic to SuperSonics.

Maggette played one season in Orlando before signing with the Los Angeles Clippers the following season. During his career with the Clippers, Maggette established himself as a solid forward and developed into a perennial 15+ per game scorer. Known for excellent jumping ability as well as his propensity to create contact and get to the free throw line—is consistently among the league leaders in free throws attempted and made. Maggette participated in the Slam Dunk Contest at the 2001 NBA All-Star Weekend. He experienced a good year in 2004–05, touting career highs in points, rebounds, assists and free throw percentage. Bothered by a nagging foot injury, he sat out much of the 2005–06 season. However, he returned to the court strongly during the 2006–07 season despite an alleged feud with coach Mike Dunleavy. Maggette had a career night against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 12, 2007, scoring 39 points to secure a 118–110 victory after recovering from a 17-point deficit.^[1] His previous career high in a single game was 38 points.^[1]

2008–09

On June 30, 2008, Maggette opted out of the final year of his contract with the Clippers and officially became an unrestricted free agent.^[2] Maggette is represented by Rob Pelinka.^[3]

On July 8, 2008, the Associated Press reported that Maggette and the Golden State Warriors had verbally agreed to a 5-year, $50 million contract; the deal was made official two days later.^[4] Warriors General Manager Chris Mullin said, "He gets his points and rebounds, but I just think it's his approach to the work and his lifestyle that will be a huge benefit for our young guys. They can watch him, see how he approaches it and maybe they can emulate him."^[5]

Career transactions

• June 30, 1999: Drafted 13th overall by Seattle SuperSonics in 1999 NBA Draft.
• June 30, 1999: Traded by Seattle along with Billy Owens, Dale Ellis, Don MacLean to Orlando Magic for Horace Grant and two future second-round draft picks (No. 42 in 2000 and No. 42 in 2001).
• June 28, 2000: Traded by Orlando along with Derek Strong and draft rights of 10th pick Keyon Dooling to the Los Angeles Clippers for a 2006 draft first-round pick.
• July 10, 2008: Signed as a free agent by Golden State Warriors.^[6]
• June 22, 2010: Traded by Golden State along with a second-round draft pick to the Milwaukee Bucks for Charlie Bell and Dan Gadzuric.^[7]
• June 23, 2011: Traded by Milwaukee to the Charlotte Bobcats as part of a three team deal that saw Bobcats guards Stephen Jackson and Shaun Livingston, Bobcats draft pick Tobias Harris, and Kings guard Beno Udrih go to the Milwaukee Bucks, Bucks guard John Salmons go to the Sacramento Kings along with their draft pick Jimmer Fredette, and Kings draft pick Bismack Biyombo go to the Bobcats.^[8]

Career highs

• Points: 39 – @ Los Angeles Lakers (April 12, 2007)
• Free Throws Made: 19 – (2 times)
• Free Throws Attempted: 24 – @ Los Angeles Lakers (April 12, 2007)
• Rebounds: 19 – vs. Detroit Pistons (November 8, 2004)
  • Offensive Rebs: 8 – @ Houston Rockets (March 8, 2001)
  • Defensive Rebs: 17 – vs. Detroit Pistons (November 8, 2004)
• Assists: 9 – (2 times)
• Steals: 6 – vs. Los Angeles Lakers (December 16, 2007)
• Blocks: 2 – (11 times)
• Minutes Played: 49 – (2 times)

Accomplishments

• Clippers' career leader in free throws made (2,874)
• Clippers' career leader in free throws attempted (3,477)
• Three-time Parade All-American at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois, where he earned four letters in basketball and two in track
• Named MVP of Wendy's Classic as a senior, after posting 35 points and 18 rebounds
• Participated in the 1998 McDonald's All-American Game

Public life

Off the court, Maggette works with children as a member of the Clippers Reading All-Star Team and also gives charitable donations to hospitals. His "Uh Oh Maggette-O Kids" program brings hundreds of kids to Clippers games for free each year.^[9] In 1999 he established his own "Corey Maggette Flight 50 Basketball Camp". He initially invited 50 kids (the jersey number he wears) to the first year's camp. After almost a decade, now the camp takes over 600 kids to its camps each year. It has won "NBA Player's Best Camp Award" for its efforts. In June 2006 he also established "Corey Cares Foundation" to serve, mentor and inspire the less fortunate in the community of basketball and sports.

Miscellaneous

• In 2007 Corey Maggette made a brief guest appearance in the music video for Common's Drivin' Me Wild (featuring Lily Allen)

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

References

External links

• Corey Maggette at NBA.com
• Corey Maggette at Basketball-Reference.com
• Official Website