2012 - Stephon Templeton (PHO) (198 views)

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Stephon Templeton

Vancouver Grizzlies (2000-2003)
Sacramento Kings (2003-2004)
Phoenix Suns (2004-2009)
Toronto Raptors (2010-2011)

At a Glance 

- Pride of Canada and Arizona (maybe)
- IMO the most underrated player in 5.0 history, was absolutely deadly from everywhere on the floor as a scorer and got to the free throw line at will
- Exceeded 30 ppg in 4 of his 12 seasons and 25 ppg in 10 of his 12 seasons and never shot lower than .495 from the floor in a full season
- While he was never a good rebounder, he did improve as a defender throughout his career and finished his career averaging about 1 steal and 2 blocks per game over his last 5 seasons
- Despite using an obscenely high amount of his teams' possessions, he never averaged more than 1.7 turnovers per game in a season and averaged 1.3 per game for his entire career
- 29th all-time in career win shares with 146.2
- 23rd all-time in career WS/48 with .218
- Posted the 20th best all-time individual season with his 18.66 win share performance in the inaugural season of 5.0
- Posted the 35th best individual season scoring output with 2716 points in the 2000 season
- 11th all-time in career points per true shot attempt (1.200) and one of 11 to eclipse the 1.200 mark
- 13th all-time in career free throws made (13th in attempts), 22nd all-time in career blocks, 24th all-time in career points (and one of 32 players to eclipse 25000 points), 30th all-time in career field goal percentage (.518), and 48th all-time in career rebounds

Career Stats 

Years played: 12

Games played: 941

Points per game: 28.5

Rebounds per game: 9.0

Assists per game: 2.0

Steals per game: 1.0

Blocks per game: 1.6

Turnovers per game: 1.3

FG%: .518

FT%: .877

3P%: .371



Career Highs

Points: 62
Rebounds: 21
Assists: 11
Steals: 5
Blocks: 9
392 double-doubles
1 triple-double

Achievements/Awards

Champion
All-Star (6x)
All-League 1st Team
All-League 2nd Team
Player of the Month (2x)
Player of the Week (6x)
Player of the Game (182x)

2000 - All-Star Game Participant
2000 - All-League First Team
2001 - All-Star Game Participant
2003 - All-Star Game Participant
2004 - All-Star Game Participant
2004 - All-League Second Team
2005 - All-Star Game Participant
2006 - All-Star Game Participant

Biography 

Height: 6'11"

Weight: 265

College: TMBSL Academy

Transactions 

- Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies with the 12th pick in the 2nd round of the Creation Draft and agreed to terms on a 3 year deal with the team
- Following the expiration of his contract after the 2002 season, he resigned with the Grizzlies for $120,312,500 over 7 years
- Was traded in a gigantic deal at the deadline in the 2003 season along with Graylin Warner, Theo Hilinski, Cohn Irish, and Hank Hill for Ulakees Galmuseeth, Sam Bowie, Carl Braun, Jim Halpert, dump bucks, and 2 first round picks
- Was traded mid-season again the following year when he was moved to the Suns for Alex Reese, Quade Green, 2 1st round picks, a 2nd round pick, and dump bucks
- Following the expiration of his 7-year deal after the 2008 season, he agreed to return to Phoenix for $13,500,000 over one year
- Templeton tested free agency in the 2010 offseason and left Phoenix for Toronto on a deal for $24,000,000 over 3 years; he retired two years into that deal during The Great Contraction

[eric]

was strongly considering taking him 1.9 over firsto and was ecstatic he was falling in the second, came up just two picks short

YeS AS a KnICk

[TimPig]

Those numbers over a short career are outstanding.

YES from the Bulls organization.