Brendan Haywood

Brendan Haywood

Haywood with the Wizards in April 2009
No. 33 – Cleveland Cavaliers
Position Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born November 27, 1979
New York City, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 263 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school James B. Dudley
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
College North Carolina (1997–2001)
NBA draft 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro career 2001–present
Career history
2001–2010 Washington Wizards
2010–2012 Dallas Mavericks
2012–2014 Charlotte Bobcats
2014–present Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Brendan Todd Haywood (born November 27, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

College career

As a senior at James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, Haywood won the Gatorade North Carolina Basketball Player of the Year. He was named to the 1997 McDonald's All-American Team.

After graduation, Haywood enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 1997–98 season. Haywood was recruited by legendary Tar Heel basketball coach Dean Smith, but the coach retired shortly after Haywood's arrival on campus and turned the job over to his assistant, Bill Guthridge. Haywood backed up Makhtar N'Diaye at the center position his freshman season, and was the most-used bench player after the six rotating starters (Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Shammond Williams, Ed Cota, Ademola Okulaja and N'Diaye). That season, the Tar Heels advanced to the National Semifinals of the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Haywood moved into the starting lineup during his sophomore season, and the Tar Heels earned a #3 seed in the 1999 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the first round. The Tar Heels struggled again during the 1999–2000 season, but experienced a resurgence during the 2000 NCAA tournament, reaching the Final Four. The 2000–01 season was Haywood's last at UNC, and the first for new head coach Matt Doherty. That season the Tar Heels earned a #2 seed in the 2001 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the second round.

At UNC, Haywood recorded the first triple-double in school history against the University of Miami on December 4, 2000 with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks (which was also a UNC record). He also finished his college basketball career as the Atlantic Coast Conference's all-time leader in field goal percentage (63.7%), and is the Tar Heels' all time leader in blocked shots (304). During his senior year, Haywood was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference 2nd Team, and also was named 2nd Team All-America by the Sporting News.[1]

NBA career

Washington Wizards (2001–2010)

Haywood was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 20th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft. He was later traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Michael Doleac, who in turn traded him to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Laron Profit and a first-round draft pick. After playing as the Wizards' starting center for the bulk of six years, Haywood began putting up career numbers in the 2007–08 season.

Dallas Mavericks (2010–2012)

On February 13, 2010, Haywood was traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Caron Butler and DeShawn Stevenson for Josh Howard, Drew Gooden, James Singleton, and Quinton Ross.[2] On July 9, 2010, Haywood re-signed with the Mavericks[3] to a reported six-year, $55 million deal. The Mavericks went on to win the 2011 NBA championship.[4] On July 12, 2012, Haywood was waived by the Mavericks under the league's amnesty clause.[5]

Charlotte Bobcats (2012–2014)

On July 14, 2012, Haywood was claimed off waivers by the Charlotte Bobcats.[6] He missed the entire 2013–14 season due to a stress fracture in his foot.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2014–present)

On July 12, 2014, Haywood was traded, along with the drafts right to Dwight Powell, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Scotty Hopson and cash considerations.[7]

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
2001–02 Washington 62 2 20.4 .493 .000 .606 5.2 .5 .3 1.5 5.1
2002–03 Washington 81 69 23.8 .510 .000 .633 5.0 .4 .4 1.5 6.2
2003–04 Washington 77 59 19.3 .515 .000 .585 5.0 .6 .4 1.3 7.0
2004–05 Washington 68 68 27.4 .560 .000 .609 6.8 .8 .8 1.7 9.4
2005–06 Washington 79 70 23.8 .514 .000 .585 5.9 .6 .4 1.3 7.3
2006–07 Washington 77 49 22.6 .558 .000 .548 6.2 .6 .4 1.1 6.6
2007–08 Washington 80 80 27.9 .528 .000 .735 7.2 .9 .4 1.7 10.6
2008–09 Washington 6 5 29.2 .480 .000 .476 7.3 1.3 .7 2.5 9.7
2009–10 Washington 49 48 32.9 .561 .000 .646 10.3 .4 .4 2.1 9.8
2009–10 Dallas 28 19 26.5 .564 .000 .575 7.4 .9 .3 2.0 8.1
2010–11 Dallas 72 8 18.5 .574 .000 .362 5.2 .3 .2 1.0 4.4
2011–12 Dallas 54 54 21.2 .518 .000 .469 6.0 .4 .4 1.0 5.2
2012–13 Charlotte 61 17 19.0 .431 .000 .455 4.8 .5 .3 .8 3.5
2014–15 Cleveland 22 1 5.4 .467 .000 .538 1.3 .1 .1 .5 1.6
Career 816 549 22.9 .528 .000 .587 6 0.5 0.4 1.4 6.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 Washington 10 10 29.6 .542 .000 .636 7.6 1.0 1.4 2.0 10.6
2006 Washington 6 6 25.8 .682 .000 .520 3.2 .8 .3 1.8 7.2
2007 Washington 3 0 11.3 .714 .000 .750 1.7 .3 .3 .0 4.3
2008 Washington 6 6 29.7 .591 .000 .800 6.7 .8 .7 1.5 12.0
2010 Dallas 6 2 23.2 .571 .000 .600 6.2 .5 1.2 1.7 6.0
2011 Dallas 18 0 15.3 .581 .000 .465 4.1 .2 .1 1.0 3.1
2012 Dallas 4 4 15.3 .286 .000 .625 3.3 .3 .3 .5 3.3
Career 53 28 21.4 .564 .000 .598 5.0 .5 .6 1.3 6.4

References

  1. ↑ Player Bio: Brendan Haywood
  2. ↑ "Wizards trade Butler to Mavs for Howard in 7-player deal". NBA.com. February 13, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Mavericks re-sign Brendan Haywood
  4. ↑ MacMahon, Tim (June 12, 2011). "Rapid Reaction: Mavericks win NBA Title". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mavs waive Haywood as their amnesty player". NBA.com. July 12, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Charlotte Bobcats Awarded Center Brendan Haywood Off Waivers". NBA.com. July 14, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ Hopson Acquired from Cavs

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