Post by jhb on Sept 18, 2019 19:09:37 GMT
Bison Dele
Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans/Buccaneers (2008-2018)
Dallas Maverics (2019-2022)
Miami Heat (2023)
Sacramento Kings, New Orleans Pelicans/Buccaneers (2008-2018)
Dallas Maverics (2019-2022)
Miami Heat (2023)
At a Glance
- The man who sparked what seemed like 10,000 more stupid shout arguments and ended up being a little better than expected
- Part of one of the most controversial Lab decisions of all-time outside of maybe "Amare +50 3 pointer"
- A somewhat one-dimensional scorer but more importantly a key contributor on many bad teams
- Was a starter on the Mavericks championship team of 2019, logging the most MPG in a frontcourt that also included DeMarcus Cousins, Adonal Foyle, Al Harrington, Wes Unseld, and Derrick Favors; he averaged 15.7 ppg and 10.1 rpg while shooting .537 from the field
- Finished with 100 career Win Shares
- Finished 35th all-time in career free throws made (24th in attempts), 28th all-time in career field goal percentage, 39th all-time in career rebounds, 44th all-time in career points per true shot attempt (1.169)
- Part of one of the most controversial Lab decisions of all-time outside of maybe "Amare +50 3 pointer"
- A somewhat one-dimensional scorer but more importantly a key contributor on many bad teams
- Was a starter on the Mavericks championship team of 2019, logging the most MPG in a frontcourt that also included DeMarcus Cousins, Adonal Foyle, Al Harrington, Wes Unseld, and Derrick Favors; he averaged 15.7 ppg and 10.1 rpg while shooting .537 from the field
- Finished with 100 career Win Shares
- Finished 35th all-time in career free throws made (24th in attempts), 28th all-time in career field goal percentage, 39th all-time in career rebounds, 44th all-time in career points per true shot attempt (1.169)
Career Stats
Years played: 16
Games played: 1076
Points per game: 18.9
Rebounds per game: 8.2
Assists per game: 1.4
Steals per game: 0.6
Blocks per game: 0.3
Turnovers per game: 1.5
FG%: .519
FT%: .765
3P%: .267
381 double-doubles
381 double-doubles
Achievements/Awards
Champion
All-Star (2x)
All-League 3rd Team
Player of the Week
Player of the Game (60x)
All-Rookie Team
All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2008 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2008 - All-Rookie Team
2010 - All-Star Game Participant
2016 - All-Star Game Participant
2016 - All-League Third Team
Champion
All-Star (2x)
All-League 3rd Team
Player of the Week
Player of the Game (60x)
All-Rookie Team
All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2008 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2008 - All-Rookie Team
2010 - All-Star Game Participant
2016 - All-Star Game Participant
2016 - All-League Third Team
Biography
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 245
College: Arizona
Transactions
- Selected with the 5th pick of the 1st round in the 2008 rookie draft by the Sacramento Kings
- His rookie contract expired during The Great Contraction and Bison returned home to the Kings to find them packing up and moving to New Orleans and becoming the Pelicans; he agreed to a deal for $90,371,338 over 7 years
- Following the expiration of his second contract, he offered to resign with the (now) Buccaneers for $85,050,000 over 5 years but they declined; he agreed to a deal with the Mavericks in 2019 FA for $20,000,000 over 2 years
- Dele tested free agency again in the 2021 offseason and returned to Dallas on a deal for $6,000,000 over one year
- Dele once again signed another one-year deal in the subsequent offseason, returning to Dallas for $1,500,000
- After playing on several short-term deals, he offered Dallas a $26,253,790 over 3 years re-signing following the 2022 season, which they declined; he signed with Miami in free agency to a veteran minimum deal and then retired the following offseason
- His rookie contract expired during The Great Contraction and Bison returned home to the Kings to find them packing up and moving to New Orleans and becoming the Pelicans; he agreed to a deal for $90,371,338 over 7 years
- Following the expiration of his second contract, he offered to resign with the (now) Buccaneers for $85,050,000 over 5 years but they declined; he agreed to a deal with the Mavericks in 2019 FA for $20,000,000 over 2 years
- Dele tested free agency again in the 2021 offseason and returned to Dallas on a deal for $6,000,000 over one year
- Dele once again signed another one-year deal in the subsequent offseason, returning to Dallas for $1,500,000
- After playing on several short-term deals, he offered Dallas a $26,253,790 over 3 years re-signing following the 2022 season, which they declined; he signed with Miami in free agency to a veteran minimum deal and then retired the following offseason
