Lee Nailon

Lee Nailon
Position Power forward
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight 240 lb (110 kg)
Team Bnei HaSharon
Born February 22, 1975 (1975-02-22) (age 37)
South Bend, Indiana
Nationality American
College Texas Christian
Draft 2nd round, 43rd overall, 1999
Charlotte Hornets
Pro career 1999–present
Career history Adecco Milano (1999–2000),
Charlotte Hornets (20002002),
New York Knicks (2002–2003),
Atlanta Hawks,
Orlando Magic,
Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2004),
New Orleans Hornets (2004–2005),
Philadelphia 76ers (2006–2007),
Bnei HaSharon (2006–2007; 2010–2011),
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (2007–2008) ,
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (2008–2009)
Leones de Ponce (2009)
Piratas de Quebradillas

Lee Nailon (born February 22, 1975 in South Bend, Indiana) is an American professional basketball player. 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.

After an all-conference career at Texas Christian University, 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]

Contents

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

  1. ^ Israeli - Men Basketball. Retrieved on August 1, 2010.

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